The Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions
is happy to invite you to a lecture by

Adi Hercowitz Amir*

When the state is ‘under attack’ by unwanted migratory flows: The disputed legality of Israeli asylum policy and the role of the courts

See Abstract here

Wednesday, 10.5.2017 between 14:15-15:45

 
At the Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions
Room 1013, Terrace building, University of Haifa**

Participation is free

 

*Adi Hercowitz-Amir is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at The University of Haifa. Her PhD dissertation focuses on host states’ reception of asylum seekers and refugees, at both citizen and state levels and is entitled: "Hostile hosting? The Construction of public opinion and public policy towards asylum seekers and refugees: the case of Israel and Denmark". Adi holds a B.A degree in Sociology and Anthropology, Communication and Journalism from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and an M.A degree in Sociology and Anthropology, majoring in Organizational Studies from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She has received several grants, among them from the University of Haifa, The Israeli Ministry of Immigrant Absorption, the Danish-Israeli study foundation and others. A sociologist specializing on studying attitudes and policy formation toward immigrant out-groups, her recent publication is entitled: “(Dis)agreement with the implementation of humanitarian policy measures towards asylum seekers in Israel: does the frame matter?” (co-authored with Hochman, H; Journal of International Migration and Integration).

** Center is located at ground level of the Terrace building (Hamadrega). See map
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