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SUMMARY:CGHR Salon: Sex\, Drugs and Mafioso: The rise of illicit economies
  in the wake of the refugee crisis - Emily Kassie\, International Relation
 s and Politics
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CONTACT:Nikta Daijavad
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this week's CGHR Salon on Sex\, Drugs and Mafioso:
  The rise of illicit economies in the wake of the refugee crisis. The disc
 ussion will be led by journalist Emily Kassie.\n\nLooking at four hotspots
  of the refugee crisis\, Niger\, Italy\, Turkey and Germany\, Emily's work
  examines the mafia scams\, drug and weapons networks\, sex trafficking an
 d privatization forces that have capitalized on human suffering in what ha
 s become the biggest humanitarian crisis of our time. Emily will discuss t
 he transformations of networks\, routes and economies and the subsequent h
 eightened bleakness for those who fall victim to it. Emily will take us be
 hind the scenes of the reporting process sharing obstacles\, blunders and 
 conclusions formed along the way. This work was culminated in a magazine f
 eature for Highline\, the Huffington Post's investigation magazine\, title
 d the 21st Century Goldrush. It recently won the national magazine award f
 or multimedia story of the year. \n\nEmily Kassie is a national magazine a
 ward (Ellie) and academy award winning journalist and filmmaker. In 2016\,
  she won a World Press Photo award for multimedia and was named multimedia
  journalist of the year by the National Press Photographer's Association. 
 Her work focuses on issues of human rights\, corruption and conflict and s
 he is currently completing an MPhil in International Relations at Cambridg
 e as a Gates scholar. \n\nSuggested reading: The 21st Century Gold Rush:\n
 How the refugee crisis is changing the world economy http://highline.huffi
 ngtonpost.com/articles/en/the-21st-century-gold-rush-refugees/#/niger
LOCATION:Alison Richard Building Room 138
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