The Thor Heyerdahl International Day 2021 - MIGRATION and IDENTITY

In co-operation with the Augsburg University, Vestfold and Telemark CountyCounsil, The Museums of Vestfold by The Thor Heyerdahl Institute would like to invite you to digital lectures; MIGRATION and IDENTITY International Presentations will be given by renown invited speakers. Why do people migrate? People migrate for many different reasons. These reasons can be classified as economic, social, political or environmental. Economic migration - moving to find work or follow a particular career path. Social migration - moving somewhere for a better quality of life or to be closer to family or friends Political migration - moving to escape political persecution or war Environmental causes of migration include natural disasters such as flooding.