BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//EuroSEAS 2024//EN X-WR-CALNAME:EuroSEAS 2024 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Amsterdam X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Amsterdam BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 DTSTART:19700329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 DTSTART:19701025T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241121T131100 UID:euroseas-2024-aspirations-to-migrate-to-the-eu-a-comparative-perspective-from-southeast-and-east-asian-countries-1 SUMMARY:Aspirations to migrate to the EU: A comparative perspective from Southeast and East Asian countries (1) LOCATION:REC A1.03 DESCRIPTION:East and Southeast Asian regions have been one of the major pla ces of origin for migrants to the European Union (EU). People from these re gions enter the EU through different visa channels, notably related to tour ism, work, family reunification, studies, and investments. Despite the admi nistrative and socio-economic hurdles involved in entering and staying in t he EU, migration from East and Southeast Asia persists. Why is this the cas e? What inspires people from these regions to come to the EU? This panel ai ms to address these questions against the backdrop of ongoing global challe nges linked to wars, economic crises, and political instabilities in many c ountries. It will unveil the results of selected qualitative case studies c onducted either in the aforementioned regions or in the EU among East and S outheast Asian migrants. Adopting a comparative approach, it will reveal th e migration aspirations of people from the said regions and will identify t heir similarities and differences. By doing so, the panel will contribute f resh insights to the conceptualisation of migration connecting East/Southea st Asia to Europe. URL:https://euroseas2024.org/panels/aspirations-to-migrate-to-the-eu-a-comparative-perspective-from-southeast-and-east-asian-countries DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240723T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240723T110000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241121T131100 UID:euroseas-2024-aspirations-to-migrate-to-the-eu-a-comparative-perspective-from-southeast-and-east-asian-countries-2 SUMMARY:Aspirations to migrate to the EU: A comparative perspective from Southeast and East Asian countries (2) LOCATION:REC A1.03 DESCRIPTION:East and Southeast Asian regions have been one of the major pla ces of origin for migrants to the European Union (EU). People from these re gions enter the EU through different visa channels, notably related to tour ism, work, family reunification, studies, and investments. Despite the admi nistrative and socio-economic hurdles involved in entering and staying in t he EU, migration from East and Southeast Asia persists. Why is this the cas e? What inspires people from these regions to come to the EU? This panel ai ms to address these questions against the backdrop of ongoing global challe nges linked to wars, economic crises, and political instabilities in many c ountries. It will unveil the results of selected qualitative case studies c onducted either in the aforementioned regions or in the EU among East and S outheast Asian migrants. Adopting a comparative approach, it will reveal th e migration aspirations of people from the said regions and will identify t heir similarities and differences. By doing so, the panel will contribute f resh insights to the conceptualisation of migration connecting East/Southea st Asia to Europe. URL:https://euroseas2024.org/panels/aspirations-to-migrate-to-the-eu-a-comparative-perspective-from-southeast-and-east-asian-countries DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240723T113000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240723T130000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR