2015 Annual Report

United Nations University Institute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility

2015 ANNUAL REPORT United Nations University Institute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site – Sant Manuel Pavilion C/ Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167 08025 Barcelona, Spain

Visit UNU-GCM online: gcm.unu.edu

Barcelona, 2016

All photographs in this report were contributed by UNU staff, unless otherwise indicated Acknowledgements

The United Nations University Institute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility (UNU-GCM) is grateful to the following stakeholders for their core support:

The Spanish Ministry of External Affairs and Cooperation

The Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport

The Generalitat of Catalonia

The City Council of Barcelona

Contents

Vision & Mission...... 2 Message from the Chair of the Advisory Board ...... 3 Rector’s Message ...... 4 Director’s Message...... 5

About UNU-GCM...... 6 Our Hosts...... 6 Location...... 6

About UNU...... 7

UNU-GCM ...... 7 Advisory Board...... 8 Financial Overview...... 9 Research Programmes in 2015...... 9 Summary of Research Findings in RP1, RP2 and RP3...... 10 Visiting Researchers...... 11 Internships...... 11 Collaborations...... 12 UNU Migration Network...... 12 Global Migration Group (the GMG)...... 13 External Collaborations...... 13 UNU-GCM in the Media...... 14

Annex 1. Policy Reports...... 17 Annex 2. Refereed Publications...... 20 Annex 3. Other Publications ...... 23 Annex 4. UNU-GCM Events in 2015...... 24 2 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT migrants and the notion of development asglobalpartnership. migrants andthenotionof to itsMemberStates, genderequality, inparticular thoseof dignityandsecurityfor GCM aimsthereby theUnited Nations withregard alsotosupport theprioritiesof key cultural concepts, suchasborders, genderandtransnational connections. UNU- cutting-edge research in theseareas at globalandlocallevelsthrough thelensof globalization.migration theera of andmediaashallmarks of The institutefosters globalization.context of Itfocusesonthemajor cultural andsocial phenomenaof man rightsthrough cultural abettermobilityanddiversity inthe understandingof GCM) aimstocontributegoodgovernance, cultural diversity, democracy andhu- The UnitedNations UniversityInstituteonGlobalization, Culture andMobility(UNU- Mission ship, sustainabilityandjustice. gard todevelopment, globalpartner theUnitedNations withregoals of - practices, soastoworktowards the seek tobridgegapsindiscoursesand local andgloballevels, whereby itwill academy. Its commitments will be at and actorswithinbeyondthe a broad groups, range of collectives knowledge andgoodpractice with ous research intheseareas, sharing and media. Itwill engage inrigor migrationbility through thelens of ing on globalization, culture and mo- a pre-eminent research centre focus- Mobility (UNU-GCM)aimstobecome tute onGlobalization, Culture and The UnitedNations UniversityInsti- Vision - - Chair of the Advisory BoardChair of Anna TerrónCusí menandwomenonthemove, ourplanet. ing thelivesof andthusourownthat of latter aMediterranean improv visionthat guarantees- aspecialcontributiontothegoalof institute sothat itmaycontinuetodevelopitsworthy workfrom Barcelona, bringingtothe I amconfidentthat theinstitutions that make thispossiblewillcontinuetocontributethe the UNfamilywithknowledgeandscientificevidence, inafieldthat issosensitive forusall. are collaborating toendowourgovernments, regional andinternational organizations and work carriedoutbythemenandwomenwho, Professor underthedirection of Parvati Nair, on humanmobilityinthiscontext. Ireiterate thevaluable mysincere acknowledgementof ment Goalshavebeenrevised andtheinternational community hascometogethertowork cal agenda, at times tragically, as we have seen. In this past year, the Sustainable Develop- peoplewhorequireprotection of protection continuetofeature intheinternational politi- tional response inthemediumandlongterms. Mobility, migration andtheinternational action todeal withitseffects ondisplacedpeople, refugees andmigrants, andaninterna- Euro-Mediterranean region haseverexperienced. We needimmediate anddetermined In this lastyear, the most dramatic we have witnessed oneof humanitarian crises that the that hasemerged from migrations andexchanges throughout ourshared history. lessen theproblems andsuffering that accompanymobility, andtomaximisethepotential inter-relationships,world more capableof governancethat can toestablishmechanismsof triggeringamore inclusivedynamic,a policies andmultilevelactionscapableof todefine assessing theseechoes, thereality that wedeal with, weare togenerate isessentialif public louder inoursocialandcultural relations andourpoliticallife. Understanding andcorrectly tensity, anditsimpactismore visiblethanever. The termsmigration and refugee echoever transform thelatter. This hasalwaysbeenso, globalization addsanew in- butthecontext of ourrealityMobility andpeoplemovementsare constitutiveelementsof that penetrate and knowledge topolicymakers. and mobility, andcontributingtoprovide institutionsworkingonmigration family of very importanttheinternational partner of make upourworld. The Instituteisnowa themenandwomenwho and mobilityof globalization, focusing onthemigrations matters relating toculture, mobilityand time,period of reference asacentre of for thisinstitute,the consolidation of inashort us who sharedhave witnessed by those of pages andconveyingtheadmiration the information that youwillfindinthese I wouldlike tobeginby goingbeyond Advisory Board the the Chairof Message from 3 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 4 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT Rector David M. Malone set onapath forgrowth. from itshosts, theSantPau and intheideal setting of Art Nouveau Site, UNU-GCM is Mediterranean’s mobilityanddiversity. ownlonghistoryof With excellent support ranean, extremelyculture the andmigration lendsitself welltothestudyof inlightof tanks inSpainandelsewhere. Itslocation inBarcelona, theMediter acapitalcity of UNU-GCM isalsoengagedinclosecollaborations withacademicentitiesandthink United Nations system. good headway indirections that harnessittotheworkandresearch the needsof rently underwayonmigration inthe2030 Agenda. As such, thisinstituteismaking with theInternational Organization Migration andthe of World Bank. Work iscur that focuses specifically on this topic within the United Nations and in collaboration has gainedaplaceearly onforUNUintheGlobalMigration Group, ahighlevelforum tute’s role ascoordinator theUNUMigration Network, of havemeant that UNU-GCM The team at UNU-GCM is small but dedicated. Their efforts, together with the insti- UNU-GCM engages closely with knowledge transfer across institutional boundaries. issues relating welltothisdouble aim, tomobilityandmigration lendsitself inthat directions inwaysthat are mutually complementary. The institute’s focusonglobal quality. Research ischanneledinboth academic research acutting-edge of policyaswellcontributing to tion of addressingarching theforma- goalsof research profile that meetsUNU’s over UNU-GCM hasprioritizedcreating a Art Nouveau SiteinBarcelona. theSantPauvery beautiful location of carrying outitsworkintheuniqueand Catalonia,alitat of it has the privilege of tion, Culture andSport andtheGener and Cooperation, Educa- theMinistryof External particularAffairs theMinistryof Spain, theKingdomof in ous support of ted in September 2013. With the gener UNU Institutes, havingbeeninaugura- (UNU-GCM) istheyoungesttodate of on Globalization, Culture andMobility The UnitedNations UniversityInstitute Rector’s Message - - - - - Director Parvati Nair knowledge on culture andmobilityin Barcelona,tion of Spainandmore globally. continuing ourworkandcontributinginusefulways to theproduction anddissemina - migration and development. With ongoing support from our hosts, we look forward to provides UNU-GCMwithavantagelocation from whichtostudyquestionsrelated to international organizationscommunity of at theSantPau Art Nouveau Site. Barcelona On amore localfront, avibrant beingpart of UNU-GCMhasenjoyed theprivilegeof opment Goalsand2030 Agenda. which toharnessourresearch totheoverarching theUN’s frame of SustainableDevel- volvement in2015at bothsupport andworkinglevels. This provides thecontext within bled veryengagedmembershipforUNUwithintheGlobalMigration Group, with in- policy. UNU-GCM’s role ascoordinator theUNUMigration Networkhasfurther of ena- ership andoutreach inforumsthat are bothscholarlyandrelated totheformation of We publications, haveinplacearegular systemandrhythmof whereby wetarget read- Butler.fessor Judith included ourtwo-dayinternational conference and our Annual GuestLecture by Pro- dination MeetingonMigration heldat theUNSecretariat. theyear also Highlightsof at globalforums, such astheannualCoor ers inSpainandhavepresented ourwork collaborations withentitiesandresearch- Change. We haveengagedinaseriesof male Agency, Mobility and Socio-Cultural a multi-facetedresearch program onFe- Transcontinental Migration andlaunched research program onStatelessness and work on thesecond ried through a planof migratory contexts.ety of In2015, wecar key socialandcultural issuesacross avari- researchof have been selected in line with ing migration. With thisinmind, ourareas major globaldebates andissuessurround- globalization addressesity in thecontext of GCM’s research focusonculture andmobil- gained in relevance and timeliness. UNU- attention in2015, UNU-GCM theworkof reached global unprecedented levelsof migrationAs questions of and refuge Director’s message - - 5 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 6 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT value. Víctor Argentí, thearchitect therestoration, incharge of hasputemphasis on the rehabilitated usageandalso torecover itsartistic toenablenewforms of andheritage ther’s death. This Pavilion once housedservicesin general and gastric surgery, has been Roura, LluisDomènechiMontaner, thesonof whotookovertheproject followinghisfa- The SantManuelPavilion Pere wasbuiltin1925underthe direction of Domènechi Europe’sThis constitutesoneof majorheritagerestoration projects. working hospitalwasshifted inorder tofacilitate therehabilitation thehistoricsite. of Hospital fornearly acentury, itstime. themostmodernhospitalsof In2009, oneof the 1902 and1930, the12pavilionsthat formthesitehousedSantaCreu iSantPau taner, it wasdeclared a World HeritageSitebyUNESCO in1997. Constructed between a majormodernistsiteintheworld, designedbythearchitect LluisDomènechiMon- UNU-GCM is located in the Sant Manuel Pavilion the Sant Pau of Art Nouveau Site. As Location research. We are grateful toallourhostsformakingworkpossible. 2015, UNU-GCMdrew onfundsgranted toUNUbytheseinstitutionsfordevelopingits and Cooperation, Catalonia theGeneralitat Barcelona. of andtheCityCouncil of In Education,hosted bytheMinistryof Culture andSport, External Affairs theMinistryof Spain.UNU-GCM ishostedbytheKingdomof More precisely, in2015, UNU-GCMwas Our Hosts About UNU-GCM Sant ManuelPavilion portant socialprocesses that are occurringglobally. UNU-GCM aimstocontribute creased communication via technological and other means, modes of to be two im- derstood asdiverseand in- and cultures, andmedia, un- peoples as themovementof ers migration, understood culture. UNU-GCM consid- mobility in contemporary of tion andmediaastwinfacets questions related tomigra- areas, withaspecificfocus on these focus on key aspects of mobility. Research programs globalization,of culture and inter-related research areas UNU-GCM focusesonthe UNU-GCM visit unu.edu/about/unu. vice totheUnitedNations systemandtoUNMemberStates. For more information, Member States. Initsrole asathinktank, UNUprovides knowledge-basedpolicyad- development andwelfare that theUnitedNations, are theconcernof itsPeoples and sory services—toefforts toresolve thepressing humansurvival, globalproblems of rative research andpostgraduate education, knowledgeandadvi- dissemination of dozen countries worldwide. UNU is to Thecontribute — through mission of collabo- search andteaching institutesandprograms, withapresence todayinmore thana Assembly. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, re UNUoperates- asaglobalnetworkof ganization, theUnitedNations founded in 1975asanautonomousorgan General of The UnitedNations University(UNU)isaglobalthinktankandresearch/teaching or Charter, I.1 the United Nations. theCharter of the purposes and principles of —UNU ance of gaged inresearch, postgraduate knowledgeinfurther training anddissemination of The scholars, UnitedNations Universityshallbeaninternational communityof en- About UNU and sustainability. its heritage value and also equipped with the utmost consideration forenergy efficiency Development (FEDER), theSantManuelPavilion isnowafunctionalbuilding, reflecting Thanks to this process, and with financial support from the European Fund for Regional thisbuildingwithitssurfacearea2.300m2. theoriginaldimensionsof recovery of The team at UNU-GCM. PhotoCopyright ©2014, Eva Guillamet - - 7 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 8 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT Nair andBoard memberFrancisco Aldecoa Luzárraga. PhotoCopyright ©2015, Eva Guillamet Advisory Board memberSalamKawakibi, Board Chair Anna Terrón Cusí, Vice Rector MaxBond, UNU-GCMDirector Parvati with academicandotherentitiesengagedinareasworkthat relate of toourown. ence toyoungresearchers. Inaddition, wewelcomeandactivelyseekoutcollaborations consultants. UNU-GCMalsorunsaninternshipprogram, thusoffering valuableexperi- ers, timein whospendfixedresidency periodsof at UNU-GCM, andonthatresearch of research.our selected lines of UNU-GCM also calls on the expertiseVisiting of Research- disciplinary backgrounds withdifferent areasexpertise andworkcloselytogetheron of The team at UNU-GCMreflects ourshared goals. Research Fellows comefrom diverse other officials workingon issues relating toculture andmobility. further engagethrough events, activitiesandpublications withcivilsociety, NGOsand informed readership. Ourworkdraws onlivedexperiences andisevidence-based. We outputs address diverse audiences, includingacademia, policyformation andawider es andmethodologies. UNU-GCMalsoplaces emphasisonensuringthat itsresearch In order toachieveouraims, UNU-GCMcallsuponinterdisciplinary research approach- diversity, democracy andhumanrights. at regional, national and international levelsthat promotes goodgovernance, cultural theseprocesses,a better understandingof policy soastoassistwiththeformation of Board meetsannuallyandtheRector andDirector are ex-oficio members. Catherine Wihtol de Wenden (Centre National delaRecherche Scientifique, France). The Initiative), Francisco Aldecoa Luzárraga Madrid, (Complutense Universityof Spain)and in 2015were SallyKhalifaIsaac(Cairo University, Egypt), SalamKawakibi (Arab Reform UNU-GCM’s Advisory Board ischaired byMrs. Anna Terrón Cusí. OtherBoard members Advisory Board Total 2015 Total Programme DevelopmentCosts Total Academic Activity Costs Total Operational Costs Total Personnel Costs Total 2014 Total Programme DevelopmentCosts Total Academic Activity Costs Total Operational Costs Total Personnel Costs patterns thelastcentury. tohaveemerged inthecourseof Too often, femalemigrants cio-cultural Change. The themostsignificantsocial migration feminization isoneof of Work alsocontinuedon theresearch programme onFemale Agency, MobilityandSo- gard tothestateless migrants. borderline, thisresearch project soughttoarticulate andaddress urgent needswithre- recognition. extreme By focusingonsituations of vulnerability andonliveslivedthe dignity andhumanrightsare compromised legalandpolitical through theabsenceof sible toisolate refugees from migrants, thisproject contexts where analysed arange of migration. acknowledgement within In the the academy wakethat it is notalwayspos- of related to refugees remain crucially unanswered in debates and policies surrounding citizenship. peoplewhotraversebeing andrecognition continentsdevoid of of Issues continental Migration. This research issuesrelated linefocusedonarange of tothewell- In 2015, UNU-GCMcompleteditsplannedprogram workonStatelessness and of Trans- Research Programmes in2015 Financial Overview 1,000,000 962,000 209,000 228,000 538,000 215,000 203,000 521,000 25,000 23,000 100.00% 100.00% 20.90% 22.80% 53.80% 22.35% 21.10% 54.16% 2.50% 2.39% 9 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 10 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT vices, andthat newmediamightoffer novelcopingstrategies. different scales, enablevulnerable migrants access totheirrightsandbasicser indicated institutional andcivilsocietyinitiatives, that acombination of operating at statelessagement accentuates persons. thevulnerability of Other research findings recognition. private sectoractors inborder Italsofoundthat theinvolvementof man- theseterms affect thosewholacklegal andpolitical how specificunderstandings of in international policyarenas suchasstatelessness andhumansecurity, considering on theborderline. The research provided operating acriticalexamination concepts of extremefocused onsituations of vulnerability, migrant exploitation andonliveslived The secondresearch programme onStatelessness and Transcontinental Migration and cultural diversity. cultural representation andthepotentialtoimprove migration publicperceptions of dia were also analysed and findings indicated how the media offers new spaces for examine ‘culture’ and‘civilizations’ indivisiveorstatic terms. Different me- formsof among itsMemberStates. relevant to the program and to ongoing debates within the United Nations system and policyreportsline wealsoproduce aseriesof andbriefsthat engagecloselywithissues formed public. We ahigh standard. aimforscholarlypublications of From each research research isaccessibletopolicy-makers, aswelltoacademicsandamore general in- As withallourresearch programmes, UNU-GCM focusesitsenergies onensuringthat its region, andtheglobalmediaplatform openDemocracy. de Cultura Contemporània deBarcelona (CCCB), theBarcelona thepubliclibraries of a two-dayinternational conference. In2015, UNU-GCMalsocollaborated withtheCentre UNU-GCM in2015ranged from openforums, toseminars, tocultural collaborations, and participants initsactivities.aims toincludeawidevarietyof As such, research activitiesat at exploring andsharingknowledgeonthetopicorthemesconcerned. UNU-GCMalso All research programmes eventsandactivitiesaimed at UNU-GCMincludeaseriesof migration mayoffer routes toempowermentwomen. programme focusesonthisphenomenon, inorder tobetter understandwhyandhow exploitation, womenwhochoosetomigrateterns of isrising. thenumberof This research and otherunregulated sectors. Despitebeingsovulnerable anddespiteestablishedpat- occupy vulnerable positionsintheirhostsocieties, engaging indomesticwork, sex work and dynamic, incontrast toconceptsthat tercultural dialogueandexchange asfluid ings, itskey recommendation istoviewin- dialogue initiatives. Based onresearch find- cal insightsintocurrent globalintercultural ducted withinthisprogramme offered criti- diversity anddifference. The research con- cultural amined mobilityinthecontext of tion, MediaandIntercultural Dialogueex The first research programme onMigra- in RP1, RP2andRP3 ResearchSummary of Findings - - can befoundontheUNU-GCMwebsite:http://gcm.unu.edu/publications/policy-reports Policy reports for all three research programmes are listed in this report Annex 1 of and and assuch, migration canbeatransformative andempoweringexperience. personal, asenseof familialandcommunitywellbeinginthecity,key roles in securing cultural changewithinbothimmigrants groups andhostsocieties. Migrant womenplay associations, which can serve a forum for political participation and positively affect socio- tremely strong femaleimmigrants’ andwell-educated womencanbecomeleaders of residence appearssocio-culturalof tobeadrivingforce changeintheirfamilies. of Ex government. Immigrant women´s abilityto integrate intothelabourmarket in countries through theircollaboration withcivilsocietymovements, migrant associations andlocal ensuringdecentanddignifiedworkingconditions,selves activeagentsintheprocess of market, includingdomesticandcare work. At thesametime, migrant womenare them- thelabour inoften-invisible sectorsof exploitation ence vulnerabilities andformsof cultural perspectivesandunderstandings. Female migrant workers continuetoexperi- relocation, andto theirplacesof personalandsocialenhancementthrough gainingnew reinforcing networks, actingascultural mediators, bringingvisionandentrepreneurship numerous contributionsthey make totheurbansocialfabric. These includebuildingand highlighted theempowermentthat womenexperience through migration, aswellthe The third research programme on Female Agency, Mobility and Socio-cultural Change research onLatin American migrant women´sfeminismsinBarcelona. tarianism andinternational humanrightslaw, andDr. Cecilia Gordano Peile conducted Webhe Herrera completedaproject onNigerianwomenmigrant sex-workers, humani- In theprogramme onFemale Agency, MobilityandSocio-cultural Change, Dr. Aishih European Unionasylumpolicy. Sarah Leonard andProf. ChristianKaunert, Dundee, theUniversityof worked bothof on migration contemporary experiences andmobilitythrough of visualarts. thelensof of Dr. Transcontinental Migration. Dr. HermanBashiron Mendolicchiostudiedrepresentations The year began for UNU-GCM with residencies in the programme on Statelessness and Visiting Researchers led topublished policyreports andonlinearticles. were alsoguidedthrough aresearch process that and policy-related debates inthisarea. The interns academic bility andSocio-cultural Changeandof tions, UNU-GCM’s of workonFemale Agency, Mo- theUnited Na- develop agoodunderstanding of workthat gavethemtheopportunitygram to of by aResearch Fellow andoffered astructured pro- twelveweeks.period of Eachinternwasmentored Institute forInternational Studies (IBEI), each fora ing three from ourpartnership withtheBarcelona In 2015, UNU-GCMwelcomedsixinterns, includ- Internships - 11 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 12 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT different migration,approaches to the study of such knowledge andresearchthe sharingof practices; tofindlinks betweensupposedly As a collaborative initiative, the UNU Migration the mission of Network is to support The UNUMigration Networkanalyzesandinformsonalltheseaspects. cess andgovernmentsnon-governmentalorganizations withstakes intheprocess. but it can also give rise to challenges for both individuals involved in the migration pro- different disciplinaryandinterdisciplinary perspectives. Migration canenrichsocieties, peoplewhofindthemselves migrancy intheparticular from situationthe needs of examining migration indepth withtheaimof UNU Institutesworkingonthetopicof with impactat localandgloballevels. The UNUMigration Networkincludesallthose from thepremise that thetwenty-firstcentury, migration isamajorphenomenonof the UNU thatacross shares Institutes of expertise on migration. It has been formed tion Network (migration.unu.edu). The UNU Migration Network is a research platform In 2015UNU-GCMcontinued to actasthecoordinating the UNU Migra- pointof UNU Migration Network Collaborations tween UNU’s Institutesinorder tobothcreate andspread cutting-edge research. be discussed more widely. It offers new synergies a forum for be- the development of influencing body. Itfurther actsasavehicleforgoodinitiatives andlocalpractice to also contributestotheSustainableDevelopmentGoals andtoUNU’s role asapolicy- internalmigration;sider patterns andtojointlyinfluencegovernmentsor of regions. It to humansecurity;promote comparative regional perspectivesonmigration; tocon- causes formigration andeconomicconsequences; toinformpolicyonmatters related Members of theUNUMigration Network:migration.unu.eduMembers of

as those between environmental World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) variousUNagenciesinSpain.and leaders of PhotoCopyright ©2015, UNU-GCM Director Parvati NairwithUNSecretary-General BanKi-moon Level DialogueonInternational Migration andDevelopmentinSeptember2006. (GFMD), anintergovernmental process that emerged after theGeneral Assembly High tion, theGroup alsocontributestotheGlobalForum onMigration andDevelopment Apart from sustainingtheinter-agency international cooperation migra- inthefieldof was establishedin April 2003. At present, 18entities. theGroup iscomprisedof agency group with a more limited membership, the Geneva Migration Group, which migration-related activities. The GMG was created by building on an existing inter- ahigh-levelinter-institutional agenciesinvolvedin for theestablishmentof group of response toarecommendation theGlobalCommission onInternational Migration of The GMGwasestablishedbythe United Nations Secretary-General inearly 2006in the GMGat bothworkingandsupport levels. sented byinternational migration. Throughout 2015, UNU-GCMwasinvolvedwith holders incapitalizingupontheopportunities andresponding tothechallengespre- concerned with improving the overall its members and other stake effectiveness- of dinated international approaches migration. totheissueof The GMGisparticularly moreand to encourage coherent, the adoption of comprehensive and better coor all relevant international andregional instrumentsandnormsrelating tomigration cy group agencies to promote bringing together heads the wider of application of GMG), after leading UNU’s entryintotheGMGin2014. The GMGisaninter-agen- In 2015, UNU-GCMcontinuedtorepresent UNUat theGlobalMigration Group (the Global Migration Group (theGMG) region. included a touring photographic exhibitionthe Barcelona in the public libraries of lic lecture andround table discussion. Othercollaborations that tookplacein2015 UNU-GCM also collaborated withCasa Asia on twooccasions to organize a pub- our two-dayinternational conferencepart of andtohostour Annual GuestLecture. also collaborated withtheCentre deCultura Contemporània deBarcelona (CCCB) as Forum onCities andMigration that washeldinQuitoNovember2015. UNU-GCM the second Global Mayoral for authoring apolicybrief UNITAR that ledtoUNU-GCM continued collaboration with Notable amongstthesewasa think tanks inBarcelona. the UnitedNations andwith where, withother agenciesof versities inSpainandelse- rich collaborations withuni- the opportunity for a series of In 2015, UNU-GCM welcomed Collaborations External - 13 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 14 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT February. General’s Synthesis Report on the Post-2015 Agenda’ Bloom, Tendayi(2015) ‘TheRoad toDignityBeyondStatus: Responding totheSecretary- World, Amrith, Megha (2015) Media Articles in2015 Change heldon June 11 ers from theinternational conference onFemale Agency, MobilityandSocio-cultural tured in themainstream media via interviews with the Director, as well with speak as wellfortheonlinemediaplatform openDemocracy. UNU-GCMwasalsofea - in 2015. Researchers at UNU-GCM wrote widely in theonlinemagazine Our World UNU-GCM welcomedthechancetoexpand onitsresearch inthemainstream media UNU-GCM intheMedia Pescinski, Janina (2015)‘ Asylum’, O’Neill, Maggie (2015)‘BuildingCultural Citizenshipwith Women SeekingRefuge and versity, The GlobalGoalsforSustainableDevelopment,25September. Nair, Parvati (2015) ‘ShouldMigration HaveBeenaSeparate Goal?’, openDemocracy, 9September. Nair, Parvati (2015) ‘ Website, 8September. Nair, Parvati (2015) ‘ Nair, Parvati (2015)‘OnGenderandMigration’,openDemocracy11June. cracy,10 June. Nair, Parvati, (2015)‘Home-Work: Gender andUrbanImmigrant Relocation’, Nair, Parvati (2015)‘ mocracy,20 August. Maluleke, Gavaza(2015)‘ ’, City’, Lazarowicz, Alex (2015)‘LanguageandIntegration inBarcelona, aGlobalisedBilingual Freeman, Jane (2015)‘ Diniz, Tatiana (2015)‘Face toFace’, ness Blog, 5 January. Gender-based Violence’ Kojima, Yu(2015) mocracy,28 August. Kojima, Yu (2015) ‘Rohingya openDemocracy,8 June. 7 March. openDemocracy,10 June. ‘Rohingya Refugee and Migrant Women Shadowed by Sexual and Why Photography Matters’ ’, Where tonow?Governingthemigration crisisintheMediterranean’, The Mediterranean Crisis: An OpenLetter to World Leaders’, MERIT Who’s responsible forviolenceagainstmigrant women?‘, ‘Women in Pursuit Dreams: of Domestic Work and Beyond’ A HumanRights Approach toHuman Trafficking ’, , Our World, 27November. Women andthexenophobia narrative inSouth Africa th and12 W omen in openDemocracy,10 June. th 2015. Migration: ,

openDemocracy,9 June. Lost Voices’, , European Network on Stateless- Our World, 8

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World, 4November. Bloom, Tendayi (2014) ‘ World, 12March. Bloom, Tendayi (2014)‘Coordinating theFuture International Migration of Policy ’, World, 17February. Bloom, Tendayi (2014) ‘ International Migration (spoken intervention, videoavailable) Nations University’, 21stFebruary 2014, interventionat 12thCoordination Meetingon Bloom, Tendayi (2014) ‘Making Migration Work for Migrants: The the United Role of Bello, Valeria (2014)‘ Amrith, Megha(2014)‘ Media Articles in2014 Women the World: of Prejudices andStereotypes, Women the World: of The City Women the World: of Networks andLocal Associations, the World:Women of Work , grants Day’, UNU Migration Network(2015)‘UNExperts Make SpecialStatement forInternational- Mi Pescinski, Janina (2015)‘ November. Pescinski, Janina (2015)‘EndingViolenceMigrantWomen Against ‘, Our World, 18December. Why Prejudice isaGlobalSecurity Threat ’, OurWorldWhy Migration, Matters 10February.’, ’, Women´s Rightsare HumanRights’, Are the Swiss Really Against EU Immigration Policy? ’, What Would it Mean toEndStatelessness by 2024? ’, openDemocracy, 8 June 2015. , openDemocracy, 8 June 2015. openDemocracy, 8 June 2015. openDemocracy, 8 June 2015. Our World, 10December. ’, ’, Our World, 6December. Our World, 25 Our Our Our 15 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 16 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT “Dones delmónaBarcelona “Radiografía delacomunidadfemeninaenBarcelona”, Descubrir el Arte, July 2015. “La luchadelasinmigrantes” /“Lalluitadeles immigrants”, El Periódico, 23 June 2015. “Barcelona ciudaddeencuentro ydiversidad”, LaIndependent, 18 June 2015. Nota deagendaenlaweb Time OutBarcelona, 12 June 2015. 2015. 11 June “ “Una exposició retrata lavidadelesdonesimmigrants aBarcelona”, Aldia.cat, 10 June 2015. 2015. 10 June “Sant Pau acogeunaexposición defotos sobre mujeres migrantes enBarcelona”, Abc.es, guardia.com, 10 June 2015. “ “Una exposició retrata lavidade lesdonesimmigrants aBarcelona”, Bonart, 3 June 2015. Press Articles Sant Pau acogeunaexposición defotos sobre mujeres migrantes enBarcelona Una exposició retrata lavidadelesdonesimmigrants aBarcelona ”, ElPunt Avui, 5 July 2015. ”, NousCatalans.com, ”,La Van - the UnitedNations (2000-2012). Bello, Valeria (2013)“Intercultural Dialogue”asitdeveloped intheSecurityCouncil of 01/03 First Century. tural dialogue’andassociated terminologyin UN-level documentsinthe Twenty- Bloom, Tendayi (2013) therelationshipA historicaloverviewof between ‘intercul- 01/02 tieth Century. dialogue’ andassociated terminology inUN-leveldocumentsthemidtolate Twen- Bloom, Tendayi (2013) therelationshipA historicaloverviewof between ‘intercultural 01/01 Series 1:Migration, MediaandIntercultural Dialogue Annex 1. Policy Reports “Universal”, Entrevista conParvati Nair, Tot unmón, TV3, 8November2015. notícies deles10. Cierre desecciónCultura conpasedefotografías de Women the World, of BTV -Les Diniz, TVE Catalunya –L’informatiu, 27 June 2015. Reportaje delaexposición condeclaraciones detestimonios:DeeptiGolaniy Tatiana Conexión endirecto, BTV –Connexió Barcelona, 10 June 2015. Television Entrevista conParvati Nair, RNE– Tolerancia Cero, 25 June 2015. Ràdio, 24 June 2015. Entrevista enestudioconChristiane Timmerman, CatRàdio –ElMatí deCatalunya Nota deagendaenCatRàdio –Solidaris, 13 June 2015. Entrevista conParvati Nair, ONDA Cero – Julia Otero enlaOnda, 11 June 2015. Radio El Punt Avui, 9November2015. “El repartiment derefugiats hadeserentre totEuropa Nair, ElPunt Avui, 7September2015. “Ningú hauriad’arriscar lavidaenunabarca odinsuncamió”, Entrevista conParvati ”, Entrevista con Judith Butler, 17 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 18 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT through amulti-levelanalysis. son between the Perceived Group Threats Theory and the Intercultural Values Theory Bello, Valeria (2013) Attitudes towards immigrants inEuropean Societies. A compari- 01/10 state-based multiculturalism. the logicof Bloom, Tendayi (2013)Understandingglobalintercultural dialogueinitiatives within 01/09 Bello, Valeria (2013)Intercultural DialogueorIntercultural Soliloquies? 01/08 project andthe‘MultimediaProjects and Videos oncross-cultural issues’initiative. Bloom, Tendayi theUNAOC (2013) MediaProgram:An analysisof the‘GlobalExperts’ 01/07 cultural Dialogue”. Bello, Valeria (2013)Intercultural Studies, Interculturalism “Inter andthepractice of 01/06 Civilizations’. cial languagesintheUNGA Resolution 62/90 anditsrelation tothe‘Dialogue Among Bloom, Tendayi (2013) Analyzing thephrase ‘intercultural dialogue’inthesixUNoffi- 01/05 ments onCultural Dialogue. Vacchiano, Francesco (2013)Culture, Religion andCivilization inSelectedUNDocu- 01/04 migration control measures democratic andproblems accountability. of Bloom, Tendayi (2013)Extended Report: privateThe companies toenforce useof 02/04 Bloom, Tendayi (2013)Immigration detention and stateless persons. 02/03 Human SecurityorInternational Security? Question of Bello, Valeria ‘Statelessness’ intheUNSecurityCouncil (2014)IstheDiscussionof a 02/02 Bloom, Tendayi (2013)Problematizing theConventions onStatelessness. 02/01 Series 2:Statelessness and Transcontinental Migration - Human Security. Jalal, Talha (2015) MinoritiesinSyriaThe andIraq: Displacementof Implications for 02/09 Amrith, Megha(2014)Cities, DisplacementandStranded Migrants. 02/08 - Change. A Decadeof Bloom, Tendayi (2014)Extendedreport: Global Migration GovernancePerformance 02/07 Amrith, Megha(2014) Ambiguities intheCategories Migration. of 02/06 Cultures.Interconnectivity of Bello, Valeria (2014) Transnationalism andNewMedia: Transcontinental Migrants and 02/05 Amrith, Megha (2015) FemaleThe InvisibleLabourof Migrants intheCare Sector. 03/06 Socio-cultural Change, Discrimination andCivilSocietyParticipation. Bello, Valeria (2015) MuslimImmigrantThe Experienceof Women inSpain:Between 03/05 Home. Neyts, Kate (2015)Key Female Issues of Migration, UrbanRelocation andRemaking 03/04 on Female Migrants. Pescinski, Janina (2015) The Discriminatory Restrictive Effect Emigration of Policies 03/03 Migrant Agency? Bloom, Tendayi (2015)IstheDomestic Workers Convention a Triumph forFemale 03/02 Region. the Asian Amrith, Megha(2015) Domestic TheWorkers: Empowermentof Female Agency in 03/01 Series 3:Female Agency, MobilityandSocio-cultural Change 19 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 20 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT the Pacific region’, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, UNU-GCM, UNU-EHS. in forcedmigration with associated conflict minimizing and security Promotinghuman Corendea, Cosmin, Bello, Valeria andBryar, Timothy (2015) gration andDevelopment, Quito, November2015(inEnglishandSpanish). Amrith, Megha(2015) for Mobility, MigrationandDevelopment’. Amrith, Megha(2014)‘BuildingCityIdentitiesinontextsofDiversity, MayoralForum Policy Briefs Ashgate. Nair, Parvati andBloom, Tendayi (eds)(2015) Migration.Boundaries Across London: zenship, SpecialIssuein CitizenshipStudies. Bloom, Tendayi and Tonkiss, Katherine (eds) (December 2015), Decisions: From Sub-Saharan Africa totheMediterraneanLondon: Region. Ashgate. Bloom, Tendayi andGebrewold, Belachew(eds)(May2016)UnderstandingMigrant turalism in Crisis,Times of SpecialIssueinInternational Migration. Bello, Valeria, Bloom, Tendayi and Amrith, Megha(eds)(forthcoming 2016)Intercul- Books (Edited)andSpecialIssues Annex 2. Refereed Publications ‘Practicing Diversity’, SecondMayoral Forum onMobility, Mi- ‘Pacific research project: research ‘Pacific Theorising Nonciti - Bello, Valeria andBloom,T Migration. Amrith, Megha(eds)Interculturalism inTimes ofCrisis,SpecialIssueinInternational udice inT Bello, Valeria (forthcoming2016)‘Interculturalism asaNewFrameworktoreduce Prej- Research. tionships Affect AttitudesT Bello, Valeria (2015)‘InclusivenessasConstructionofOpenIdentity:HowSocialRela- nal ofMigrationandCulture. role ofmediaspacesandtechnospacesintheintegrationmigrants‘,Crossings: Jour Bello, Valeria Belongings,DualIdentitiesandCulturaliscomforts.The (2014)‘Virtual in Asia’,DevelopmentandChange. Amrith, MeghaandSunil(forthcoming2016)‘igration,HealthInequality grants: Representations in Film’,Third Text. Amrith, Megha(forthcoming2016)‘Urbanarginality andtheAffective LivesofMi- tricts’, SpecialIssueinUrbanStudies. Bloom, Katherine (eds),TheorisingNoncitizenship,SpecialIssueinCitizenshipStudies. Bloom, T Migration. turalism inTimes ofCrisis,SpecialIssueinInternational sis: AnIntroduction’ inBello,Valeria, Bloom,T (eds) tion andtheEuropean Union’,inBuhmann,Márquez CarrascoandRodríguez-Piñero Amrith, Paulo’, CitizenshipStudies. Amrith, Scholarly Articles zenship’, inBloom,T Bloom, T Migration Special IssueinInternational lo, Valeria, Bloom,T Bloom, T LegalDiscourse. Union Regime,SpecialIssueinHumanRightsandInternational Bloom, Control FunctionstoPrivateActors’,GlobalPolicy. Bloom, T Special IssueinCitizenshipStudies. rier SanctionsCannotbeJustified’, EthicsandGlobalPolitics. Corporate ResponsibilitytoRespectHumanRights: T Megha (forthcoming 2016) ‘T Megha (2015) ‘Pathways to Urban T endayi (2015)‘TheBusinessofNoncitizenship’,inBloom, endayi (2015)‘TheBusinessof Migration anagement:Delegating endayi (forthcoming2016) ‘Cleaning Dirty Hands? Private endayi (forthcoming2016)‘Intercultural DialogueintheGlobalState?’Bel- endayi andT endayi and Risse, Verena (2014) ‘Hidden imes ofCrisisinEuropean Countries’inBello,Valeria, Bloom,T endayi andAmrith,Megha(eds),Interculturalism inTimes ofCrisis , endayi andT onkiss, Katherine(2015)‘AnIntroduction toTheorisingNonciti- owards ImmigrantsinEuropean Societies‘,SocialIndicators endayi (forthcoming2016)‘Interculturalism inT onkiss, Katherine(eds),TheorisingNoncitizenship, entative Friendships in Citizenship for endayi andAmrith,Megha(eds)Intercul- Coercion at Low-Income São Paulo’s Inner-City The Emerging European State Borders: endayi andT Companies, Migrants in São imes ofCri- endayi and Why onkiss, Migra- Car Dis- - - 21 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 22 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT Ness, Imanueland Nair, Parvati (2015)‘T ralism’, inIEMEDYearbook 2014,IEMEDPublications. Nair, Parvati (2014),‘CulturalandReligiousPluralityinEurope: TheChallengesofPlu- (eds) TheRoutledgeCompaniontoCinemaandPolitics . Routledge. Muslims inT Loshitzky, Yosefa (forthcoming2016)‘ABridgeOverT dayi (eds),MigrationAcross Boundaries.London:Ashgate. Bloom, Saharan AfricatotheMediterraneanRegion.London:Ashgate. T Book Chapters Bloom, Saharan AfricatotheMediterraneanRegion.London:Ashgate. Bloom, Boundaries. London:Ashgate. interdisciplinary lenses’,inNair, ParvatiandBloom,T States andocietiesasDiasporaorT Bello, Valeria (2015)‘OntheBorder: Framing Migration Interconnectivity between tainable CitiesinAsia,Routledge. Addressing Inequalities,Promoting Sustainability’,inCaprotti, F. andLi,Y. (eds)Sus- Amrith, Megha(forthcoming2016)‘igrationandUrbanizationinContemporaryAsia: T ciability inAcademicDiscoursesonMigrationandCities’,Nair, ParvatiandBloom, Amrith, Megha(2015)‘CitiesasLivedSpaces:akingenseofEverydayigranto- T Bloom, T rica totheMediterraneanRegion.London:Ashgate. Gebrewold, Belachew(eds),UnderstandingMigrantDecisions:From Sub-SaharanAf- ranean RegionandSub-aharanMigrationDecision-aking’s’, inBloom,T Bloom, T Promised Land.London:Ashgate. the ‘ghosts’inBritishmigrationinfrastructure’, inKershen,Anne(ed),Londonthe Bloom, T and Bloom,T Ashgate. al Metropolis ofLondon’inKershen,Anne(ed),LondonthePromised Land . London: Nair, Parvati(2015),‘Undocumented, Unseen:TheMakingoftheEverydayinGlob - Imperialism. Palgrave. endayi and endayi (eds),MigrationAcross Boundaries . London:Ashgate. endayi and T T T endayi andGebrewold, Belachew(forthcoming2016)‘Introduction‘, inBloom, endayi (2015) ‘Composing theories of justice in an unjust world’ in endayi and endayi (forthcoming2016)‘PrivatisedMigrationanagementintheediter endayi and Nair, Parvati (2015), ‘Introduction’, endayi (2015)‘London’s role inthepolicyofdestitutionasylumseekers: wo RecentMediterraneanFilms’inTzioumakis,Yannis andMolloy, Claire Gebrewold, Belachew (eds), Gebrewold, Belachew (eds), endayi (eds)(2015)MigrationAcross Boundaries.London:Ashgate. Saer, Ba(eds) Gebrewold, Belachew (forthcoming 2016) ‘Conclusions‘, in Bloom, urbulent Roads:Imperialism,GlobalizationandMigration’,in The Palgrave Encyclopaedia of Imperialism and Anti- ransnationalism? Aresponsethrough formulated Understanding Migrant Decisions: From Sub- Understanding Migrant Decisions: From Sub- roubled W endayi (eds),MigrationAcross Nair, Parvati and Bloom, ater? LovingJewsand Nair, Parvati endayi and T en- - Camps’, UNU-GCMPolicyReport. Obradovic, Marija(2015)‘TheProtection ofFemaleRefugeesagainstSGBVin inCamps’,OurWorldbased Violence , 23October. Obradovic, Marija(2015)‘Protecting FemaleRefugeesagainstSexualandGender- from aReport’,openDemocracy9June. Neyts, Kate(2015)‘FemaleMigration,UrbanRelocationandRemakingHome:Excerpts ian GirlsatRisk’,OurWorld, 17September. burg‘, UNU-GCMPolicyReport. (2014) ‘TheInclusionofMigrantsinCities:ase St. Peters- Danilova, Victoria Migrants’, inOurWorld, 16July. (2014) ‘MediaandTheirRoleinShapingPublicAttitudes T Danilova, Victoria lenges thatArise‘,UNU-GCMPolicyReport. Guasp T under risk’,UNU-GCMPolicyReport. Guasp T Civil SocietyResponses‘,OurWorld, 18December. Desvachez, Fanny(2015)‘HumanitarianEngagement and theMediterranean ture’, OurWorld, 9January. Clor, Zaid (2015) ‘UndocumentedChildren: TheDangerousand UnknownFu- Journey World, 31July. Beste, Alice(2015)‘TheContributionsofRefugees:LiftingBarrierstoInclusion’, T Beste, Alice(2015)‘Education provision forSyrianrefugees inJordan, Lebanonand 2015 Interns’ Publications Annex 3. OtherPublications London: Ashgate. of Hospitality’inNair, ParvatiandBloom,T Nair, Parvati,(2015),‘StillPhotographyandMovingubjects: Migration intheFrame Clor, Zaid (2014) 2014 urkey: Preventing a“LostGeneration”’,UNU-GCMPolicyReport. eschendorff, Marta(2015)‘LossofAccesstoEducationPutsW eschendorff, Marta(2015)‘EducationinSyria:acatalysttogirls’well-being ‘T argeting Undocumented endayi (eds)MigrationAcross Boundaries . Migrants: Examining HB56 and the ell-being ofSyr owards Crisis: Chal- Our - 23 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 24 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT overn, Claire,McGovern, Clor, ZaidandBloom,T fective T overn, ClaireMcGovern, (2014) ‘Irregular Migration’?’,OurWorld, 30August. Stories oftheMediterraneanDisplaced’,OurWorld, 13August. Syria asillustrations. raised manyimportant questions, usingcurrent andrecent eventsinLibyaand sovereignty, borders. non-interference andthe inviolabilityof Hispresentation Responsibilityemerging to Protect principle of national challenges principles of Honorary Associate Research Fellow, UNU-GCM)gaveaseminaronhowthe Dr. Stelios Stavridis (ARAID SeniorResearch Fellow, Zaragoza Universityof and The ImpactofR2PonSovereignty, Research SeminarbyDr. SteliosStavridis 28 January2015 Annex 4. UNU-GCMEvents in2015 ClaireMcGovern, (2014) EU ‘ Regularization Programmes: An away from mainstream knowledge. narratives andopenupotherflowsof ies, thepresentation focusedonconcepts, terms, meanings andfeelings, whichmove representations. specificart projects, Basedonananalysisof selectedascasestud- knowledgeinrelation mobilityand bordervisions andmodesof to experiences of contemporaryseminar reflected visualarts uponthecapacityof tocreate alternative migration contemporary andmobilitythroughperiences of visualarts. thelensof The April 2015, gavearesearch seminarexploring narratives andrepresentations ex of Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio, Visiting Researcher at UNU-GCMfrom January to BashironHerman Mendolicchio Tracing Knowledge: Mobility, Borders Arts, Research and Visual Seminar by Dr. 15 April2015 could ensure decentworkinasectorthat isoften undervalued. in Spain. From theirownperspectives, thespeakers considered how theConvention rights; a Venezuelan domesticworker inBarcelona; theILO andtheDirector of office from theGeneral Workers Union withabackground insupporting migrant worker acompanymatching domesticworkersthe CEOof withemployers;arepresentative Domestic Workers Convention onfemalemigrants. Sharing theroundtable were: The OpenForum brought the experts togetheragroup todiscusstheimpactof of Convention avictoryformigrantwomen? Open ForumontheDomesticWorkers Convention:Isthe2011DomesticWorkers 19 February2015 ool toManageIrregular M igration? ‘,UNU-GCMPolicyReport.

‘Regularization Programs endayi (2014)‘’TheDream Lottery’ T W ithin the Effective European Union: An T ool to Manage ells the Ef- - Prof. Syed NomanulHaqandProf. Parvati Nair. PhotoCopyright ©2015, Casa Asia debate onpoliciesanddiscoursesrelating toirregular migration andrefugees. in Politics Dundee). at theUniversityof The seminarallowedforatimely andrelevant co- authored withSarah Léonard (Visiting Researcher at UNU-GCMand SeniorLecturer Dundee,University of gaveapaper on‘Refugees, SecurityandtheEuropean Union’, searcher at UNU-GCM, Jean MonnetChairandProfessor International Politics of at the Irregulartations Migrant of RightsinPublic Discourse’. Christian Kaunert, Visiting Re- UNU Office the Rector,of presented onthe‘Public Obligation: InterpreFraming of - David Passarelli, UNU-GCMHonorary Associate Research Fellow Staffat the of andChief Joint Research SeminarbyDavidPassarelli andProf. ChristianKaunert 28 May2015 was followedbyalivelyexchange withtheaudience. pressed inacomplex andcolourfuldevotionalculture. Histhought-provoking lecture as adoctrinewithcharacteristic spiritualorientation, andasapopularpractice ex Press. Dr. Haqoffered atextured lecture onthe nuanced distinctionbetweenSufism Oxford theStudiesUniversity inIslamicPhilosophyseriesof istan andGeneral Editorof Syed NomanulHaq, Professor Business atAdministration theInstituteof inKarachi, Pak UNU-GCM was pleased to collaborate withCasa Asia to organise thislecture byDr. glories anditspitfalls, Lecture byDr. SyedNomanulHaq its Sufism– Asian South of path alternative The Khusro? Amir with dances Who 27 May2015 rity: nationalism, migration andradicalization. A livelydiscussionwithattendees followed. USA, explored identitypoliticsandtheirrelationship three dimensionsof tointernalsecu- Dr. John D. Occhipinti, Professor Political of Science, Canisius College, Buffalo, New York, EU andUS,Research Seminar byDr. JohnD.Occhipinti An AmericanPerspectiveonEuropean IdentityPolitics:Securityimplicationsforthe 27 May2015 - - 25 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 26 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT events that engagedwithartistic andvisualrepresentations thekey themes. of perspectivesandexperiences.gether adiversityof The conference alsoincluded side- participants, institutionsaround whocamefrom theworld, anumberof brought to- discrimination andfemalemigration. The stimulating discussionsamongconference demic research intodialoguewithdebates intheUnitedNations that address gender home,of workandurbanspacespolicyresponses tofemalemobilites. Itputaca- nationalism, labour, identityconstruction, processes of thesociocultural reconstruction Socio-cultural Change’examined topicssuchasfemaleagency, diasporas and trans- The international conference hostedbyUNU-GCMon‘Female Agency, Mobilityand Conference onFemaleAgency, MobilityandSocio-culturalChange 11-12 June2015 women whoparticipated intheproject. Durham University and was followed by a roundO´Neill of table discussion with three er publicinBarcelona. This publiceventopenedwithlecture byProfessor Maggie event onwhichbrought the Women the World of project anditsfindingstoawid- UNU-GCM andtheCentre deCultura Contempor The NewBarcelonians: Migration,Work andFamilyintheCity 11 June2015 Women of the WomenWorld of Exhibition. PhotoCopyright ©2015, Tatiana Diniz ania deBarcelona (CCCB) heldan Photo Copyright ©2015, Robert Ramos, Fundació Privada del’HospitallaSantaCreu iSantPau projection of the UN logo as part of theUN´s“Turn theUN logoaspartprojection of of the World Blue” initiative. world music. The Sant Pau Art Nouveau sitewasthen illuminated inUNbluewith a civil society leaders the four and UN the agencies,Directors of as well as a concert of (UN-HABITAT/GWOPA). Itfeatured governmentrepresentatives, theparticipation of (UN-HABITAT/CRPP) andGlobal Water Operators Partnerships Alliance Secretariat Strengthening (WHO/Europe), UN-HABITAT’s CityResilience Profiling Programme offices operating at thesite:UNU-GCM, WHOBarcelona Office for Health Systems Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site. The event was organised in collaboration with the four UN Barcelona theUnitedNations celebrated withaneventat the the70thanniversaryof Celebration ofthe70thAnniversaryUnited Nations 23 October2015 and contrasts betweenhome, workandthecityforfirstgeneration femaleimmigrants. cupations andprofessional backgrounds, Women the World of explores theoverlaps diverseethnicities, immigrant womenof ages,of socialclasses, educational levels, oc- project combinesoral historywithdocumentary photography. Byfocusingonarange Nair, withoral interviewsandphotography byUNU-GCMresearcher Tatiana Diniz, the immigrant womenlivingandworkinginBarcelona. Led byUNU-GCMDirector, Parvati displayed until 31 August. The exhibition features sixteen photographs and stories of augurated at theSantRafael Pavilion the SantPau of Art Nouveau Site, where itwas The photoexhibition Women the World: of Homeand Work inBarcelona wasin- Women oftheWorld: HomeandWork inBarcelona, Exhibition 12 June2015 27 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 28 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT Site inBarcelona. theUnitedNations 2030 of Agenda’, whichtookplaceat theSantPau Art Nouveau conference entitled ‘Connecting Actors for Sustainable Development in the Context theUNU-GCM team presented a Members of theirwork inthisseminaraspart of All Empowering and Women andGirls Equality Gender Achieving Catalonia: in Women Migrant 11 November2015 and grievability, andButleraddressed several migration-related topicsinthediscussion. (CCCB). GCM Director Parvati Nair offered a paper engaging with Butler’s work on mobility seminar with Judith Butler, hostedbytheCentre deCultura Contemporànea deBarcelona The UNU-GCM team had the privilege to co-organise and participate in an academic Seminar withJudithButler 6 November2015 with theCentre deCultura Contemporànea deBarcelona (CCCB) toorganize this event. gender performativity,of precarity and migration. UNU-GCMwaspleased to collaborate ley. Butlerdelivered alecture entitled Bodies That Still Matter, focusingontheconcepts RhetoricandComparativeDepartment of Literature California, at theUniversityof Berke- UNU-GCM wasgreatly honoured towelcome Judith Butler, MaxineElliotProfessor inthe Bodies ThatStillMatter:AnnualGuestLecture byJudithButler 5 November2015 Prof. Judith Butler. PhotoCopyright ©2015, Miquel Taverna, CCCB conference onStatelessness and Transcontinental Migration in July 2014. Tasneem GalleryinBarcelona andwasfirstlaunchedinconjunctionwithUNU-GCM’s photographic narratives reached awidepublic. The exhibition wasinitiallyhostedby libraries within thenetwork,between anumberof ensuringthat Halaka’s powerful by the Gerència de Serveis de Biblioteques de la Diputació de Barcelona), moved cooperation withtheBarcelona Provincial MunicipalLibraries Council (led Networkof Palestinianof refugees by John Halaka. This exhibition, co-organized byUNU-GCMin ‘Portraits Denial & Desire’ is a of multidisciplinary project on photographic narrative Exhibition: ‘PortraitsofDenialandDesire’ byJohnHalaka Throughout 2015 politicalparticipationsharing theirwide-ranging experiences andactivism. of Asian communitiesinBarcelonaof participated inthislivelyroundtable anddiscussion, immigrant politicalparticipationof in Barcelona. Several representatives and members UNU-GCM organised aroundtable eventincollaboration withCasa Asia onthetopic Immigration andPoliticalParticipation:experiencesinBarcelona 26 November2015 Photo Copyright ©2015, Eva Guillamet 29 UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE AND MOBILITY - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT Photo Copyright © Robert Ramos, Fundació Privada de l’Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau Sant Manuel Pavilion Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site C/ Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167 08025 Barcelona, Spain

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