The London Migration Research Group (LMRG) is an inter-university and interdisciplinary network of scholars from the wider London area and beyond who have research interests in the politics, policies and processes surrounding international migration flows. The current LMRG convenors are
Fiona Adamson (SOAS),
Claire Dwyer (UCL) and Eiko Thielemann (LSE).
LMRG holds regular research seminars in which migration
scholars present their work in progress. LMRG also publishes a working paper series, and organises specialist workshops and conferences on migration related topics.
LMRG is open to academics, students, policy-makers, etc. working on migration issues. If you would like to be added to the LMRG mailing list, please contact Eiko Thielemann.
SEMINAR FORMAT
When: Tuesdays, 5-6:30pm
Where: Alternating between LSE, UCL and SOAS. Click here for directions to LSE, UCL and SOAS.
Seminars are held three times a term on Tuesday evenings between 5-6:30pm. Seminar locations alternate between the London School of Economics (LSE), University College London (UCL) and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). Papers will usually be circulated to members of the mailing list in advance of the seminars. Seminars will usually involve a short presentation, a discussant and an open discussion among the participants.
SEMINAR SCHEDULE 2009-10
SEMINAR FORMAT
When: Tuesdays, 5-6:30pm
Where: Alternating between LSE, UCL and SOAS. Click here for directions to LSE, UCL and SOAS.
Seminars are held three times a term on Tuesday evenings between 5-6:30pm. Seminar locations alternate between the London School of Economics (LSE), University College London (UCL) and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). Papers will usually be circulated to members of the mailing list in advance of the seminars. Seminars will usually involve a short presentation, a discussant and an open discussion among the participants.
SEMINAR SCHEDULE 2009-10
- October 20
- November 3
- November 24
- January 26
Speaker: Richard Black (Sussex)
Paper: Migration and Climate Change: New Approaches?
Where: SOAS, Room 116 (Main Building, Russell Square Campus)
- February 9
Speaker: Satvinder Juss (King's College London)
Paper: Human Trafficking
Where: UCL, Room G07, Geography Department, Pearson Building
- March 2
Speaker: Joya Chatterji (Cambridge)
Paper: Dispositions and Destinations: A View of Migration from the Bengal Diaspora
Where: SOAS, Room T102 (22 Russell Square)
- May 4
Speaker: Martin Ruhs (Oxford)
Paper: The Economics and Politics of Migrant Rights
Where: LSE, Room AGWR (Graham Wallace Room, 5th floor, main building)
- May 18
Speaker: Antje Ellermann (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Paper: The Comparative Politics of Immigration: Veto Players, Institutions and Policy Choices
Where: LSE, Room AGWR (Graham Wallace Room, 5th floor, main building)
Speaker: Christian Dustmann (UCL)
Paper: Why is Immigration so divisive?
Discussant: Martina Viarengo (LSE)
Where: LSE, Room AGWR (Graham Wallace Room, 5th floor, main building)
Speaker: Peter Mandaville (George Mason University, Virginia)
Paper: Transnational Islam in Europe: Identities, Movements and Networks
Discussant: Dan DeHanas (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Where: SOAS, Room 116 (Main Building, Russell Square Campus)
Speaker: Daniel Miller (UCL)
Paper: Long-Distance Parenting: A Filipino Example
Discussant: Lauren Wagner
Where: UCL, Room G07, Geography Department, Pearson Building