Future Cities, Future Islands: Envisioning Human Migration from the Futures

30 Nov. 2023, 13:00-14:30

Will human migration alter and challenge current landlocked-based territories and borders? What might the future of human migration look like when we focus on development, cities, and/or islands? Join us for thought-provoking and pioneering talks on development, islands, cities, and migration, where diverse 'futures' meet the present.

Place: Forskningskolletivet, Room 4.1.18, CSS (City Campus) and Microsoft Teams

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Invited speakers:

  • Tim Bunnell, Professor of Geography and Director of the Asia Research Institute (ARI), National University of Singapore
  • Ilan Kelman, Professor of Disasters and Health, University College London, England and a Professor II at the University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
  • Adam Grydehøj, Professor, Research Center for Indian Ocean Island Countries, South China University of Technology, co-director of Zhejiang University's Island and Coastal Zone Institute and affiliated associate professor at University of the Faroe Islands
  • Ana Mosneaga, Senior Strategic Liaison Assistant with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Sub-Regional Office for the Nordic Countries
  • Dosol Nissi Lee, MA Student, Centre for Advanced Migration Studies, University of Copenhagen

Organizer: Dosol Nissi Lee and Global Development Network

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