THE REFUGEE
IN THE POSTWAR WORLD
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THURSDAY, APRIL 8
9:30 – 10 a.m. INTRODUCTION Anna Holian, Arizona State University The Refugee in the Postwar World: A Global Perspective
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. PANEL 1: Defining “The Refugee”: Practices of Inclusion and Exclusion Chair: David Kader, Arizona State University Commentator: Christopher Duncan, Arizona State University
Susan Carruthers, Rutgers University DPs, Refugees, and Escapees: Washington’s Cold War Taxonomy of Statelessness
Tahir Naqvi, Trinity University Who is a Pakistani Refugee?: Violence, Sacrifice, and the Crisis of Muslim Nationalism
Laura Madokoro, University of British Columbia Borders and the Making of Refugees in Hong Kong, 1949-1967
12 – 1:30 a.m.| Lunch
1:30 – 3 p.m. PANEL 2: The Refugee as Emergent Figure of International Politics and Law Chair: Kenneth W. Abbott, Arizona State University Commentator: Dirk Hoerder, Arizona State University
Lora Wildenthal, Rice University Otto Kimminich from Right to Left: The Audiences of a Sudeten German Legal Expert
Daniel Cohen, Rice University The Golden Age of European Refugees, 1945-1960
3 – 3:30 p.m. | Break
3:30 – 5 p.m. PANEL 3: The Nature of Refugee Relief: Concepts of Rehabilitation and Representation Chair: Brian Gratton, Arizona State University Commentator: Laurie Manchester, Arizona State University
Silvia Salvatici, Università degli Studi di Teramo “Help the People to Help Themselves”: The UNRRA Mission and European Displaced Persons
Jay Howard Geller, University of Tulsa Representing Jewish Refugees in American-Occupied Postwar Germany
5:30 – 7:30 p.m. | Reception & Dinner
7:30 p.m. Peter Gatrell, University of Manchester KEYNOTE ADDRESS: The Making of the Modern Refugee, 1945-1960
FRIDAY, APRIL 9
9 – 11 a.m. PANEL 4: The Uneven Development of the International Refugee Regime Chair: Paul Schiff Berman, Dean and Foundation Professor, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University Commentator: Stephen Mackinnon, Arizona State University
Glen Peterson, University of British Columbia Some Features of the Postwar International Refugee Regime in Asia: Evidence from China, Hong Kong and Indonesia
Cabeiri deBergh Robinson, University of Washington Kashmiri Refugees and the South Asian Refugee Regime, 1947-1971
Ilana Feldman, George Washington University The Challenge of Eligibility: UNRWA and the Definition of a “Palestine Refugee”
11 – 11:30 a.m. | Break
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. PANEL 5: Between Camp and City: Spaces and Practices of Everyday Life Chair: Stephen Batalden, Arizona State University Commentator: Mark von Hagen, Arizona State University
Anna Holian, Arizona State University Placing Displaced Jews in Postwar Germany: A Spatial Perspective
Andrew Janco, University of Chicago “Free-Living DPs” and Life in the Allied Occupied Territories
1 – 2:30 p.m. | Lunch
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: The Promises and Pitfalls of Global Comparison