US and European Policy on Migrant Youth: International and Historical Contexts and Case Studies A Conversation with Professor Jody McBrien
Via Zoom and In-Person (Hybrid Event) at the home of an AAWE Member near Rue Daguerre in Paris 14e (specific address will be provided to registrants) This talk will examine policies and case studies regarding child refugees and asylum seekers in the European Union and the United States, as well as other migrant youth. It will include background on international documents designed to protect children, and challenges children face in education and integration. These documents include the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, from 1990; the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, adopted in 2000; and the European Union Strategy on the Rights of the Child, from 2021. Jody McBrien is a Professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies at the University of South Florida. Her primary research has been with refugee youth, and she is the author of roughly 50 scholarly articles, chapters, and books. In-Person participants should plan to arrive by 5:45 p.m. to ensure a prompt start of the event.
