‘The Grey Zone’ Research Group, and War and Peace Dynamics (WarPeD) Research Network, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

and the

Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

are pleased to invite you to the online expert seminar

International migration and the use and abuse of migration as a hybrid threat strategy- Perspectives from Norway and Poland

Thursday, 09 December 2021

15.15-16.30, CET (Oslo)

Venue: Centre for Peace Studies, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø / Zoom

Language: English

Programme

Moderator: Damian Wnukowski, Polish Institute of International Affairs

15.15 - Introduction: Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv, Professor, Centre for Peace Studies, Leader for “The Grey Zone” research group, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway and Damian Wnukowski

15.30 – Opening remarks: Patryk Kugiel, Senior Analyst, PISM

The Migration-Development Nexus – findings from the MiDeShare project’

15.40 – Jolanta Szymańska, European Union Programme Coordinator, PISM: Poland

‘The Belarusian border crisis and migration as a hybrid warfare?’

15.50 – Marc Lanteigne, A.Professor, Political Science, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway

‘Too many shadows: Belarusian insecurity and implications for Europe’’

16.00 – Q&A Session

16.25 – Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv, UiT. Closing remarks.

Those wishing to join the webinar may like to use the link below:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://uit.zoom.us/j/63297533442?pwd=TS92Y201c3ZTUHFkU0tDMDhYOXFxdz09

Meeting ID: 632 9753 3442
Password: 511857

The seminar is organised within the framework of the project “Migration and Development: Sharing knowledge between Poland and Norway (MiDeShare)”. The project is funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway through the EEA Grants and Norway Grants.