Canada-EU Dialogue on Migration

CEDoM stands for Canada - Europe Dialogue on Migration: Cross-Border Mobility and the European Union Refugee Crisis.

The European Union support for the production of publications does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflect the views only of the authors, and cannot be held responsi­ble for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

This project was co-funded by the Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Action of the European Union, Centre for Global Studies, University of Victoria and Borders in Globalization (BIG) project. CEDoM (2016-2018) brought together a multi-disciplinary expert group in the field of the governance of borders and migration. This project created a vibrant nation-wide scholarly network designed to address issues related to borders, migration and refugees in EU studies. It promoted exchange between Canada and the EU in scholarly and broader public debates. A series of knowledge dissemination initiatives targeted public policy stakeholders and civil society organizations with the aim to expand the knowledge of European integration through the lens of migration and border studies in Canada.

Led by Oliver Schmidtke and Beate Schmidtke, the project formed a multi-disciplinary research cluster on the governance of borders and migration and facilitating exchange between Canada and the EU in scholarly and broader public debates.

Background

The current refugee crisis sheds light on some fundamental social and political challenges that are shared between Canada and the EU. In terms of advancing transatlantic dialogue and promoting EU Studies in Canada, the focus on borders and migration is timely and most promising with a view to its broad scholarly and societal resonance. The CEDoM project forms a multi-disciplinary research cluster on the governance of borders and migration and to instigate exchange between Canada and the EU in scholarly and broader public debates.

Our CEDoM project activities and services

• Building on a core group of multidisciplinary researchers at the University of Victoria (UVic) and their leadership within larger networks, this project is in the process of creating a vibrant nation-wide scholarly network designed to address issues related to borders, migration and refugees in EU studies (developing new network strategies; special issue; interview series; events).
• A series of knowledge dissemination initiatives and engagement strategies target public policy stakeholders and civil society organizations and allow promoting the knowledge of European integration through the lens of migration and border studies in Canada (media alerts; events; social media outreach; collaboration with high-schools; video clips).

For more information about this grant visit the EUCAnet website, or check out the Canada-Europe dialogue project on Facebook.