Exploring the Dimensions of Refugee Inclusion: Social Structures, Institutions and Strategies Conference
2018/19 Mercator-IPC Fellows Maissam Nimer and Jannes Tessmann convened an international conference on “Exploring the Dimensions of Refugee Inclusion” on November 28-29, 2019 at the Consulate General of the Netherlands, Istanbul.
The first keynote speech of the conference “Shifting the Gaze: Beyond Inclusion and Social Cohesion toward Refugee-Refugee Relationality” was given by Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh from University College London on November 28 at the Consulate-General of the Netherlands. The second keynote speech of the conference “Rethinking ‘Inclusion’: Coloniality, Patriarchy and the Administrator’s Gaze in ‘Refugee Inclusion’ Projects” was given by Prem Kumar Rajaram from Central European University on November 29, 2019 at the Consulate-General of the Netherlands.
Maissam Nimer
Maissam Nimer is a sociologist working in the fields of sociology of migration, education, and gender with a regional focus on the Middle East and Turkey.
msnimer@gmail.com
Jannes Tessmann
Jannes Tessmann is a political scientist working on the governance of global industries. His research explores how states and private sector organizations regulate globally dispersed production networks and how these public and private forms of governance interact with each other. His regional focus is on West Africa, India, and Turkey.
jannes.tessmann@stiftung-mercator.de