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Seminar - Open to the Public

Migrant Labor, National Security, and Political Mobilization: A Case Study of the United Arab Emirates

Thu., Oct. 25, 2012 | 12:15pm - 2:00pm

Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369

This seminar examines how migrant labor impacts democratization processes in the United Arab Emirates, where non-citizens comprise over 96 percent of the labor force. Unlike previous studies that show how stringent citizenship policies impede the social mobility and political organization of migrant groups, the seminar will explain how migration policies also shape the way citizens mobilize politically.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.