Events
'Being a Refugee and a Dad' Dissemination Event
Monday 7 March 2022, Roskilde Universitet
10.00am-12.00pm Danish time (9.00am - 1.00am UK time)
As new, unfolding events and continuing disruption force people to flee countries and seek refuge, it is timely to examine how countries in the West have received/rejected and 'welcomed' those seeking safety and new lives.
The Oxford Network of Fatherhood Researchers invites scholars, students and stakeholders to an Open Lecture on:
Being a Refugee and a Dad: Lessons from Research in the UK, Sweden and Denmark
This event will present the findings from 3 research studies undertaken in Denmark, Sweden and the UK, which have explored men's experiences of Syrian refugee fatherhood.
In particular, the presentation will examine how the fathers navigate new family lives in different societal structures, against a backdrop of differing and changing policy commitments to refugee men and their families. Points of overlap between the three countries will be examined as well as points of divergence, along with methodological reflections on researching human experience in flux. What recommendations can be made from such research?
How to register
The event is free of charge but you need to sign up by 28 February 2022 to attend. You can either sign to participate on campus or on Zoom. After the open lecture, there will be a networking event on campus from 12:00-1:30pm. Lunch will be provided free of charge for attendees.
Programme
Chair: Dr Allan Westerling
Discussant: Mads Ted Drud-Jensen; senior Advisor, Danish Refugee Council
Discussant: Dr. Marucs Herz;. Senior Lecturer.. Department of Social Work.University of Gothenburg
10.00am
Welcome and introduction to the seminar and the research projects
10.15am
Fathering practices among Syrian Refugees in Sweden
Dr Therése Wissö, Associate Professor in Social Work Gothenburg University, Sweden
10.40am
A refugee father perspectives on rebuilding hyper-precarious everyday lives
Dr Ditte K Shapiro, University College Absalon, Roskilde - Center for Social Work and Administration
11.05am
Being a father and a refugee: new social worlds of welfare and integration
Professor Esther Dermott (University of Bristol, UK), Professor Tina Miller and Ziad al-Gahandour, (Oxford Brookes University, UK)
11.30am - 12.00pm
Open Q & A
The event is hosted by The Research Group for Childhood, Youth and Family Life, The Department of People and Technology, Roskilde University in Cooperation with The Oxford Network of European Fatherhood Researchers.