Implementing Migration Policy: Excavating the Administrative and Bureaucratic Processes Behind Migrant Admissions and Deportation
A hybrid conference takes place at UC Berkeley this week on May 2-3, 2022. It is titled “Implementing Migration Policy: Excavating the Administrative and Bureaucratic Processes Behind Migrant Admissions and Deportation.” Conference organizers include Professor Irene Bloemraad and Dr. Nicholas Fraser. RSVP here
DAY 1 (May 2)
Session 1: Bureaucrats’ role in shaping immigration policy
1:15-3:00 pm
- Angie Bautista-Chavez, Arizona State University
- Antje Ellermann, University of British Columbia
- Nicholas A. R. Fraser, UC Berkeley
Session 2: Civil society’s engagement in policy implementation
3:15-5:00 pm
- Geoffrey Cameron, University of Toronto
- Erin Aeran Chung, Johns Hopkins University
- Jaeeun Kim, University of Michigan
A public reception will follow the conclusion of Session 2, at 5:15 pm at the Women’s Faculty Club on the UC Berkeley campus.
DAY 2 (May 3)
Session 3: The role of subnational jurisdictions in migrant entry and settlement
1:15-3:00 pm
- Els de Graauw, City University of New York
- Angela García, University of Chicago
- Tomás Jiménez, Stanford University
- Jennifer Jones, University of Illinois at Chicago
Session 4: How states reconcile national law with international legal and global normative pressures
3:15-5:00 pm
- Yasmeen Abu-Laban, University of Alberta
- Rebecca Hamlin, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Nora Kim, University of Mary Washington
This conference will be held on the UC Berkeley campus and will be open to the public; registration provides a link for livestreaming of the panels (Q&A will not be livestreamed). Day 1 was comparative and interdisciplinary in nature.
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