«Hosting Refugees: National Policies and Local Communities»

Thursday 31 March - Day 1

9:15-9:30 Welcoming address

9:30-10:30 Keynote speech

Room U7/Pagani - Chair: Mariapia Mendola (University of Milano Bicocca, CefES and LdA)

• Axel Dreher (Heidelberg University, CefES, CEPR and CESifo)
  

  Immigration, Political Ideologies and the Polarization of American Politics
  (with S.Langlotz, J. Matzat, A.M. Mayda, C. Parsons)

  9:30-10:30

10:30-11.00 Coffee break

11:00-12:40 Session 1

Room U7/Pagani - Chair: Sara Giunti (University of Milano Bicocca and CefES)

• Tobias Heidland (Kiel Institute for the World Economy)
  

  International cooperation on migration: what do domestic publics want?
  (with A. Vrânceanu, M. Ruhs and E. Dinas)

  11:00-11:50

• Gloria Gennaro (Immigration Policy Labm ETH Zürich)
  

  Immigration, Public Housing and Welfare Chauvinism

  11:50-12:40

12:40-14:10 Launch

14:10-15:50 Session 2

Room U7/Pagani - Chair: Giulia Tura (University of Milano Bicocca and CefES)

• Ilona Lahdelma (Juan March Institute, Universidad Carlos III Madrid)
  

  After the arrivals: How rural and urban areas differ in their responses to asylum seekers

  14:10-15:00

• Jakob Hennig (World Bank, consultant)
  

  Does the threat of deportation undermine integration efforts?

  15:00-15:50

15:50-16:20 Coffee break

16:20 - 18:00 Session 3

Room U7/Pagani - Chair: Andrea Guariso (University of Milano Bicocca and LdA)

• Judith Saurer (University of Würzburg)
  

  Vocational Training and Refugees: The employer perspective

  16:20 - 17:10

• Francesco Campo (University of Milano Bicocca)
  

  Refugees, Right-Wing Populism and Propaganda: Evidence from the Italian Dispersal Policy
  (with S.Giunti and M.Mendola)

  17:10 - 18:00

20:00 Social dinner

Friday 1 April - Day 2 (in italian)

9:00-9:15 Saluti istituzionali

Aula U7/Pagani

• Mariapia Mendola (Università di Milano Bicocca, CefES and LdA)
• Roberto Cornelli (Università di Milano Bicocca, RUniPACE)

09:15-10:45 Session 1 - Tavola Rotonda: “La buona accoglienza sul territorio”

Aula U7/Pagani - Moderator: Valeria Verdolini (Dipartimento di Sociologia e Ricerca Sociale, Università di Milano Bicocca)

• Lamberto Bertolè (Assessore a Welfare e Salute, Comune di Milano)
• Matteo Biffoni (Sindaco di Prato, Delegato ANCI all’Immigrazione e Presidente di Cittalia)
• Francesco Sdraiati ("Farsi Prossimo" Onlus)
• Giuseppe Faso (Scrittore, Associazione "Straniamenti")

10.45-11.00 Q&A

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

11:30-12:30 Session 2 (Progetto MIGRATE)

Aula U7/Pagani - Moderator: Valeria Verdolini (Dipartimento di Sociologia e Ricerca Sociale, Università di Milano Bicocca)

• • Luca Bottini (Università di Milano Bicocca)
  • Simone Caiello (Università di Milano Bicocca)
  • Luca Daconto (Università di Milano Bicocca)
  • Sara Giunti (Università di Milano Bicocca e CefES)

  I modelli localizzativi delle strutture di accoglienza in Italia: primi risultati

12.30-13.00 Q&A

13.00 Conclusioni e saluti finali

1. All sessions will be held in Building U7, III Floor: "Pagani" Room
2. Day-1 sessions will be held in english
3. Day-2 sessions will be held in italian