Conferences and Events
Conferences and Panels:
2025:
Smith, M. and Wool, L. (2025) ‘The Method and the Madness of Migration Studies: Critical Reflections from Research and Practice.’ 22nd Annual International Migration Research Network (IMISCOE) Conference. Place du Front Populaire, Paris–Aubervilliers, France. Online. [Presentation, July 2025].
2024:
Smith, M. and Wool, L. (2024) ‘From Lesvos to the Canary Islands: The Role of the State and Civil Society in the Securitisation of Migration.’ Panel: The Securitisation of Migration in Border Regions: Shaping Policies and Practices of Inclusion and Exclusion in Southern Europe. Section: International Migration: Policies and Politics European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) General Conference 2024. ECPR. University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. [Chairing and Panel Presentation, Aug. 12th-15th 2024].
Smith, M. (2024) ‘Power, Violence, and Security at Europe’s Southern Border: Resistance Among Migrants and Asylum-Seekers in the Canary Islands.’ Panel 4b: The European Union’ Southern Neighborhoods. Security, Conflict and Peace Workshop. Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) and the German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Barcelona, Spain. [Presentation, Feb. 23rd, 2024].
2023:
Smith, M. (2023) ‘Power, Violence, and Security at Europe’s Southern Border: Resistance among Migrants in the Canary Islands.’ Panel: Everyday Geopolitics of Migration – Micro-Settings of Banal Violence in Border Regimes. 16th European International Studies Association (EISA) Pan-European Conference on International Relations. EISA. University of Postdam, Potsdam, Germany. Online. [Panel Presentation, Sept. 5th, 2023].
Smith, M. (2023) ‘The Securitisation of Migration at Europe’s Southern Border: Policies of Violence against Migrants and Asylum- Seekers in the Canary Islands.’ Panel: European Policies for Migrants, Asylum-Seekers, and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs): Critical Reflections and Differential Impacts from Greece, Spain, and Ukraine. The Migration Conference 2023. University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. [Panel Presentation, Aug. 23rd 2023].
Smith, M. (2023) ‘The Securitisation of Migration in the Canary Islands: A Critical Analysis of Migration Policies and Bordering Practices.’ Panel: Borders and Securitisation. 6th Neuchâtel Graduate Conference of Migration and Mobility Studies 2023. The National Center of Competence in Research – The Migration-Mobility Nexus, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. [Panel Presentation, July 11th, 2023].
Smith, M. (2023) ‘Transactional Sex in Protracted Displacement: Navigating Power and Humanitarian Services in Bangladesh and Lebanon.’ Panel: Transactional Sex in Forced Migration. 20th International Migration Research Network (IMISCOE) Annual Conference. University of Warsaw, Poland [Panel Presentation, July 6th, 2023].
Smith, M. (2023) ‘Power, Violence, and Migration at Europe’s Southern Border: Resistance among Migrants in the Canary Islands.’ Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) Security Symposium. IBEI. Barcelona, Spain. [Presentation, Feb. 3rd, 2023].
2022:
Smith, M. (2022) ‘Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Emergencies: Missed Opportunities and Other Cautionary Tales from the Rohingya Refugee Response.’ Panel: Domestic Abuse. (Re)Connecting on Gender-Based Violence Conference 2022. Law, Gender, and Sexuality (LEX) Research Network – Violence Against Women and Girls Research Network (VAWGRN) Conference. University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. Hybrid. [Panel Presentation, Nov. 10th, 2022].
Smith, M. (2022) ‘Gender-Based Violence and the Rohingya Refugee Crisis: Practitioner Reflections and Lived Experiences.’ Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) Forum 2022. National Institute for Women and Centro Regional de Investigaciones Multidisciplinarias – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (CRIM-UNAM) Cancún, Mexico. [Panel Presentation, Sept. 20th, 2022].
2021:
Smith, M. (2021) ‘Do We Understand Each Other Yet?: Transactional Sex, Agency and Service Failure in Bangladesh and Lebanon’. Theme 3: Political Economy and Politics of Humanitarianism. 6th International Humanitarian Studies Association (IHSA) Conference on Humanitarian Studies. Sciences Po. Paris, France. Hybrid. [Panel Presentation, Nov. 3rd, 2021].
Bahtia, U., Brar, A. Gupta, D., Kapoor, R., Kim, E., Singh, S. and Smith, M. (2021) ‘Domestic Violence and Displacement: Gendered Social Norms in the Rohingya Refugee Response.’ Symposium 5: Domestic Violence in South Asia: Multi-stakeholder Perspectives and Practices. 4th European Conference on Domestic Violence. University of Ljubljana. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Hybrid. [Symposium Presentation, Sept. 13th, 2021].
Elliott, S. and Smith, M. (2021) ‘Embracing Complexity: Calling for Critical Approaches in Counter-Trafficking Policy and Practice.’ Panel 1: Critical Approaches to Human Trafficking and Policy. Protection in Mixed Movements: Virtual Policy Workshop on Protection Challenges on the Central and Western Mediterranean Routes. Mixed Migration Centre (MMC) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Online. [Panel Presentation, Feb. 15th, 2021].
2018:
Chehwane, Y. and Smith, M. (2018) ‘Ripe for the picking: social tensions and legal exclusion as enablers for the exploitation of Syrian refugees in Lebanon.’ Cross-regional Dialogues on Refugee Integration Panel. 7th International Association for the Study of Forced Migration Annual (IASFM) Conference. University of Macedonia. Thessaloniki, Greece. [Panel Presentation, July 24th, 2018].
Invited Talks and Presentations:
2024:
Smith, M. (2024) ‘Participatory Approaches in Social Research.’ Dictatorships: Institutions, Survival and Collapse. (undergraduate course) taught by Alina Sokolenko. Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv, Ukraine. [Guest Lecture, Apr. 4th, 2024].
Smith, M. (2024) ‘Gender Equality and Equity in Global Perspective.’ Empower Her: Celebrating International Women’s Day at EU Business School. EU Business School, Barcelona, Spain. [Guest Lecture, Mar. 7th, 2024].
2023:
Smith, M. (2023) ‘The Securitisation of Migration in the Canary Islands: A Critical Analysis of Migration Policies and Bordering Practices.’ Doctoral Workshop: Studying Migration and Border Regimes. Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal. [Presentation, Nov. 23rd, 2023].
Smith, M. (2023) ‘The Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh.’ Politics of the Developing World (undergraduate course) taught by Dr. Javier Alcalde. Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain. [Guest Lecture, Feb. 13th, 2023].
2022:
Smith, M. (2022) Establishing Women and Girls Safe Spaces in the Rohingya Response IOM Bangladesh´s methodology endorsed as an institutional benchmark. IOM Bangladesh. Online. [Webinar, Sept. 8th, 2022].
Smith, M. (2022) Do we understand each other yet? Transactional sex, agency and service failure in Bangladesh and Lebanon. Kingston University Department of Criminology, Politics and Sociology. Online. [Presentation, May 10th, 2022].
Smith, M. (2022) ‘Responding to Gender-Based Violence (GBV): Creating Safe Spaces for GBV Survivors.’ United Nations Training Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Jeju International Training Center. Online. [Webinar, Apr. 21st, 2022].
2021:
Smith, M. (2021) ‘Standard 9: Safety and Risk Mitigation.’ Asia-Pacific Orientation Webinar on the Inter-Agency Minimum Standards for GBV in Emergencies (GBViE) Programming. Gender-Based Violence Area of Responsibility. Online. [Webinar Dec. 14th, 2021].
Smith, M. (2021) ‘The Rohingya Refugee Crisis.’ Politics of the Developing World (undergraduate course) taught by Dr. Javier Alcalde. Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain. [Lecture, Sept. 29th, 2020].
2020:
Nordli, V. and Smith, M. (2020) ‘Mitigating risks of GBV and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Humanitarian Crisis.’ Accountability to Affected Populations (APP) Webinar Series. IOM. Online. [Presentation, Nov. 25th, 2020].
Pettersdotter, M.S. and Smith, M. (2020) Honour in Transition: Changing Gender Norms among the Rohingya in Cox’s Bazar. Gender in Humanitarian Action Women’s Leadership Technical Group. UN Women and IOM. Online. [Presentation, June 17th, 2020].
Smith, M. (2020) ‘Impacts of COVID-19 on Forced Migration: Case Study on Negotiation Challenges in Cox’s Bazar.’ The Centre of Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation (CCHN) Regional Asia Working Group. CCHN. Online. [Webinar, May 4th, 2020].
Smith, M. (2020) Women’s Participation and Leadership in the Rohingya Refugee Response. Participation in Displacement Working Group.Global Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster. Online. [Webinar, Mar. 12th, 2020].
2019:
Smith, M. (2019) ‘Gender-Based Violence Service Provision´ and ‘Women’s Participation in Camp Management.’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) GBV in Crisis Framework Launch. IOM Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland. [Presentation, Sept. 27th, 2019].