MACIMIDE Newsletter 22.09.2015
Maastricht Centre for Citizenship, Migration and Development (MACIMIDE)
MACIMIDE NEWS
With this petition, the undersigned strongly request an immediate expansion of possibilities for refugees to continue building their academic careers as students and guest researchers. We call on all university and professional school employees and students to support this…. |
Interrogating Development Theories through the ‘Rise of the South’ By Emma Mawdsley (Department of Geography, University of Cambridge) Globalisation, Transnationalism & Development Colloquium organized in association with Maastricht Centre for Citizenship, Migration and Development (MACIMIDE) Abstract: The last decade or so has witnessed the spectacular…. |
Disasters, displacement and livelihoods: The case of Japan’s Fukushima evacuees by Dr. Ana Mosneaga (UNU-IAS) MGSoG/UNU-MERIT in collaboration with MACIMIDE Abstract: Restoring livelihoods of people displaced by disasters involves a dual challenge of re-establishing the means for making a living while adapting…. |
The status of children arising from inter-country surrogacy arrangements; the past, the present, the future by Michael Wells-Greco Supervisors: Prof. René de Groot and Dr. Susan Rutten Event pag.. |
Citizenship and Statelessness in Africa: The law and politics of belonging by Bronwen Manby Event page.. |
ITEM NEWS
28 September 2015: Discussion meeting DNG / ITEM – Meer Duits(land) in Maastricht?’ 28 September 2015: Discussion meeting DNG / ITEM – ‘Meer Duits(land) in Maastricht?’ (only in Dutch/German) Meer Duits(land) in Maastricht? Monday 28th September 2015: 19.30 uur. Location: ‘Feestzaal’ at the Law Faculty, Maastricht University, Bouillonstraat 1-3, 6211 LH Maastricht. Programme: pdf. Information: Linda.Wings@dng-aachen.eu…. |
5 October: Seminar FreSsco (with ITEM members) 5 October: Seminar FreSsco (with ITEM members) – ‘Coordination of Family Benefits and Student Financial Aid Systems – Recent Developments and Practice’ (Engels) On Monday 5 October ITEM-members Saskia Klosse and Anne Pieter van der Mei together with FreSsco (an EC-funded network of independent experts from…. |
OTHER NEWS
Student Debate on European Citizenship organised by The Foundation on European Citizens` Rights, Involvement and Trust (ECIT) Maastricht University, Friday, 25th September, 13.30-15.30 Opening remarks: Tony Venables (Founder of ECIT) Moderator: Costica Dumbrava (Executive Coordinator of MACIMIDE ) Abstract: The objective of this…. |
Full membership or equal rights? The link between naturalisation and integration policies for immigrants in 29 European states by Thomas Huddleston and Maarten P Vink Comparative Migration Studies 2015, 3:8 doi:10.1186/s40878-015-0006-7 The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online…. |
FROM EUROPEAN BORDERS TO A EUROPEAN BORDER: Solutions for Migration and Mobility in the EU FROM EUROPEAN BORDERS TO A EUROPEAN BORDER: Solutions for Migration and Mobility in the EU Date: 21 Sep 2015 18:22:48 WEST The Union of European Federalists (UEF) Political Commission ‘Social Europe and Citizens’ Rights’ and the Young European Federalists (JEF) Political Commission ‘Internal Policies’ will hold a…. |
University Academic Fellow in New Migrations in the UK and Europe University of Leeds – Faculty of Education, Social Sciences, and Law Deadline: 30th September 2015. We are seeking a high calibre individual to take forward this unique opportunity to advance the research agenda on ‘New Migrations in the UK and Europe’….. |
The Advanced Research Collaborative (ARC) at the CUNY Graduate Center is pleased to announce the 2016-2017 round of our Distinguished Fellowship Program. Under this program, the Graduate Center awards Visiting Fellowships to tenured faculty within and without CUNY who are…. |
CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS: 18TH NORDIC MIGRATION CONFERENCE Nordic Migration Research invites proposals for workshops to be held during the 18th Nordic Migration conference entitled ‘Migration and social inequality: Global perspectives – new boundaries’, which will take place at the University of Oslo, Norway during August 11-12, 2016….. |
CFP, 4TH RUPPIN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE The 4th Ruppin International Conference on Immigration and Social Integration is entitled ‘The Changing Face of Migration: Future Challenges for Societies’ and will take place at the Ruppin Academic Center in Israel on May 23-24, 2016. Over the past few…. |
VACANCIES: 3 POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS (60%) FOR A 21 MONTHS APPOINTMENT The Swiss Network for International Studies SNIS funded project Individual-Level Attitudes towards Immigrants over Time and across Contexts aims to enhance the understanding of individuals’ attitudes towards foreigners and immigrants. The project brings together researchers from economics, political science, social psychology, and sociology, and…. |
CFP: MANAGING GLOBAL MIGRATION (EXTENDED DEADLINE!) This one-day ILAS conference on November 12, 2015 at the University of London will present and debate new research on the multiple ways and means of addressing and managing global migration flows between Latin America and Europe. The conference will…. |
CFP: IMISCOE WORKSHOP ON ‘REFUGEES IN EUROPEAN LOCALITIES’ The second Workshop of the IMISCOE Research Initiative “Refugees in European Localities: Reception, Perceptions and Policies” will take place in Amsterdam on March 3-5, 2016. The IMISCOE Research Initiative “Refugees in European Localities: Reception, Perceptions and Policies” was established in…. |
Call for Nominations IMISCOE Maria Ioannis Baganha Dissertation Award 2016 Call for Nominations IMISCOE Maria Ioannis Baganha Dissertation Award 2016 – Deadline – 4 January 2016 IMISCOE has opened nominations for its 2016 Maria Ioannis Baganha Dissertation Award. The Network has awarded this prize annually since 2010 to stimulate and recognise excellent PhD…. |
IMISCOE PhD Summer School: New Immigration and the Redefinition of the Mainstream: Transatlantic Perspectives. Princeton 2016 – Call for Papers – Deadline -1 December, 2015 IMISCOE and Princeton University are proud to announce the first transatlantic IMISCOE PhD Summer school. The PhD…. |
Report “No Child Should be Stateless” – The European Network on Statelessness The European Network on Statelessness launched the new report “No Child Should be Stateless” as part of its ongoing campaign seeking to end childhood statelessness in Europe. The report offers a synthesis of research studies conducted by ENS members in eight European…. |
Postdoctoral Research Associate – Asylum, Welfare and Work in the Age of Austerity The University of Sheffield · Department of Politics United Kingdom, Sheffield An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate to work with Dr. Lucy Mayblin on a 3 year ESRC Future Research Leaders project: Asylum, Welfare and Work in the Age…. |
Diaspora Mobilization for Conflict and Post-conflict Reconstruction: Comparative and Contextual DimensionsDates: 26-27 November, 2015 at Warwick University Deadline for submission of abstracts: 30 September 2015 Scholarly endeavors to study how diasporas mobilize for the conflict, peace-building, and post-conflict reconstruction of... |
CfP: Exploring the Paradox of Freedom Movement: Community Formation and Destabilization Call for Papers: Exploring the Paradox of Freedom Movement: Community Formation and Destabilization Council for European Studies, 23rd International Conference of Europeanists ‘Resilient Europe?’ Philadelphia April 14‐16, 2016 pdf.. |
Call for Papers: Conference “Strategic citizenship: Negotiating membership in the age of dual nationality”, Princeton University, March 7-8, 2016 Organizers: Pablo Mateos (CIESAS Research Center, Mexico) and Yossi Harpaz (Princeton University, US) Over the past two decades, there has been a…. |
Call for Papers: Institutional and Policy Experiments in Research on Migration, Ethnicity and Intergroup Relations – WZB Berlin Social Science Center, March 18 – 19, 2016 Keynote lectures will be held by David D. Laitin (Political Science, Stanford) and James H. Sidanius (Psychology, Harvard)…. |
Assistant Professor-Race and Ethnicity Politics, University of North Texas The Department of Political Science at the University of North Texas invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position beginning fall 2016 in American Politics or Comparative Politics, with a desired specialization in the field of race and ethnicity politics. Specifically,…. |
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