The Center for Migration and Refugee Studies (CMRS) at The American University in Cairo (AUC) is offering the following course
Course Description
The current approach to working on the promotion and assistance to return migration operates under a fairly out-of-date framework which is mostly based on the push and pull approach. This narrow and improper conceptualization of return migration may lead to a response that harms and neglects return migrants themselves, and to the loss of opportunities that otherwise could be integrated into a coherent action to drive development and integration. This 5-day intensive course on return migration will provide participants with a new analytical framework that replaces the current push and pull approach with a transnational perspective. The course will start with an exploration of theories and practices on return migration, leading to an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses in the current response framework; this will be followed by a discussion on how to improve the response mechanisms that will leave no one behind. Then, we will introduce and learn to operationalize new categories of analysis in order to boost transnational and translocal synergies, which could lead to a more effective and efficient response where return migration can be a driver for development and migrant reintegration.
About the Instructor
Carlos Abaunza is a research affiliate for the Center for Migration and Refugee Studies at the American University in Cairo. As an academic and social scientist, he encompasses an interdisciplinary background that brings together the Humanities and Social Sciences. He has obtained degrees in Education, Literature, Communication, along with a Ph.D. in Sociology and Anthropology. Over the past 10 years, Carlos has focused his efforts on studying migration, violence and human development, and, in this context, has conducted multidisciplinary research in various capacities, including research for an international project on public health, gender-based violence and statelessness, developed by Johns Hopkins University & OBMICA in the Dominican Republic (2015). As a junior researcher he directed the elaboration of the first Migratory Profile of the Dominican Republic (2017), and coauthored the chapter on “Migration and human, social and economic development; employment and labor market; health and environment”. In 2019, he defended his Ph.D. dissertation on transnational return migration, and since then he continues working on different research projects and publications.
How to register:
Requirements: The courses are offered for graduate and postgraduate students, researchers as well as practitioners working in migration related fields. A minimum knowledge of displacement and migration terminologies and context is a requirement for participation in any of the three courses.
All courses are offered online through ZOOM platform. The link to each course will be sent to the accepted participants. All courses are conducted in English and no translation facilities are provided. As such, applicants must have a strong command of the English language. Each course will run for 5 consecutive days from 10 am till 4 pm (Cairo Local Time) with an hour break.
Interested applicants can apply for one course or for the three courses.
Application Information:
To apply for the courses:
Fill out the application form. The form is available at : https://documents.aucegypt.edu/Docs/GAPP/CMRS-%20Online%20Summer%20Short%20Course%20Application_2021.pdf
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 all courses. 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.
Number of Participants: minimum of 12 in each course