Program

08:30–09:00 Registration and coffee

09:00–09:50 Opening

Welcome by Tone Fløtten, Managing Director of Fafo

Opening speech by The Prime Minister of Norway, Erna Solberg

Keynote speech of the day: Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen: The End of the Deterrence Paradigm? Future Directions for Global Refugee Policy. Presentation (pdf)

Conference host: Jon Rogstad, Research Director, Fafo

Photo: Alf Tore Bergsli/Fafo

09:50–11:00 Europe as Destination – European Migration Management

Katja Franko: Policing the Borderlands of Europe: Humanitarian Ideals at the Crossroads. Presentation (pdf)
Anette Brunovskis: The Use and Abuse of the Human Trafficking Framework. Presentation (pdf)
Helgi Gunnlaugsson: Europeans as Migrants, Human Rights and Penal Policy. Presentation (pdf)

Chair: Brita Sydhoff   
 
11:00–11:20 Coffeebreak

11:20–12:35 Protection in Europe – The Common European Asylum System for the Future

Jens Vedsted-Hansen: The Common European Asylum System version 3.0 – Next Stop towards Protection Solutions or Stop for Asylum Seekers? Presentation (pdf)
Vigdis Vevstad: From Dublin III to Dublin IV – A Shortsighted Improvement
Erna Blöndal: Managing Migration - Legal and Safe Pathways to Europe

Chair: Cecilia Bailliet

12:35–13:20 Lunch

13:20–14:35 Return Policies 

May-Len Skilbrei: The Role of Return in European Migration Management. Presentation (pdf)
Erlend Paasche: Assisted Return: Why not Trust a Host State? Presentation (pdf)
Kristian Takvam Kindt
       
Chair: Eeva Nykänen

14:35–14:55 Coffeebreak

14:55–16:00 The Nordic Perspective – What are the Realistic Political Solutions?

Pia Prytz Phiri, UNHCR
Martin Wyss, IOM
Ann-Magrit Austenå, NOAS

Moderated conversation with political commentators:
Norway: Magnus Takvam
Denmark: Amalie Kestler

Closing comment from today’s keynote speaker: Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen

Chair: Kjetil M. Larsen

16:00 The End

Arrangører

Konferansen arrangeres i regi av Fafo, i samarbeid med Norsk senter for menneskerettigheter og the Nordic Institute for Migration and Refugee Policy, og er finansiert av Utenriksdepartementet.

Fafo-tv: Lenker til opptak for de fire sesjonene:

09.00-11.00
Opening & Europe as Destination – European Migration Management 

11.20-12.35
Protection in Europe – The Common European Asylum System for the Future 

13.20-14.35
Return Policies

14.55-16.00
The Nordic Perspective – What are the Realistic Political Solutions?

Tidligere arrangement

Høsten 2015 arrangerte Fafo frokostserien Fra Aleppo til Alvdal: Et globalt perspektiv på flyktningkrisen. De tre seminarene var:

13. oktober: Utfordringer og alternativer for europeisk asylpolitikk.  

15. oktober: Kan syriske flyktninger hjelpes der de er?

20. oktober: Hvordan kan Norge ta imot og bosette flyktningene? 

Program og presentasjoner kan lastes ned fra seminarenes nettside. Opptak av seminarene kan ses på Fafo-tv.