Migration, coloniality and belonging in ‘Global Britain’
Venue: The Exchange, Birmingham
Date: 17 November 2023
Programme
9.00-9.30 Registration/Coffee
9.30-9.45 Welcome
Michaela Benson (Lancaster University, LU), Nando Sigona (University of Birmingham, UoB) and Dan Wincott (Cardiff University and Governance after Brexit)
10.00-11.00 PANEL 1: Migration governance after Brexit
Panellists: Nando Sigona (UoB), Andrew Geddes (European University Institute) and Elspeth Guild (Queen Mary University of London)
Chair: Roxana Barbulescu (University of Leeds)
11.00-11.15 Break
11.15-12.15 PANEL 2: Coloniality, Global Britain and Fortress Europe
Panellists: Michaela Benson (LU), Manuela Boatcă (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg) and Bolaji Balogun (University of Sheffield)
Chair: Aleks Lewicki (University of Sussex)
12.15-13.00 ROUNDTABLE – UK Migration policy after Brexit
Panellists: Colin Yeo (Free Movement and Garden Court Chambers), Fizza Qureshi (Migrant Rights Network), Simon Cheng (Hongkongers in Britain) and Nazek Ramadan (Migrant Voice)
Chair: Michaela Benson (LU) and Nando Sigona (UoB)
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14.00-15.00 PANEL 3: Political participation and diasporic mobilization
Panellists: Catherine Craven (University of Sheffield), Charlotte Galpin (UoB) and Adrian Favell (University College Cork)
Chair: Michaela Benson (LU)
15.00-16.00 PANEL 4: Micro-politics of rebordering
Panellists: Elena Zambelli (LU), Elisabetta Zontini (University of Nottingham) and Helena Wray (University of Exeter)
Chair: Nando Sigona (UoB)
16.00-16.15 Break
16.15-17.00 POLICY ROUNDTABLE
Panellists: Family migration and reunion after Brexit: Kezia Tobin (the3million), Fiona Frank Godfrey (British in Europe) and Peter Walsh (Migration Observatory)
Chair: Elena Zambelli (LU)
