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Session 1: Presentation of General Results from PROTECT
Moderator: Kari Hagatun

13.00 – 13.05 Introduction

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Kari Hagatun
Associate Professor at the Department of Education at University of Bergen, Leader of International Migration and Ethnic Relations (IMER) Bergen.

13.05-13.15 The Global Compact on Refugees and Norway

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Even Eriksen
Eriksen is the State Secretary for the Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl.

13.15– 13.35 Do the Current Legal Frames and Institutional Structures Work in the Field? Examples from Four Migrant Entry Points to Europe.

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Marry-Anne Karlsen
Associate Professor at the Department of Social Anthropology at University of Bergen and researcher in PROTECT: The Right to International Protection. A Pendulum between Globalization and Nativization?

13.35-13.55 Externalization, Securitization, and the Common European Asylum Policy.

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Stefania Panebianco
Associate Professor in Political Science at University of Catania, researcher in PROTECT: The Right to International Protection. A Pendulum between Globalization and Nativization?

13.55-14.15 Attitudes to International Refugee Protection

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Cornelius Cappelen
Professor at the Department of Comparative Politics, researcher in PROTECT: The Right to International Protection. A Pendulum between Globalization and Nativization?

14.15-14.35 Which Legal, Institutional, and Procedural Frameworks Best Safeguard the Right to Asylum?

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Hakan G. Sicakkan
Professor at the Department of Comparative Politics, Principal Investigator in PROTECT: The Right to International Protection. A Pendulum between Globalization and Nativization?

14.35-14.45 Q&A with the Audience

14.45-15.00 Coffee and Snacks Break

Session 2: Panel Debate on PROTECT’s Implication for Norway
Moderator: Synnøve Bendixsen

15.00-16.00 Are Legal and Institutional Reforms Needed in Norway’s Refugee and Asylum Policy to Cope with the Human Rights Standards? 
Participants: Jan-Paul Brekke (Institute of Social Research), Hakan G. Sicakkan (University of Bergen), Stefania Panebianco (University of Catania) and Marry-Anne Karlsen (University of Bergen).

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Synnøve Bendixsen
Professor and Head of Department of Social Anthropology, pillar leader of the Migration pillar at Bergen School of Global Studies (BSGS), and board member of International Migration and Ethnic Relations (IMER) Bergen.

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Jan-Paul Brekke
Senior researcher at the Institute of Social Research. In his scholarly endeavors, Brekke delves into the field of migration, exploring inquiries such as the development of asylum policies and the lived experiences of refugees, and immigrants within these contexts.