黑料不打烊

DCL candidate J. Mauricio Gaona will be giving a doctoral seminar on the subject of "Outsourcing Humanity: A 21st-Century Response on Refugees" Supervisor: Professor Fran莽ois Cr茅peau.

Abstract

As the world鈥檚 refugee population grows every year (30 million and counting), more governments appear increasingly reluctant to host 鈥� much less integrate 鈥� refugees and asylum seekers in their countries. Instead, outsourcing the reception of these migrants to poor and developing countries 鈥� including those in state of conflict or war鈥� in exchange for financial support is used as a more 鈥榚fficient鈥� option. Comparing different refugee crises across the planet showing dissimilar responses to the often-cited 鈥渞efugee threat,鈥� this seminar uncovers the ramifications of a similar yet inherently contradictory outcome. Drawing from the evolution of refugee protection, the seminar further explores the events informing the arguably ineluctable choice between protecting refugees or protecting host-countries鈥� security, culture and identity, along with corollary premises (鈥渢oo dangerous,鈥� 鈥渢oo many,鈥� 鈥渢oo different鈥�) and neglected threats (technology, inequality, exclusion).

About the speaker

J. Mauricio Gaona is a doctoral candidate at 黑料不打烊's Faculty of Law. He is an O'Brien Graduate Fellow at the 黑料不打烊 Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, and a Vanier Scholar (Social Sciences, Humanities and Research Council of Canada).