Mass Displacement and Integration: Policy Lessons from Europe

Mass Displacement and Integration: Policy Lessons from Europe

This policy event explores the challenges and lessons of mass displacement and integration in Europe. The first panel highlights the City of Zurich’s approach to reducing barriers to naturalization, focusing on how policy and science can collaborate together. The second panel revisits Europe’s handling of the 2015 displacement, examining how governments and institutions managed one of the largest migration waves in recent European history. Together, these discussions address the tension between short-term crisis management and long-term integration, offering insights for policymakers grappling with today’s displacement dynamics.

Agenda:

1:30-2:00pm Arrival

2:00-3:00pm Panel 1 - Policy & Science Collaboration: Reducing Barriers to Naturalization in Zurich

3:00-3:30pm Break

3:30-5:30pm Panel 2 - 2015 Reexamined: Europe’s Handling of Mass Displacement

5:30-7:30pm Reception

With the support of the Albert Einstein School of Public Policy, IPL, ETH, EGAP and the nccr-on the move.

This event is free of charge but we ask that you RSVP by reserving a ticket. Attendees can RSVP for the full afternoon and reception, or select a ticket for the cocktail reception only if unable to attend the afternoon policy discussions. Deadline to RSVP: N​ovember ​14, 2025.

Please note that photos and video footage will be taken during this event.