Migration "Crisis" and the Rise of Populism in Europe

The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) at the American University of Beirut (AUB) hosted an event titled "Migration 'Crisis' and the Rise of Populism in Europe" by Marco Borraccetti, PhD, Associate Professor at the University of Bologna, and Lilli Banholzer, PhD, Professor at the University of Mannheim, on Thursday, September 19th in the IFI conference room. The talk focused on the rise of populist parties in Europe, especially in  Germany and Italy, and the impact it possessed on migration policies manifested in recent legislations and political positions on the Global Compact on Refugees and Migration.