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The event will take place on 17th March 2016 from 13:30 until 17:30 pm in the German Historical Institute Washington. The complete program of the symposium is available here.After the symposium there will be held a public debate on "Learning from the Past? The Refugee Crisis in Historical Perspective". Cathleen S. Fisher (American Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Washington, DC) will moderate the discussion with the following participants:Philipp Ackermann (Deutsche Botschaft, Washington, DC)Leo Lucassen (International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam)Kathleen Newland (Migration Policy Institute, Washington DC)Kirsten Schüttler (The World Bank, Washington DC)&#160;