2 August 2020

MIGREC team member, Ana Milojević, had a successful online presentation titled “Media framing of the refugee crisis in Serbia” co-authored with MIGREC members Aleksandra Krstić and Kristina Milić, on 1/7/2020, at the 17th IMISCOE Annual Conference.

IMISCOE (International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe) is the largest research network in the field of migration, integration and diversity studies in Europe. This network includes 56 research institutes and connects scholars from various disciplines, including sociology, political science, economics, law, demography, public administration, social geography and history. IMISCOE organizes many events, but the annual conference is considered as the key event in the agendas of most migration scholars in Europe.

Due to the challenges caused by the COVID-19 crisis the 2020 IMISCOE Annual Conference successfully transitioned into the online format. The ambition of the organizers was to make the online conference to look as much as possible as a ‘normal’ IMISCOE conference. They have very much fulfilled such ambition, by developing rich and exiting program consisting or plenaries, panels, workshops, a PhD program, as well as an elaborate social program.

The presentation of the MIGREC members was part of the Reflexive Migration Studies Paper Sessions,and was realized on the Session 1, held on 1/7/2020, 15:45-17:15 (CEST), using the Webex meeting platform. On behalf of Aleksandra Krstić and Kristina Milić, Ana Milojević presented results of their joint study about media framing of the refugee crisis in Serbia. The session included 4 paper presentations, and provided an excellent platform for exchange of knowledge, research results and ideas. Participants have engaged in fruitful conversation sharing experiences and advise on how to proceed with current endeavors and improve existing work.