Global Migration: Rights and Responsibilities in Challenging Times

Migration is one of the defining issues of the 21st century, shaping societies, economies, and political debates across the globe. Global Migration: Rights and Responsibilities in Challenging Times brings together scholars, policymakers, advocates, and community leaders to examine the forces driving migration and the responsibilities that come with responding to it.

Through panels and roundtable discussions, the conference will explore the links between mass atrocities and displacement, the realities of refugee policies and humanitarian systems, and the ways global forces — from conflict to climate change — shape migration at the local level. Participants will also address current migration challenges in the United States and around the world, highlighting the perspectives of researchers, practitioners, and migrant-serving organizations.

By connecting global dynamics with lived experiences, the conference aims to foster informed dialogue and explore more just and effective approaches to migration in an increasingly interconnected world.

Info: Dr. Amanda Pinheiro (she/her) is an interdisciplinary scholar of the intersection of transnational migration, race & ethnicity, and policy, with vast experience in teaching and mentorship. Her ethnographic research examines the human cost of migration deterrence policies and practices across the Americas, foregrounding race and ethnicity in migration and border studies as well as in policymaking. She teaches global migration, forced and climate displacement, race and ethnicity in the context of international migration, migration across the Americas, Latin American and Latinx studies, critical refugee studies, critical border studies, community-based research, and ethnographic research. Prior to joining the Institute for the Study of International Migration at Walsh School of Foreign Services, she was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perry World House. Dr. Pinheiro holds a Ph.D. in Global Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB),

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American University School of International Service, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, United States

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