A roundtable will be held as part of the Footprints series, jointly organised by EMN and the World Bank, on April 13th from 5:00 PM-6:30 PM (Estonian time), this time focusing on public perceptions of migration. The roundtable will discuss the following topics:
- What are the biggest misconceptions about migration and why is it important to know them?
- Can and how can public attitudes and opinions be changed?
- What can be learned from communication experts about how to better engage with the public, and what role do the media or public sector institutions play in this?
Speakers at the roundtable:
- Sunder Katwala (Director of British Future) with a presentation“What can we learn from talking about immigration?”;
- James Dennison, (Professor at the Migration Policy Centre, European University Institute) with a presentation “Can attitudes and opinions be changed, and if so, how?”;
- Irene Bloemraad, (Professor at the University of Berkeley) with a presentation “Views on Immigration: Tackling Hearts more than Minds”.
Also speaking will be Sophia Burton from the Migration Matters initiative, Jean-Christophe Dumont from the OECD NETCOM initiative, and a representative of the Barcelona Anti-Rumour strategy (tbc).
The roundtable will be moderated by Manjula Luthria (Senior Economist, World Bank). Opening and closing remarks will be delivered by Julia Lendorfer (Head of Research and Migration Law, IOM).
To participate in the roundtable, please register HERE. The roundtable will be conducted using the WebEx platform, which can be accessed via the link sent upon registration. The working language of the roundtable is English.
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