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Tag Archives: World Social Forum
Guest Contribution: Reports from the #WSFM / # FSMM in São Paulo
Earlier this month, the 7th edition of the World Social Forum of Migration (WSFM) took place in São Paulo. I was not able to attend, but award-winning blogger Rodrigo Borges Delfim has closely followed the process. The founder of … Continue reading
Posted in Migration, WSFM
Tagged #Migrants, #MigrantsRights, Brazil, Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, global governance, human rights, Migrant worker, migration, multiculturalism, NGO, Non-governmental organization, United Nations, United States, World Social Forum, WSFM
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World Social Forum on Migrations 2016: A regional affair?
You might not have noticed it, but the World Social Forum on Migrations gathered this month in São Paulo, Brazil, for its 7th meeting. According to the organizers, “3,600 militants and activists from 57 countries from all continents” came together … Continue reading
Posted in WSFM
Tagged #Migrants, #MigrantsRights, Africa, Asia, borders, Brazil, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, global governance, human rights, Mexico, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, Non-governmental organization, South America, World Social Forum, WSFM
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Update on the 6th World Social Forum on Migrations #WSFM in Johannesburg: Schedule available
More information has been released about the upcoming 6th World Social Forum on Migrations (#WSFM) that will take place from the 5th until the 8th December 2014 at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. The program will consist of Plenary … Continue reading
Posted in Migration, WSFM
Tagged Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, global governance, human rights, Immigration, integration, Migrant worker, migration, multiculturalism, NGO, Philippines, South Africa, UN migrant worker convention, World Social Forum, WSFM
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Global migration week in Stockholm: #PGA and #GFMD civil society programs online
This Friday marks the start of 8 days of intensive discussions, networking – and maybe results? – on global migration and development in Stockholm. The 8th People’s Global Action on Migration, Development & Human Rights (PGA) will meet from 9 … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, Migration, PGA, WSFM
Tagged Circular migration, civil society, development, gender, gfmd, global governance, human rights, Immigration, integration, International Catholic Migration Commission, Migrant worker, migration, multiculturalism, NGO, Non-governmental organization, pga, Sweden, United Nations, World Social Forum
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#Migration Outlook 2014 Pt. I: 6th World Social Forum on Migrations (#WSFM) in Johannesburg
Finally, the dates for the 6th World Social Forum on Migrations (WSFM) have been announced: It will take place from the 5th until the 8th December 2014 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The last two WSFMs have marked the first meetings in Latin … Continue reading
Posted in Migration, WSFM
Tagged Africa, Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, gfmd, global governance, human rights, Johannesburg, Migrant worker, migration, multiculturalism, NGO, Non-governmental organization, South Africa, UN migrant worker convention, World Social Forum, WSFM
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Out now: My book chapter “A Tale of Two Tactics: Civil Society and Competing Visions of Global Migration Governance from Below”
Today, the edited volume by Martin Geiger and Antoine Pecoud “Disciplining the Transnational Mobility of People” has been published. The contributions critically examine how “a core feature of contemporary migration politics lies in the claim to regulate and discipline the … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, IAMR, Migration, PGA, WSFM
Tagged Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, gfmd, Global Forum on Migration, Global Forum on Migration and Development, global governance, human rights, iamr, ILO, Immigration, International Catholic Migration Commission, International Labour Organization, Mexico, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, Organization, pga, Philippines, UN migrant worker convention, United Nations, World Social Forum
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Post- #HLD2013: What`s Next? (WTO and more…)
It is not the beginning of the end – just the end of the beginning…The old saying seems particularly fitting in the case of the 2013 UN High-Level Dialogue on Migration and Development. It has been an extremely busy week … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, Migration, UN HLD, WSFM
Tagged Bali, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, gfmd, global governance, human rights, Johannesburg, migration, NGO, Sweden, World Social Forum, World Trade Organization, WSFM, WTO
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Out now: my review essay on “Global migration governance without migrants?”
Greetings from New York, where I have arrived right in time for the UN High Level Dialogue on Migration and Development. So has my review essay on „Global migration governance without migrants? The nation-state bias in the emerging policies and … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, IAMR, ILO, Migration, PGA, UN HLD, WSFM
Tagged #Migrants, #MigrantsRights, #PGA2013, #UNHLD, -#8Points5Years, Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, Forced migration, gender, gfmd, global governance, Global Television Network, human rights, iamr, ILO, Immigration, International Catholic Migration Commission, International migration, Migrant worker, migration, Nation state, New York, pga, UN migrant worker convention, United Nations, United States, World Social Forum
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HLD parallel event I: Registration open for People’s Global Action (PGA) on Migration, Development and Human Rights
(At least) two parallel events organized by civil socety will take place during the UN High-Level Dialogue (HLD) this coming October. One of them is the People’s Global Action (PGA) on Migration, Development and Human Rights, a process that actually … Continue reading
Posted in GFMD in General, PGA, UN HLD, WSFM
Tagged Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, gfmd, global governance, human rights, iamr, International Catholic Migration Commission, Manila, Mauritius, Mexico, Migrant worker, migration, multiculturalism, NGO, Non-governmental organization, pga, UN migrant worker convention, United Nations, United States, World Social Forum, WSFM
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Some news reports on the World Social Forum
Here are links to some media reports on the WSFM – the pickings are rather slim so far… (to be updated)
Posted in Migration, WSFM
Tagged Asia, Filipino people, Manila, Mauritius, Philippine, World Social Forum, World Social Forum on Migration, WSFM
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The GFMD, Migration, Development and Human Rights 