Conference Programme

CERC Annual International Conference 2006

Sex ‘n’ Drugs ‘n’ Shifty Roles: European and International Perspectives on Trafficking and Illegal Migration

4 – 5 December 2006

to be held at

CONTEMPORARY EUROPE RESEARCH CENTRE
Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence
The University of Melbourne
Level 2, 234 Queensberry St, Carlton

Program pdf version (at 3 Dec)

Abstracts and Bios (pdf)

Day 1

Monday 4 December 2006.

9.00 – 9.30 Conference Registration
Level 2, Grand Foyer, 234 Queensberry Street

9.30 - 9.45 Opening Remarks
A/Prof. Philomena Murray (Director, CERC, The University of Melbourne) and Prof. Les Holmes (Deputy Director, CERC, The University of Melbourne, and Conference Organiser)

9.45 – 10.45 Keynote Address:

Jean Monnet Lecture - Prof. Zbigniew Lasocik (University of Warsaw): 'Human Trafficking: Social and Legal Aspects for the European Union and its Member States'

Audio available (mp3 15 MB)

10.45 – 11.15 Morning Coffee

11.15 – 13.00 Session 1: Conceptual and Theoretical Dimensions

Ms. Marta Iniguez de Heredia (Deakin University):
‘Conceptual Issues around the Crime of People Trafficking’

Ms. Sanja Milivojevic (Monash University):
'Women's Bodies, the Moral Panic, and the State: Anti-trafficking Initiatives and its Implications for Women's Lives-All too Familiar?'

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch

14.00 – 15.30 Session 2: The situation in Europe – I

- Prof. Andy Dawson (University of Melbourne): ‘Identity, Home and Movement’

- Ms. Olivera Simic (University of Melbourne): ‘Peacekeepers or Lawbreakers? The accountability of UN Peacekeepers for their Involvement in Trafficking in Women in Bosnia and Herzegovina’

15.30 – 16.00 Afternoon Tea

16.00 – 17.00 Session 3: The Situation in Europe – II

The 2006 CERC Annual Goethe Institut Lecture - Dr. Rebecca Pates (University of Leipzig): "'Sadly, we have no trafficking victims here." German Officials' Discourses on Migrants and Sex Work.'

AUDIO of this lec

Powerpoint show with this lec

17.00 Conference Reception and Drinks

19.00 Conference Dinner

Venue: Santino's Terrace 166 Lygon Street Carlton

Day 2

Tuesday 5 December 2006.

9.00 – 9.30 Conference Registration
Level 2, Grand Foyer, 234 Queensberry Street

9.30 – 11.00 Session 4: The Situation in Europe – III

Mr Kevin Leong (The Australian National University): ‘Trafficking in Human Beings for Sexual Purposes – Sweden’s Anti-trafficking Regime, its Effectiveness, and the lessons for Australia’

Prof. Leslie Holmes (University of Melbourne): ‘Human and Drug Trafficking from and through Central and Eastern Europe’

11.00 – 11.30 Morning Coffee

11.30 – 13.00 Session 5: International Comparisons

A/Prof. Susan Kneebone (Monash University):
‘Trafficking, Crime and Migration: a Proportionate Response? - Australia, Canada and the UK Compared’

Marie Segrave (Monash University): ‘Law & Order & the Border: Responses to Trafficking in Australia and Thailand’

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch

14.00 – 15.45 Session 6: Australia in Comparative Perspective

Ms. Valli Mendez (Project Respect, Melbourne):
‘Trafficking of Women into Australia for Prostitution, from an NGO’s Perspective’

Prof. Bernadette McSherry (Monash University):
‘Australia’s Criminal Justice Response to Trafficking and Slavery: Putting the Law into Practice’

Prof. Marilyn Pittard (Monash University):
‘Avoiding abuses? The Introduction of the Guest Workers Concept and its Recent Operation in Australia’

15.45 – 16.15 Afternoon Tea

16.15 – 17.00 Roundtable

17.00 – 17.15 Concluding Remarks