Past Events

The Institute for Migration Studies commits to partnering with academic institutions, think tanks, UN Agencies, INGOs and local organizations to organize events that focus on various aspects of Migration Studies, and shed light on emerging themes within this discipline. In partnership with the aforementioned entities, the IMS continues to organize Summer/Winter Schools, conferences, trainings, workshops and panels along these lines.

A comprehensive list of events can be found below:

• Contributions of Migration to Development in the MENA: Cases from Lebanon and Jordan

• The MENA Youth Study Panel: Prospects, Aspirations and Opportunities for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

• “I’m Traumatized for Life”: The Gender Dimensions of Sexual Violence Against Migrant Domestic Workers in Post-Crisis Lebanon

• Workshop on Participatory and Ethical Approaches to Researching LGBTIQ+ Refugees in Forced Displacement Contexts

• Information Session: “Migration, Development and Displacement” Book Series 

• Employing Agency & Social Capital in Restrictive Host Countries: Refugee-led Organizations Navigating Ambiguous Policies & Making Impact

• Refugees Beyond the Headlines: Navigating Emerging and Protracted Challenges

• Coping with Uncertainty: Durable Solutions for Migrant and Refugee Children

• SOGIESC and Working With LGBTIQ+ Persons in Forced Displacement

• Summer School on Internal Displacement in the Middle East

• The Economic Reality of Refugees in a Post-2019 Era

• From Education to Employment? Young People’s Trajectories in the Context of Protracted Displacement in Lebanon and Jordan

• Winter School on Environmental Migration in International Legal and Policy Frameworks

• Joint Lecture on “Statelessness as a Permanent State? Regional Interpretations in International Legal Frameworks

• Hybrid Methodology Seminar on Ethical Approaches to Conducting Research in Conflict and Humanitarian Settings