CINETS 2026: Crimmigration in an Age of Authoritarian Drift

Name: CINETS 2026: Crimmigration in an Age of Authoritarian Drift
Start: 2026-07-06
End: 2026-07-08
Location: Leiden Law School, the Netherlands

The seventh bi-annual CINETS conference explores punitive migration control amid democratic erosion and far-right populism.

July 6, 2026 – July 8, 2026 · Leiden Law School, the Netherlands · In person

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Hosted at Leiden Law School in collaboration with Border Criminologies and the Van Vollenhoven Institute, the seventh bi-annual CINETS conference examines how crimmigration operates as a tool of governance and political performance in democratic, hybrid, and authoritarian settings.

Key themes include European pushbacks, digital authoritarianism, penal border regimes, colonial continuities, and grassroots resistance. The programme features plenary sessions, thematic panels, and space for artistic, activist, and practice-based contributions.

Abstract submission has closed; non-presenting attendees may register via Leiden University Professional Education.

Dr. Amalia Campos Delgado · Van Vollenhoven Institute, Leiden UniversityProf. Vanessa Barker · Stockholm University, SwedenProfessor Leti Volpp · UC Berkeley, USAProfessor Witold Klaus · Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences / Centre of Migration Studies, Warsaw UniversityProfessor Eduardo Domenech · Córdoba National UniversityProfessor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian · Queen Mary University of London / Global South Visiting Scholar, Princeton UniversityDr. Jasmin Lilian Diab · Lebanese American UniversityTendai John Mutambu · Writer, editor, and curatorDr. Mieke Kox · Erasmus School of Law, Criminology, the Netherlands

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