Young people are major actors in the reality of migration, whether moving alone or with family. This event will explore many aspects of the complexity of youth migration. It will bring together scholars whose work relates to vastly differing contexts and circumstances but who share a common focus on youth experiences in the realities of migration globally. Presenters will highlight the impact of many influences on young migrants’ process including poverty, rurality, gender, legal status and wider community attitudes.

The event is being run by the School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin, in association with Trinity Research in Childhood Centre (TRiCC), Trinity International Development Initiative (TIDI), and Trinity Research in Social Sciences (TRiSS).

Event organiser - Professor Robbie Gilligan, School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin

Speakers will include:

• Dr Muireann Ní Raghallaigh, University College Dublin - Young refugees in Ireland
• Dr Riikka Korkiamaki, Tampere University - Unaccompanied Minors from Afghanistan in Finland
• Dr Derina Johnson, Trinity College Dublin - Displaced and Undocumented Youth on the Thailand-Myanmar border
• Dr Louise Yorke, Cambridge University - Rural Girls migrating to Cities for Education in Ethiopia

Date and Time: Thursday 23rd May 2019, 9:30 – 14:00

Location: TRiSS Seminar Room, Trinity College Dublin

More details: https://www.tcd.ie/tricc/events/youth-migration-2019.php