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VIRTUAL EVENT: Young unaccompanied asylum seekers in the UK
01 June 2021, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
In this webinar, Dr Elaine Chase and Dr Rachel Rosen seek to understand youth mobilities (and immobilities) within the context of violent and discriminatory immigration systems and structures which also shape largely restrictive welfare regimes.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Rachel Benchekroun
The speakers argue that the most urgent issues we need to understand are not the factors driving young people to move or stay, but rather their experiences of and interactions with immigration and welfare systems once they arrive in the UK and Europe.
COVID-19 has added another layer of complexity, impacting on access to asylum procedures, justice and rights. In such contexts, aspirations frequently become collective endeavours to reshape the immigration/welfare landscape through collective voice and forms of advocacy.
Presentations
- Lives on hold: our stories told - the legal and social impacts of COVID-19 on young unaccompanied asylum-seekers in England - Dr Elaine Chase, UCL Institute of Education
- Between waithood and alternative futures: children and young people on the move - Dr Rachel Rosen, UCL Institute of Education
CGY Youth Mobility seminar series
The Centre for Global Youth (CGY) is hosting a series of webinars to explore youth mobility practices in different parts of the world. Over 5 weeks in May and June, the seminars will examine how and why young people become mobile, drawing on the experience of young people in India, China, Australia and the UK.
The events will consider internal mobility, international students, service workers, graduates, and young unaccompanied asylum seekers.
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About the Speakers
Dr Elaine Chase
Associate Professor in Education, Health Promotion and International Development at the UCL Institute of Education
Elaine’s teaching and research focus on the sociological dimensions of health, wellbeing and rights of individuals and communities, particularly those most likely to experience marginalisation and exclusion. Elaine is particularly interested in the interface between policy, practice and context.
More about Dr Elaine ChaseDr Rachel Rosen
Associate Professor at Social Research Institute, UCL Institute of Education
Rachel's research focuses on the intersections of unequal childhoods, social reproduction, and migration in neoliberal border regimes. She co-leads the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded Children Caring on the Move project.
More about Dr Rachel Rosen