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A hallmark of each International Metropolis Conference is its workshop program. Workshops are selected from an open call for proposals and are adjudicated according to the strength of the proposal, best fit with conference themes, and representation of a broad range of perspectives from various countries, sectors and backgrounds.
Over 90 workshop proposals were submitted on a wide range of topics relating to the conference themes. Below you will find a preliminary programme/outline of the workshops accepted for the conference. Times and duration of the individual workshop will be posted soon.
Workshop Programme
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009
14h30 – 18h00
African youth
and migration: challenges and opportunities
Organisers:
Théogène-Octave
Gakuba, Réseau de formation et de recherche sur les migrations
Africaines (
Ibrahima Guissé,
Réseau de formation et de recherche sur les migrations Africaines (
The migration of
African youth globally has been the subject of little research. This
workshop will provide a space for research fellows, civil society
stakeholders (associations, NGOs), public stakeholders and experts from
international organisations to share their experiences and discuss their
research regarding the challenges and opportunities faced by African
youth as they migrate across nations. A comparative approach will be
used in addressing this topic.
*Please note that
this workshop will be conducted in French.
Presenters:
Lila Belkacem, École
des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (France)
Tilmann Heil, Max
Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity (
Pedro Goís,
Universidade de Coimbra (
Eugène Munyangoga,
Conseil communal pour l’intégration (
Barriers to
accommodating religious diversity in contemporary Western societies
Organiser:
Mariette Lobo, The
Equality and Anti-discrimination Ombud (
Religious diversity
and the role of religion are at the centre of an ongoing and heated
debate in Western societies. The accommodation of religious practices is
often perceived to be in conflict with women’s rights. This supposed
conflict may, in turn, deny groups of women from exercising fundamental
rights to education and employment. Where should governments draw the
line? What are the barriers against accommodating religious diversity?
Why and how should these barriers be overcome?
Presenters:
Ingvill Thorson
Plesner, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (
Beate Gangås, The
Equality and Anti-discrimination Ombud (
Humera Khan, An-Nisa
Society (
Birte Siim,
Kristian Tronstad, Statistics
Cultural
diversity and mental health: what works in policy and practice?
Organisers:
Laura Simich,
Marja Tiilikainen,
Responding to culturally diverse health care needs is an emerging focus
of policy and practice due to urgent needs identified in the settlement,
labour and health sectors. This workshop brings together leading
immigrant health experts from
Presenters:
David Ingleby,
Edith Montgomery,
Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims (
Mette Blauenfeldt,
Danish Refugee Council (
Marja Tiilikainen, University of
Meri-Sisko Eskola,
Ministry of the Interior (
Laura Simich,
Integration challenges resulting from intra-European
Organisers:
Natasja Moritz, Ministry for Housing, Communities and Integration (The
Henrik Torp Andersen, Ministry for Refugee, Immigration and Integration
Affairs (
In several European
countries, EU nationals account for the largest group of newcomers since
recent enlargements. Insight into these new migration patterns and their
consequences for integration policies is, however, still limited.
Bringing together researchers and policy advisors, this workshop aims to
identify challenges and best practices to ensure positive integration
outcomes and explore how to reconcile integration needs and/or
requirements with the right of freedom of movement within the EU.
Presenters:
Marilyn Haimé,
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Integration (The
Henrik Torp Andersen, Ministry for Refugee, Immigration and Integration
Affairs (
Nanette Schuppers,
Managing
international migration: policy responses, societal implications and
migrants’ vulnerable positions
Organisers:
hedetoft@hum.ku.dk
Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen,
Danish Institute for International Studies / Danish Refugee Council (
Whether under the label of ‘irregular’, ‘asylum-seeker’ or
‘highly-skilled’, migrants and refugees move with the prospect of a
better life. While the European Union and other traditional destination
states are becoming increasingly aware of the need to actively attract
some types of immigrants, the challenge of migration control equally
features high on the agenda and migrants continue to hold marginalised
positions in host societies. This workshop explores the complex
relationship between the perception of immigration in host societies,
policy and legal frameworks to manage migration and the lived
experiences of migrants.
Presenters:
Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen,
Danish Institute for International Studies (
Sandra Pratt, Former
Unit Deputy Head of European Commission Directorate-General Justice,
Freedom and Security (
Elspeth Guild,
Jukka Könönen,
Ibrahima Amadou Dia,
Tally Kritzman-Amir,
College for Law and Business (
Marketisation
and migration: multiple implications for families, children and
women
Organisers:
Alexandra
Dobrowolsky, Saint Mary’s University / Atlantic Metropolis Centre (
Pauline
Gardiner-Barber,
In the current
economic downturn, and over recent decades, labour market realities have
become overarching concerns for immigration policy around the world.
While acknowledging that economic vitality and productivity are crucial,
this workshop evaluates what issues, interests and identities can become
marginalised when the market and economic rationales are prioritised.
Specifically, what are the concrete effects of marketisation on
families, women and children and what are the gendered effects of
marketisation for immigration and, ultimately, for citizenship?
Presenters:
Fariborz Birjandian,
Catherine Bryan,
Sinziana Chira,
Alexandra
Dobrowolsky, Saint Mary’s University / Atlantic Metropolis Centre (
Pauline
Gardiner-Barber,
Eva Lazar,
Citizenship and Immigration
Kjersti Lillebø,
National Institute for Consumer Research Sandakerveien (
Winne Lem,
Cecilie Øien, Fafo
Insitute for Applied International Studies (
Giovanni Giulio
Valtolina, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (
Measuring and
monitoring the effects of integration policy
Organisers:
Heino Jespersen,
Ministry of Integration (
Andreas Kapphan,
Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration
(
Many
countries have been trying to monitor the effects of integration policy
as a means to better understand how to measure the successful
integration of immigrants and ethnic minority groups. Bringing together
academics and policy advisors on this subject, this workshop will draw
on theory, research, case studies and best practices to discuss both the
measurement and monitoring of the effects of integration policy.
Presenters:
Line
Møller Hansen, Ministry of Integration Affairs (
Mikkel Thøgersen, Ramboll Management (
Øyvind Opland, Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion (
Åsa
Olli Segendorf, Integrations-och jämställdhetsdepartementet (
Andreas Kapphan, Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees
and Integration (
Kræn
Blume Jensen, Danish Institute of Governmental Research (
Guunlaug Daugstad, Statistics
Mobilising
diasporas: perspectives on state-led transnationalism
Organisers:
Nauja Kleist, Dansk
Institut for Internationale Studier (
Peter Hansen, Dansk
Institut for Internationale Studier (
Within the past decade migration sending countries have realised the
economic and political potential of nationals who reside outside the
boundaries of the nation-state. Through bureaucratic, economic and
political reforms, sending countries are trying to draw their diasporas
closer to the homeland and its development. This workshop explores the
policies of sending countries towards their diaspora and will examine
the role of the state in forming transnational practices with respect to
diasporas.
Presenters:
Peter Hansen, Danish
Institut for Internationale Studier (
Nauja Kleist, Danish
Institut for Internationale Studier (
Simon Turner, Danish
Institut for Internationale Studier (
Nicholas Van Hear,
Lars Trans,
Sheila V. Siar,
Policy,
programme and research gaps on violent extremism
Organiser:
Brett Kubicek,
Public Safety
This workshop will
take stock of current thinking - in research and government – about
violent extremism, and identify key debates and unanswered questions.
The goal is to identify avenues of promising research which will support
improved policies and
recover from
incidents of terrorism and other forms of violence driven by ideology.
Presenters:
Peter Neumann,
International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political
Violence (
Ian Reader,
Michael Taarnby,
Danish Institute for International Studies (
Brett Kubicek,
Public Safety
Jamie Bartlett, Demos (
Shamit Saggar, University of
Kristine Sinclair,
Phil Gurski, Government of
Resettlement and integration: emerging issues and solutions for
resettlement in Europe,
Organisers:
Pieter Bevelander,
Pieter.bevelander@imer.mah.se
Mirjam Hagström,
Mirjam.hagstrom@mah.se
Over the past decade UNHCR resettlement appeals have changed and have
begun to focus on world areas and refugee populations that have been in
protracted situations. Focusing on these groups of refugees poses new
challenges to resettlement in third safe countries. This workshop will
discuss issues and promising practices and policies related to refugee
resettlement in
Presenters:
Pieter Bevelander,
Daniel Hiebert,
Vebjørn Aalandslid,
Statistics
Denise Thomsson, The
Swedish Migration Board (
Jennifer Hyndman,
Chris Friesen,
Immigrant Services Society of
Dora Horvath,
Debra Presse,
Citizenship and Immigration (
Annette Bombeke,
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (
Organisers:
Sultan Tepe,
Annika Marlen Hinze,
A mutual
transformation takes place when different communities (linguistic,
cultural, religious) meet in a city. This transformation has often been
explained in reference to receiving dominant and challenging immigrant
minority groups. To capture neglected encounters without falling to prey
to dominant frameworks, this comparative session makes "polis" the main
part of our inquiry and asks if and how diverse urban settings – such as
Chicago, Toronto, Berlin, and Helsinki - have and continue to shape the
experiences of their “immigrants” and how cities’ new citizens, denizens
and residents resist, react, adapt as well as alter their poleis.
Presenters:
Sultan Tepe,
Annika Marlen Hinze,
Maike Didero,
Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische (
Tuomas Martikainen,
Jaime Opazo,
Canadian Heritage (
14h30 – 16h00
A new global
player: recent Brazilian migration patterns
Organisers:
Pascal Reyntjens, International Organization for Migration (
Pedro Goís,
Universidade de Coimbra (
With
an estimated 4-5 million Brazilians having moved abroad in recent years,
Presenters:
Annika Lenz,
International Organization for Migration (
José Marques,
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria (
João Peixoto,
Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (
Koen Dwulf, Centre
for Equal Opportunities (
Beatriz Padilla,
Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa (
Facing the
crisis: migration in the crossroad?
Organisers:
Gemma Pinyol, CIDOB
Foundation (
Joaquín Arango,
This workshop aims
to examine the effects of the economic crisis on migration flows, as
well as its impact on migration policies and instruments. With legal
migration opportunities limited in many countries, debates are needed
regarding the effects on the regular/irregular stocks of migrant
populations, labour conditions and precariousness, but also on the
social responses (e.g. racism) with respect to the presence of migrant
populations.
Presenters:
Joaquín Arango,
Jeff Dayton-Johnson, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development (
Beátrice Knerr,
Laura Zanfrini, Fondazione ISMU (
Organiser:
Elinor Pierce, Film
Co-producer / The Pluralism Project at
The
documentary film, "
Global economic
crisis: how it affects migrants
Organiser:
Hans Dietrich von
Loeffelholz, Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (
Dr.hans-dietrich.loeffelholz@bamf.bund.de
Globalisation has
made international migration easier, but has also possibly led migrants
to be more affected by the current deterioration of the global economy.
This workshop
will address the effects of the current financial and economic crisis
around the globe on migration and integration from an international
perspective and will explore whether factors such as labour market
performance and the openness of the society may create risks for
migrants in various countries, becoming the first losers in the
downturn.
Presenters:
Allan Bruun
Pedersen, CIRIUS (
Carola Burkert,
Institute for Labour Market Research (
Hans Dietrich von Loeffelholz, Federal Office for Migration and Refugees
(
James Hollifield,
Southern
Implementing
asylum-seeking minors’ human rights in diverse national contexts
Organisers:
Anna Lundberg,
Eva Norström,
Kristina Gustafsson,
Kristina.gustafson@kultur.lu.se
Madine VanderPlaat,
Saint Mary’s University / Atlantic Metropolis Centre (
This workshop will discuss children’s rights in policy and practice and
will include a critical discussion about central concepts and methods
regarding the “Best Interests of the Child” and asylum-seeking minors.
The aim of the session is twofold: first, to identify challenges and
possibilities in research, policy making and practice with
asylum-seeking minors; and second, to identify ways in which an exchange
between research, policy development, practice and service delivery
could be mobilised.
Presenters:
Anna Lundberg,
Madine VanderPlaat, Saint Mary’s University / Atlantic Metropolis Centre
(
Anki Carlsson, Swedish Red Cross (
Åsa Aretun,
Allen White,
Laure Lafrance, Citizenship and Immigration
Measuring the
impacts of immigrant economic and social integration
Organiser:
Franca.piccin@hrsdc-rhdsc.gc.ca
Research
suggests that immigrants’ skills make significant contributions to the
economy and that the effective use of these skills can help
organisations meet current labour market challenges.
This session will discuss the positive impacts immigrants have on
organisations as well as the economy and their related impacts on
national competitiveness. Panellists will use case studies from a
variety of contexts to demonstrate these benefits and the importance of
increased employer awareness and engagement in successful immigrant
labour market integration.
Presenters:
Jacques Poot,
Lynn Shotwell,
American Council on International Personnel (
Linda Manning,
The Portuguese
diaspora: challenges and adjustment
Organisers:
Carlos Teixeira,
Maria Lucinda
Fonseca, Universidade de Lisboa (
This
workshop will discuss the Portuguese diaspora with attention focused on
the Portuguese communities of the
Presenters:
Maria
Lucinda Fonseca, Universidade de Lisboa (
Rita Dias, Direcção
Regional das Comunidades (
Paulo Teves,
Direcção Regional das Comunidades (
Alzira Silva,
Governo Regional dos Acores (
Paulo Mendes,
Associação dos Imigrantes dos Acores (
Carlos Teixeira,
Transnational
formation in a (post-)secular age
Randi Gressgård,
Christine Jacobsen,
Christine.jacobsen@global.uib.no
The workshop aims to
explore, both theoretically and empirically, how transnational
formations - from the intimacy of family networks, to ethnic and
religious organisations, global social movements and multinational
business corporations - energise new social imaginaries, cultural
identifications and intersecting axes of inequality. The focus of
attention will include case studies of particular transnational
formations, as well as conceptual reconfigurations of the national
identity, secularism and democracy.
Presenters:
Randi Gressgård,
Christine Jacobsen,
Mette Andersson,
Anders Vassenden,
International Research Institute
Tina Gudrun Jensen,
Danish National Centre for Social Research (
Naima Bouteldja, European Muslim Network (
Pinar Yazgan, Denmark
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
16h30 – 18h00
A comparison of
adult immigrant language programming in three countries
Organiser:
Tracey Derwing,
tracey.derwing@ualberta.ca
This workshop will highlight differences in the approaches of three
immigrant-receiving countries -
Presenters:
Anne
Jelsøe,
Lynda Yates,
Dorte Weber,
Coordinated
approaches to foreign credential assessment and recognition,
beginning overseas
Organisers:
Patricia Wilson,
Citizenship and Immigration
Karen Clark-Verbisky,
Citizenship and Immigration
Karen.clark-verbisky@cic.gc.ca
This workshop will
bring together Canadian, Australian and European Union representatives
from multiple sectors, including governments, regulatory bodies and
academics to provide multidisciplinary perspectives on coordinated
approaches to foreign credential assessment and recognition processes,
beginning overseas. To that end, panellists will present viable
strategies for developing seamless pathways for prospective skilled
immigrants that lead to effective and efficient labour market
integration at levels commensurate with their skills and experience.
Karen Clark-Verbisky,
Citizenship and Immigration
Lesleyanne
Hawthorne,
Margot Morrish,
Donald Mayne,
Assessment Strategies (
From brain-drain
to brain-gain: recognition of foreign qualifications
Organisers:
Anne Gueller-Frey,
Tuer an Tuer Integrationsprojekte (
Anne.gueller-frey@tuerantuer.de
Stephan Schiele,
Tuer an Tuer Integrationsprojekte (
This
workshop will compare the systems of recognition for foreign
qualifications in
Presenters:
Bettina Englmann,
Tuer an Tuer Integrationsprojekte (
Allan Bruun
Pedersen, CIRIUS (
Jan Sheppard Kutcher,
MISA Employment Services (
Genocide and
human rights education: the challenges of multicultural societies
Organisers:
Jack Jedwab,
Association for Canadian Studies (
Tine Brøndum, Danish
Institute for International Studies (
In recent years,
genocide and human rights education has been given high priority
throughout the world. However, education about wrongdoings in the past
and the transference of collective memory to new generations is a
sensitive and often politicised subject. Furthermore, educators are
facing new challenges when teaching in multicultural societies. Can
genocide and human rights education create greater openness towards
minorities, or is it perceived as a politically biased educational
approach?
Presenters:
Solvej Berlau,
Danish Institute for International Studies (
Jack Jedwab,
Association for Canadian Studies (
Andrew Griffith,
Citizenship and Immigration
Steven L. B. Jensen,
Danish Institute for Human Rights (
Tine Brøndum, Danish
Institute for International Studies (
Immigration from the Former
Organisers:
Don
DeVoretz,
devoretz@sfu.ca
Moshe Semyonov,
After
Presenters:
Don DeVoretz,
Michele Battisti,
Karin Amit, Ruppin
Academic Centre (
Irena Kogan,
Yehudit Rosenbaum,
Ministry of Absorption (
Martha Justus,
Citizenship and Immigration
Integration in times of global economic crisis: immigrant
entrepreneurship as a strategy for
Organisers:
Nadine Förster,
Institute for Social and Pedagogical Research
Nadine.foerster@ism-mainz.de
Ralf Sänger, Institute for Social and Pedagogical Research
Ralf.saenger@ism-mainz.de
Catarina Reis Oliveira, High Commission for Immigration and
Intercultural Dialogue (
Catarina.oliveira@acidi.gov.pt
There has been a growing awareness of the importance of the
contributions of immigrant entrepreneurs and a growing need to know how
best to respond to some of the most persistent difficulties that this
group is confronted with and hinders their development. Keeping in mind
the present global economic crisis, this workshop aims to further
discuss how this development is being affected. Are there further
possibilities to empower entrepreneurship and what should the role of
governments be?
Presenters:
Nadine Förster,
Institute for Social and Pedagogical Research (
Ralf Sänger,
Institute for Social and Pedagogical Research (
Catarina Oliveira,
High Commission for Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue (
Migration and border management in Southern and Eastern
Organisers:
Ruth Ferrero,
Gemma Pinyol, CIDOB
Foundation (
This workshop aims to examine and compare how the European Union manages
to control its southern and eastern borders. On one hand, border control
is implemented by member states and by FRONTEX as an European action. On
the other, member states are running different mechanisms of
intervention with countries of origin and destination (i.e. visa
facilitation, bilateral agreements, etc.). A discussion of these
instruments could help in better understanding how the EU is
‘protecting’ its borders.
Presenters:
Justyna Frelak, Insitute of Public Affairs (
Ana Maria López Sala, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (
Elena Nikiforova, Fafo Institute for Applied International Studies (
Valsamis Mitsilegas, Queen Mary –
Much ado about nothing? Integration activities in
Organiser:
Gunilla Fincke, The
Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration (
Given the increased activity level, integration policies can be
considered the "shooting star" of the last decade.
In this workshop, long time observers of
integration policies in
Presenters:
Malte Lehming, Der
Tagesspiegel (
Helene Urth, Ramboll
Management (
Dennis Broeders,
Scientific Council for Government Policy (The
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
14h00 – 17h30
From migrant to
citizen: how to support the integration of newly-arrived migrants
Organisers:
Rasmus Nygaard,
Danish Ministry of Integration (
Henrik Thomassen,
Danish Ministry of Integration (
Torben Møller-Hansen,
Association for the Integration of New Danes in the Labour Market (
This
workshop will present aspects of the institutional processes and
capacity-building over the last ten years through a dialogue between
policy-makers and practitioners from
Presenters:
Rasmus Nygaard,
Danish Ministry of Integration (
Torben Møller-Hansen,
Association for the Integration of New Danes in the Labour Market (
Birgitta Ornbrant,
Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality (
Christoph Hauschild,
Federal Ministry of the Interior (
Chris Hedges,
How do regional
policy contexts shape transnational immigrant entrepreneurship?
Organiser:
Margaret Walton-Roberts,
mwaltonroberts@wlu.ca
Literature on the role of transnational entrepreneurs argues that
immigrants can become the ‘new Argonauts’ of the global economy and
create cross-regional trading relationships based on their cultural
familiarity with both their source and destination regions. This
workshop will examine how policy can help or hinder such practices, and
how the national and regional contexts may shape the success or failure
of transnational immigrant entrepreneurs.
Presenters:
Simon Best,
Access Business Consultants (
Benson Honig,
Ching Lin Pang,
Shahamak Rezaei,
Margaret
Walton-Roberts,
Immigrants,
international students and transnational networks outside of large
urban centres
Organisers:
Michèle
Vatz-Laaroussi, Université de Sherbrooke (
Chedly Belkhodja,
Université de Moncton (
This workshop examines the processes that construct diversity outside of
large urban centres in several countries. Particular attention will be
paid to immigrants who settle in these regions, international students
who attend educational institutions there and the transnational networks
that are created. International comparisons will be made between three
countries and their regions:
*Please note that this workshop will be conducted in English and French.
Presenters:
Michèle Vatz-Laaroussi, Université de Sherbrooke (
Chedly Belkhodja, Université de Moncton (
Marilyn Steinbach, Université de Sherbrooke (
Mathieu Wade, Université de Moncton (
Claudio Bolzman, Université de Genève (
Josianne Veillette, Université de Fribourg (
Trinidad Vicente, Université Duesto (
Maria Luisa Setien, Université Duesto (
Ashraf Gahem, Government of
Théogène-Octave Gakuba, Reformaf (
Models and
approaches to assisting women trafficked for sexual exploitation
Organisers:
Grainne Healy,
Dignity Project (
Denise Charlton,
Immigrant Council of
This workshop will explore assistance to victims of trafficking for the
purpose of sexual exploitation from both a European and a global
perspective. Dignity Project in
Presenters:
Grainne Healy, Dignity Project (
Denise Charlton, Immigrant Council of
Marie Godin,
Mojca Pajnik, Mirovni Institute (
New immigrants
in a global economic downturn: national policy responses
Organiser:
Eva
Lazar, Citizenship and Immigration
This workshop will discuss the impact of the global recession upon
recently landed immigrants, and concomitant national policy responses.
Although both new immigrants and more established workers face similar
labour market conditions, occupational concentrations do vary. In some
countries, the softening of the job market may affect recent immigrants
in particular. What are the different national immigration and
integration policy responses to these anticipated impacts? How might
public opinion regarding immigration influence national policy
decisions?
Presenters:
Lenore Burton, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (Canada)
Daniel Hiebert, University of British Columbia (Canada)
Manolo Abella, Independent scholar (Switzerland)
Hans Dietrich von Loeffelholz, Federal Office for Migration and Refugees
(Germany)
Ibrahim Awad, International Labour Organization (Switzerland)
Eva Lazar, Citizenship and Immigration (Canada)
Onward migration within the European Union and the
Organisers:
Nicholas Van Hear,
Nicholas.vanhear@compas.ox.ac.uk
Ilse Van Liempt,
With significant
numbers of ‘new’ European Union citizens from refugee backgrounds
recently beginning to move from one EU country to another, their
cultural, ethnic and racially diverse backgrounds have altered the
social fabric of societies and cities considerably. However, very little
is known about this specific aspect of EU mobility. This workshop will
examine onward movements within the European Union and compare them with
similar movements between different states in the
Presenters:
Nauja Kleist, Danish
Institute for International Studies (
Laura Hammond,
Trish
Roberts-Thomson, Leicester City Council (
Nicholas Van Hear,
Ilse Van Liempt,
Post-entry social control of non-nationals in
Organisers:
Peter Hervik,
A panel of practitioners and academics will compare recent changes in
migration policies in Western European countries with a focus on
post-entry social control of asylum-seekers, immigration detainees and
deportees. Panellists will address the
Presenters:
Robert Gibb,
Peter Hervik,
Kirsten Hviid,
National Research Centre for the Working Environment (
Gavan Titley,
National
Mandana Zarrehpanar,
Danish Institute for Human Rights (
Responses that
‘other’: trafficking on a continuum of migrant exploitation
Organiser:
Christien van den
Anker, University of the West of England –
This workshop will
discuss responses to trafficking for forced labour which leads to
increased vulnerability and exploitative labour conditions. The aim is
to move from trafficking in the sex industry as a niche of forced
migration to using trafficking as a lens from which to view the factors
that contribute to migrant exploitation and develop the notion of
discrimination of ethnic and other minorities as a root cause of the
lack of adequate responses in diverse societies.
Presenters:
Cezara Nanu,
University of the West of
Monika Smit,
Department of Justice (The
Maria-Teresa
Herrera-Vivar,
Monika Szulecka,
Christien van den
Anker, University of the West of England –
Unaccompanied minors in
Organisers:
John Wrench,
European Union Fundamental Rights Agency (
David Reisenzein,
International Organization for Migration (
Unaccompanied minors (UAMs), being both children and asylum-seekers, are
amongst the most vulnerable groups in the migration and asylum context.
The workshop looks at policies on reception and integration in the
European Union member states and
Presenters:
John Wrench,
European Union Fundamental Rights Agency (
Ioannis
Dimitrakopoulos, European Union Fundamental Rights Agency (
Berit Berg,
Norwegian
Geert Beirnaert,
European Migration Network (
Stephen Davies,
European Migration Network (
Riikka Asa, European
Migration Network (
Young ethnic
minorities: challenges and best practices to ensure education
Organiser:
Peter Pannula-Toft,
Danish Ministry of Integration (
As
formal education promotes upward social mobility it is considered
crucial that young people from ethnic minority groups obtain the same
educational levels as the rest of the population. Based on presentations
of challenges and best practices from different organisational
perspectives, this workshop seeks to enhance the understanding of how
public policy can help to ensure that youngsters from ethnic minority
groups complete a formal youth education programme.
Presenters:
Rie Græsborg, Danish
Refugee Council (
Anni West,
Jan Christensen,
Ramanan
Balasubramaniam, Ministry of Refugee, Immigration and Integration
Affairs (
Andreas
Marilyn Haimé,
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Integration (The
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
14h00 – 15h30
Acculturation
and mutual accommodation: immigrant and host-national perspectives
Organisers:
Elias Besevegis,
Hellenic Migration Policy Institute /
Vassilis Pavlopoulos,
This
workshop will address issues of immigrant acculturation and adaptation from the point of view of
both immigrants and host-culture nationals. In addition to presenting
data on the psychological and socio-economic domains of immigrant
adaptation, intercultural contact in the social welfare and customer
services contexts will be presented and implications for interventions
will be discussed with an emphasis on mutual accommodation and
intercultural training.
Presenters:
Elias Besevegis, Hellenic Migration Policy Institute /
Vassilis Pavlopoulos,
Aikaterini Georganti, University of
Bente Puntervold Bø,
Kielo Brewis, European Migration Network / Finnish Immigration Service (
Building meaning
through immigration processes to foster civic integration
Organiser:
Adam Hunter,
Department of Homeland Security (
This workshop will
present national and academic perspectives on how governments use
immigration systems to foster integration by building meaning. Often
touted as formulaic in nature, this workshop will approach integration
from the perspective that true integration is more a state of mind and
of belonging. Therefore, integration initiatives should include
programmes, processes and products targeted to inform and educate but
which also aspire to be meaningful, both for immigrants and the
receiving community.
Presenters:
Suzanne
Hafidi-Gevers, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Integration (The
Adam Hunter,
Department of Homeland Security (
Amanda Klekowski von Koppenfels,
Management of migrant health issues: examples from
Organiser:
Ursula-Georgine
Småland Goth, Norwegian Centre for Minority Health Research (
With
the influx of migrants, the management of health-related issues requires
an integration of national and global health initiatives. Further,
integrating different categories of migrants in a different cultural
environment creates the need for adapted strategies for different
categories of foreign nationals. In this workshop, experts from
Presenters:
Ursula-Georgine
Småland Goth, Norwegian Centre for Minority Health Research (
John Erik Berg,
Sonja Novak-Zezula,
Haci Akman,
Migration
observatories in ‘new immigration’ countries: regional and local
experiences
Organisers:
Gian Carlo
Blangiardo, Fondazione ISMU / Università degli Studi di Milano (
Giancarlo.blandiardo@unimib.it
Sebastian Rinken,
Observatorio Permanente Andaluz de las Migraciones / Consejo Superior de
Investigaciones Científicas (
Until 2007, demand
for immigrant labour in ‘new immigration’ countries ensured high rates
of occupation and relatively favourable views of the native population.
In the current context of economic downturn, some or all of these
accustomed structural traits may be shifting. The workshop will focus
primarily on data collection through ‘observatories’ – entities with a
variety of stakeholders (e.g. scientific and governmental) – and
dissemination in areas of special relevance for policy making.
Presenters:
Gian Carlo
Blangiardo, Fondazione ISMU / Università delgi Studi di Milano (
Sebastian Rinken,
Observatorio Permanente Andaluz de las Migraciones / Consejo Superior de
Investigaciones Científicas (
Antonello Grimaldi,
Regione Lombardia (
Justyna Frelak,
Social cohesion
in a comparative context: diverse societies, divergent approaches
Organisers:
Erin Tolley, Queen’s
University (
Paul Spoonley,
This workshop offers a cross-national perspective on approaches to
social cohesion in traditional settler societies and emerging countries
of immigration. Presenters will discuss how social cohesion has been
conceived, applied, evaluated and critiqued, with their contributions
based on a forthcoming volume on the same subject. Presenters will
describe initial findings and workshop participants will be invited to
contribute their insights and perspectives.
Presenters:
Howard Duncan,
Metropolis Secretariat (
Rob Hodgson,
Department of Labour (
Carina Meares,
Nana Oishi,
Paul Spoonley,
Erin Tolley, Queen’s
University (
Transitioning to succeed? Implications of the permanent migration of
international students for
Organisers:
Timothy Owen, World
Education Services (
Sophia Lowe, World
Education Services (
Increasing numbers of international students have the intention, and the
possibility of, remaining permanently in a number of host countries.
This presentation will explore changing migration policy toward
international students in
Presenters:
Christopher Ziguras,
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (
Lesleyanne
Hawthorne,
Sophia Lowe, World
Education Services (
Ventured and
gained! Innovative ways that foundations influence integration
policy
Organiser:
Anorthe Kremers,
Stiftung Mercator (
Anorthe.kremers@stiftung-mercator.de
At the 13th International Metropolis Conference in
Presenters:
Phoebe Griffith, Barrow Cadbury Trust (
Holger Kolb, Expert Advisory Board of German Foundations for Integration
and Migration (
Ratna Omidvar, Maytree Foundation (
Jens Schneider, TIES Project (The
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
16h00 – 17h30
Awareness-raising: promotion of positive images of migrants
Organisers:
Stephan Schiele,
Tuer an Tuer Integrationsprojekte (
Anne Gueller-Frey,
Tuer an Tuer Integrationsprojekte (
Anne.gueller-frey@tuerantuer.de
This workshop will
examine a range of issues concerning measures which could have a
positive impact on the perception of immigrants. Important questions
will be considered, including factors which have been seen to have
either a positive or negative impact, the role of anti-discrimination
law(s), the role of corporations and the workplace, and intercultural
‘open-mindedness’ within public institutions. In particular, this
workshop will examine existing practices from other national contexts
that have been found to be successful.
Presenters:
Jacob Schulze, FACE
Europe (
Tim Finch, Institute
for Public Policy Research (
From cities of
migration to open cities: travelling with diversity towards
prosperity
Organiser:
Kim Turner, Maytree
Foundation (
In
this session, participants will learn about two separate but connected
initiatives that predicate a city’s success on its ability to
internationalise its markets, cultural institutions and people. Open
Cities will present its paper on “Leadership, Governance and Strategy”
which draws on lessons from
Presenters:
Mark Kleinman, Open
Cities (
Ratna Omidvar,
Maytree Foundation (
Impacts of
imported inter-group conflicts on Western nations
Organisers:
Justine Akman,
Citizenship and Immigration (
Radostina Pavlova,
Citizenship and Immigration (
The purpose of this workshop is to examine the impact of international
inter-group conflicts on immigrant-receiving countries in Western
Europe, North America and
Presenters:
Justine Akman, Citizenship and Immigration
Haroon
Siddiqui, The
Rabin
Baldewsingh,
Ibrahim Sirkeci, Regent’s College (
Organisers:
Giovanni Giulio Valtolina, Fondazione ISMU (
g.valtolina@ismu.org
Laura Zanfrini, Università
Cattolica (
laura.zanfrini@unicatt.it
Considering the
family a fundamental decisional unit as far as migration strategies are
concerned, this workshop will focus on specific topics, with analysis
from different disciplines and from different national contexts: the
migrant families' demographic behaviours; the parental practices within
migrant and transnational families, the experiences of the “left behind
children”, the process of labelling of their parents and the parents'
expectations concerning the future of their children.
Presenters:
Giovanni Giulio
Valtolina, Fondazione ISMU (
Laura Zanfrini,
Università Cattolica (
Maruja Asis,
Madine VanderPlaat,
Saint Mary’s University / Atlantic Metropolis Centre (
Mario Santillo,
Centro de Estudios Migratorios Latino-Americanos (
Anika Liversage, The
Danish National Centre for Social Research (
School-to-work transition of youth from
immigrant families
Organisers:
Miu Chung Yan,
Sean Lauer,
The
growing number of youth from immigrant families has led to policy
concerns regarding their integration into the host society. However, the
current school-to-work-transition literature has scant information with
respect to this group of youth. This workshop will explore and discuss
how youth, both local and foreign born, from immigrant families
transition from school to the labour market. Both studies and programme
information from
Presenters:
Miu Chung Yan,
Barbara Herzog-Punzenberger,
Sean Lauer,
Lori Wilkinson,
Thursday, September 17, 2009
14h00 – 17h30
Changing
dynamics of cross-border intimate partnership formations in
Organisers:
Hanna Snellman,
Rashmi Singla,
Intimate
partnership formations which cross borders at various levels, challenge
stereotypes and lead to enhanced social diversity have been understudied
in
Presenters:
Hanna Snellman,
Tuomas Martikainen, Åbo Akademi University (Finland)
Inge Schouboe Loua, Kastaniehuset Bostedet for Unge Etniske Minoritets
Kvinder (Denmark)
Nilofar Pilegård, Transcultural Therapeutic Team for Minority Youth and
their Families (Denmark)
Mustafa Topal, Danisk –Kurdisk Arbejdsgiver Forening (Denmark)
Ditte Wenzel Pedersen, Integrationsministeriet (
Rashmi Singla,
Dialogue as a
means of mutual understanding and mediation among ethnic groups
Organisers:
Hans Christian Garmann Johnsen,
hans.c.g.johnsen@uia.no
Lise-Lotte Gustafsson, Con Vision (
Lise-lotte.gustafsson@comhem.se
This workshop will discuss issues related
to the use of dialogue in processes between ethnic groups by drawing on
practical experience. The relevant issues are philosophical as well as
historical, with reflections on dialogue in social development. This
workshop will also discuss issues such as how methodological aspects of
autochthonous minority governance can be applied to migrant groups (i.e.
social cohesion).
Presenters:
Hans Christian Garmann Johnsen,
Roger Normann, Agder Research (
Richard Ennals,
Lise-Lotte Gustafsson, Con Vision (
Lisbeth Reed, West-Agder County (Norway)
Valerie DeMarinis, University of Uppsala (Sweden)
Olof Franck, Con Vision (Sweden)
Christian Råbergh, Swedish European Social Fund Council (Sweden)
Diversity after
9/11: constructing gendered Muslim identities as ‘others’
Organiser:
Christien
van den Anker, University of the West of England –
The securitisation
of Muslims has caused increasing numbers of young people to develop
stronger Muslim identities through self-expression in political Islam or
appearance. This workshop focuses on policy responses to diversity in
constructing Muslim identities within a culture of fear and ‘otherness’.
Opposing the thesis that simple proximity will create closer
relationships, we explore whether opportunities to express emotions can
help better understanding.
Presenters:
Christien van den
Anker, University of the West of England -
Maike Didero,
Ilse van Liempt,
Laura McDonald,
Anja
van Heelsum,
Mazida Khan,
University of the West of
Maria-Teresa
Herrera-Vivar,
Diversity and
anti-discrimination in the labour market
Organisers:
Marko Valenta,
Norwegian
Berit Berg,
Norwegian
As the first decade of the new century draws to a close, there have been
a number of developments which raise new questions regarding old themes
of migration, integration and diversity in the labour markets of
Presenters:
Unnur Dís Skaptadóttir,
Zoran Slavnic,
John Wrench, European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (
Kristin Thorshaug, Norwegian
Valerie Preston, CERIS –
Marko Valenta, Norwegian
Integrating
international students as highly-skilled migrants: policy and
practical approaches
Organisers :
Chedly Belkhodja,
Université de Moncton (
Niels Klabunde,
As demographic change and the knowledge economy in the industralised
world calls for more and more high-skilled workers, attracting,
integrating and retaining international students becomes increasingly
important. As international students are young, highly motivated and
talented, many countries are already competing for the best and
brightest. This workshop brings together a variety of perspectives from
different countries on the policies, approaches and practices towards
recruiting, integrating and retaining international students.
Presenters:
Zerrin Tandogan, Bilkent University (
Teeba Alsafar,
Stephanie Knobloch, DAAD – German Academic Exchange Service (
Bosak Bilecen,
Sinziana Chira,
Mathieu Wade,
International
responses to cultural and linguistic diversity in education systems
Organisers:
Clea Schmidt,
Antoinette Gagné,
International migration offers challenges and opportunities for
education systems in newcomer-receiving contexts to respond
appropriately to cultural and linguistic diversity amongst student and
teacher populations. This panel considers a variety of educational
responses in different countries in terms of diversifying K-12 teaching
forces to reflect the diversity of student populations and preparing
mainstream teachers to respond effectively to immigrant students.
Presenters:
Antoinette Gagné,
Teach in
Sunny Man
Barbara Herzog-Punzenberger,
Beryl Randall,
Employability Forum (
Clea Schmidt,
Geri Smyth,
Management of
international workers for lower-skilled jobs: the role for public
authorities
Organiser:
Maria Wichmann-Berkowitz,
The Danish Ministry of Refugees, Immigration and Integration Affairs (
This workshop will
discuss the management of so-called low-skilled migrant workers,
particularly how to secure circular migration arrangements with
countries of origin.
Perspectives from
different countries and from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD) will be presented concerning their experiences in
managing specific groups of workers to fill shortages in specific labour
markets, the role of the authorities and the possibilities for the
dynamic management of immigration.
Presenters:
Stephen Dippel,
Ministry of Justice (
Frithjof Zerger,
Federal Ministry of the Interior (
Jonathan Chaloff,
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (
Maria Wichmann-Berkowitz,
The Danish Ministry of Refugees, Immigration and Integration Affairs (
The socio‑economic
integration of ethnic minorities: a transnational analysis of public
policies
Myrlande Pierre,
Université du Québec à Montréal (
This workshop will
examine, through an analytical perspective, the public policies and
measures taken by various nation-states to promote the socio-economic
integration of ethnic minorities. Emphasis will be placed on the role of
governments in responding to major challenges in the area of
immigration. The workshop will also be an opportunity to examine
prevailing public policy on immigration in various socio-political
contexts through a gender‑based analytical lens.
*Please note that
this workshop will be conducted in English and French.
Presenters:
Marie-Thérèse Chicha,
Université de Montréal (
Éric Charest, École
nationale d’administration publique (
Marguerite Cassin,
Hélène Cardu,
Université Laval (
Sujaya Dhanvantari,
Independent researcher (
Aïcha Guendafa, CARI
St-Laurent (
Ibrahima Guissé,
Réseau de formation et de recherche sur les migrations Africaines (
Alexandros Zavos,
Helenic Migration Policy Institute (
Thursday, September 17, 2009
14h00 – 15h30
Capacity-building in migrant self-organisations
Wiebke Reyels,
Handwerkskammer
This
workshop will discuss the role of migrant-self-organisations (MSOs)
within modern democratic societies. Examples from
Presenters:
Wiebke Reyels, Handwerkskammer Hamburg (Germany)
Behnaz Samadi, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Selbständiger Migranten e.V.
(Germany)
Stefan Nowack, Arbeit & Bildung e.V. (Germany)
Richard Stanton,
MigrationWork CIC (
Innovations in
economic integration: using technology as a tool
Organisers:
Jan Sheppard-Kutcher,
Metropolitan Immigrant Settlement Association (
Gerry Mills,
This workshop will
examine how technology may be used as a tool to produce interactive,
innovative programmes to expedite successful workplace integration. It
will highlight a number of cutting-edge initiatives developed by
government, the educational sector, employer groups and NGOs which use
technology to provide educational and networking opportunities to
facilitate the economic integration of skilled newcomers.
Presenters:
Juan Bosco Govantes
Romero, Universidad Pablo
Nava
Ileana de
Inter-racial
adoptees, integration and the barriers of nationalism in Nordic
countries
Organiser:
Sigalit Ben-Zion,
This workshop will explore the issue of inter-racial adoptees’ identity
and their sense of belonging in the national landscape. It will analyse
the dialectical tension between the discursive context of
multiculturalism and integration versus national exclusion based on the
discourse of race. The workshop will allow comparability between
different Nordic countries (namely
Presenters:
Tobias Hübinette, The Multicultural Centre – Tumba (
Merete Laubjerg,
Yan Zhao,
Sigalit Ben-Zion,
Second language
training at the workplace
Organisers:
Bettina Kleiner,
Koordinierungsstelle Berufsbezogenes Deutsch (
Bettina.kleiner@passage-hamburg.de
Matilde
Gruenhage-Monetti, Deutsches Institut für Erwachsenenbildung (
Presenters:
Bettina Kleiner,
Koordinierungsstelle Berufsbezogenes Deutsch (
Matilde
Gruenhage-Monetti, Deutsches Institut für Erwachsenebildung (
Thursday, September 17, 2009
16h00 – 17h30
Belonging and
active citizenship as a means of inclusion and prevention of
extremism
Organiser:
Karen-Lise
Johansen-Karman, Ministry of Refugee, Immigration and Integration
Affairs (
This workshop brings
together academics and policy advisors working with inclusion, civic
citizenship, as well as the early prevention of extremism. Drawing on
research and comparative insights into national policies, this workshop
will discuss civic citizenship, inclusion and civic society as the means
of promoting active participation, mutual responsibility and resilience
towards extremism.
Presenters:
Ann-Sophie
Hemmingsen, Danish Institute for International Studies (
Annebregt Dijkman,
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Integration (The
Zubair Butt Hussain, Muslim Council of
Representative,
Communities and Local Government (
Benefits and
challenges of legislated fair access to regulated professions
Patricia Wilson,
Citizenship and Immigration
Karen Clark-Verbisky,
Citizenship and Immigration
Karen.clark-verbisky@cic.gc.ca
This
workshop brings together Fairness Commission representatives and foreign
credential recognition academics and policy-makers from
Presenters:
Patricia Wilson, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (Canada)
Jean Augustine, Office of the Fairness Commissioner (Canada)
Lesleyanne Hawthorne, University of Melbourne (Australia)
Tim Owen, World Education Services (Canada)
Variations on a theme: examining policy divergence and convergence
Organisers:
Erin Tolley, Queen’s University (
Mahama Tawat,
Using
Helene
Harris-Christensen,
Rasmus Nygaard,
Ministry of Integration (
Mahama Tawat,
Erin Tolley, Queen’s
University (