Programme (to read the abstracts follow the links).
09:00 Registration and coffee/tea
09:30 Introduction
09:45 Keynote talks
Adrian Favell (University of Leeds), The Migration Equation in ‘Neo- Liberal’ Europe: Perspectives from the North and North-West
Michaela Benson (Goldsmiths, University of London), Thinking beyond freedom of movement: constellations of privilege in British emigration
11:15 Coffee/tea break
11:45 Session 1: The politics of mobility, belonging and classification
Simone Varriale (University of Warwick), Migration and the politics of classification: before and after Brexit
Russell King and Aija Lulle (University of Sussex), ‘Brexit’, Eastern Europeans and tactics of belonging
Chris Moreh, Derek McGhee and Athina Vlachantoni (University of Southampton), Should I stay or should I go? Opinions and strategies of EU citizens living in the UK in the context of the EU referendum
13:15 Buffet lunch
14:30 Session 2: Social citizenship and the EU Referendum
Josh Moran, Paul Bridgen and Traute Meyer (University of Southampton), Expense turns to investment: How the welfare state supports EU migrants’ economic achievements
Thanos Maroukis (University of Bath), Precarious labour markets, precarious social citizenship? Employment experiences and coping strategies of EU migrant agency workers in low pay sectors in England
Taulant Guma (Aberystwyth University), Making immigrants out of citizens: (re)contextualising everyday experiences of state welfare provision amongst EU migrants living in Glasgow
16:00 Closing remarks
A Sociology of 'Brexit' 