What’s New in Human and Social Development? (Fall Term)

Course description

Borders, Migrations and Trade Today and Tomorrow

Friday, Sept. 28: 12:30 to 1:45 pm

Presenter: Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly, PhD, School of Public Administration

Our 21st century borders won’t be territorial boundary lines but instead will be ruled by international agreements and virtual technology; yet walls will still rise. In this lecture, Dr. Brunet-Jailly will discuss why and how this is happening and what such changes mean, not only for states, private sector actors and corporations, but also for migrants. He will also explain how this will affect borderlands and in particular how it will impact communities and people in border regions like ours.

Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly joined UVic’s School of Public Administration in 2001. He is a professor of public policy, whose specific research focuses on comparative urban and border politics and policies. He worked for the French public sector for 10 years and taught at Western University (Canada) and University of Notre Dame (USA) prior to joining UVic where he is Jean Monnet Chair in European Urban and Border Region Policy, Director of the European Union Centre for Excellence. He is the current ‘lead' for the Borders In Globalization research program that brings together 21 research units at 11 universities in 10 different countries.