How migration really works
Guest speaker Hein de Haas is unable to attend due to unforeseen circumstances. The event will take place with migration researchers Asya Pisarevskaya and Maria Schiller as speakers.
Migration is one of the most discussed, and most misunderstood, topics of our time. In public debate, opinions and statistics are thrown around, but what is actually true?
The language of this event is Dutch.
This edition of 010-Actueel, a collaboration between LOKAAL and Fenix, features migration researchers Asya Pisarevskaya and Maria Schiller in conversation with moderator Willemijn de Koning. Together they explore how migration works at the level of cities, and why many of the assumptions we hear every day are not correct. They will also highlight the experiences of migrants in Rotterdam: why did they come here, and how do they perceive the city’s policies on migration?
Program
7:00 PM | Start program
Welcome by Anne Kremers, Director of Fenix.
Conversation with Asya Pisarevskaya and Maria Schiller, moderated by Willemijn de Koning. They explain why many assumptions about migration are misleading, and why the public debate often asks the wrong questions.
Open space for audience questions, responses, and dialogue.
8:00 PM | Presentation of infographic
A visual summary of the 22 myths about migration will be symbolically presented and made freely available.
8:30 PM | End of program
About Asya Pisarevskaya
Asya Pisarevskaya is a Assistant Professor of Migration and Diversity Governance at Erasmus University Rotterdam. She studies migration and diversity in European cities, and how local governments respond to these dynamics. In Rotterdam, she leads the Inclusivity Project, which maps patterns of discrimination in the city.
She is also coordinator of the international Master’s programme Governance of Migration and Diversity. Previously, she contributed to European research projects such as SprINg and CrossMigration, which made knowledge on migration and integration more accessible to researchers and policymakers.
Her research focuses on migration, integration policies, and the position of refugees in the labour market. Pisarevskaya obtained her PhD in Sociology and Social Research at the Universities of Milan and Turin.
About Maria Schiller
Maria Schiller is Associate Professor of Public Policy, Migration and Diversity at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
She also heads the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre on Governance of Migration and Diversity. Her research focuses on the role of civil servants, civil society organisations and companies in shaping migration policy.
About LOKAAL
LOKAAL is Rotterdam’s centre for democracy. Founded in 1994, the organisation works to bridge the gap between Rotterdammers and local politics.