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Time-zone (GMT+01:00) Warsaw

320

15:00-17:00

In Person Krakow Walking Tour - 16 July

Wawel Dragon (between the Wawel Castle and the River Vístula)
17:00-18:00

Online Welcome Session

The video of the Session is available in the description
William Cope, Professor, College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, United States
Tamsyn Gilbert, Research Network Producer, Common Ground Research Networks, United States
Zoom

Expanding Scholarship

Asynchronous Session
Fostering International Scholars at a US University : Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience

Ryuto Hashimoto, Student, Sociology MA: College Teaching, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota, United States
Lynnette Engeswick, Student, Ph.D. Licensed Dental Hygienist, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota, United States
Elizabeth Sandell, Student, PhD, University of Minnesota, Minnesota, United States

A New Program for a New World: Creating Institutional Spaces for Global Studies at American Universities

Francesca Vera, Technical Community Manager, OpenSource@Stanford, Stanford University, United States

Teaching and Learning for Intercultural Competence in Pakistan Primary and Secondary Schools

Malaika Azam, Student, Education, Balochistan University of Information Technology Engineering and Management Sciences Quetta , Baluchistan (en), Pakistan
Elizabeth Sandell, Student, PhD, University of Minnesota, Minnesota, United States

Francophone Immigration in Ontario and Francophone Organizations: Potential and Challenges of a Multi-sectoral Partnership

Jasmine Bégin Marchand, Student, PhD, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) of the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

08:00-09:00

Conference Registration and Welcome Coffee

Jagiellonian University, Faculty of International and Political Studies, Władysława Reymonta, 4 (Kraków)

Complex Considerations

Asynchronous Session
Moderator
Alvin Joseph, Assistant Professor, English, St. George's College Aruvithura, Kerala, India
Moderator
Gvantsa Gasviani, Student, PhD student, University of California, Irvine, California, United States
Regional Inequalities from the Aspect of Internal Migration

Ruzica Stanic, Research and Teaching Assistant, Management, Organization and Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Economics in Osijek, VAT:HR52778515544, Croatia, Croatia
Marija Ileš Kaplan, ​​Teaching and Research Assistant, ​Department of Finance and Accounting, Faculty of Economics in Osijek, Osječko-baranjska županija, Croatia

Migration Crisis in the United States: Is the U.S. Southern Border Collapsing?

Boguslawa Wolford, Professor, Education, University of Central Florida, Florida, United States

Poster Session

Asynchronous Session
Moderator
Mosunmola Ogunmolaji, Graduate Research Assistant, History, University of Florida, Florida, United States
Integrating into Multiculturalism: The Lived Experiences of Long-Term Married Female Migrants in South Korea

Yewon Jung, Student, IB Diploma, Chadwick International, Incheon Gwang'yeogsi [Inch'n-Kwangyokshi], South Korea
Zhuang Han, PhD Candidate, Global Development, Cornell University, United States

Soybeans and Sorriso: Charting the Growth of Brazil's Agricultural Titan

Nathalia Cocenza, Student, PhD, University of South Carolina, South Carolina, United States

09:00-09:30

Conference Opening and Welcome

Jagiellonian University, Faculty of International and Political Studies, Władysława Reymonta, 4 (Kraków)
Speaker
Phillip Kalantzis-Cope, Chief Social Scientist, Common Ground Research Networks, Illinois, United States
Speaker
Rafal Soborski, Professor, International Politics, Richmond American International University, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Speaker
Marcin Galent, Assistant Professor, Institute for European Studies, Jagiellonian University, Malopolskie, Poland
Aula 039 (Ground Floor)

Time and Place

Asynchronous Session
Moderator
Alvin Joseph, Assistant Professor, English, St. George's College Aruvithura, Kerala, India
Moderator
Mosunmola Ogunmolaji, Graduate Research Assistant, History, University of Florida, Florida, United States
The Trajectory of Local Migration in the Mekong Delta Since 1975

Susan Samardjian, Student, Master, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Understanding Dislocation, Memory, and Refugee Journeys through Fiction: An Analysis of Selected Refugee Narratives

Anindita Shome, Assistant Professr, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, VIT-AP University, Andhra Pradesh, India

Conceptualising ‘The Migrant Child': Reflections from Feminist, Post-structural and Posthuman Perspectives

Nicola Yelland, Professor of Early Childhood Studies, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Kylie Smith, Professor, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Australia
Sonja Arndt, Lecturer, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Unexpired: Race, Imperial Futurity, and Undocumented Korean Youth Temporality

Ga Young Chung, Assistant Professor, Asian American Studies, University of California Davis, United States

Pieces of Ourselves

Asynchronous Session
Moderator
Alvin Joseph, St. George's College
Moderator
Mosunmola Ogunmolaji, Graduate Research Assistant, History, University of Florida, Florida, United States
Loss of National Manhood?: Gendered Narratives about Exiles of the Russian-Ukrainian War in Georgia

Gvantsa Gasviani, Student, PhD student, University of California, Irvine, California, United States

Soft Power of the Eagle and the Dragon: Hegemonic Structures of a New World Order

Angie Hesham, Student, PhD International Relations and Maritime Security Studies, University of Hull, Bradford, United Kingdom

Struggles and Solutions

Asynchronous Session
Moderator
Confronting Humanitarian Challenges: The Medical Professional's Responsibility

Pamela Mc Pherson, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana, United States

The Struggle for Prevalence: COVID-19 vs. Global Civilization

Alvin Joseph, Assistant Professor, English, St. George's College Aruvithura, Kerala, India

09:30-10:30

Plenary Session and Discussion with Jan Brzozowski

Speaker
Jan Brzozowski, Professor, Jagiellonian University, Poland
Moderator
Marcin Galent, Assistant Professor, Institute for European Studies, Jagiellonian University, Malopolskie, Poland
Aula 039 (Ground Floor)
10:30-10:55

Coffee Break

Workshops

Asynchronous Session
Moderator
Ga Young Chung, Assistant Professor, Asian American Studies, University of California Davis, United States
Using Data, Data Visualization, and Visuals to Globalize Your Curriculum: Incorporating Data With a Global Perspective

Don Uy Barreta, Executive Board Member, Global Studies, Stanford University's Global Educators Network, United States

Colloquium

Asynchronous Session
Moderator
Gvantsa Gasviani, Student, PhD student, University of California, Irvine, California, United States
Transnational Perspectives on Cultural Learning Strategies in the US, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan

Elizabeth Sandell, Student, PhD, University of Minnesota, Minnesota, United States
Linden Anthony, Student, Bachelor's degree, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota, United States
Yodahe Kebede, Student, Economics, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota, United States
Damaris De La Torre, Student, Elementary Education, Minnesota State University Mankato, Minnesota, United States
Marielle Calanza, Student, Bachelor of Science, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota, United States
Malaika Azam, Student, Education, Balochistan University of Information Technology Engineering and Management Sciences Quetta , Baluchistan (en), Pakistan
Amal Sharafkhodjaeva, Student, BS Cognitive Science, Experimental Psychology, Minnesota State University, Mankato, United States
Ryuto Hashimoto, Student, Sociology MA: College Teaching, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota, United States

Living for Today

Asynchronous Session
Moderator
Beyond Borders: Investigating Motivations, Identity Dynamics, and Challenges in the Digital Nomad Experience

Anna Matilda Dsouza, Student, MA European Studies, Manipal Center for European Studies, Karnataka, India
Priya Vijaykumar Poojary, Lecturer, Manipal Centre for European Studies , Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Karnataka, India

Global Challenges and Local Solutions: Active Learning in the Service of Stakeholders

Laura Robinson, Student/Professor Team, Sociology, SCU, California, United States
Morgan Vodzak, Student, Marketing, Santa Clara University, California, United States
Katia Moles, Student, BA, Santa Clara University, CA, United States

Belt and Road Initiative’s Mechanism on Strengthening Network and Lock-in Effect: Evidence from Case Study on Energy and Infrastructural Related Projects in Central Asia

Shibo Zhao, Student, Master of Arts (Candidate) in Social Sciences - Sociology Track, June/August 2025, University of Chicago, Georgia, United States

Nurses on the Move: The Migration of Nigerian Nurses to the United Kingdom, 1930-1970

Mosunmola Ogunmolaji, Graduate Research Assistant, History, University of Florida, Florida, United States

Resilient for Tomorrow's Growth: Different Perspectives of Environment and Global Supply

Omolomo Tobora, Student, Doctorate Researcher, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom

10:55-11:00

Transition Break

11:00-11:45

Talking Circle

2024 Special Focus—The World on the Move: Understanding Migration in a New Global Age
Moderator
Suleyman Cihan, PhD, European Studies, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
Room 012 (Ground Floor)
11:00-11:45

Talking Circle

Moderator
Gabriel Rached, Post Doc Student, Political Sciences and International Relations, Università degli Studi di Milano, MI, Italy
Room 017 (Ground Floor)
11:45-11:55

Transition Break

11:55-13:10

Dynamic World Views

THEME 1: NETWORKS OF ECONOMY AND TRADE // THEME 3: VECTORS OF SOCIETY AND CULTURE
Moderator
Pratiksha Ashok, PhD Researcher, UC Louvain, Belgium
Room 017 (Ground Floor)
What Happened to Internationalism? : Doing Global Studies in the Post-Post-Cold War World

Daniel Benson, Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies, St. Francis College, New York, United States

12:15
Power Structures and the New Global Governance: Emergent Countries and the Contemporary Challenges of the International Institutional Framework

Gabriel Rached, Post Doc Student, Political Sciences and International Relations, Università degli Studi di Milano, MI, Italy

12:55
11:55-13:10

It's a Small World

Moderator
Michał Pawiński, Lecturer, Institute of International Relations, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
Room 012 (Ground Floor)
Diasporas and Global Economic Infrastructure

Vandana Pednekar Magal, Principle Senior Lecturer, Institute of International Business, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Georgia, United States

11:55
Unwelcomed Exodus: Clash of Cultural Experiences Among Cubans in Miami

Jorge Morejon Benitez, Lecturer, Department of Vocal Performance, University of Miami, Florida, United States

12:15
13:10-14:20

Lunch

14:20-16:00

Views and Viewpoints

Moderator
Suleyman Cihan, PhD, European Studies, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
Room 012 (Ground Floor)
Inequalities in Democratic Practices: Migrants’ Right to Speak during Policy Labs Meetings

Antonella Capalbi, Research Fellow, Linguistic and Cultural Studies, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

14:20
Migration, Pantheonization, Globalization: The Case of Josephine Baker

Sabine Loucif, Professor of French Studies, Romance Languages and Literatures, Hofstra University, New York, United States

14:40
The Rwanda Directive: Moral Panics and UK Asylum Policy

Dawn Bolger, Lecturer, Politics, Philosophy and International Relations, Swanea University, Swansea [Abertawe GB-ATA], United Kingdom

15:00
14:20-16:00

Hither and Yonder

Moderator
Gabriel Rached, Post Doc Student, Political Sciences and International Relations, Università degli Studi di Milano, MI, Italy
Room 017 (Ground Floor)
14:20
The Globalization of Abortion: Constructing Rights Across Borders

Alison Brysk, Distinguished Professor, Global Studies and Political Science, University of California Santa Barbara, United States

14:40
Forced Displacement Due To Disasters: The Intervention of the Social Worker in Four Continents

Maria Isabel Barros Bellini, Professor, Social Work, Sociology and Political Science, Pontifical Catholic University - School of Public Health, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Nadianna Rosa Marques, Student, Master, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

15:20
09:00-09:10

Daily Update

Speaker
Phillip Kalantzis-Cope, Chief Social Scientist, Common Ground Research Networks, Illinois, United States
Aula 039 (Ground Floor)
09:10-10:10

Plenary Session and Discussion with Michał P. Garapich

"Global Shifts and Local Rifts - Future of Migrations and Rise of the Far-Right from Anthropological Perspective"
Speaker
Michał P. Garapich, Professor, London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
Aula 039 (Ground Floor)
10:10-10:35

Coffee Break

10:35-11:50

By Land and Sea

Moderator
Pratiksha Ashok, PhD Researcher, UC Louvain, Belgium
Room 017 (Ground Floor)
Beyond Push-Pull Factors: Exploring the Phenomenon of Migrant Agency

Annita Montoute, Senior Lecturer and Acting Director, The Institute of International Relations, The University of the West Indies, Tunapuna-Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago

10:35
Migration as Reparations: Addressing Colonial Legacies and Neo-Colonial Subjugation

Aniseh Bro, Assistant Professor, Sustainable Development, Appalachian State University, United States

11:15
10:35-11:50

Lessons Learned

Moderator
Michał Pawiński, Lecturer, Institute of International Relations, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
Room 012 (Ground Floor)
Sharing Surgical Knowledge Deploying Innovative Technology is a Key to Global Surgical Care

Michael Marin, Surgeon-in Chief, Department of Surgery, The Mount Sinai Health System, New York, United States

10:35
Best Practices for Teaching Trauma Content in Social Work Courses: Avoiding the Re-traumatization of Students

Jessica Gladden, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Western Michigan University, Michigan, United States

10:55
11:50-11:55

Transition Break

11:55-13:10

Economic Considerations

Moderator
Suleyman Cihan, PhD, European Studies, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
Room 012 (Ground Floor)
Solidarity Forever? : A Case Study on Commitment of Retiree Union Members to their Union

Brian Phillips, Professor, Ph.D., Sociology, Grand Valley State University, Michigan, United States

12:15
11:55-13:10

Who Cares?

Moderator
Gabriel Rached, Post Doc Student, Political Sciences and International Relations, Università degli Studi di Milano, MI, Italy
Room 017 (Ground Floor)
The Awareness Integration Theory : Facilitating a Healthy Acculturation Process

Foojan Zeine, Founder and President, Research and Development, International Awareness Integration Institute, California, United States
Nicole Jafari, Faculty/ Dissertation Chair, Applied Clinical Psychology, Cross Cultural Research & Educational Institute, California, United States

12:15
13:10-14:20

Lunch

14:20-16:00

Seeing Ourselves

Moderator
Pratiksha Ashok, PhD Researcher, UC Louvain, Belgium
Room 017 (Ground Floor)
​​Assailing Asylum: Affirmative and Defensive Asylum Grant Rates in the United States, 1980-2023

Bryan Sykes, Associate Professor, Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy and Department of Sociology, Cornell University, New York, United States
Vicente Mata, Student, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, California, United States

14:20
Framing Success in the Vietnamese Diaspora

Hung Thai, Professor, Sociology, Pomona College of the Claremont University Consortium, California, United States

14:40
Legacies of Jewish Migration from the Islamic World

Emily Gottreich, Adjunct Professor, Senior Research Scholar, Global Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States

15:00
The Role of Municipalities in Integration of Asylum Seekers In Poland: The Case of Krakow

Suleyman Cihan, PhD, European Studies, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey

15:20
14:20-16:00

Language Links

Moderator
Michał Pawiński, Lecturer, Institute of International Relations, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
Room 012 (Ground Floor)
Language as a Natural Resource: Indigenous Languages and Schooling in Mexico

Leslie Locke, Associate Professor, Educational Leadership, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota, United States

14:40
Voices of Afghan Women Refugee Students: Motivations, Challenges, and Resources

Kate Hey, Professor of English Language, English Language Department, Modesto Junior College, California, United States

15:00
16:00-16:05

Transition Break

16:05-16:50

Innovation Showcases

Moderator
Gabriel Rached, Post Doc Student, Political Sciences and International Relations, Università degli Studi di Milano, MI, Italy
Room 017 (Ground Floor)
Learners to Leaders: Youth Entrepreneurship Education Reimagined

Maria Rosario T. De Guzman, Professor, Child, Youth and Family Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Molly Brandt, Extension Educator, Nebraska 4-H, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Surin Kim, Student, MBA, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, United States

16:05
16:50-16:55

Transition Break

16:55-17:25

Networking Session: Finding Common Ground

2024 Special Focus—The World on the Move: Understanding Migration in a New Global Age
Moderator
Suleyman Cihan, PhD, European Studies, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
Room 017 (Ground Floor)
16:55-17:25

Networking Session: Finding Common Ground

THEME 1: NETWORKS OF ECONOMY AND TRADE // THEME 2: THE POWER OF INSTITUTIONS
Moderator
Pratiksha Ashok, PhD Researcher, UC Louvain, Belgium
Room 012 (Ground Floor)
17:00-18:00

Online Only Talking Circle

17:00 (Krakow time, Poland) - Zoom link is available in the description
Moderator
William Cope, Professor, College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, United States
Moderator
Tamsyn Gilbert, Research Network Producer, Common Ground Research Networks, United States
20:00-22:00

Conference Dinner: Morskie oko

Not included in registration rate. Book your spot from “Special Events”
08:45-09:00

Meeting for the Case Study Morning: Registration Desk

Meeting point: Entrance to the conference venue
09:00-11:30

Workshop at the Multicultural Center Krakow

(The video of this activity is available in the description)
11:30-12:00

Travel back to the venue

12:00-12:25

Coffee Break

12:25-13:25

Plenary Session and Discussion with Elżbieta Mirga-Wójtowicz

"Be Careful in This Gypsy Neighborhood" - Antigypsyism As a Global Phenomenon Shaping the Fate of Roma Communities"
Speaker
Elżbieta Mirga-Wójtowicz, Assistant Professor, University of Warsaw, Poland
Moderator
Tomasz Kubin, Professor, Institute of Political Science, University of Silesia in Katowice, Slaskie, Poland
Aula 039 (Ground Floor)
13:25-14:35

Lunch

14:35-15:20

Workshop

Moderator
Pratiksha Ashok, PhD Researcher, UC Louvain, Belgium
Room 017 (Ground Floor)
Recognizing the Value of Mid-to-Late Career Professionals: Embracing Expertise, Knowledge, and Experience

Gretchen Oltman, Associate Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Creighton University, Nebraska, United States
Tony Williams, Assistant Program Director, Master of Organizational Leadership, Graduate School, Creighton University, Nebraska, United States

14:35
14:35-15:20

Immigrant Policy Challenges

Moderator
Gabriel Rached, Post Doc Student, Political Sciences and International Relations, Università degli Studi di Milano, MI, Italy
Room 012 (Ground Floor)
The Challenges of Immigrant Policy Formation in Trinidad and Tobago: A Civil Society Perspective

Michał Pawiński, Lecturer, Institute of International Relations, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago

14:35
15:20-15:25

Transition Break

15:25-16:40

Understanding Our Humanness

Moderator
Suleyman Cihan, PhD, European Studies, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
Room 017 (Ground Floor)
Tales of the Bibby Stockholm: Asylum Seekers in the UK Press

James Moir, Professor, Sociology, Abertay University, United Kingdom

15:25
Grounding Their Vision: Reimagining the Future of a Community Park within the Informal Settlement of Mathare in Nairobi Kenya

John Ellis, Professor of Architecture - Global Research Studio, Architecture, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, United States

15:45
Soviet Tbilisi in an Anti-Russian Era: Contemporary Georgian Literature and the Urban Past

Benjamin Sutcliffe, Professor of Russian, German, Russian, Asian, Middle Eastern Languages and Cuultures, Miami University, Ohio, United States

16:05
15:25-16:40

Civic Shifts

Moderator
Gabriel Rached, Post Doc Student, Political Sciences and International Relations, Università degli Studi di Milano, MI, Italy
Room 012 (Ground Floor)
Caught in the Crossfire: The Effects of Immigration Enforcement on Undocumented Student Performance

Daniel Hawes, Professor and MPA Coordinator, Political Science, Kent State University, Ohio, United States
Daniel Chand, Associate Professor, Political Science, Kent State University, United States

15:25
‘Is Busan Ready for Multiculturalism?: Obstacles and Opportunities for Diversity in Korea

Dustie Spencer, Traveling Faculty, Human Rights, School for International Training, Vermont, United States

15:45
16:40-17:10

Closing Session and Award Ceremony

Speaker
Phillip Kalantzis-Cope, Chief Social Scientist, Common Ground Research Networks, Illinois, United States
Speaker
Rafal Soborski, Professor, International Politics, Richmond American International University, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Speaker
Marcin Galent, Assistant Professor, Institute for European Studies, Jagiellonian University, Malopolskie, Poland
Aula 039 (Ground Floor)
17:10-18:10