Seminar | Postcolonial African Migration to the West as a Desire for Recognition

Aula C, Complesso Didattico Piovego

19.11.2025

Scientific coordinator: Francesca Helm, Caroline Clark and Andrea Mayr, University of Padova.

The Department SPGI is pleased to announce the seminar Postcolonial African Migration to the West as a Desire for Recognition, delivered by Prof. Belachew Gebrewold from MCI Internationale Hochschule, Austria.

The event will take place on 19 November 2025, from 12:30 to 14:00, in Aula C, at the Complesso Didattico Piovego (via Ugo Bassi 2).

Prof. Gebrewold will explore the dynamics of postcolonial African migration, focusing on how historical legacies and contemporary global inequalities shape aspirations, mobility, and the pursuit of recognition in Western contexts.

The seminar is part of the Course of Lingua Inglese within the First Cycle Degree in Political Science, International Relations, and Human Rights (A.Y. 2025–26).

All students and interested participants are warmly invited to attend.