Categoria: Conferences

HOMING @ TOYO UNIVERSITY: ‘NO DESTINATION? UNVEILING THE STRUGGLE TO VIEW AND ANTICIPATE THE FUTURE IN WAITHOOD’ (TOKYO, JULY 21)

HOMING @ TOYO UNIVERSITY: 'NO DESTINATION? UNVEILING THE STRUGGLE TO VIEW AND ANTICIPATE THE FUTURE IN WAITHOOD' (TOKYO, JULY 21) Paolo Boccagni will give a lecture in the monthly series of the Hakusan Society of Anthropology at Toyo University, Tokyo, next 21 July at 6.15pm. See the abstract of his lecture below. "No destination? Unveiling the struggle to view and … Leggi tutto HOMING @ TOYO UNIVERSITY: ‘NO DESTINATION? UNVEILING THE STRUGGLE TO VIEW AND ANTICIPATE THE FUTURE IN WAITHOOD’ (TOKYO, JULY 21)

Undoing nothing: from an ethnography with young asylum seekers to a sociological research agenda

HOMING @ 5 ISA FORUM OF SOCIOLOGY (RABAT, JULY 2025) Within the 5th ISA Forum of Sociology, Paolo Boccagni will give a presentation on Monday, 7 July, on "Undoing nothing: from an ethnography with young asylum seekers to a sociological research agenda". This will be part of an RC34 session on "Beyond the moral panic of juvenile … Leggi tutto Undoing nothing: from an ethnography with young asylum seekers to a sociological research agenda

HOMING @ IMISCOE 2025: DECENTERING MIGRATION STUDIES (PARIS, 1-4 JULY)

Paolo Boccagni will participate in IMISCOE's Annual conference next week at ICM - Aubervilliers - Paris. Within a session on "Death, dying and memorialisation", convened by A. Hunter (University of Glasgow) on July 2 (10-50-12-20), Paolo will give a presentation on Homing on death through migration studies: A conceptual inquiry and its implications. See the abstract below. Homing … Leggi tutto HOMING @ IMISCOE 2025: DECENTERING MIGRATION STUDIES (PARIS, 1-4 JULY)

HOMING @ FULDA UNIVERSITY: Homing Revisited: Approaching Ordinary Struggles and Emerging Dilemmas of Future-Oriented Mobilities

Paolo Boccagni will give an invited lecture at the University of Fulda, next May 20 at 4.30 pm, as a part of the "Researching Community" series of the DFG-funded research impulse 'Shaping Future Society‘ (SaFe). Paolo's lecture will be on Homing Revisited – Approaching Ordinary Struggles and Emerging Dilemmas of Future-Oriented Mobilities. Homing, revisited: approaching ordinary struggles and emerging dilemmas … Leggi tutto HOMING @ FULDA UNIVERSITY: Homing Revisited: Approaching Ordinary Struggles and Emerging Dilemmas of Future-Oriented Mobilities

HOMING @ ‘RETURN MIGRATION: TEMPORALITIES, PROJECTS, IMPACTS’ (ZAGREB, 6-7 MAY)

Paolo Boccagni will give a talk at the forthcoming symposium on Return Migration convened by Jasna Capo at the  Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research, in the framework of the  “Transnational Return Migration to Croatia, Kosovo and North Macedonia” funded by the Research Group Linkage Programme of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2021-2025). Paolo's talk will be on Aspiring to … Leggi tutto HOMING @ ‘RETURN MIGRATION: TEMPORALITIES, PROJECTS, IMPACTS’ (ZAGREB, 6-7 MAY)

HOMING @ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA: ROOMS WITH LITTLE VIEW: RELUCTANT HOMEMAKING IN AN ASYLUM CENTER (TAMPA, APRIL 16)

Paolo Boccagni will give a lecture at the Department of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences of USF - University of South Florida, next April 16 at 10.30. The lecture belongs to the Spencer Cahill Annual Lecture Series. Worldwide, asylum reception centers and "camps" are micro-spaces that embody the humanitarian side of the refugee regime. As such, they are … Leggi tutto HOMING @ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA: ROOMS WITH LITTLE VIEW: RELUCTANT HOMEMAKING IN AN ASYLUM CENTER (TAMPA, APRIL 16)

HOMING @ RADBOUD UNIVERSITY: ‘NAVIGATING CATEGORIES OF HOME: ON THE SCALES AND REACHES OF A PLACE THAT MATTERS FOR MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES’ (13 FEBRUARY)

Paolo Boccagni will give a lecture at Radboud University, Geography, Spatial Planning and Environment Department, next 13 February at 12.15pm. The lecture is on Navigating categories of home: on the scales and reaches of a place that matters for migrants and refugees. See the abstract below. How can the burgeoning repertoire of 'home studies' elucidate the lived experience … Leggi tutto HOMING @ RADBOUD UNIVERSITY: ‘NAVIGATING CATEGORIES OF HOME: ON THE SCALES AND REACHES OF A PLACE THAT MATTERS FOR MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES’ (13 FEBRUARY)

HOMING @IASFM CONFERENCE: FORCED DISPLACEMENT IN AN URBANIZING WORLD (JAKARTA, 21-23 JANUARY)

Paolo Boccagni will give a presentation at the 20th Conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM). Paolo's presentation, in the session 'Global Agenda: Border and Migration 2', will be on Private memory as public concern: Revisiting proximity to death in forced migration through ethnography as care.  See the abstract below. Global Agenda - … Leggi tutto HOMING @IASFM CONFERENCE: FORCED DISPLACEMENT IN AN URBANIZING WORLD (JAKARTA, 21-23 JANUARY)

HOMING AT GHENT UNIVERSITY: ‘SOCIAL WORK, HOMELESSNESS, MIGRATION AND THE BORDER OF THE WELFARE STATE’ (16 DECEMBER)

Paolo Boccagni will give an invited lecture at the University of Ghent, next 16 December, as a part of the Seminar "Meet the Phd Jury: Social work, Homelessness, Migration and the Borders of the Welfare State". Paolo's lecture will be on "From home to homing, and back to house: revisiting a decade of research into home and … Leggi tutto HOMING AT GHENT UNIVERSITY: ‘SOCIAL WORK, HOMELESSNESS, MIGRATION AND THE BORDER OF THE WELFARE STATE’ (16 DECEMBER)

HOMING @ FLACSO ECUADOR: ’25 ANOS DE ESTUDIOS MIGRATORIOS EN ECUADOR’ (QUITO, 9-10 DECEMBER)

Paolo Boccagni will participate in a seminar convened by FLACSO Ecuador, next 9-10 December, as a part of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of FLACSO in the Latin American country. About 25 researchers from Latin America, North America and Europe will gather together to discuss the state of the art of research on migration to/from Ecuador. Paolo's … Leggi tutto HOMING @ FLACSO ECUADOR: ’25 ANOS DE ESTUDIOS MIGRATORIOS EN ECUADOR’ (QUITO, 9-10 DECEMBER)

HOMING @ EUI | UNIVERSITY OF GHANA: ‘GOVERNING (AFRICAN) BORDERS, SECURITY AND MIGRATION’ (ACCRA, 14-15 OCTOBER)

Paolo Boccagni will participate in the international conference 'Governing (African) borders, security and migration', convened by EUI and the University of Ghana, to take place in Ghana next 14-15 October. Paolo's presentation will be on "Which borders should matter? On the perceived legitimacy and morality of borders among young West African men in an asylum centre".  Abstract:   … Leggi tutto HOMING @ EUI | UNIVERSITY OF GHANA: ‘GOVERNING (AFRICAN) BORDERS, SECURITY AND MIGRATION’ (ACCRA, 14-15 OCTOBER)

HOMING @ BROAD-ER SUMMER SCHOOL ON URBAN MIGRATION GOVERNANCE: ‘THE CITY AS HOME?’ 

Paolo Boccagni will give a lecture at MiReKoc's Summer School on Urban Migration Governance in Istanbul, next 5 June. The school is part of the larger European BROAD-ER project. Paolo's lecture will be about The city as home? Ways, prospects and dilemmas of homemaking in the public. This lecture revisits the recent debate on home and homemaking on extra-domestic scales, including the … Leggi tutto HOMING @ BROAD-ER SUMMER SCHOOL ON URBAN MIGRATION GOVERNANCE: ‘THE CITY AS HOME?’ 

HOMING @ MERGING’S FINAL CONFERENCE ON PARTICIPATORY HOUSING FOR REFUGEES (BRUSSELS, 18 APRIL)

Paolo Boccagni will participate in a Roundtable in the final event of the EU-funded project Merging - Integration for migrants, to take place in Brussels next 18 April. The final conference, on Housing initiatives as drivers of social inclusion, will include a panel discussion on How to rethink housing for migrants, refugees and newcomers in Europe, to ensure a sustainable … Leggi tutto HOMING @ MERGING’S FINAL CONFERENCE ON PARTICIPATORY HOUSING FOR REFUGEES (BRUSSELS, 18 APRIL)