Walking Together: Central Americans and Transit Migration

Walking Together: Central Americans and Transit Migration Through Mexico

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Join Sociologist Alejandra Díaz de León describe the trajectories of different types of social networks that migrants form, showing, surprisingly, that pre-established social networks might not be the best social arrangement in transit.

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\nMigration through Mexico is violent and uncertain, yet in Walking Together we see how this experience bonds some people together like family even though they may not have started that way before the journey.
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\nMigrants in transit form several types of social networks, develop trust, and engage in acts of solidarity. The need to be recognized and grieved, compounded by the practical use of pooling information and resources, leads migrants to form small, strong groups called road families. Through the generalized sharing of information and small items such as food and blankets, migrants also form a transient community that includes everyone on the road at the same time. Sociologist Alejandra Díaz de León shows the trajectories of families that left together, showing, surprisingly, that families might not be the best social arrangement in transit.
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\nDrawing on multisited research, this work contributes to debates on the role of social networks in clandestine migration processes and to discussions on how people create social networks and trust under violent and stressful situations. The detailed ethnographic narratives and accessible writing weave together theory with empirical observations to highlight and humanize the migrant experience.
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\nSitting at the intersection of border studies, immigration studies, and Latinx studies, this concise volume shows how Central American migrants in transit through Mexico survive the precarious and unpredictable road by forming different types of social ties.

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Climate change before specialist international courts and tribunals

Join us for remarks and an interactive discussion on the climate change proceedings currently pending before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and the European Court of Human Rights. In relation to both proceedings, questions of the interaction between human rights and climate change have come to the fore.

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City of Migrants

City of Migrants: Students Involvement in Local Immigration Advocacy and Activism

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This panel brings together undergraduate and graduate students involved in Iocal immigration issues, ranging from legal assistance to tutoring. Join us to discuss the role students can play in addressing the challenges of migrant newcomers in the city, the relationship between academic and extracurricular work on these issues, and what advice those who have gotten involved have for others who would like to do so.

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Speakers:

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  • Victoria Jones, Teachers College
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  • Laura Giselle Romero, Columbia College
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  • Paola Abril, Teachers College
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  • Gabriela Diaz-Vendrell, Barnard College
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  • Parisa Harvey, Barnard College
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Moderator:

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  • Sofia Cruz, Barnard College & CeMeCA/ILAS
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Fireside Chat and Reception with ICJ Justice-Elect Sarah Cleveland

In November 2023, the United Nations elected Prof. Sarah Cleveland to serve as a judge on the International Court of Justice.

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To celebrate, CLSHRA, CSIL, and HRI will be hosting a fireside chat with Prof. Cleveland, during which she will discuss her campaign experience and hopes and expectations of the role. 

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The chat will be followed by a general end-of-semester reception with food and drinks at 6:00 pm in the JGH lobby. All are welcome, whether or not they attend the chat. 

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Book Talk: Escalation Dynamics in Cyberspace

Join Dr. Erica D. Lonergan and Dr. Shawn W. Lonergan as they discuss their book, ‘Escalation Dynamics in Cyberspace.’ Lonergan and Lonergan grapple with the question of how cyberspace operations contribute to the increasing risk of escalation among rival nations, demonstrating through detailed case studies and policymaking insights that cyberspace is not as dangerous as conventional wisdom suggests.

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Moderated by Jason Healey, Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

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12:30pm-2:00pm

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1302 International Affairs Building

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Zoom registration link: https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2Lw4erWFQbWa7NXVkfD52Q

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AUTHOR BIOS:

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Erica D. Lonergan is an Assistant Professor in the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. Previously, Erica held several positions at the United States Military Academy at West Point and positions as a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Atlantic Council.

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Shawn Lonergan is a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Reserve 75th Innovation Command and Partner of Cyber, Risk & Regulation at PwC. He previously held positions at the United States Military Academy at West Point and as an advisor on the National Security and Foreign Policy Team and served as a senior advisor at the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission.

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