Working group The lived realities of refugees: Between external perception and aesthetic needs Migration Working Group Add to calendar 2024-11-19 14:00 2024-11-19 15:30 Europe/Rome The lived realities of refugees: Between external perception and aesthetic needs Seminar Room Mansarda, Villa Schifanoia and online Seminar room Mansarda, Villa Schifanoia and online YYYY-MM-DD Print Share: Share on Facebook Share on BlueSky Share on X Share on LinkedIn Send by email Scheduled dates Nov 19 2024 14:00 - 15:30 CET Seminar Room Mansarda, Villa Schifanoia and online, Seminar room Mansarda, Villa Schifanoia and online Organised by Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies Migration Working Group MPC: Migration Policy Centre What can help displaced people to perceive and relate to their environment more positively? The first session of the 2024/25 seminar series analyses the experiences of displaced people from two distinct perspectives. Devora Neumark, Stephanie Acker and Tobias Hillenbrand will discuss two different studies linked by the potential for policy recommendations in relation to displaced people. One paper that uses extensive surveys to examine German attitudes towards Syrian refugees. It reveals both well-intentioned empathy and outright rejection. This evidence-based study is accompanied by a more conceptual paper re-evaluating Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs when it comes to life in refugee shelters. In this case, speakers will draw attention to architectural aesthetics and beauty as factors not previously considered.Check here the upcoming dates of the rest of the seminars organised by the Migration Working Group.