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The aim is to explore the connections between EU funding for infrastructure in Nepal and the resulting youth migration to Europe.

May 8, 2026Open Access

Disaster Governance, Infrastructural Development, and Migration : Pathways of Connection between Nepal and Europe with Dr. Sara Shneiderman and Dr. Jeevan Baniya

Key Points

The aim is to explore the connections between EU funding for infrastructure in Nepal and the resulting youth migration to Europe.
Joint discussion by Dr. Sara Shneiderman and Dr. Jeevan Baniya.
Analysis of geopolitical contexts involving the EU, China, and India.
Presentation at the UBC Jean Monnet Center of Excellence in Critical Infrastructure Studies.
EU funding aims to improve local governance and infrastructure in Nepal.
Youth migration to Europe is increasingly driven by economic opportunities.
The dynamics involve complex geopolitical relations between the EU, China, and India.

Abstract

Dr. Sara Shneiderman and Dr. Jeevan Baniya jointly discuss how funding from the European Union is flowing into Nepal to support infrastructure development and “good governance” at the local level, while young people are leaving the country through labour migration to global locations including Europe. They consider how these dynamics unfold within the broader geopolitical contexts between the EU, China, and India. This lecture took place in the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence in Critical Infrastructure Studies at UBC. The UBC Centre for European Studies podcast, and this episode is supported by funding from the Faculty of Arts and the 2024-27 Erasmus+ Program of the European Union through the Jean Monnet Actions in the field of Higher Education: Centers of Excellence program.

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