The lived realities of refugees: Between external perception and aesthetic needs
Migration Working Group
When
19 November 2024
14:00 - 15:30 CET
Where
Seminar Room Mansarda, Villa Schifanoia and online
Seminar room Mansarda, Villa Schifanoia and online
What can help displaced people to perceive and relate to their environment more positively?
The first session of the 2024/25 seminar series analyses the experiences of displaced people from two distinct perspectives. Devora Neumark, Stephanie Acker and Tobias Hillenbrand will discuss two different studies linked by the potential for policy recommendations in relation to displaced people.
One paper that uses extensive surveys to examine German attitudes towards Syrian refugees. It reveals both well-intentioned empathy and outright rejection. This evidence-based study is accompanied by a more conceptual paper re-evaluating Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs when it comes to life in refugee shelters. In this case, speakers will draw attention to architectural aesthetics and beauty as factors not previously considered.
Check here the upcoming dates of the rest of the seminars organised by the Migration Working Group.
Contact
Migration Policy Centre Secretariat
Send an emailScientific Organiser
Eréndira León
European University Institute
Maxine Both
European University Institute
Leon Adrian Boveland
Fabian Riesinger
Discussant
James Dennison
Migration Policy Centre, RSCAS, EUI
Clare Fox-Ruhs
Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, EUI
Speaker
Stephanie Acker
Migration Policy Centre (MPC) of the EUI’s Robert Schuman Centre
Forced Migration and Refugee Studies Fellow Devora Neumark
PhD Student Tobias Hillenbrand
Moderator
Fabian Riesinger