Urban Migration Governance: Negotiating Autonomy and Belonging in Cities

The teams of the BROAD-ER Project will present five papers at the 21st IMISCOE Annual Conference in Lisbon (2-5 July 2024).

The panel titled "Urban Migration Governance: Negotiating Autonomy and Belonging in Cities" will focus on urban migration governance, particularly on autonomy, belonging, and diplomatic strategies in cities.

Through the case studies from Istanbul, Amsterdam, and Barcelona, the papers explore how cities and local actors navigate challenges and opportunities in the governance of international migration.

From GRITIM-UPF, Rafik Arfaoui and Diletta Marcucci will present their papers and Ricard Zapata-Barrero will be discussant.

Practical information

 Friday 5 July 2024

 09:00 -10:30 h (CET)

 ISCTE campus, Building 2, Av. das Forças Armadas, 1649-026 Lisboa, Portugal

Panel structure 

Chairs: Ahmet Içduygu (MiReKoc) and Jan Rath (UvA)

Discussant: Ricard Zapata-Barrero (GRITIM-UPF)

Paper 1

Title: Barcelona as a “City of Refuge”: Hopes and Mirages of Autonomy in the Urban Governance of International Migration

Author: Rafik Arfaoui (GRITIM-UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra)

Paper 2

Title: Am I Amsterdam? Negotiating Migration Governance From Below Under Neoliberal Urbanism

Author: Norma Schemschat (UvA)

Paper 3

Title: From City Halls to the World: Istanbul’s Migration Diplomacy

Authors: Pelin Kılınçarslan (MiReKoc, Koç University) Ceren Kulkul (MiReKoc, Koç University) Birce Altıok (MiReKoc, Koç University)

Paper 4

Title: Migration, Earthquake, and City Diplomacy in a Centralised and Unitary State: The Case of Istanbul Municipality’s Earthquake Management Policies

Author: Gülşen Doğan (MiReKoc, Koç University)

Paper 5

Title: Diversity Incorporation in Permanent Cultural Festivals: Case Studies of Barcelona and Amsterdam

Author: Diletta Marcucci (GRITIM-UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra)