Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian LawInternational Dialogue on the Governance of Refugee CampsLund, Sweden

5 September 2023

Photo: UHH

From August 31 to September 01, 2023, the "International Dialogue on the Governance of Refugee Camps" (video link) was held at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) in Lund (Sweden). The event was organized by the strategic partnership of professorships from Syracuse University (USA), the American University (USA), University of Aalborg (Denmark), University of Lund (Sweden) as well as the Chair of Professor Dr. Silke Boenigk of the University of Hamburg (UHH).

Prof. Boenigk and the other participants discussed and exchanged views as well as ideas on aspects of governance and management in refugee camps. The workshop aimed at identifying research questions on the topic of refugee camps in order to develop a research agenda.

Participants (from the left): Prof. Dr. Silke Boenigk (UHH), Prof. Dr. Faten Ghosn (University Essex), Prof. Dr. Mehdi Chowdhury (University Bournemouth), Prof. Dr. Jasmin Lilian Diab (Americain University), Frederik Charalambous (student assistant UHH), Prof. Dr. Khaldoun AbouAssi (Syracuse University), Prof. Dr. Matthew Scott (RWI, Lund), Prof. Dr. Tina Nabatchi (Syracuse University), Prof. Dr. Simon Turner (University Lund), Prof. Dr. Giorgios Mavrommatis (University Thrace), Prof. Dr. Hanno Brankamp (University Bournemouth), Prof. Dr. Tamirace Fakhoury (University Aalborg)

The workshop was funded by the Excellence Strategy of the University of Hamburg, to also expand the strategic partnership with the University of Lund.