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17
September
2015
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16:30
Europe/London

Refugee Crisis Expert Media Group

  • The speakers below are experienced communicators
  • They cover various aspects of the crisis
Professor Mukesh Kapila

As each day brings a new dimension to Europe’s catastrophic refugee crisis, The University of Manchester is able to offer considerable expert analysis on the crisis and the international community’s reaction to it.

The speakers below are experienced communicators, well used to providing quick and accessible commentary, explanation and opinion to the public. They cover various aspects of the crisis including migration, asylum, immigration, international development, international law and politics.

Experts on migration, asylum and immigration

International development experts

Political experts

  • Dr Rob Ford is a political sociologist with expertise in immigration, migration and refugee politics, voting behaviour and support for the extreme right. He’s one of the country’s leading experts on Ukip and a regular commentator in the media.
    rob.ford@manchester.ac.uk
  • Dr Maria Sobolewska is a Senior Lecturer in Politics interested in the political integration of immigrants and representation of ethnic minorities in Britain, public perceptions of integration, and the production and framing of public opinion of British Muslims as well as the political parties' responses to diversity and immigration.
    maria.sobolewska@manchester.ac.uk
  • Dr James Pattison is a Senior Lecturer in Politics who has written widely on humanitarian intervention, the responsibility to protect, and the ethics of war. His book, Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect: Who Should Intervene?, was published by Oxford University Press in 2010.
    james.pattison@manchester.ac.uk

International law

  • Jean d'Aspremont is a Professor of International Law who is an expert on the use of force, collective security, statehood and democracy. He acted as counsel before the International Court of Justice and as an expert for constitutional bodies in Arab countries in transition following the Arab Spring.
    jean.daspremont@manchester.ac.uk
  • Iain Scobbie is a Professor of International Law who has an interest in international humanitarian law, international adjudication, the role of the International Court of Justice, and the theory of international law.
    iain.scobbie@manchester.ac.uk.

From 14-16 September The University of Manchester’s Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute and Save the Children’s Humanitarian Affairs Team are hosting a conference officially associated to the World Humanitarian Summit. It is also formally linked to the International Humanitarian Studies Association.

The International Conference: A Quest for Humanitarian Effectiveness? will reflect on the evolution and consequence of existing approaches to understanding and improving humanitarian effectiveness.  It will contribute to reflections leading to the first World Humanitarian Summit (which will be held in Istanbul on 26 and 27 May 2016). The conference will build an academic and practitioner network and use and #effectiveness

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