Description

CESSMIR, in collaboration with the Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy and UNU-CRIS, invites you to the third edition of 'Breakthrough Breakfast'. A 'Breakthrough Breakfast' starts with a cup of coffee and some pastry, which ensures we are fully awake  and ready to hear more about the latest research findings on the social impact of migration and refugees. This edition will be in English. 

Dr. Rossella Marino (Ghent University - Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy & Centre for the Social Study of Migration and Refugees, UNU-CRIS)

The first time I flew to The Gambia to start my fieldwork, I witnessed a deportation. A young man was sitting at the very back of the plane, held tight by at least 5 police officers. When I started agitating, one of the officers told me not to be scared because the deportee could not harm me. Yes, she thought I was not moved by the physical and emotional pain of the young man, but by the fear that he could harm me somehow. This episode is representative of my PhD trajectory: delving into the manifold ways in which EU-funded migration governance produces mobility injustice, while dealing with the ethical implications of researching this from the standpoint of a relatively privileged, White European woman. 

Mustapha Sallah (Secretary general of Youth Against Irregular Migration (YAIMM))

Mustapha Sallah is a Gambian national who attempted an irregular migration journey to Europe, but, detained in Libya, returned to The Gambia through a so-called voluntary return and reintegration programme. Upon doing that, in 2017, he founded together with other assisted returnees Youth Against Irregular Migration (YAIM). This grassroots association has worked with several international, non-governmental and local organisations as well as collaborated with many academics and journalists over the years. As such, it is one of the locally embedded non-state actors working with European and international partners on migration governance, but having very clear own ideas and objectives.

Program

09.00-09.30    Welcome and breakfast

09.30-11.00      Research and practice

Location

Ghent University – Campus Dunant 

Dunantlaan 2

9000 Gent

2^de floor (breakfast)

Room 2.2 (presentation)

OR online: presentation will be streamed (not including Q&A), through Teams, link will be provided to those who register