migration: sant’anna school and the court of FLORENCE SIGN research collaboration agreement. advanced education dept offers training and events on international protection

The refugee crisis has created deep divisions in the EU Member States. One of the major issues about the refugee crisis has been the multi-level governance of migration. The multidisciplinary research group at the DREAM - Documentazione, Ricerca E Analisi sulle Migrazioni – centre and WISS Lab. of Sant’Anna School Dirpolis Institute focuses on migration studies through conferences, research seminars and training courses.

The emerging debate on the global and local governance of migration and its implications for the EU and Italy has increased the scope of regional and multilateral cooperation agreements. In particular, the research team at the DREAM centre has addressed issues of global migration governance in cooperation with the ASGI (Associazione di studi giuridici sulle migrazioni) Association for migration studies and the Court of Florence to investigate informal network-based governance, plurilateralism-based governance, and the collective interest. The absence of an institutional authority to oversee implementation of states’ existing obligations under international migration law and international humanitarian law is one of the topics widely discussed together with citizenship, individual rights, public health and housing.

Researchers at the DREAM centre aim to understand the role played by migration in the formulation of regional policies and plans, and the role played by local leaders addressing the needs of all residents in their cities. On February 20, 2019, a conference on the human rights of asylum seekers, migrants and refugees "Diritti e libertà fondamentali dei richiedenti e dei titolari di protezione internazionale. Quali tutele alla luce delle recenti riforme?”, will be held at Sant’Anna School aula magna.

Paolo Carrozza, Professor of Constitutional Law, who has worked extensively in the protection of civil rights, including welfare rights and cultural diversity, provides a brief description of the training courses designed to support officers, officials and service providers in their work with asylum seekers, refugees and migrants:

• migrants, human trafficking and exploitation, 21 hours (14 -16 March 2019); 
• climate change, environment and migration, 19 hours (4-6 April 2019); 
• international protection, asylum and other protection status in the EU legislation at national level, 22 hours (23-25 May 2019).