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Public Event: Refugees And Diasporas In Conflict And Post-Conflict Reconstruction

November 26, Thursday, 18:00 pm – 20:00, S0.19, Social Sciences

There will be refreshments available between 18:00 and 18:20.

The current refugee crisis in the Mediterranean has been of unprecedented proportions since the Second World War. It brings to the fore the difficult faith experienced by many refugees and conflict-generated diasporas at different times and in different places. This roundtable seeks to shed light on diaspora activism related to the conflicts of Kosovo, Bosnia, Iraq, Lebanon, Nagorno-Karabakh, Palestine, Sri Lanka, and Rwanda, among others, and to draw parallels with the current refugee crisis. It also aims to discuss how diasporas support their home countries during post-conflict reconstruction.

The PAIS Film Club would like to invite you to a special event hosted by the Social Theory Centre:

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015)

50 free tickets available to PAIS students and staff from Monday, 23 November, 1pm from Charlotte Lewis at the PAIS office (first come, first served)

After the deadly attacks in Paris, Beirut and Tunisia and the bombing of a Russian plane over Egypt, experts in international security and Middle East affairs will discuss the factors shaping the emergence of ‘Islamic State’ and how the group can be combated. What are the origins and aims of the group? Why has it spread so quickly? What is its relationship to al-Qaeda? Is Western military action the solution?

Speakers:

• , Professor of International Security, Department of Politics & International Studies
• , Reader of the International Politics of the Middle East, Department of Politics & International Studies
• Dina Rezk, Lecturer in Middle Eastern History, University of Reading
• , PhD student in conflict and security, Department of Politics & International Studies

ALL WELCOME, ENTRANCE FREE.