MACIMIDE Newsletter 18/12/2015

Please find below the latest announcements from the Maastricht Centre for Citizenship, Migration and Development (MACIMIDE).

Maastricht Centre for Citizenship, Migration and Development (MACIMIDE)


MACIMIDE NEWS


20/01/2016: Migration Seminar “A life Course Perspective on the Citizenship Premium: the Case of the Netherlands” by Floris Peters

A life Course Perspective on the Citizenship Premium: the Case of the Netherlands by Floris Peters (Maastricht University) MGSoG/UNU-MERIT Migration Seminar in collaboration with Maastricht Centre for Citizenship, Migration and Development (MACIMIDE) Abstract: Does citizenship acquisition have a positive effect on the socio-economic integration of immigrants?….

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16/12/2015: GTD Colloquium “Migrants, the state, and petty trade: People, goods, and money on the move between West Africa and China” by Heidi Østbro Hauge

Migrants, the state, and petty trade: People, goods, and money on the move between West Africa and China by Heidi Østbro Haugen (University of Norway) Globalisation, Transnationalism & Development (GTD) Colloquium organized in association with Maastricht Centre for Citizenship, Migration and Development (MACIMIDE) Abstract: This lecture….

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09/12/2015: Migration Seminar “The power of women entrepreneurs and their social impact” by Josette Dijkhuizen

The power of women entrepreneurs and their social impact by Prof. Dr. Josette Dijkhuizen MGSoG/UNU-MERIT Migration Seminar in collaboration with Maastricht Centre for Citizenship, Migration and Development (MACIMIDE) Abstract: This lecture will provide insights from a combination of science and practical experiences on the potential….

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Costica Dumbrava speaks on radicalisation at the Lisbon Forum of the Council of Europe

Costica Dumbrava, the Executive Coordinator of the Maastricht Centre for Citizenship, Migration and Development (MACIMIDE), was invited to participate in the Lisbon Forum on “How to combat radicalisation and terrorism: prevention tool and shared knowledge in the Mediterranean and European….

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Article by Claudia Engelmann on academia and the refugee crisis

Claudia Engelmann co-authored an article for the online version of the German newspaper Die Zeit. Entitled ‘Wir mischen uns in die Flüchtlingskrise ein’ (‘We do intervene in the refugee crisis’), her piece is a reply to the often heard criticism that….

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50 free eprint versions of article on “Economic Integration to Send Money Back Home” by Ö. Bilgili

Bilgili, Ö. (2015). Economic Integration to Send Money Back Home? Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies 13 (4):379-400. 50 free eprint versions available here. Abstract: This article investigates the links between economic integration and remittances sending behavior through the cases of Afghan, Burundian, Ethiopian,….

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ITEM NEWS


ITEM Newsletter- December 2015

ITEM Newsletter- December 2015 The Institute for Transnational and Euregional Cross Border Cooperation and Mobility Read online In this edition: • Professor Hildegard Schneider ITEM Activities • Study: Cross border job mediation successful? • Database • Test case • Cross….

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OTHER NEWS


Chair in Migration Studies, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS)

The Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS) seeks to recruit an outstanding scholar to a Chair in Migration Studies. The successful candidate will act as Programme Director of the EUI’s Migration Policy Centre (MPC), a leading centre of excellence….

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International Migration and Current Challenges: Transforming the Debate on Human Mobility, UNU Migration Network Conference

The first conference of the UNU Migration Network: “International Migration and Current Challenges: Transforming the Debate on Human Mobility” will take place on 28 January 2016 in Barcelona.    This is a crucial contemporary topic, connected to key concerns of our world,….

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Inaugural Arts & Science Postdoctoral Fellowships – University of Toronto

Inaugural Arts & Science Postdoctoral Fellowships – University of Toronto Call for Nominations I am pleased to introduce the inaugural Arts & Science Postdoctoral Fellowships.  These fellowships are designed to provide outstanding recent doctoral students advanced training in their field….

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Vacancy: ‘Doctor Assistant’ (part-time: 60%) – ‘MA of European Studies: Transnational and Global Perspectives’ (University of Leuven, Belgium)

Vacancy: ‘Doctor Assistant’ (part-time: 60%) – ‘MA of European Studies: Transnational and Global Perspectives’ (University of Leuven, Belgium) On the ‘Master in European Studies: Transnational and Global Perspectives’ (MAES) The multidisciplinary ‘Master of European Studies: Transnational and Global Perspectives’ (MAES)….

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Up to 20 Funded PhD Studentships in Politics and International Studies (PAIS), University of Warwick.

Applications are invited for up to 20 funded PhD studentships in Politics and International Studies (PAIS) at the University of Warwick. We seek high calibre doctoral candidates with a proven track record of academic excellence – demonstrable via outcomes of….

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International Summer School in Forced Migration, IMI Oxford, 4 – 22 July 2016

The Summer School offers an intensive, interdisciplinary and participative approach to the study of forced migration. It aims to enable people working with refugees and other forced migrants to reflect critically on the forces and institutions that dominate the world….

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Summer Course on Refugees and Forced Migration York University (Toronto), May 9-13, 2016

The Centre for Refugee Studies at York University is offering its annual Summer Course on Refugees and Forced Migration from May 9-13, 2016. 2016 Summer Course topics will include: . Forced displacement: International case studies . Legal approaches to refugee….

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CfP: Free Movement and “Internal” Border Politics, APSA Philadelphia

Call for papers, APSA Philadelphia Free Movement and “Internal” Border Politics Remarking on increasing numbers of refugees entering Europe, Prime Minister Cameron recently said that “Clearly we need to have either a system with external borders or a system with….

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