"Re-ordering Diversity: Humanitarian Assistance in the Context of Forced Migration and Displacement"

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Monday 4 July

13:30-15:00 Introduction I – Humanitarianism

• Gabriele Alex, Tanja Granzow (CRC 923 „Threatened Order“, Tuebingen)

15:30-17:00 Introduction II – Diversity

• Gero Bauer, Laura Mega, N.N. (Center for Gender and Diversity Research, Tuebingen)

18:00-20:00 Keynote (public)

• Boris Nieswand (CRC 923 „ Threatened Order“, Tuebingen)

Tuesday 5 July

09:00-10:30 Key Concepts I: Diversity Studies

• Miriam Schader (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Goettingen)

11:00-12:30 Key Concepts II: Humanitarian Standards

• Aninia Nadig (The Sphere Project, Geneva)

13:30-15:00 Humanitarian Standards in the European Refugee Context

• Pamela DeLargy (Office of the U.N. Special Representative on Migration, London)

15:30-17:00 Ethical Considerations in Dealing with Refugees

• Léonie Newhouse (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Goettingen)
  

Wednesday 6 July

09:00-10:30 Refugee Law: Status Determination as a Critical Decision

• Helene Heuser (University of Hamburg/ Refugee Law Clinic, Hamburg)

11:00-12:30 Needs Assessments in Emergencies

13:30-15:00 Social Science Research in the Humanitarian Arena

• Léonie Newhouse (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Goettingen)

15:30-17:00 Site Visit

Thursday 7 July

09:00-10:30 Psychosocial & Mental Health Issues

• Courtney Welton-Mitchell (Natural Hazards Center & Humanitarian Assistance Program, Denver, CO)

11:00-12:30 Presentation of Practitioners
13:30-15:00 Discussion with Practitioners I
15:30-17:00 Discussion with Practitioners II

Friday 8 July

09:00-10:30 Group Work: Short Presentations
11:00-12:30 Group Presentations
13:30-15:00 General Discussion of Findings
15:30-17:00 Closing Session: Conclusion & Outlook