migration across southern/eastern borders
International Symposium
University of Crete, Rethymno (Island of Crete, Greece)
21. – 24. 10. 2004

 

Programme

> Thursday, 21.10.2004
> Friday, 22.10.2004
> Saturday, 23.10.2004
> Sunday, 24.10.2004
> Video and Booklounge

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Thursday, 21. 10.
School of Social Sciences, University of Crete, Rethymno

16:00–17:00 Welcome reception

17:00–18.30
Greetings
Kostantinos Lavdas, Vice Chancellor, University of Crete, Rethymno
Athanasios Marvakis, Department of Psychology, University of Crete, Rethymno

Opening Remarks
Regina Römhild, TRANSIT MIGRATION , Frankfurt a.M.

Keynote
Georgios Tsiakalos, Department of Primary Education, Aristotle University
of Thessaloniki; Nikos Poulantzas Society, Athens

19:00 Film Presentation
Zelimir Zilnik, TRANSIT MIGRATION, Film-maker, Novi Sad

21:00 Dinner

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Friday, 22. 10.
School of Social Sciences, University of Crete, Rethymno

10:00–10:30 Border regimes – Migration regimes
Introduction
Team TRANSIT MIGRATION

10.30–13:00 Materials: Reports from the borders I
Chair
Sabine Hess, TRANSIT MIGRATION, Frankfurt a. M.

Presentations
Dimitris Parsanoglou, EHESS, Paris
Ahmet Icduygu, Department of International Relations,
Koc University, Istanbul
Helmut Dietrich, Research Centre for Migration and Refuge, Berlin

13:00–14:00 Lunch

14:00–16:00 Materials: Reports from the borders II
Chair
Rutvica Andrijasevic, TRANSIT MIGRATION, Brussels

Presentations
Miltos Pavlou, KEMO – Research Centre for Minority Groups, Athens
Andrej Kurnik, Department of Political Sciences, University of Ljubljana
Nicolas Bell, European Civic Forum, Limans

16:00–16:30 Coffee break

16:30 Mapping Europe
Introduction and chair
Marion von Osten, TRANSIT MIGRATION, Zurich

Presentations
William Walters, Department of Political Science, Carleton University, Ottawa
Olivier Clochard, Migrinter, University of Poitiers
Labor k3000, TRANSIT MIGRATION, Zurich
An Architektur, TRANSIT MIGRATION, Berlin

20:00 Dinner

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Saturday, 23. 10.
School of Social Sciences, University of Crete, Rethymno

10:00–12:00 Europe & Citizenship
Introduction and chair
Manuela Bojadzijev, TRANSIT MIGRATION, Frankfurt a. M.

Presentations
Enrica Rigo, Naples
Asha Varadharajan, Queen’s University, Toronto

12:00–13:00 Break

13:00–15:00 Autonomy of Migration
Introduction and chair
Serhat Karakayali, TRANSIT MIGRATION, Frankfurt a. M.

Presentations
Yann Moulier Boutang, Université de Technologie de Compiègne et Institut d’Etudes politiques de Paris
Sandro Mezzadra, Department of Political Sciences, University of Bologna
Dana Diminescu, Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, Paris

15:00–20:00 Optional activities to be announced.

20:00 Barbecue and party at Steki Metanaston, migrants’ centre, Rethymno

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Sunday, 24.10.
Steki Metanaston, Migrants’ Centre, Rethymno

10:30–15:00 (including break) Forms and Strategies of Counter-/Self-Organization
Introduction and chair
Efthimia Panagiotidis, TRANSIT MIGRATION, Hamburg
Vassilis Tsianos, TRANSIT MIGRATION, Frankfurt a. M.

Presentations
Dyktio, Greece
Tavola di Migranti, Italy
no border, Germany
Coordination national de Sans Papiers, France
Kanak Attak/Society for Legalisation, Germany
GISTI, France
Physicians for Human Rights, Israel
Malaga Social Forum, Spain
Steki Metanaston, Greece
The Refugee Initiative of Brandenburg, Germany

Final Discussion
Working in/against the border regime:
prospects/restrictions/pitfalls
Critique of symposium – perspectives
Transeuropean research network: perspectives

15:00 Lunch

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TRANSIT MIGRATION
Film and Booklounge

Friday and Saturday 22./23.10.
University of Crete, Rethymno

with: An Architektur, Berke Bas, Esra Esren, Gülsün Karamustafa, Imad Karim, Brigitta Kuster, Labor k3000, Mabouna II Moise Merlin, Marjoleine Boonstra, Maria Ruido, schleuser.net, Ultra Red, Zelimir Zilnik, et al.

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