The Autumn Academy was a symposium for senior public officials, NGO leaders, academic experts and foundations from across Europe, held in Oxford. It provided a unique opportunity for those responsible for developing and implementing policies towards irregular (undocumented) migrants at the international, EU, national or city level to share their knowledge, expertise and ideas; to consider the implications of the latest research evidence and analysis; to learn from those addressing similar challenges in other parts of the world and to critique policy and practice options.
Informed by evidence on the changing demography of irregular migrants in Europe, in light of the refugee crisis, the symposium explored over four intense days of discussion and reflection the policy challenges posed. Taking account of the evolving international and European legal and policy frameworks, the symposium addressed the key questions being addressed at differing tiers of governance, from international fora to the particular issues faced by cities and other municipal authorities. It gave particular attention to areas of recent and potential policy development relating to enforcement, social policies and access to justice; considering the framing of these issues in political discourse before a final session on key themes, reflections and future agendas. The agenda provided an opportunity to learn from differing approaches in United States, considering their potential applicability to the differing contexts in Europe. It also drew on learning from civil society. Participants contributed to the agenda as speakers, respondents, and session chairs.
The symposium was organised by the Global Exchange on Migration and Diversity, the knowledge-exchange arm of the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) at the University of Oxford. Funding was provided by The Social Change Initiative, supported by Atlantic Philanthropies, as a programme within its own Migrant Learning Exchange initiative.
Final Report
What did we learn?
Autumn Academy Speakers and Participants
18 - 20 September 2019
18 - 19 March 2019
10 - 13 September 2018
23 May 2018
27 October 2017
18 - 22 September 2017
18:00 - 19:30, Monday 16 September 2013
Tuesday 30th April 2013
18:30 -20:00, Monday 12 March 2012
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