Country: Egypt
Registration deadline: 10 Jul 2019
Starting date: 04 Aug 2019
Ending date: 08 Aug 2019
Migration Governance in MENA: Polices, practices and Challenges(August 4 - 8, 2019)
Migration Governance is described as the norms and structures regulating states’ response to migration. It aims at enhancing inter-state cooperation to ensure a maximization of the benefits and minimization of the costs of migration. Since 2016, migration governance has been a priority for stakeholders at the global and regional fora. In September 2016, world leaders came together in the New York UN Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants. The Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF), introduced by the Global Compacts, aims to support refugees in countries affected by large refugee movement, or in a Protracted Refugee Situation, through mechanisms to ensure responsibility and burden-sharing. The global processes have not only represented a new framework of inter-state cooperation but also broadened discussions on migration governance, by recognizing its multi-faceted nature.
In the region of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), there have been several efforts to enhance regional and national cooperation in reforming migration policies. Migration consultation processes at the regional level aimed at addressing challenges related to migration and inter-state cooperation. In additional to regional efforts, countries in MENA have embarked on national efforts towards promoting migration policy frameworks.
The course will unpack the term “migration governance” by looking at the migration governance framework and international cooperation at global, regional and national mechanisms to address migration. By analysing case studies in the region, participants will identify application of global migration governance objectives to specific local contexts. By analysing case studies in the MENA region, the course will look at best practices as well as limitations and challenges. It will look at the role of policies and practices of various stakeholders in shaping the experience and addressing the challenges faced by different categories of migrants and refugees. The course will be based on lectures, case studies, group activities and presentations. It will provide an avenue for participants to exchange knowledge and share experiences in the region. At the end of the course, participants will identify relevant baseline indicators for migration governance.
The course is for young scholars, academics, practitioner and policy makers engaged in the field of migration.
About the Instructor: Dr. Sara Sadek is the Regional Coordinator for the Middle East at the Mixed Migration Centre (MMC), a leading source for independent and high-quality data, research, analysis and expertise on mixed migration housed by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC). Sadek has a PhD in Politics from the University of York UK. She has earlier worked as an adjunct professor at the Center for Migration and Refugee Studies (CMRS) at the American University in Cairo (AUC). She has additionally consulted for a number of international organizations, academic institutions and donor agencies as an expert in the field of migration policy and protection in MENA through conducting trainings, feasibility studies and research. To name a few: Economic and Social Council for East Asia (ESCWA), International Organization for Migration (IOM), International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Terre des Hommes, Save the Children International (SC), Swiss Development Cooperation, the American University in Cairo (AUC), the University of East London, the French Institute for the Near East (IFPO), Duke University, the University of York, UK. She has drafted guidelines for migration policy to governments in the region. Since 2004, she has lead and participated in a series of medium to large-scale needs assessments and research projects. She has consulted for several international organizations and academic institutions and published in academic journals. She has conducted various trainings on related issues to government officials, UN representatives and practitioners. Her areas of interests include: mixed migration, migration policy, children on the move, labor migration, trafficking and smuggling, civil society, livelihoods and socio-economic rights.
How to register:
Eligibility for all courses
Requirements: These courses are offered for graduate and postgraduate students, and researchers as well as practitioners working with migrants and refugees. A minimum knowledge of displacement and migration terminologies and context is a requirement for participation in any of the two courses.
All courses are conducted in English and no translation facilities are provided. Participants should have a very good command of the English language. Each course will run from 9.30 am till 4.30 pm for five days.
Interested applicants can apply for one course or for the two courses.
Number of Participants: minimum of 12 in each course
NB: Non- Egyptian applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early because it takes more than one month to obtain Egyptian visa.
Application Information:
To apply for the courses:
Fill out the application form. The form is available on CMRS website: http://www.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/cmrs/outreach/Pages/ShortCourses.aspx
Send the application form to cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu with your most recent C.V; Att. Naseem Hashim
Applicants may apply to and be accepted in more than one course. Please do not hesitate to contact cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu if you have any difficulty with the application process.
Applicants accepted for the course will be notified by email within a week after the deadline for submitting the application.