EGAP Policy Workshop
Register for the Policy Workshop here.
Title: Migration and Conflict: From Evidence to Solutions
Location: Room S8, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Maison de la Paix, Geneva
Summary: Today, drivers of human migration include conflict, economic, social, and environmental factors. This half day-long workshop engages practitioners and academics in examining issues and trends in the movement of people. The workshop presents findings of recent experimental research on drivers of migration, conflict, and peace with a focus on actionable insights and policy recommendations. Because successful uptake of evidence benefits from close partnerships between academics and practitioners, this workshop will discuss challenges and opportunities for furthering collaboration in this space.
Format: Round table discussions / panel presentations / 40-60 participants from academia, governments, international and non-governmental organizations
Thursday, October 10
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| 1:20-1:30pm | Welcome and Introductions: Simone Dietrich (University of Geneva, EGAP) | |
| 1:30-2:30pm | Crosscutting roundtable on practitioner-research partnerships: from evidence to solutions Moderator: Simone Dietrich Participants: Petru Dumitru (Inspector, Joint Inspections Unit, United Nations) Rebecca Wolfe (Mercy Corps and EGAP) Jacobus de Hoop (Manager of Humanitarian Policy Research, UNICEF Office of Research, Innocenti) |
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2:30-3:30pm
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Moderator: Morgan Holmes (World Bank)
Presentation 1: Migration and Misinformation in Nigeria by Macartan Humphreys
Practitioner Response: Sybella Wilkes (Senior Communications Officer, UNHCR)
Q&A
Presentation 2: Diversity Without Adversity? Refugees Efforts to Integrate Marginally Offset Identiy-Based Bias by Tolga Sinmazdemir |
Moderator: Alyoscia D`Onofrio (International Rescue Committee)
Presentation 1: Promoting Recovery and Resilience for Victims of Violence and Refugees: Lessons from Colombia by Andres Moya Practitioner Response: Nils Rosemann (Head Centre of Competence Conflict and Human Rights, Swiss, Agency for Development and Cooperation)
Q&A
Presentation 2: Harnessing the Power of Stories to Promote Peace in Conflict Contexts by Rezarta Bilali
Practitioner Response: Katia Papagianni (Director, Policy and Mediation Support, Center for Humanitarian Dialogue)
Q&A
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| 3:30-4:00pm | Coffee Break | |
| 4:00-5:00pm |
Presentation 3: How Do Refugee Crises End? The Micro-Dynamics of Refugee Return by Dominik Hangartner
Practitioner Response: Michelle Leighton (Chief, Labour Migration Branch, ILO)
Q&A
Presentation 4: Impacts of Humanitarian Assistance: Experimental Evidence from the Congo by Maarten Voors
Practitioner Response: Simone Giger (Head, Migration and Development, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation)
Q&A
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Presentation 3: Vocational Training and Urban Youth in Nigeria by Alex Scacco
Practitioner Response: Tine Staermose (Senior Adviser to ILO`s Deputy Director-General for Policy)
Q&A
Presentation 4: How Recognizing Ethnic Identity Promotes Peace by Cyrus Samii
Practitioner Response: Mona Rishmawi (Chief of Rule of Law and Non-Discrimination Branch, The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights)
Q&A
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| 5:00-5:30pm | Wrap-up and Future Events | |
| 5:30-6:30pm | Reception | |
EGAP Thematic Working Group Meetings
Friday, October 11
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Institutions & Governance Working Group
(Conference Room M 2130) |
Conflict Working Group
(Conference Room M 2140) |
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8:30-9:00a
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Breakfast
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9:00-9:30a
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Plenary Session: Welcome from Simone Dietrich & Cyrus Samii
(Conference Room M 2150) |
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9:30-10:30a
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Julien Labonne, paper, Voter Responses to Emotional Appeals: Evidence from Door-to-Door Visits in the Philippines
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Rezarta Bilali, paper, The Power of Stories: Fictional Narratives Can Influence Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions in Contexts of Violent Extremism
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10:30-11:00a
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Coffee Break
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11:00a-12:00p
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Miriam Golden, paper, "Press 1 for Roads": Motivating Programmatic Politics in Pakistan
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Graeme Blair & Jeremy Weinstein, paper, Building Trusted, Effective Police in the Global South: Evidence on Community Policing from Six Coordinated Field Experiments |
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12:00-1:30p
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Lunch
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1:30-2:30p
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Jennifer Bussell, research design, Politicians as Participants: When Will Elected Officials Take Part in Academic Research?
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Tolga Sinmazdemir, research design, Elite survey on immigration in Turkey
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2:30-3:00p
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Coffee Break
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3:00-4:00p
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Plenary session: Daniel Posner, talk, Assessing the effectiveness of PAPs
(Conference Room M 2150) |
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4:00-4:15p
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Short Break
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| 4:15-5:15p | Small group research discussions: Thematic groups | |
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6:00p onward
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Networking and Dinner at Restaurant UN Port
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Saturday, October 12
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Institutions & Governance Working Group
(Conference Room M 2130) |
Conflict Working Group
(Conference Room M 2140) |
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9:00-9:30a
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Breakfast
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9:30-10:30a
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Helen Milner, paper, Results on the effects of aid versus oil on accountability in Uganda and Ghana
Session chair: Oliver James
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Leonardo Arriola, research design, Documenting Electoral Violence: Assessing Tradeoffs in Data Collection Methodologies
Session chair: Flora Myamba
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10:30-11:00a
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Coffee Break
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11:00a-12:00p
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Peter Loewen, paper, How Do Politicians Bargain? Evidence from Ultimatum Games with Legislators
Session chair: Raul Pacheco-Vega
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Maarten Voors, paper, Impacts of Humanitarian Assistance: Experimental Evidence from the Congo
Session chair: Michael Gilligan
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12:00-1:30p
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Lunch
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1:30-2:30p
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Plenary session: Review of APSA Human Subjects Protection report
Committee: Melina Platas and Tolga Sinmazdemir
(Conference Room M 2150) |
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2:30-3:00p
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Coffee Break
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3:00-4:00p
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Martin Valdivia, paper and research design, Nudging Microentrepreneurs into Formalization under High Drug-Related Violence: Experimental Evidence from Urban Brazil
Session chair: Aina Gallego
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Aila Matanock, paper, Experiments in post-conflict contexts
Session chair: Laura Paler
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4:00-5:00p
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Travel to Restaurant Le Panoramique du Salève | |
| 5:00-6:00p | Small group research discussions: Regional groups | |
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6:00p onward
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Networking and Dinner at Restaurant Le Panoramique du Salève
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Institutions & Governance
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Conflict
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Aina Gallego
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Aila Matanock
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Alison Miranda
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Alexandra Scacco
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| Daniel Rubenson | Alyoscia d'Onofrio |
| Eric Dickson | Andrés Moya |
| Helen Milner | Cecile Richetta |
| Jennifer Bussell | Claire Adida |
| Jeremy Weinstein | Cyrus Samii |
| Julien Labonne | Dan Posner |
| Linda Stern | Flora Myamba |
| Macartan Humphreys | Graeme Blair |
| Martin Valdivia | Jake Bowers |
| Melina Platas | Jeremy Weinstein |
| Miriam Golden | Laura Paler |
| Morgan Holmes | Lauren Young |
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Nahomi Ichino
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Leonardo Arriola
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| Nathalie Giger | Maarten Voors |
| Oliver James | Michael Gilligan |
| Peter Loewen | Natasha Greenberg |
| Raul Pacheco-Vega | Rebecca Wolfe |
| Reto Wuest | Rezarta Bilali |
| Ryan Moore | Simon Hug |
| Rosario Aguilar | Simone Dietrich |
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Sebastian Chaskel
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| Tolga Sinmazdemir |