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IMISCOE Newsletter Volume 4, No. 2, October 2007

The IMISCOE Newsletter, produced by the IMISCOE Network Office, focuses on news, publications and other activities of the network and its partners that are of interest to a wider audience.

In this issue:

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Network news

 

IMISCOE will organise a series of minimal 4 conferences on Fundamental and strategic issues in theories, concepts and methodologies for the study of migration and integration. One of the aims of IMISCOE is to initiate new perspectives on migration related theories and research methodologies. For this purpose IMISCOE will create a structural opportunity to discuss such fundamental and strategic issues in a series of conferences. More...

 

From 1 November 2007 IMISCOE member Steve Vertovec and former director of COMPAS, will take up the position of Director of a new Max-Planck-Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity to be established in Göttingen, Germany. Devoted to empirical research and advanced theory, the institute will eventually have three departments; on socio-cultural diversity, on religious diversity and on legal/political diversity. More…

 

New project: CLANDESTINO (Undocumented Migration: Counting the Uncountable Data and Trends Across Europe). Clandestino (funded under the Sixth Framework Programme), involving three IMISCOE partners, will provide an inventory of data and estimates on undocumented migration in selected EU countries. Researchers will analyse these data comparatively, discuss the ethical and methodological issues involved in the collection of such data and propose new methods for evaluating and classifying data. It hereby responds to the need for more reliable and systematic data on undocumented migration in Europe. Well-founded research is essential in order to ensure that migration policy initiatives do not have unintended, or even counterproductive effects on current or future undocumented migration flows. More... or download the Call for Experts or Brochure.

 

The Journal of Ethnic Migration Studies (JEMS) has published two special issues in association with IMISCOE: Governing Islam in Western Europe: Essays on Governance of Religious Diversity, guest editor Veit Bader, and The Second Generation in Europe, guest editor Maurice Crul. More...

 

In 2007 IMISCOE partner CMR (Centre of Migration research, Warsaw University) has started a new publishing series: Migration Studies. The Scientific Advisory Committee of the Migration Studies series includes Marek Kupiszewski, Slawomir Lodzinski, Wojciech Lukowski (Chairman) and Dorota Praszalowicz. More...

 

IMISCOE research clusters plan their future activities. Every 1st of October imiscoe research groups draft so called work packages that present their plans for the coming year (01-10-2007 till 30-09-2008). We will report on concrete output of these plans via the IMISCOE website and Newsletter. Read the short descriptions...

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IMISCOE Policy Briefs

 

pdflogo How to tackle ethnic diversity at the local level: examples from policy practitioners in Amsterdam and Berlin, Floris vermeulen, IMISCOE Policy Brief No. 3. Amsterdam: IMISCOE
Many European cities suffer from social problems in which ethnic diversity plays
an important role. Such diversity can often lead to a sense of inequality among
groups. Focusing on the dynamic of groups in an effort to promote equality,
however, can create tensions among people, particularly when policymakers focus
on groups defined on the basis of ethnicity. A major policy question therefore is:
how can we improve the position of deprived ethnic groups while simultaneously
delimiting, if not altogether avoiding, the build up of tensions among them? This
policy brief endeavours to provide an answer, suggesting ways to deal with the
paradox of recognising difference while still promoting equality. It is meant for policymakers and policy practitioners, specifically at the local level, who are working on inequality issues.

 

pdflogo Inside Perspectives on the Process of Human smuggling, Ilse van Liempt (2007). IMISCOE Policy Brief No. 3. Amsterdam: IMISCOE
Smuggling is often treated as an illegal, criminal business in which huge profits are made. This dominant perspective’s development is manifest in current academic studies, but it has also found its way into policies dealing with irregular migration. Combating human smuggling is seen as a solution to prevent unwanted forms of migration. Yet, paradoxically, efforts to combat smuggling may increase the demand for smugglers, drive smuggling prices up, heighten the dangers for migrants involved in migrating and lessen likelihood of return migration altogether. This brief presents an alternative perspective from which to take into account social perceptions of human smuggling, to pay more attention to diversity within smuggling processes and to accommodate the complex stories that may lie hidden in the smuggling process.This policy brief may be of interest to policymakers who deal with irregular migration and asylum, particularly as the fields pertain to human smuggling.

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Forthcoming in the IMISCOE Publication Programme

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In co-operation with the Amsterdam University Press (AUP) the IMISCOE Network has created a peer-reviewed book series. Visit the website to view all titles.

 

Migrants and markets: perspectives from economics and the other social sciences, Holger Kolb, Henrik Egbert, Eds. IMISCOE Research Series, Amsterdam: AUP

Paradoxes of social capital: a multi-generational study of Moroccans in London, Myriam Cherti, IMISCOE Dissertations, Amsterdam: AUP

The trafficking of women from Albania to France 1998-2001: how women use trafficking to overcome social exclusion and other harms, John Davies, IMISCOE Dissertations, Amsterdam: AUP

Understanding South Asian residential preferences in Glasgow, Jennifer Leigh McGarrigle, IMISCOE Dissertations, Amsterdam: AUP

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IMISCOE Working Papers

IMISCOE Working Papers are the products of ongoing work by IMISCOE members that are not (yet) ready for publication within the IMISCOE-AUP Book series.

 

pdflogo Albanian migration and development: state of the art review, Julie Vullnetari (2007), IMISCOE Working Paper
"With the author's knowledge both of the Albanian language literature and the international literature in other languages, the report can justifiably claim to be the most complete review of Albanian migration to date. Moreover, the paper is not limited to the post-1990 international migration: Vullnetari also examines the lesser-known early history of Albanian emigration, and she tells the story of the large-scale internal migrations that have characterised the past 17 years. In this way she weaves together a sophisticated analysis of historical (dis)continuities, interrelations between internal and international migration, and their combined links with Albanian development."
Dr. Ilir Gedeshi, Centre for Economic and Social Studies and Prof. Russell King, Sussex Centre for Migration Research, University of Sussex

 

pdflogo Conference report: Successes and challenges of local integration policy, Floris Vermeulen (2007), IMISCOE Working Paper-Conference Report
This report describes an activity that is gaining in importance and one that is valued highly in IMISCOE, namely to bring researchers and policymakers together and to engage the intended public more actively in research. The report presents the main and most relevant items discussed at the policy workshop ‘Successes and Challenges of Local Integration Policy’, which took place on 7 December 2006 at the Werkstatt der Kulturen in Berlin. The workshop’s primary objective was to unite researchers and policymakers from different cities to discuss pressing urban integration issues. In a very open way the participants reported on the challenges they are facing and on the failures and successes of their policies and programmes.

 

pdflogo The governance of Islam in Western Europe: A state of the art, Marcel Maussen (2007). IMISCOE Working Paper No. 16
Islam has become a part of the landscape of European societies and has been high
on public, political, policy and academic agendas for some time now. Overlooking the field of studies on Islam in Western Europe one can distinguish different research traditions and perspectives. This Working Paper presents a literature review on the accommodation of Islam in Western Europe. This report is also the starting point for a discussion on the state of such research and on possible ways of developing new research agendas in this domain. For this purpose an online discussion page has been developed. If you would like to intervene in this discussion and for more information you can also contact: Marcel Maussen, author of the report.

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Publications by IMISCOE members

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  • 2006 Year Book on Illegal Migration, Human Smuggling and Trafficking in Central and Eastern Europe, Peter Futo, Michael Jandl (Eds.), Vienna: ICMPD, 247 pages, ISBN: 3-900411-08-5. Based on the contributions of the border services of 20 Central and Eastern European states, the 2006 Yearbook again provides its valuable overview and analysis of irregular migration trends in the region. Info.
  • pdflogo Bedingungen erfolgreicher Integration auf kommunaler Ebene [in German], Heckmann, Friedrich. In: Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (ed.): Zuwanderung und Asyl in Deutschland. Herausforderungen und Perspektiven aus Sicht der deutschen Partner im Europäischen Migrationsnetzwerk. Nuremberg 2007, p. 27-34.
  • pdflogo Die Informationslage zu Diskriminierung in Deutschland [in German], Bosch, Nicole and Peucker, Mario In: Forum gegen Rassismus. Arbeitsgruppe Gleichbehandlung.  Info-Brief No. 9, July 2007, p. 22-24.
  • Dual Citizenship in Europe: From Nationhood to Societal Integration. Thomas Faist (ed), Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 2007. The contributors to this timely volume examine policies regarding dual citizenship across Europe, covering a wide spectrum of countries. The research demonstrates that policies on dual citizenship are not simply explained by different concepts of nationhood. Instead, concepts of societal integration, which may well be contested in a given polity, are extremely influential. Info
  • Foreigners’ presence on the market place located in the Warsaw Stadium area from criminological perspective [in Polish] , Monika Szulecka,  CMR Working Paper . Info
  • Integration Challenges – the German experience, Wolf, Richard. In: Gmaj, Katarzyna / Iglicka, Krystyna: Integration Policies in the EU and the US. Center for International Relations, Warsaw 2007, p. 15-26
  • pdflogo Integration of immigrants: Contribution of local and regional authorities, Bosswick, Wolfgang; Heckmann, Friedrich: Dublin 2006, 47 pages. This conceptual paper is intended to create the framework for implementing the CLIP project, involving cooperation between local and regional actors in the area of integration policy at the local level. The paper first analyses the meaning of the term ‘integration’ and locates it in the context of other concepts prominent in the discourse on immigrant integration.
  • International Migration and Coronary Heart Disease. Epidemiological Studies of Immigrants in Sweden, Ebba Hedlund, CEIFO, Stockholm University. The aim of the thesis was to describe incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) among foreignborn persons compared to Sweden-born, taking into consideration gender, socio-economic status and time spent in Sweden and to evaluate if the long term trend of decreasing MI incidence in Sweden was present in immigrants to Sweden. In conclusion the results of this thesis reinforce the impression that immigrants to Sweden are at increased risk of MI compared to native Swedes. Info
  • pdflogo Listening to Victims. Experiences of Identification, Return and Assistance in South-Eastern Europe. Rebecca Surtees. Vienna: ICMPD. 246 pages. ISBN 3-900411-09-3. This study offers a different take on the issue of trafficking. By listening to the victims themselves, by acknowledging and putting forward their `self-articulated needs', the study attempts to show the different dilemmas facing trafficking victims. It demonstrates that one general solution is not possible and selective and targeted interventions on different levels are necessary instead.
  • pdflogo Local integration policies for migrants in Europe, Borkert, Maren; Bosswick, Wolfgang; Heckmann, Friedrich; Lüken-Klaßen, Doris: Luxembourg 2007, 69 pages. This report, conducted within the CLIP project, describes the historical and institutional factors which shaped migration policy in 12 EU Member States and analyses local integration policies in 14 European cities.
  • Migration Bulletin 14th issue.[in Polish] Migration Bulletin is a two-monthly newsletter providing information on the current key trends and events in migration and migration policy in Eastern Europe. It is published by the Centre of Migration Research of the University of Warsaw in cooperation with the Centre of International Relations. Info
  • Migrationen. Globale Entwicklungen seit 1850 [in German]. Albert Kraler, Veronika Bilger, Karl Husa, Irene Stacher (Eds.), Vienna: Mandelbaum, 248 pages, ISBN: 978385476-240-9. Info
  • Migrations of `New Europeans' - now and previously [in Polish], Fihel A., Kaczmarczyk P., Okólski M., Migration Studies, CMR: Poland. The accession of 10 East-European countries into the European Union turned the spotlight on the subject of international mobility within this part of continent. In this book, the authors present a multidimensional synthesis of migration trends in the new member states since the onset of postcommunist transition until the present year. Info
  • Multiple Choice Citizenship. Multidisciplinary Perspective on Dual Citizenship in Poland [in Polish] Górny A., Korys P. (eds), Migration Studies, CMR: Poland. This book presents an interdisciplinary approach towards dual citizenship in Poland. It is based on diversified empirical materials and addresses a variety of aspects related to dual citizenship, including: related legislation, public statistics, political and public debates, opinions of experts about dual citizenship and also individual strategies of dual citizens. Info
  • pdflogo Pathways to Success for the Children of Immigrants, Maurice Crul (2007), policy brief MPI/Bertelmanns Stiftung. This studie from the Migration Policy Institute, gives policymakers new ideas for how best to close achievement gaps between native-born students and immigrant students or the children of immigrants across European countries.
  • pdflogo Politische Bildung für Migrantinnen und Migranten [in German], Wolf, Richard and Reiter, Stefanie. In: Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte (APuZ) 32-33/2007, Bonn 2007, S. 15-20.
  • RAXEN-Bulletins: RAXEN Bulletin I/2007, June 2007; RAXEN Bulletin II/2007, July 2007; RAXEN Bulletin III/2007, September 2007. Info
  • Repatriation, Integration or Resettlement. The dilemmas of Migration among Refugees in eastern Sudan, Sadia Hassanen, CEIFO, Stockholm University.
    This study is based on the situation of Eritrean refugees in Kassala town, Sudan, but provides some general insights in the on-going debate about the notions of home, trans-nationalism, citizenship, integration and return migration.The thesis examines the factors that influence the decision of Eritrean refugees in Kassala town concerning return migration. Info
  • Schulische Förderung von Migrantenkindern als Herausforderung: Ein Vergleich englischer, neuseeländischer, schweizerischer und deutscher Maßnahmen, Drexler, Sibylle. In: Migration und Soziale Arbeit 29 (2007), 2, p. 145-151
  • pdflogo Second-generation Caribbeans in the Netherlands: Different Migration Histories, Diverging Trajectories, Niekerk, M. van (2007). Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 33, 7: 1063-1081. The integration of the native-born children of immigrants is often measured by their advancement in education and the labour market. Classical notions of immigrant integration assume that the second generation performs better than the first, and slowly closes the gap with their native peers. In the case of Caribbean migrants in the Netherlands, this process appears to be more complex.
  • The Europeanization of National Policies and Politics of Immigration: Between Autonomy and the European Union, Faist, Thomas & Andreas Ette(eds.) Houndmills, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. This volume presents a comparative empirical investigation on the impact of the EU on the national policies and politics of immigration. The volume reveals striking cross-national differences and investigates the mode of Europeanization as a key variable to account for the diverse national experiences with the EU, and includes contributions from renowned scholars in this field. Info
  • pdflogo The Second Generation in Europe and the United States: How is the Transatlantic Debate Relevant for Further Research on the European Second Generation?, Crul, M. and M. Thomson (2007), Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 33:7, 1025 – 1041.This introductory paper to the special issue of JEMS (in cooperation with IMISCOE) on the second generation in Europe reviews some of the key themes underpinning the growing interest in the second generation, and asks what ‘integration’ actually means in contemporary debates about immigration and settlement.
  • We don’t dance on the table. Lesbian immigrant women in Sweden: stigmatization & Pride, Dina Avrahami (2007), Academic dissertation, Linköping Studies in Arts and Science No. 394. This research examines the life experiences of twenty-one lesbian informants, originating from fifteen different countries now living in Sweden.The main questions guiding this research are: What are the processes that women go through in obtaining consciousness about their lesbian orientation? How do they 'learn' to 'be' lesbians? And within which social contexts do these processes take place? Info and Summary in English
  • Women from the Indian Subcontinent in Finland: Patterns of Integration, Family Life, Employment and Transnationalism among Marriage Migrants. Martikainen, Tuomas & Gola, Lalita (2007). Working Papers E 27/2007. Helsinki: Väestöliitto, Population Research Institute.

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