Second Webinar on "Security at Crossroads: Boundaries and Life" , November 04, 2024

In the second webinar of the series "Security at Crossroads" the speakers explore various facets of human security at the margins. The purpose of the webinar is to decolonise the security question and relocate it within the ambit and issues of life - life of the nation, people, and in particular lives of vulnerable population groups relegated to a bordered existence. The issue of security thus lies at the crossroads of rights, justice, and vulnerabilities. Therefore the important questions are - how do the lives in spaces of exceptional dwelling such as camps or borderlands constitute our understanding of security institutions? How do the need for dialogic justice and its principles and practices emerge out of ethnic conflicts, resource conflicts, and derogation of rights? Examining all these, the second webinar of the series "Security at Crossroads" aims at discussing lives of Borderland people - how they negotiate with the legality/ illegality- security/ insecurity conundrum, navigating multiple forms of control, regulation and freedom. Changing laws, VISA regimes, border infrastructure, markets and corridors change and modify the lives of borderlanders. The webinar thus explores borderland lives and border negotiations from a security/ insecurity lens-analysing the changing nature and insecurity of borders that also produce (in)security for people in the borderlands - exploring the lives of women, migrants and others living in constant interaction with borderscapes. With four eminent panellists and moderator delving into South Asian, Central Asian and EU Border regimes, join us in exploring the intricate connections and boundaries that create modern borderlands.
Speakers:
Paolo Novak, School of Oriental and African Studies
Anita Sengupta, Asia in Global Affairs
Shafqat Munir, Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies
Moderator: Paula Banerjee, IDRC Research Chair on Gender and Forced Displacement, Asian Institute of Technology