Date: Friday, August 8

Time: 12:30 PM - 2:10 PM

Session 013: Militarization, Forced Migration, and Authoritarianism
Room: Kimball Room

Sponsor: Global

Organizer, Presider &

Discussant: Nicole M. Butkovich Kraus, West Texas A&M University

Description: 

This paper session will address militarization, forced migration, and authoritarianism. It includes work from a variety of theoretical perspectives and empirical methods, particularly focusing on cases of global interest.

Papers:

“Forced Migration and the Politics of Crisis: Discursive Constructions of Agency and Safety in U.S. Immigration News,” Emma-Claire LaSaine, University of Wisconsin-Madison

“Polish Community and Organizational Responses to Ukrainian War Refugees,” Nicole M. Butkovich Kraus, West Texas A&M University

“Rethinking Queer Migration: The Case of Skilled Chinese LGBTQ+ Migrants in North America,” Tori Shucheng Yang, University of British Columbia

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