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IASFM 12 Conference: Boundaries of Community Podcast

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

Photograph of Boundaries of Community panel. Chair: Paula Banjerjee. Participants: Peter Schatzer, Helen Muggeridge, Anneliese Baldaccini and Patricia Coelho. Nicosia, Cyprus, 30 June 2009. Photo: Refugee Studies Centre.

The latest podcast in a series recorded at the bi-annual conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) is now available online.

The Boundaries of Community plenary event was chaired by Paula Banjerjee and included Peter Schatzer, Helen Muggeridge, Anneliese Baldaccini and Patricia Coelho.

IASFM 12 Conference: Boundaries of Policy Podcast

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

Photograph of Boundaries of Policy panel. Chair: Martin Jones. Participants: Alice Bloch, Jeff Crisp, and Marjoleine Zieck. Nicosia, Cyprus, 30 June 2009. Photo: Refugee Studies Centre.

The latest podcast in a series recorded at the bi-annual conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) is now available online.

The Boundaries of Policy plenary event was chaired by Martin Jones and included Alice Bloch, Jeff Crisp and Marjoleine Zieck.

IASFM 12 Conference: Boundaries of Identity Podcast

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

Photograph of Boundaries of Identity panel. Chair: John Nassari. Participants: Chris Dolan, Gaim Kibreab, Olga Dimitriou and Deidre Clancy. Nicosia, Cyprus, 30 June 2009. Photo: Refugee Studies Centre.

The latest podcast in a series recorded at the bi-annual conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) is now available online.

The Boundaries of Identity plenary event was chaired by John Nassari and included Chris Dolan, Gaim Kibreab, Olga Dimitriou and Deidre Clancy.

IASFM 12 Conference: State of Forced Migration Address Podcast

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Photograph of Boundaries of Policy panel. Chair: Martin Jones. Participants: Alice Bloch, Marjoleine Zieck and Jeff Crisp. Nicosia, Cyprus, 1 July 2009. Photo: Refugee Studies Centre.

FMO has launched the first of a series of podcasts recorded at the bi-annual conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM), held in Nicosia, Cyprus between 28 June and 2 July 2009. The 12th IASFM conference was hosted by the University of Nicosia, Cyprus. The FMO team made audio recordings of the conference’s plenary sessions. The further details about the conference can be accessed on the FMO event page.

IASFM 11 Conference: Plenary 5 Podcast

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Photograph of John Nassari, Martin Jones, Susan Martin, Barbara Harrell-Bond, Richard Black and Susan McGrath. Cairo, January 2008. Photo: Paolo Luca.

The final podcast in the series recorded at the bi-annual conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) is now available online.

The fifth plenary event began with a commemoration of the Journal of Refugee Studies’ 20th Anniversary by Dr Barbara Harrell-Bond and Richard Black, followed by a review of the conference by IASFM 11 Rapporteur John Nassari. The video review of the event is also available on this blog.

IASFM 11 Conference: Plenary 4 Podcast

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Photograph of Eftihia Voutira, Mehmet Yashin, Stephanos Stephanides, Giorgia Donna, Elzbieta Gozdziak, Arild Birkenes and Zachary Lomo. Cairo, January 2008. Photo: Forced Migration Online/John Pilbeam.

The latest podcast in a series recorded at the bi-annual conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) is now available online.

The fourth plenary event began with poetry readings by Mehmet Yashin and Stephanos Stephanides, followed by a panel discussion ‘The Voices of the Displaced in Forced Migration Research’ chaired by Elzbieta Gozdziak, with Eftihia Voutira, Giorgia Donna, Arild Birkenes and Zachary Lomo as the panelists.

IASFM 11 Conference: Plenary 3 Podcast

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Photograph of Susan Martin, Aicha Belarbi, Ahmet Icduygu, Mark Schlakman, Susan Kneebone, and Jeffrey Crisp at the third plenary event of IASFM 11. Cairo, January 2008. Photo: Forced Migration Online/John Pilbeam.

The latest podcast in a series recorded at the bi-annual conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) is now available online.

The third plenary event included a panel discussion ‘Regions at the Crossroads: Transregional Forced Migration’ chaired by Susan Martin, with presentations by Mark Schlakman, Aicha Belarbi, Jeffrey Crisp and Ahmet Icduygu and Susan Kneebone.

IASFM 11 Conference: Plenary 2 Podcast

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Photograph of UNRWA Commissioner-General Karen AbuZayd. Cairo, January 2008. Photo: Forced Migration Online/John Pilbeam.

The latest podcast in a series recorded at the bi-annual conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) is now available online.

The second plenary event began with the keynote address ‘Palestine refugees in the contemporary context: a view from UNRWA’ by Karen Abu Zayd, Commissioner General of UNRWA, followed by a panel discussion ‘The situation of refugees in the Middle East’ chaired by Maysa Ayoub, and including Helen Young, Patricia Fagen and Shahira Samy.

IASFM 11 Conference: Plenary 1 Podcast

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Photograph of Ray Jureidini, Philippe Fargues and Nancy Baron at the first plenary event of IASFM 11. Cairo, January 2008. Photo: Paolo Luca.

FMO has launched the first of a series of podcasts recorded at the bi-annual conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM), held in Cairo between January 6th and 10th 2008. The 11th IASFM conference was hosted by the Forced Migration and Refugee Studies Program of the American University in Cairo. A large proportion of those attending and giving presentations were researchers and practitioners from the global South. The FMO team made audio recordings of the conference’s plenary sessions. The further details about the conference can be accessed on the FMO event page.

IASFM 11 Conference

Friday, January 18th, 2008

Between January 6th and 10th 2008, the 11th International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) conference was hosted by the Forced Migration and Refugee Studies Program of the American University in Cairo. The Forced Migration Online team attended to participate and record audio at the plenary events for the FMO podcast series. Details of the podcasts have been posted on this blog.

Our conference round-up begins with a video review of the event produced by the IASFM rapporteur John Nassari. The video is a part of the rapporteur’s conference report, along with a more traditional oral report which was delivered in the final plenary session of the conference. The video report features participants reading quotes which were originally spoken by others during the conference.