Half-day seminar on the Afghan diaspora and transnationalism

The aim of this half-day event is to critically examine the complexities and challenges involved in bringing about sustainable socio-cultural and political transformation in Afghanistan. The focus will be on the role of the Afghan diaspora, resistance within rural communities and the impact of international support.
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Diaspora afghane et le transnationalisme © Fatima LESANI‎

The event aims to deepen understanding of the interactions between traditional values and modern democratic principles, while exploring strategies for promoting inclusive political systems and encouraging democratic participation in fragile and conflict-ridden contexts.

Program

2:00-2:20pm

  • Introduction: Abdul-Hakim HAMIDI: PhD student in sociology-anthropology and DU H2M and Master MIP Pedagogical Coordinator; Inalco

2:20- 2:40pm

  • Welcome remarks: François Héran, Professor at the Collège de France

First panel (in English)

2:40- 4:40pm

  1. Dr Yahia BAIZA, Senior Research Associate, Aga Khan Centre | The Institute of Ismaili Studies, UK

Speech title : "Beyond Money: The Political and Economic Influence of the Afghan Diaspora"

  1. Dr Rabia KHAN, Former Research Fellow at the University of Sussex, UK, and currently an Independent Researcher

Title of intervention : "'A new era has started': Exploring Hazara diaspora activism in the UK and transnational solidarity"

Debate and Q&A session

  • Moderator : Ms Marie-Caroline Saglio-Yatzimirsky, University Professor of Anthropology at Inalco, researcher at the CESSMA laboratory

Pause 20 minutes

Second panel (in French)

5:00-7:00pm

  1. Dr Alessandro Monsutti, Professor of Anthropology and Sociology, Graduate Institute of Geneva

Title of intervention: "The moral economy of young Afghans' migration to Europe"

  1. Riccardo Bonotto, Doctoral student at EHESS

Title of intervention: "The challenge of preserving the identity of Afghan Sikhs in diaspora"

Debate and Q&A session

  • Moderator : Ms Sarah Hermann, PhD student in socio-anthropology at CERMI and lecturer in pashto at Inalco
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