20 June, Brussels
Sharing insights and joining forces for rebuilding Europe’s migration society
June 20th at the National Library of Belgium
Join us for the ReROOT Project Final Event, a comprehensive day dedicated to exploring our findings and policy insights on arrival infrastructures in Europe. This event will bring together experts, policymakers, and practitioners to discuss the future of migration and integration beyond crisis scenarios. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in a series of presentations and discussions, gain valuable insights from our team of researchers, and participate in interactive policy roundtables.

Throughout the day, we will delve into key topics such as the forms of arrival and future social mobility produced by contemporary arrival infrastructures, the players involved in setting up and maintaining these infrastructures, and the conditions under which they operate. We will also explore practical actions in arrival infrastructure, including platform building with the presentation of our comprehensive toolkit, Integration Otherwise Inspiration Kit: A guide for Practitioners, Policymakers, and Community Builders. Additionally, we will share selected theoretical contributions collected in our accompanying handbook, Infrastructuring Arrival: envisioning the migration-integration nexus beyond crisis.

Don't miss this opportunity to engage with leading voices in the field, network with peers, and contribute to shaping the future of migration and integration research, practice and policies in Europe. We look forward to welcoming you in Brussels for a day of insightful dialogue and collaborative learning!

Image: Leandro Neumann Ciuffo/Flickr

Session 1
Getting to know the ReROOT Project
9:00-9:30
Arrival & Registration
Coffee and tea will be provided.
9:30-10:00
Welcome & introduction to the ReROOT Project
Karel Arnaut, Principal Investigator, KU Leuven
10:00-11:00
ReROOT Research Key Findings
Presentations by project co-Investigators and site researchers.
11:00 – 12:30
coffee break
11:30-12:00
Presentation of the ReROOT Toolkit: Integration Otherwise Inspiration Kit: A guide for Practitioners, Policymakers, and Community Builders.
Presented by Luce Beeckmans (CO-Investigator) & Mary Hogan (KUL).
12:00-12:30
Presentation of the ReROOT Handbook: Infrastructuring arrival: envisioning the migration-integration nexus beyond crisis
Presented by Karel Arnaut (PI), Luce Beeckmans (CO-I), and Bruno Meeus (Advisory Board Member).
12:30-13:30
lunch break
Session 2
ReROOT Project Policy Impact
13:30-14:15
Panel 1: Integration & empowerment beyond crisis scenarios

Chair: András Kováts, Director, Menedék Hungarian Association for Migrants
14:15-15:00
Panel 2: Employment and Housing
Chair: Aïssatou Mbodj-Pouye, CNRS, IMAF Co-director
15:00-15:10
coffee break
15:10-16:00
Panel 3: ReROOT and the EC policy agenda
Chair: Paschalis Arvanitidis, Professor of Institutional Economics at the Department of Economics (University of Thessaly)
16:00-16:30
Closing Remarks
16:30-17:00
Informal networking
THE VENUE
The Royal Library of Belgium, Kunstberg 28, B-1000 Brussel

Train: Brussels-Central

Underground: 1 and 5 (metro station “Gare Centrale”)

Tram: 92 – 93 (stop “Place Royale”)

Bus: lines 29 – 38 – 46 – 52 – 63 – 65 – 66 – 71 (bus stop “Gare Centrale”) and lines 33 – 38 – 71 – 95 (bus stop “Place Royale”).

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