SSIIM - Urban Policies And Practices - Unesco Chair

SSIIM Unesco Chair researchers participate as organizers, speakers and panelists to national and international migration-related workshop and conferences, with the objective of promoting the debate on urban policies for the social and spatial inclusion of interational migrants.

Workshops and Conferences:

2008

13-15 August 2008, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Migration, Urban Inclusion and the Empowerment of all city residents - Insights into the Health and Housing Agenda, International Workshop organizzato dal The Hague Process on Refugees and Migration in collaborazione con la Municipalità di Johannesburg e UN-Habitat.
Giovanna Marconi, speaker: “Global perspectives on the urban inclusion of migrants and attendant policy issues”

18-19 September 2008, Brighton (UK)
Narratives of Migration Management and Cooperation with Countries of Origin and Transit, International Workshop, University of Sussex, Sussex Centre for Migration Research
Giovanna Marconi, speaker: “Transit Cities in Transit Countries: steering the consequences of US and EU closed doors policies”

9-10 December 2008, Lisbon (Portugal)
Migration, social cohesion and governability, VI REDGOB (Euro-Latin American network of governability for development) annual meeting.
Giovanna Marconi, speaker: “Ciudades de tránsito, guardianes del primer mundo: entre desafíos, contradicciones y compromisos”

2009

15 Maggio 2009, Porto (Portugal)
CITTA, Planning research in time of uncertainity, FEUP annual conference.
Elena Ostanel, speaker: “The use of knowledge in the Policy Process for the renewal of Via Anelli”

19-20 Novembre 2009, Mebourne (Australia)
Migration, Citizenship and Intercultural Relations, Deakin University
Elena Ostanel, speaker: “Practice of citizenship: the Mozambican immigration within the City of Johannesburg”

7 Aprile 2009, La Paz (Bolivia)
Foro Poblaciòn, Migraciòn y Urbanizaciòn del Instituto de Investigaciòn Sociològicas (IDIS) de la Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA).
Mirko Marzadro, speaker: “Cochabambinos en Bergamo, Italia. De lo transnacional a lo local”

14- 15 Maggio 2009, Istanbul (Turkey)
Round table Irregular Migration at Two Borders: the Turkish-EU and Mexican-USA Cases, MiReKoç international workshop
Giovanna Marconi, invited as expert on the issue

1-3 Aprile 2009, Cochabamba (Bolivia)
“Migrates y co-desarrollo. Desde un hermanamiento hacia una partnership territorial para promover integraciòn socio-ecnòmica”. Universidad Mayor de San Simòn.
Mirko Marzadro, organizer  and moderator

29 Settembre 2009, New Delhi (India)
Social Inclusion in Urban Areas: a Comparative Perspective between Italy and India’, Italian Cultural Institute (IIC).
Marcello Balbo (SSIIM chairholder) e B. Khadria, speakers

1 Ottobre 2009, New Delhi (India)
Round-table Towards Inclusive Society: Urban Policies and Practices, Institute of Social Sciences (ISS)
Marcello Balbo (SSIIM chairholder), moderator