2ndAcademicSeminarMAP-FGM“FemaleGenitalMutilation/Cuttingattheintersectionofqualitative,quantitativeandmixedmethodresearch–ExperiencesfromAfricaandEurope”Aim:DiscusstheaddedvalueofresearchinthecampaigntowardsabandoningFGM,thedo’sanddon’tsandproposerecommendationsforresearchingFGM/CDates:ThursdayJune8–FridayJune92017Venue:HotelBloom,RueRoyale250/Koningstraat250,1210Brussels,Belgiumwww.hotelbloom.comProgramme:ThursdayJune8201709.00h–09.30 Registrationandcoffee09h30–10.00h Openingsession–Chair:LauraNuñoGómez,

UniversidadReyJuanCarlosElsLeye,projectcoordinatorMAPFGMprojectofVUB/RHEA-TheMAP-FGMprojectandseminarGilyCoene,directorRHEA,CentreofExpertiseGender,DiversityandIntersectionality–AimsandresearchofRHEAAnVanNistelrooij,EuropeanCommission–DaphneProgrammeKarinVanderkerken,ViceDeanResearchVUB(TBC)

10.00h–11.30h Session1:ThecrucialroleofresearchonFGM–Chair:

MagalyThill,UniversidadReyJuanCarlos,Spain10.00h–10.15h ChristinaPalitto,WorldHealthOrganisation,Geneva,

Switzerland–GapsinresearchonFGM10.15h–10.30h SophieWithaeckx,RHEA,CentreofExpertiseGender,

DiversityandIntersectionality,Belgium–ResearchingFGM:theneedforanintersectionalperspective

10.30h–10h.45 TammaryEsho,AfricanCoordinatingCentreforthe

AbandonmentofFGM/CandPopulationCouncil,Kenya-EffectivenessofinterventionstoendFGM/C

10h45–11h.00 Q&A

11.h00–11h30: Coffeebreak11h.30–12.30h Session2:Qualitativeresearchmethodstoassess

influenceofmigrationregardingFGM–Chair:RicardoFalcão,InstitutoUniversitáriodeLisboa,Portugal

11.30h–11.45h VanjaBergren,MedicalFacultyLundUniversityand

DivisionGlobalHealth,KarolinskaInstitute,Sweden–PerceptionsandexperiencesoffemalegenitalmutilationaftermigrationtoSweden.Anexplorativestudy

11.45h–12.00h SandrineMesplé-Somps&IdrissaDiabate.Institutde

RecherchepourleDéveloppement,ParisSchoolofEconomicsandUniversitéParis-Dauphiné.FGMandmigrationinMali.Domigrantstransfersocialnorms?

12.00h–12.30 Q&A12.30h–13.30h Lunch13h30–14h45 Session3:Qualitativeresearchandmixedmethods–

Chair:MichelaFusaschi,UniversitaRomaTre,Italy13h30–13h45 AnnemarieMiddelburg,HumanRightsLawConsultancy,

theNetherlands-FieldworkinSenegalonthetranspositionoftheinternationalhumanrightsframeworkregardingFGM/C

13h45–14h00 SarahO’Neill,TropicalInstituteAntwerp,Belgium–Mixed

methodsstudyexploringmen’sinvolvementinFGMinBelgium,theNetherlandsandtheUK–Belgium

14h00–14h15 GebremariamKidanuMele,CollegeofHealthSciences,

MekelleUniversity,Ethiopia-PrevalenceandassociatedfactorsofFGMinEthiopia

14h15–14h45 Q&A14h45–15h15 Coffeebreak15h15–15h30 HazelBarett,CoventryUniversity,UK–Researchon

behaviourchangeonFGMinAfricancommunitiesindiaspora

15h30–15h45 GbadeboBabatunde,DepartmentofEpidemiologyandMedicalStatistics,UniversityofIbadan,Nigeria-ChangesinintergenerationalattitudetoFemaleGenitalCuttinginNigeria:Lessonslearntfromquantitativeandqualitativeanalysesofprimaryandsecondarydata

15h50–16h10 DianaGeraci,Pharos,CentreofExprtiseHealthDisparities,

theNetherlands–FemalegenitalmutilationinSyria?AninquiryintotheexistenceofFGMinSyria

16h10-16h30 SiobanO’BrienGreen,TrinityCollegeDublin,Trinity

ResearchinChildhoodCentre,Ireland–OrganisingFocusGroups:processandlogistics–EIGEFGMriskstudyinIreland

16h30–17h Q&A17h Closingoffirstday ProgrammeFridayJune9201709h30–11h00 Session4:Quantitativeresearchandmixedmethods09h30–09h50 BettinaShell-Duncan,DepartmentofAnthropology,

UniversityofWashington,USA-ConsiderationsontheuseandinterpretationofsurveydataonFGM/C(video)

09h50–10h10 AdrianaKaplan,Wassu-UABFoundation,Autonomous

UniversityBarcelona,Spain-FGM-surveysonknowledge,attitudesandpracticesKAPintheGambia

10h10–10h30 MaiMahgoubZiyada,NorwegianKnowledgeCentrefor

ViolenceandTraumaticStressStudies,Norway–EstimatingtheprevalenceoffemalegenitalmutilationinNorway

10h30–11h00 Q&A11h00–11h30 Coffeebreak11h30–11h45 JacintaMuteshi,PopulationCouncil,Kenya-Exploring

AssociationsbetweenFGM/CandEarly/Childmarriage:Areviewoftheevidence

11h45–12h00 NinaVanEekert,UniversityAntwerp,Belgium-The

associationbetweenwomen’sstatusandthemedicalizationoffemalegenitalcutting

12h00–12h30 Q&A

12h30–13.00 Closingsession13h00 Lunchandgroupphoto