MINELRES: Citizenship, Democracy and Ethnocultural Diversity Newsletter No 39, December 2005
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Citizenship, Democracy and Ethnocultural Diversity
Newsletter of the Queen's Forum for Philosophy and Public Policy
No. 39, December 2005
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Upcoming Conferences
3. Recent Publications
4. Call for Papers
5. Related Research Projects
1. INTRODUCTION
The Forum for Philosophy and Public Policy at Queen's University is organizing
a multi-year, research project on citizenship, democracy and minority rights in
multiethnic states, under the direction of Prof. Will Kymlicka. As part of this
project, the Forum distributes a quarterly newsletter updating recent
developments in the field, of which this is the thirty-ninth issue. We hope
that it will be of interest to anyone working in the field, whether in
academia, public service, or non-governmental organizations.
If you would like to be added to the mailing list for this newsletter, please
contact us at [email protected]. Back-issues of the newsletter are posted on
the Web on Will Kymlicka's home-page:
http://www.queensu.ca/cded/news.html
2. UPCOMING CONFERENCES
In recognition of International Human Rights Day, the Human Rights Division of
Ramat-Gan College of Law (Israel) held its first international human rights
conference on "Multiculturalism and Antidiscrimination Law" from December 10-
12, 2005. Participants included; Nancy Rosenblum, Steve Macedo, Rajeev
Bhargava, Chaim Gans, Alon Harel, Jeff Halev-Spinner, Yoav Peled and Ruth
Gavison. Information on participants, paper abstracts and commentaries can be
viewed on the conference's web-site:
http://www.rg-law.ac.il/conference05/
The Centre of Policy and Practice will host the 4th International Conference on
Civic Education: Research and Practice from January 19-21, 2006, at the Hilton
Orlando/Altamonte Springs, in Florida, USA. This interdisciplinary conference
will bring together educators, university faculty, researchers and
administrators, policy makers and members of youth-serving community based
organizations to discuss the civic skills and commitments necessary for
flourishing democracy. Topics to be discussed include service-learning, moral
education, character education, democratic education, violence prevention and
substance abuse prevention. For further information, visit the following
conference website:
http://www.civicedconf.org/civiced.html
A conference on the "Role of Social Partners and Civil Society in the
Integration of New Migrants" will be held by the University of Oxford's Centre
on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) on February 22, 2006. This event will
investigate ways to provide support to the non-governmental sector for its
economic, social, cultural and political contributions to migrant integration.
Speakers will include Rt. Hon Charles Clarke, Secretary of State for the Home
Office. Additional information will be posted prior to the event on the COMPAS
website:
http://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/events/future_conferences_events.shtml
The 16th Annual Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASEN) Conference is
dedicated to the theme: "Nations and their Pasts: Representing the Past,
Building the Future". The event will take place at the London School of
Economics from March 28-30, 2006. The first day will involve general discussion
of the conference theme by leaders in the field, and the second will offer
participants a chance to examine the significance of nations' pasts through a
series of panel sessions on topics such as constructing and changing national
pasts, myths and memories of nations, new nations and their pasts, and present
representations of the national past. Send inquiries to: [email protected] or look
for updates on the conference website:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/ASEN/conference2006.htm
An interdisciplinary conference entitled "Human Rights: A Growing World without
Them" will be hosted by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures,
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia (USA), from March 30-31, 2006.
This conference will bring together scholars/researchers from a variety of
disciplines to address the principle of universal human rights. Faculty,
students and independent researchers in fields such as English and foreign
literatures, history, art history, the sciences, philosophy and religion,
music, theater and dance, political science, psychology, sociology and others
are invited to submit abstracts and/or proposals for panels and workshops prior
to February 28, 2006. For more information, contact: Giuliana Fazzion,
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, James Madison University, 800
S. Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, USA; tel: +1 (540) 568-6068 or 6128;
fax: +1 (540) 568-6904; email: [email protected] Submission guidelines are
posted on the conference call for papers:
http://www.jmu.edu/jmuweb/fs/news/fs6288.shtml
A conference on "Global Feminisms: The Role of Women in Building States and
Societies" will be hosted by the Women and Gender Studies Program at Washington
University in St. Louis, Missouri, from March 30-April 1, 2006. Session titles
will include; "Feminism and Governance", "Conflict, Gender Violence", "Memory
in Social and State Reconstruction", and "Feminism, Citizenship and Diversity."
Participants have been drawn internationally from numerous disciplines.
Speakers will include; Kawango Agot (Social Geographer, Kenya), Akosua Ampofo
(Sociologist, Ghana), Agnieszka Graff (Cultural Studies, Poland), Vesna Kesic
(Sociologist, Croatia), Mona Krook (Political Scientist, USA), and Lakshmi
Lingam (Health Sociologist, India). For additional information, contact: Mary
Ann Dzuback (email: [email protected]).
A workshop on "Migrations between East and West: Normalizing the Periphery"
will be hosted by the Research School for Southeast Asian Studies, Xiamen
University (China), from April 2-5, 2006, with the support of the Institute for
Ethnic and Migration Studies, University of Amsterdam, and other partners.
Panels will be dedicated to past and present forms of East-West migration,
Diaspora, the formation of satellite communities, the politics of migration,
and issues surrounding security and diplomacy. For further details, contact:
Jan Rath, Institute of Migration and Ethnic Studies, University of Amsterdam
(email: [email protected]) or Zhuang Guotu, Research School, for Southeast Asian
Studies, Xiamen University (email: [email protected]).
The Association for Canadian Studies in Australia and New Zealand (ACSANZ) will
host its biennial conference at the University of Otago, in Dunedin, from April
11-13, 2006. Designed to reflect the theme "Canada and Australasia:
Globalization, Nations, Cultures, and Borders", the event will feature
dialogues, panel presentations, and paper presentations. Those wishing to
present at the conference (both graduate students and academics are welcome)
should email a one page abstract (indicate "ACSANZ Abstract" in the subject
line) prior to January 27, 2006, to: David B. MacDonald, Political Studies
Department, University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ; email:
[email protected] Some additional information is posted on
ACSANZ's website: http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~acsanz/
A conference entitled "Naming Race, Naming Racism" will be held by the
University of Memphis from April 20-21, 2006, as the first annual colloquium of
the Scholars in Critical Race Studies (SCRS) at University of Memphis.
Inquiries or proposals to: [email protected]
An international conference entitled ""What is Global Ethics and How to
Research it?" will be held in Ghent (Belgium), from April 27-29, 2006. The
conference will be hosted by the Center for Ethics & Value Inquiry, Ghent
University, Belgium. The aim of the conference is to create a forum where
approaches and issues in researching global ethics can be discussed by scholars
with various academic backgrounds (philosophy, ethics, sociology, geography,
international relations, anthropology, political science, others). Keynote
speakers will include: Carol Gould, Christien van den Anker, and Gerald
Berthoud. For more, look for conference updates on the CEVI website:
http://www.cevi-globalethics.be/page.php?FILE=subject&LAN=E&ID=265&PAGE=1
The 4th International Conference of the Danish Network on Political Theory will
be held at Aalborg University, Denmark, from May 4-6, 2006.
Entitled "Globalisation and the Political Theory of the Welfare State and
Citizenship", this event will explore tensions between transnational politics,
equality, social rights, universalism and particularism, welfare solidarity and
migration, and citizenship rights and migration. Keynote speakers will include:
Jorgen Goulo Anderson, Will Kymlicka, Ruth Lister and Bryan Turner. Potential
presenters should submit a 300-word abstract prior to February 1, 2006 using
the on-line application system found on the conference website:
http://www.ihis.aau.dk/freia/ocs/index.php?cf=2
For additional information, contact: Birte Siim (email: [email protected]).
The 5th Annual Conference of Researchers and Academics of Colour for Equality
(R.A.C.E.), in conjunction with the Centre for Social Justice and Anti-
Oppressive Education at the University of Regina in Regina, Saskatchewan, will
take place from May 4-6, 2006. The theme of this year's event is "The
Race/Culture Divide in Education, Law and the Helping Professions". Keynote
speakers will include: Emma LaRocque and Andrea Smith. Inquiries should be
directed to conference organizers; Verna St. Denis ([email protected]),
Sherene Razack ([email protected]) or Carol Schick
([email protected]). Additional information is available on the following
website:
http://www.sasktelwebsite.net/coggd/pages/conference.html
The 6th International University of Toronto Graduate Conference in Philosophy
will explore the theme "Freedom and Law". The event will be held at the
University of Toronto, from May 12-14, 2006. The objective is to explore
largely unexplored links and rifts between epistemological, metaphysical and
normative relationships between freedom and law. The submission deadline is
January 30, 2006. Inquiries and questions should be sent to:
[email protected] Conference information is posted at:
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/gpsu/conf/
The 7th Biennial Conference of the European Community Studies Association -
Canada (ECSA-C) will explore the theme "What Kind of Europe? Multiculturalism,
Migration, Political Community and Lessons from Canada". Held in Victoria,
Canada, from May 19-20, 2006, the event will examine Europe's constitutional
convention, the 2004 enlargement, and challenges emerging from the negotiation
process with four new prospective EU members. Those wishing to participate
should email a one-page summary of the paper proposed and a brief CV to both
program chairs: Edelgard Mahant ([email protected]) and Emmanuel Brunet-
Jailly ([email protected]). The submission deadline is January 31, 2006.
Information is posted on the following website: http://web.uvic.ca/ecsac/
The XXIV Session of the International Varna Philosophical School, held between
June 3-6, 2006, at the Residence of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in Varna,
will explore international philosophical research discussing the relationship
between diversity and unity in integrating and enlarging Europe. The Varna
International Philosophical School is a forum organized by the Institute for
Philosophical Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Scientists. This year's
event, entitled "Challenges facing Philosophy in United Europe", will include
sections on correlations between national and continental philosophies,
constructing a European identity, Europe and the "clash of civilizations", and
epistemic cultures and identities in universal, national and local Europe.
Working languages will be Bulgarian, Russian and English. Proposals should be
sent prior to April, 2006, to: Organizing Committee of the International Varna
Philosophical School, Sofia 1000, Institute for Philosophical Research, 6
Patriarch Evtimiy Blvd; email: [email protected]; tel: 359 2 9810791.
Other inquiries should be sent to the to conference organizers at the following
email addresses: [email protected] or [email protected]
An international workshop on "Sovereignty, Secession and the Right to Self-
determination" will take place from June 15-16, 2006, at the International
Institute for the Sociology of Law (IISJ) in Onati (Basque Country, Spain).
Keynote speakers will be Margaret Moore and Michael Keating. Suggested themes
for contributions include; cases of self-determination, secession and
constitutionalism, sovereignty and foreign intervention, the evolution in
international law of the right to self-determination, self-determination as a
tool for conflict prevention, self-determination and minority protection, the
ethics of secession, and the Basque case. The submission deadline is January
31, 2006. Submissions should include a 150-word abstract and be edited to a 30-
minute presentation time. Papers should be submitted electronically to the
address below (using the email subject heading "SSRS Workshop Submission"). The
official languages of the conference are English and Basque. For more
information or general inquiries, please email: [email protected] or consult
the conference website: http://www.iisj.es
The 6th International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities and
Nations will take place in the Sheraton Hotel, New Orleans, USA, from June 12-
15, 2006. The typical issues discussed at this event, which include human
rights, diversity and social justice, loom larger than ever in the aftermath of
Hurricane Katrina. For this reason, this conference will include a specific
focus on New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina and its effects. The conference was
originally scheduled to be held at Xavier University, a historically black
institution seriously damaged by the hurricane. Xavier plans to reopen in
January 2006, but the conference nonetheless had to be re-scheduled at the New
Orleans Sheraton. For additional information, go to the following website:
http://www.Diversity-Conference.com
An International Conference organized by the Universidade Fernando Pessoa
(Portugal) will concentrate on the theme "Citizenship(s): International
Congress on Discourses and Practices". This event, which will take place from
June 20-July 1, 2006, in Porto, Portugal, will approach citizenship as a
concept and practice that covers many aspects of social and individual life,
sometimes requiring citizens' active and responsible participation in a
democratic social order. The deadline for submission of abstracts/proposals is
January 31, 2006. Inquiries should be sent to: [email protected] Further information
is posted on the following conference website: http://www.ufp.pt/page.php?
intPageObjId=14469
The theme of the 2006 COMPAS (Centre on Migration, Policy and Society) Annual
Conference will be "International Labour Migration: In Whose Interests?". The
event will be held at Oxford University from July 5-6, 2006. Key questions to
be explored include: what are the processes driving and shaping international
labour migration? What are the impacts of international labour migration on
receiving countries, migrants and their countries of origin? What should be the
objectives of labour migration policies? How should the interests of the
receiving countries be balanced with those of migrants and their countries of
origin? What policies and governance arrangements are best suited to
effectively manage international labour migration? Inquiries to: Emma Newcombe,
Centre on Migration, Policy and Society, University of Oxford, 58 Banbury Road,
Oxford, OX2 6QS, UK; email: [email protected] Additional
information is posted at:
http://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/events/AC_call_for_papers.shtml
3. RECENT PUBLICATIONS (all prices in U.S. dollars).
BOOKS
Alcoff, Linda Martin (2005) Visible Identities: Race, Gender and the Self
(Oxford UP) $29.95
Barany, Zoltan & Robert Moser (eds) (2005) Ethnic Politics After Communism
(Cornell UP) $19.95
Browne, Donald (2005) Ethnic Minorities, Electronic Media, and the Public
Sphere (Hampton) $24.95
Dodson, Howard & Sylviane A. Dique (2005) In Motion: The African American
Migration Experience (National Geographic) $23.10
Grosby, Steven (2005) Nationalism: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford UP) $9.95
Horton, Carol (2005) Race and the Making of American Liberalism (Oxford) $39.95
Huntington, Samuel P. (2005) Who Are We: The Challenges to America's National
Identity (Simon and Schuster) $10.88
Jackson-Preece, Jennifer (2005) Minority Rights (Polity) $22.95
Koopmans, Ruud et. al. (2005) Contested Citizenship: Immigration and Cultural
Diversity in Europe (U Minnesota Press) $29.95
Maiz, Ramon & Ferran Requejo (eds) (2005) Democracy, Nationalism, And
Multiculturalism (Routledge) $125.00
O'Flynn, Ian & David Russell (eds) (2005) Power Sharing: New Challenges for
Divided Societies (Pluto Press) $32.50
Ostrom, Elinor (2005) Understanding Institutional Diversity (Princeton UP)
$27.95
Swaine, Lucas (2005) The Liberal Conscience: Politics and Principle in a World
of Religious Pluralism (Columbia UP) $35.00
Torpey, John (2006) Making Whole What has been Smashed: On Reparations Politics
(Harvard UP) $35.00
Valls, Andrew (ed) (2005) Race and Racism in Modern Philosophy (Cornell UP)
$21.95
Weller, Marc (ed) (2005) The Rights of Minorities: A Commentary on the European
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (Oxford UP)
$185.00
Weller, Marc & Stefan Wolff (2005) Autonomy, Self-governance and Conflict
Resolution. Innovative Approaches to Institutional Design In Divided Societies
(Routledge) $115.00
Journal Special Issues
The current issue of the journal Hagar: Studies in Culture, Polities and
Identities is dedicated to the topic "Muslims in Europe" (Vol. 6, No. 1, Spring
2005). The issue includes articles on secularity and public reason, forms of
Muslim self-perception, the history and memory of discrimination, and other
topics related to Muslims' experiences in Europe.
A recent issue of PS: Politics Science and Politics (journal of the American
Political Science Association) contains a symposium on "Changing Citizenship
Theory and Practice: Comparative Perspectives in a Democratic Framework" (Vol.
XXXVIII, No. 4, October 2005). Articles by Martin Heisler, Seyla Benhabib,
Rogers M. Smith, Rainer Baubock and Aihwa Ong are included.
A recent issue of Cultural Survival Quarterly (Vol. 28/3, 2004) examines "The
International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples". Articles discuss the
role of indigenous peoples and states at the UN, as well as case studies of the
impact of international advocacy in local settings. The issue is introduced
with an article by Ellen L. Lutz, and is available on-line at:
http://209.200.101.189/publications/csq/index.cfm?id=28.3
A special issue of the journal Patterns of Prejudice is dedicated to issues of
culture, diversity and multiculturalism (Vol. 39, No., 4, December 2005).
Contributions by Kenan Malik, Alana Lentin, Paul Gilroy, Jude Davies are
included.
A recent issue of the International Journal of Urban and Regional Research has
a debate on Migration, Diversity, Multiculturalism, Citizenship: Challenges for
Cities in Europe and North America (Vol. 29, No. 3, September 2005). Articles
by Roger Keil & Kurt Hubner, Detlev Ipsen and Patricia K. Wood & Liette Gilbert
are included.
A recent issue of Ethnopolitics is dedicated to the theme "The Ethnopolitics of
Elections" (Vol. 4, No. 4, November 2005). This issue includes articles by
Renske Doorenspleet, Eben Friedman and Sarah Abraham, along with a thematic
introduction written by Florian Bieber and Stefan Wolff.
The current issue of The Journal of Social Philosophy contains an "author meets
critics" section featuring J. Angelo Corlett's book Race, Racism and
Reparations (Vol. 36, No. 4, Winter 2005). Linda Alcoff, Charles Mills and Paul
Taylor contribute articles, followed with a response from Corlett.
A recent issue of the journal People and Place explores policies and attitudes
surrounding immigration and multiculturalism in Australia (Vol. 13, No. 3,
2005).
The Journal of Common Market Studies recently published a special issue
on "Migrants and Minorities in Europe", guest-edited by Gwendolyn Sasse and
Eiko Thielemann (Vol. 43/3, 2005). Contributors include Ryszard Cholewinski,
Gabriel Toggenburg, James Hughes, Andrew Geddes, Gary Freeman, Paul Statham and
others.
Educational Review recently published a special issue on "Global Citizenship
Education" (Vol. 58, No. 1, February 2006). Articles by Mary Joy Pigozzi, Lynn
Davies, Hiromi Yamashita, and Michele Schweisfurth are included.
A symposium contained in a recent issue of the journal Higher Education Policy
explores issues surrounding higher education and intercultural learning (Vol.
18, No. 4, December 1005). Contributions take up such issues as identity,
culture and cosmopolitan futures, interculturality in relation to education and
work, and religion, theology and multiculturalism in European universities.
The current issue of UNESCO's International Journal on Multicultural Societies
(IJMS) is dedicated to the theme "National Identity and Attitudes towards
Migrants - Findings from the International Social Survey Program (ISSP)" (Vol.
7, No. 2, 2005). An editorial introduction is provided by Juan-Diez Medrano and
Matthias Koenig. Complete articles are accessible at:
http://www.unesco.org/shs/ijms/vol7/issue2
The Journal of Moral Philosophy: An international journal of moral, political
and legal philosophy recently published a special issue on "Global Justice"
(Vol. 2, No. 3, 2005). Complete articles are accessible on the WWW:
http://mpj.sagepub.com/current.dtl
A recent issue of the International Journal on Minority and Group Rights
contains several articles on the OSCE's Lund Recommendations for the Effective
Participation of National Minorities in Public Life (Vol. 12, Nos. 2-3, 2005).
Guest Editor for this issue is Krzysztof Drzewicki. Contributors include
Kristin Henrard, Sally Holt, Markku Suksi, Mark Lattimer and Gillian Brock.
4. CALL FOR PAPERS
Proposals are now being accepted to contribute to a new series called "Issues
in Nationalism" to be published by Ashgate. This series will examine renewed
attention on nationalism, focusing on topics such as cultural identity, group
boundaries, and their political, social and historical implications,
emphasizing contributions from multiple disciplines and theoretical traditions.
Proposals should include a statement of aims and rationale, chapter details,
author CV, two sample chapters, possible anticipated market and likely
completion. For further information or advice on proposal submission, please
contact either the Series Commissioning Editor, Kirstin Howgate:
[email protected]) or Series Editor Hudson Meadwell, McGill
University (email: [email protected]).
Manuscripts are being sought for a Canadian Journal of Education special issue
on "Coalition Work in Indigenous Education Contexts" The aim of this special
issue is to create an interdisciplinary, intercultural dialogue
about "Indigenous history, epistemologies and ontologies". Topics of particular
interest include: literary critique, negotiating difference in university
classrooms, Indigenous perspectives on curriculum and issues of equity,
diversity and politics of difference in educational institutions. Guest editors
for this special issue are Delores van der Wey (email: [email protected])
and Rosemary Foster ([email protected]), Department of Educational Policy
Studies, University of Alberta. Potential contributors should contact a guest
editor to obtain submission requirements. Further information is contained in
the following on-line document:
http://www.csse.ca/CJE/Announcements/CJE_Indigenous_2006.pdf
Status of Women Canada's Policy Research Fund (PRF) seeks proposals for
research projects on urban migration and gender equality. Research projects
will be completed within one calendar year. The deadline for research proposals
is January 16, 2006. For more information, visit the following website:
http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/funding/prf/prfcfp-051104call_e.html
5. RELATED RESEARCH PROJECTS
The APSA task force on Difference and Inequality in the Developing World co-
sponsored a conference on Difference and Inequality in Developing Societies in
April, 2005, at the University of Virginia. The aim of this conference was to
discuss inequality and difference in developing societies, inequalities and
differences in the development of international governance, trajectories of
inequality in Latin America and the Middle East, growth and inequality in the
world's rapidly expanding economies, and related issues. Complete conference
papers and a conference "podcast" are now accessible on the APSA website.
http://www.apsanet.org/section_557.cfm
The Hoover Chair of Economic and Social Ethics at the Catholic University of
Louvain (UCL) annually hosts a number of post-doctoral fellows. The fellowship
is intended for scholars from outside Belgium who hold doctorates or equivalent
qualifications and are active in the field of economic or social ethics,
particularly in one or more of the main research themes of the members of the
Hoover Chair: the ethical critique of capitalism, the tension between cultural
diversity and economic solidarity, linguistic justice, the future of European
welfare states, global distributive justice, migration, corporate social
responsibility and representative democracy as instruments for the achievement
of ethical goals. General information about the University and its Faculties
can be found on: http://www.etes.ucl.ac.be/ Inquiries about the fellowship
should be sent to: Therese Davio, Universite catholique de Louvain, Chaire
Hoover d'ethique economique et sociale, 3 Place Montesquieu, B-1348
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium; fax : +32 10 473952; email :
[email protected]
The Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program has announced a special competition for the
Canada-U.S. Fulbright/Migration Policy Institute Award. The award is for
Canadian students and young professionals researching topics relevant to
Canadian and U.S. migration policy. The award is tenable at the Migration
Policy Institute in Washington D.C. for a period of eight to ten months and
includes a stipend of $15,000 (US). The competition deadline is January 5, 2005
for an award to be taken up in September 2006. For application instructions,
access the following document:
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/Student_Modified.pdf or go directly to the
Fulbright website: http://www.fulbright.ca. For inquiries, contact:
Michelle Emond [email protected]
The Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology (ISCA) and Centre on
Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) of the University of Oxford offer a two
year taught MPhil degree in Migration Studies: This MPhil program offers
advanced training in migration theory, policy and practice, particularly by way
of an anthropological approach offering students from a range of disciplinary
backgrounds an opportunity to be trained in theory and methods related to the
field of migration. For further information or details about the application
process, find the link on the ISCA webpage:
http://www.isca.ox.ac.uk/
The 4th Annual Summer Institute on International Migration will be held at the
University of California, San Diego, from June 19-23, 2006. The Summer
Institute is meant to expose junior scholars to cutting-edge research and
training in the field of international migration through a five-day program of
workshops and conferences. Twenty leading immigration scholars from social
science disciplines will serve as Institute faculty by running training
workshops and participating in conference sessions. The 2006 Institute is a
collaborative project of UC-San Diego's Center for Comparative Immigration
Studies and the Social Science Research Council's International Migration
Program. Possible topics include transnational migrant behavior; gender
differences in international migration and integration patterns; diasporas;
ethnicity, citizenship, and nationalism; emigration policies of migrant-sending
countries; immigration and refugee policy-making in cross-national perspective;
outcomes of immigration control policies; the functioning of immigrant-
dominated labor markets; immigrant political participation in sending and
receiving countries; determinants of public opinion toward immigrants; the
education of immigrant children; and integration of second-generation immigrant
minorities. The Institute will also include an extensive tour of the U.S.-
Mexico border by the U.S. Border Patrol. Applicants must be advanced graduate
students working on their dissertations or recent postdoctoral scholars (Ph.D.
in the past 4 years). Applications should be received prior to January 6, 2006.
For further details,visit the Centre's website:
http://www.ccis-ucsd.org/Programs/SummerInst.htm
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
If you would like to announce a new research project, publication, call for
papers, or upcoming conference in a future issue of this newsletter, please
contact us at [email protected], or you can write to the Forum for
Philosophy and Public Policy, Department of Philosophy, Queen's University,
Watson Hall 313, Kingston Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada. Fax:
613-533-6545.
Special thanks to Michael Kocsis for research help, and to Lise Charlebois for
help with the distribution of the newsletter.
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