You are wholeheartedly invited to the Annual LDE-GMD Conference! Please save the date for Wednesday, November 13th, 2024.
This year, we will host the conference in Leiden - We will delve into the intricate relationship between the past, present, and future of migration and diversity governance - We will explore how the past shapes our current society and what implications it holds for the future. You will find the latest information regarding the 2024 GMD Conference on this page.
Register for the 2024 GMD Conference
Conference Programme
12:00- 12:30 Walk-in and Conference registration (with Coffee and tea)
12:30 – 12:40 Welcome and plenary opening
- Marlou Schrover (Leiden University)
- LDE GMD Student Board
12:40-13:25 Opening keynote with Q&A
- Anna Mazurkiewicz (University of Gdansk)
13:40- 14:40 Panel sessions (ROUND I)
14:55- 15:55 Panel sessions (ROUND II)
16:10- 16:30 Launch of White Paper
- Reinout Kleinhans (TU/ Delft) and Imke van Gardingen (FNV)
16:30- 16:55 Closing plenary keynote and discussion
- Łukasz Szulc (University of Manchester) and Andrew Shield (Leiden University)
16:55- 17:00 Closing
- Marlou Schrover (Leiden University)
17:00-18:00 Networking Drinks
Opening Keynote
Read More: Keynote Abstract & Anna Mazurkiewicz Bio
Closing Keynote
Read More: Keynote Abstract & Łukasz Szulc Bio
Panel Sessions
Read More: Panel Abstract & Information
Panel Overview
LDE GMD Institution Abbreviation
- LU - Leiden university
- TUD - TU Delft University of Technology | BK - Faculty of Architecture (TUD)
- EUR - Erasmus University Rotterdam | ESSB - Erasmus School of Social and Behavioral Science ESHCC - Erasmus School of History, Culture, & Communication | ISS - International Institute of Social Studies
ROUND I
S1 Building Better Communities: Critical Perspectives and Collaborative Solutions for Inclusion and Liveability in the Netherlands
- Roel O. Lutkenhaus - New Momentum & Center for Digital Inclusion, U Twente
- Ludo Pfaff – New Momentum Rotterdam
- Lieke Galbraith - Stichting Mano
- Adel Al Baghdadi – Stichting Mano & We Organization
- Amanda Alencar – ESHCC, EUR
- Noemi Mena Montes – Department of Language & Communication, Radboud U
- Audrey Esteban –BK, TU
S2 Navigating Hegemonic Western Queer Discourses and Local Conceptualisations of Sexuality
- Andrew Shield – Institute for History, LU
- Jamel Buhari – Institute for History, LU
- Elias Tissandier-Nasom – Leiden Law School, LU
- Alex Huang – ESSB, EUR
S3 The Architecture of Migration Governance
- Negar Sanaan Bensi - Borders & Territories group, BK-TUD
- Marc Schoonderbeek - Borders & Territories group, BK-TUD
- Aleksandar Stanicic - Borders & Territories group, BK-TUD
- Zeynep Kasli -ISS, EUR
- Houry Jamkojian - BK, TUD
- Jessica Steinman - ESSB, EUR
- Stefan Gzyl - BK, TUD
- Dirim Dinçer, BK/TUD
- Aleksandar Stanicic - BK, TUD
- Thea Hilhorst - ISS, EUR
S4 The Economic and Political Aspects of Migrant Integration in the Netherlands
- Olaf van Vliet - Department of Economics, LU
- Eduard Suari-Andreu - Department of Economics, LU
- Corné van Ree - Department of Economics, LU
- Bert van Sitphout-Kramer - Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis - CPB
- Ministry of Justice and Security
- Peter Scholten (discussant) - ESSB, EUR
S5 Unveiling Dutch Racism: Historical Perspectives on Colonialism, Migration, and Anti-Racism Movements
- Suzan Abozyid - Institute for History, LU
- Nadia Bouras - Institute for History, LU
- Karwan Fatah-Black - Institute for History, LU
ROUND II
S6 Changing the Narratives of Migration
- Simona Vezzoli - ISS, EUR- EUR
- Ingrid Mulder - Faculty of Human-Centered Design, TUD
- Nina Staal - IOM the Netherlands, Moving the Middle project
- Katharina Natter, LU, ‘Teaching Immigration in European Schools’ (TIES) project
- Prof. Matthijs van Dijk - Reframing Studio, TUD
- Ariele Empirio - Strategic social designer
- Riccardo Biggi - LU
S7 Diversifying loneliness
- Prof. Tineke Fokkema - EUR/Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI-KNAW)
- Dr. Dimitra - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, TUD
- Dr. Yke Bauke Eisma Mechanical Engineering, TUD
- Dr. Paul van Trigt - Institute for History, LU
S8 Evolving Discourses, Policies, and Practice: International Student Mobility in a Polarized Netherlands
- Dr. Maria Schiller - ESSB, EUR
- Dr. Özge Bilgili, ERCOMER - Utrecht University
- Dr. Bahar Sakizlioglu - Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), EUR
- Luke van de Wouw - ESSB, EUR
- Dr. Gian-Louis Hernandez - Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
- Dr. Christof van Mol - Tilburg University
S9 Situating the digital futures of migration in relation to the past and present
- Mirjam Twigt - Faculty of Humanities, LU
- Nanneke Winters - ISS, EUR
- Zeynep Kasli - ISS, EUR
- Jovan Pesalj - Faculty of Humanities, LU
S10 The Incorporation of Immigrants in the Welfare State: Socio-Historical and Experimental Evidence in and Beyond Europe
- Alexandre Afonso - Institute of Public Administration, LU
- Zeynep Balcioglu Tasma - Department of Economics, LU
- Thijs Lindner - ESSB, EUR
- Emily Anne Wolff - Institute of Public Administration, LU