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SUMMARY:ACMS Seminar: Queering Sex work and Mobility in South Africa
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Ntokozo Yingwana\nDate: Wednesday\, 6 August 2025\nTime: 12:30 – 13:45\nVenue: ACMS Seminar Room: Room 2163\, Solomon Mahlangu House (2nd floor)\, East Campus\, Wits University (directions)\nZoom link: https://wits-za.zoom.us/j/95786624514?pwd=53Oi1h6gHcWY2Q43O0p8ZqzOsOLZXp.1\nRegister: https://tinyurl.com/4zxkc7s8 \nAbstract:\nDrawing from a doctoral thesis with a similar title\, this paper explores the intersections of sex work\, mobility\, migration and gendered sexualities through a queer lens. The study informing it made use of digital storytelling and WhatsApp to engage 17 migrant and mobile sex workers in South Africa\, during 2019 and 2020. Through a queering of sex work\, migration and mobility analysis we learn that because sex work is essentially about using one’s body to perform varying sexual acts with different types of people for financial gain\, a migrant/mobile sex worker is exposed to different ways of experiencing sexual (dis)pleasure. According to the research participants this can then broaden the body’s erotic vocabulary and expand one’s range of sexual desires\, along with their expressions; to the point whereby it can also have an influence on one’s gendered sexuality and choice of intimate partner. However\, the respondents also stressed the integral role movement plays in this evolution of one’s gendered sexuality. Hence\, this paper argues for the recognition of migrant/mobile sex work as intrinsically queer\, and concludes by unpacking the socio-political implications of this in relation to (sexual) citizenship. \nAbout the researcher:\nNtokozo Yingwana is a researcher and PhD candidate with the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) at Wits University. She holds a Masters in Gender and Development from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex\, and an Honours in Gender and Transformation from the African Gender Institute (AGI) at the University of Cape Town. Prior to that she earned a Bachelor of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University. Yingwana has nearly two decades of experience in sex worker rights’ scholar-activism in Africa.
URL:https://migration.org.za/acms-event/acms-seminar-queering-sex-work-and-mobility-in-south-africa/
LOCATION:ACMS Seminar Room 2163\, South East Wing\, Second Floor\, Solomon Mahlangu House\, University of the Witwatersrand East Campus
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SUMMARY:ACMS Seminar: Managing the Transition - Adjusting Migration Policies to Respond to a World Undergoing Demographic Change
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Dr Andrew Selee\nDate: Wednesday\, 20 August 2025\nTime: 12:30 – 13:45\nVenue: ACMS Seminar Room: Room 2163\, Solomon Mahlangu House (2nd floor)\, East Campus\, Wits University (directions)\nZoom link: https://wits-za.zoom.us/j/95786624514?pwd=53Oi1h6gHcWY2Q43O0p8ZqzOsOLZXp.1\nRegister: https://tinyurl.com/4zxkc7s8 \nAbstract:\nThe world is undergoing rapid demographic change\, with most upper and upper-middle-income countries dropping below replacement level fertility and many middle-income countries following close behind. As populations shrink in these countries\, immigration will become one of the few ways that countries maintain a robust labor force and ensure fiscal solvency\, even taking into account productivity gains and changes in workforce needs brought about by technological innovation. And African countries will almost certainly be the source of most of the migrants that are willing to move to these rapidly aging societies. \nHowever\, this transition is likely to be less than smooth\, with increased migration also leading to significant push-back within destination countries and to calls both for greater border controls. As a result\, managing this transition effectively will require building legal pathways proactively\, adjusting the pace of change thoughtfully\, and ensuring the credibility of immigration systems to facilitate mobility. It will also require rethinking narratives of national identity in destination societies\, while ensuring that emigration from source countries\, largely in Africa\, can lead to long-term growth and development through proactive investments in human capital. \nAnd while this may initially seem to be a challenge just for the highly developed economies of Europe\, North America\, and East Asia\, it will quickly become relevant in South Africa and significant parts of Latin America\, the Caribbean\, and Southeast Asia. \nAbout the researcher/presenter:\nDr Andrew Selee is president of the Migration Policy Institute\, a non-partisan\, independent think tank based in Washington\, DC and Brussels\, which focuses on data\, analysis\, and prospective ideas for migration policy. He is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University\, both in the School of Foreign Service and in the School of Public Policy. Previously he was the Executive Vice President of the Woodrow Wilson Center. \nDr Selee is the author and co-author of several books\, including On the Move: Migration Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean (Stanford University Press\, 2025)\, Vanishing Frontiers: The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together (PublicAffairs\, 2018)\, and What Should Think Tanks Do? A Strategic Guide to Policy Impact (Stanford University Press\, 2013). His articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal\, New York Times\, Foreign Affairs\, and Foreign Policy\, among other publications. He holds a PhD in Policy Studies from the University of Maryland and was named an Andrew Carnegie Fellow in 2017-18.
URL:https://migration.org.za/acms-event/acms-seminar-managing-the-transition-adjusting-migration-policies-to-respond-to-a-world-undergoing-demographic-change/
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SUMMARY:ACMS seminar: On the move — where does wellbeing fit?
DESCRIPTION:Date: Monday\, 25 August 2025\nTime: 10:00 – 11:30\nVenue: ACMS Seminar Room: Room 2163\, Solomon Mahlangu House (2nd floor)\, East Campus\, Wits University (directions)\nZoom link: https://wits-za.zoom.us/j/99337631783?pwd=gvLi3k7R74aLv3N9R2t4IY2NtMa4RP.1 \nMigration and mobility shape multiple dimensions of wellbeing\, from physical and mental health to social inclusion\, identity\, and access to rights. Yet\, wellbeing often remains a secondary consideration in policy and research on migration. This webinar explores how wellbeing fits into the lived realities of those on the move — highlighting the challenges they face\, the resilience they show\, and the policies and practices needed to support them. \nSPEAKERS\nMs Margaret Zulu – Project Manager\, Save the Children\, South Africa\nDr Mwelwa Phiri – Researcher\, Zambart\, Zambia\nDr Glynis Clacherty – Research Associate\, ACMS\, Wits University and Independent Consultant \nMODERATOR\nDr Langelihle Mlotshwa- Researcher\, ACMS\, Wits University
URL:https://migration.org.za/acms-event/acms-seminar-on-the-move-where-does-wellbeing-fit/
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SUMMARY:WiP Seminar: The Securitisation of Migration: Consequences of EU Externalisation Policies on Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding in Africa
DESCRIPTION:The featured image behind the title on the header was created using ChatGPT. \nPresenter: Dr Silindile Mlilo\nDate: Wednesday\, 27 August 2025\nTime: 12:30 – 13:45\nVenue: ACMS Seminar Room: Room 2163\, Solomon Mahlangu House (2nd floor)\, East Campus\, Wits University (directions)\nZoom link: https://wits-za.zoom.us/j/95786624514?pwd=53Oi1h6gHcWY2Q43O0p8ZqzOsOLZXp.1\nRegister: https://tinyurl.com/4zxkc7s8 \nAbstract:\nThis work-in-progress (WiP) paper examines the impact of global migration governance\, particularly the European Union’s (EU) externalisation policies\, on conflict resolution and peacebuilding in Africa. Following the 2015 so-called “migration crisis\,” the EU increasingly framed migration as a security threat\, prioritising border militarisation\, containment strategies\, and partnerships with African states such as Niger\, Libya\, Egypt\, and Tunisia. These policies sought to curtail irregular migration while neglecting root causes\, including conflict\, poverty\, and governance failures\, and often exacerbated local tensions between migrants and host communities. Drawing on a critique of Eurocentric narratives\, the paper foregrounds African perspectives to highlight the unintended consequences of these policies. It explores how the securitisation of migration governance has contributed to human rights violations\, corruption\, and the destabilisation of regional mobility frameworks like the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Furthermore\, the externalisation of migration policies has empowered non-state actors\, such as smugglers and traffickers\, while deepening economic and social inequalities in transit and host countries. The paper argues that these policies undermine regional integration and peacebuilding efforts in Africa\, intensifying xenophobia and societal tensions. It calls for the reimagining of migration governance through inclusive\, African-led approaches that prioritise human dignity\, address root causes of displacement\, and foster sustainable conflict resolution and development. \nAbout the researcher/presenter:\nDr Silindile Mlilo is a migration scholar\, practitioner\, and consultant with extensive experience in research and project management at the intersection of migration and mobility governance\, xenophobia and social cohesion\, youth\, and policy development across Africa and Asia. She is also a part-time content creator\, producer\, and interviewer\, committed to amplifying African voices in migration scholarship and public discourse. \nDr Mlilo is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher and Project Manager at the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS)\, University of the Witwatersrand\, where she leads research and monitors xenophobic discrimination in South Africa through the Xenowatch project. She is also the co-founder of Meraki Afrique\, a social enterprise focused on advancing regional integration in Africa. \nMlilo holds a Ph.D. in Migration and Displacement from Wits University\, an MA in Advanced Development in Social Work through a consortium of European universities\, including the University of Lincoln\, Aalborg University\, Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas (University of Lisbon)\, and Université Paris Nanterre\, an MA in Human Rights and a Bachelor of Social Work both obtained at the University of Fort Hare\, respectively.
URL:https://migration.org.za/acms-event/wip-seminar-the-securitisation-of-migration-consequences-of-eu-externalisation-policies-on-conflict-resolution-and-peacebuilding-in-africa/
LOCATION:ACMS Seminar Room 2163\, South East Wing\, Second Floor\, Solomon Mahlangu House\, University of the Witwatersrand East Campus
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