Is emigration a blow to liberal democracy?
Since the collapse of communism most states in Central and South Eastern Europe experienced high numbers of emigration, especially among younger populations. The freedom of movement within the EU and the post-2008 financial crisis exacerbated these trends. This demographic decline and the fear of inward migration from third countries have given rise to illiberal populist and anti-immigration discourses as well as rhetoric against the West for draining the region of its most productive citizens. The seminar will be looking at emigration as a potential cause for the rise of illiberalism.
Date: 27 April 2021, 16:00 (Tuesday, 1st week, Trinity 2021)
Venue: Zoom webinar
Speakers: Ivan Krastev (Centre for Liberal Strategies, Bulgaria), Othon Anastasakis (SEESOX, St Antony's College, Oxford)
Organising department: Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS)
Organisers: Manolis Pratsinakis (COMPAS, Universty of Oxford), Othon Anastasakis (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: julie.adams@sant.ox.ac.uk
Host: Jessie Hronesova (Oxford department of International Development)
Part of: COMPAS/SEESOX co-conevened Seminar Series
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoduqqqzgpG9fP_VCPrEG7BpydGP9nZH0G
Audience: Public
Editors: Julie Adams, Nathan Grassi