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“Peace Processes and Durable Solutions to Displacement” April 17-‐‑19, 2015 British Institute at Ankara (BIAA) In partnership with the University of Kent and Saint Mary’s University Organizing Committee: Djordje Stefanovic, Saint Mary’s University Neophytos Loizides, University of Kent Marc Herzog, British Institute at Ankara Ayşe Betül Çelik, Sabanci University Sponsors Social Science and Humanities Research Council, Canada British Academy, Mid-‐‑Career Fellowship Scheme University of Kent, 50th Anniversary Beacon Project Diplomacy@Kent Saint Mary’s University, Department of Sociology and Criminology University of Kent, Faculty of Social Sciences Internationalization Scheme British Institute at Ankara (BIAA) 1 Keynote Addresses: Friday, April 17th (7:00-‐‑9:00 pm) British Embassy Meera Sethi, Chief of Mission, International Organization for Migration Harmonie Toros, University of Kent (Chair) Venue: British Embassy Şehit Ersan Caddesi 46/A Çankaya, Ankara (to be followed by reception) Saturday, April 18th Venue: British Institute at Ankara Tahran Cad. No:24, Kavaklıdere. 09:30 – 10.00 Welcome, Opening, and Registration Welcome address by BIAA Director Dr Lutgarde Vandeput Morning and early afternoon sessions: Presentations The morning and early afternoon sessions will consist of 9 short academic or policy presentations (15 mins) each followed by a nominated spokesperson (e.g. a member of a policy group, public or private sector organization or an academic) who will comment on the speaker’s presentation from the perspective of their own work or responsibility as well as lead the Q&A session (10 mins). 10.00 – 10:25 Renaud Detalle (Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights) Bringing the Pinheiro Principles to the MENA Region Commentary: Jonathan Hall, Upsalla University 10:25 – 10:50 Nadine Walicki and Wesli Turner (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre) Integration through Participation? Assessing Electoral Participation of Internally Displaced Persons in Kosovo and Ukraine Commentary: Leonidas Karakatsanis, BIAA 2 10:50 – 11:10 11:10 – 11.35 11:35 – 12:00 12:00 – 13:30 13:30 – 13:55 13:55 – 14:20 14:20 – 14:45 14:45 – 15:10 Coffee Break Djordje Stevanovic (Saint Mary’s University) and Neophytos Loizides (University of Kent) The Way Home: Protracted Displacements and Return Commentary: Renaud Detalle, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Deniz Şenol Sert (Özyeğin University) Turkey’s Struggle with IDP Properties: A Comparative Case of Kurdish and Cyprus Issues Commentary: Ioannis Grigoriadis, Bilkent University Lunch Harmonie Toros and Lucas Van-‐‑Milders (University of Kent) Displacing Divides: Hierarchies in Global and Local Knowledge on International Migration Commentary: Emily Bauman, Independent Researcher, Department of Citizenship and Immigration, Canada Gizem Sucuoglu (United Nations Peacekeeping Support Office and University of Kent) Adding ‘Urgency’ to Protracted Conflicts: Perspectives from the UN Commentary: Ayşe Betül Çelik, Sabanci University Emily Bauman (Independent Researcher, Department of Citizenship and Immigration, Canada) What’s Changed? A Survey of the new Landscape of Refugee Protection and Resettlement in a post-‐‑2011 World Commentary: Djordje Stefanovic, Saint Mary’s University Jonathan Hall (Upsalla University), Iosif Kovras (Queen’s University Belfast), Djordje Stefanovic (Saint Mary’s University) and Neophytos Loizides (University of Kent) 3 Victim Groups and Transitional Justice Mechanisms: Surveying Attitudes in Post-‐‑Dayton Bosnia Commentary: Selma Porobic, University of Sarajevo 15:10 – 15:30 Coffee Break Late Afternoon Session: Panel Discussion 15:30-‐‑ 17:00 In this panel discussion, the speakers will comment on the benefits and challenges of collaborative research between academics and policy organisations/NGOs promoting durable solutions to displacement as well as identify outstanding questions that need to be targeted by researchers. Chair: Ilter Haliloglu (Newton Fund Project Manager) Ayşe Betül Çelik (Sabanci University) Meera Sethi, (International Organization for Migration) Selma Porobic (University of Sarajevo) Conference Dinner at Big Chefs: 19:30-‐‑ Big Chefs, İran Cad. No: 35. Çankaya, Ankara Sunday, April 19th 9:35-‐‑10:00 Julian De Medeiros (University of Kent) Preventing Internal Displacement in Turkey and Brazil: Development-‐‑Induced Displacement in Global Swing States Commentary: Marc Herzog, BIAA 10.00 – 10:25 Selma Porobic (University of Sarajevo) The (Un)Wanted Returnees – Trapped between Implementation of the International Rights-‐‑based Return Policies and Social Rejection and Marginalization in a post-‐‑
Dayton Bosnia and Herzegovina Commentary: Gizem Sucuoglu, United Nations Peacekeeping Support Office and University of Kent 4 10:25 – 10:50 10:50 – 11:10 11:10 – 11.35 11:35 – 12:00 12:00 – 13:30 13:30 – 13:55 13:55 – 14:20 14:20-‐‑ 14:45 14:45 – 15:35 Ayşe Betül Çelik (Sabanci University) Kurdish IDP Women’s Understanding of the Gendered Aspects of Conflict and Post-‐‑Conflict Processes Commentary: Darren Dinsmore, University of Kent Coffee Break Işık Kuşçu (Middle East Technical University) Nation-‐‑Building through Ethnic Migration in the Former Soviet Space: the Case of Kazakhstan Commentary: Wesli Turner, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre Muzaffer Kutlay (USAK/University of Kent) Turks of Bulgaria: An 'ʹOutlier Case'ʹ of Forced Migration and Voluntary Return Commentary: Birgül Demirtaş, TOBB University Lunch Saime Özçürümez Bölükbasi (Bilkent University) Refugees and Irregular Migration in Greece, Spain and Turkey Commentary: Neophytos Loizides, University of Kent Clemens Hoffmann (Bilkent University) From Climate Conflicts to Climate Refugees? A Critical Reassessment Commentary: Nina Maqami, International Organization for Migration TBC Leonidas Karakatsanis (BIAA) Can Success be Copied? Comparative Reflections on Displacement, Memory and the Turkish-‐‑Greek/Turkish-‐‑
Armenian Reconciliation Process Commentary: Burcu Gultekin-‐‑Punsmann, Ankara Policy Centre/Save the Children Darren Dinsmore (University of Kent) 5 Internal Displacement and Return Home: Pushing the Limits of the ECHR System Commentary: Nadine Walicki, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre 15:35-‐‑16:00 Coffee Break Late Afternoon Session 16:00-‐‑17:00 Panel Discussion: The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Rethinking Humanitarian Emergencies Chair: Neophytos Loizides (University of Kent) Burcu Gultekin-‐‑Punsmann (Save the Children/Ankara Policy Centre) Renaud Detalle (Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights) Emily Bauman (Independent Researcher, Department of Citizenship and Immigration, Canada) 17.00 Closing remarks and future research directions Djordje Stefanovic (Saint Mary’s University) and Neophytos Loizides (University of Kent) Aims of the Conference: Academic/Policy Exchange: In the program we have assigned an individual slot and commentator for each paper. We aimed to match academics with non-‐‑academics (i.e. policymakers) as discussants where possible (or vice versa) in order to initiate more opportunities for collaborative research between policy organisations/NGOs and academia. We suggest that each academic or policy presentation (12-‐‑15 mins.) to be followed by a nominated commentator (e.g. a member of a policy group, public or private sector organisation or an academic) who will introduce the speaker and comment on his/her presentation from the perspective of their own work or responsibility as well as lead the Q&A session. Publications: We have looked into different options for publications after the 6 conference. We would like to edit a policy manual with short contributions about 1,200 words from interested paper presenters (deadline April 14). We are in touch with Forced Migration Review that publishes short pieces to see if they could also publish some the conference'ʹs contributions (if you have any alternative options please do email us). We have also made preliminary contacts with journals (e.g. Journal of Refugee Studies) and academic presses for us to discuss alternative publication options at the conference. A dropbox facility is available to make contributions available to everyone. Please follow this link when adding your papers (please add your surnames to the title) https://www.dropbox.com/home/Durable%20Solutions%20to%20Displaceme
nt or email n.loizides@kent.ac.uk for assistance The book/special issue resulting from the conference will aim to focus on theoretical and methodological innovations in the comparative study of displacement based on new qualitative, interpretive and survey work. Contributors will aim to highlight both failures and best practices in addressing forced migration including relative success stories challenging conventional wisdom on the irreversibility of displacement and/or the absence of solutions to protracted conflicts. A general theme we could address in all publications is how new experiences on the ground as well as recent academic studies in the field could have an impact on existing practices, frameworks or legal principles on displacement for instance the Pinheiro Principles: http://2001-‐‑2009.state.gov/documents/organization/99774.pdf or related efforts by governments and the international community to draw lessons across cases of protracted displacements such as the Framework on Durable Solutions for IDPs and Addressing Internal Displacement in Peace Processes or the Migration Crisis Operational Framework https://www.iom.int/cms/mcof A file titled background policy documents is in our drop box file (please feel free to add other relevant papers there including your own) Useful Addresses: Aldino Hote, Barbaros Mh., Bülten Sk No:22, 33200 Ankara, Turkey Phone: +90 312 468 6510 (conference special rate for 55 Euros per night) British Embassy Ankara Şehit Ersan Caddesi 46/A 7 Çankaya, Ankara British Institute at Ankara Tahran Cad. No:24, Kavaklıdere. 8