Introduction : Christophe Jaffrelot, CNRS/CERI-Sciences Po
Laurence Louër, CERI-Sciences Po
Hélène Thiollet, CERI-Sciences Po
Leïla Vignal, Université Rennes 2/ESO-Rennes

9:30 – 12:30 Political (economy) dynamics

Chair: Christophe Jaffrelot, CNRS/CERI-Sciences Po

Larestan (southern Iran)-Dubai: In-between, transnational practices and the formation of a transnational community
Amin Moghdam, PhD Student, Université Lyon 2

The transnational networks of Imran Khan’s party Tehreek-e Insaf, between the Middle East and Pakistan
Alix Philippon, IEP Aix en Provence

The consequences of migration on State building process in Eritrea: The « Diasporic State »
Hélène Thiollet, CERI-Sciences Po

14:30 – 17:30 Social and cultural changes

Chair: Stéphane Dufoix, Université Paris 10 Nanterre

Return migration from the Gulf and social change in Cairo (1971-2011): an ethnographic account
Lucile Grüntz, PhD Student, EHESS

Migration and the (im)morality of everyday life
Philip Osella, University of Sussex

Gulf migration and the Nepali household
Andrew Gardner, University of Puget Sound

« Aay musafira watan ta rasha » (O you who have gone abroad, come back home). Pashtuns and the Gulf
Mariam Abou Zahab, INALCO

Symposium organised by the CERI Research Group on « The relations between the Gulf Countries and South Asia » and SYSREMO-Université Rennes 2.

Scientific Coordination : Christophe Jaffrelot, Laurence Louër, Helene Thiollet and Leïla Vignal

Location: CERI – 56 rue Jacob, 75006 Paris / Salle de conférences

No registration required.