Category Archives: integration

Nostalgia and diversity: Understanding integration at the local level

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Ida Persson

By: Ben Gidley, Senior Researcher They never call it Bermondsey any more A couple of weeks ago, in Bermondsey, South London with my colleagues Ole Jensen, Simon Rowe and Ida Persson, we met a man called Albert, at the entrance … Continue reading →

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Not your mother’s norms: The experience of second generation women in the Afghan-American diaspora

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Ida Persson

By: Morwari Zafar, DPhil Anthropology “I feel completely naked now if I take it off” Homaira said, running her hand over her hijab. She had been veiling for about six years when I met her in 2007. Over the last … Continue reading →

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“We want to hear from you” (or how informing works in a liberal democracy)

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Ida Persson

By: Dace Dzenovska, Senior Researcher and Marie Curie Fellow The UK Border Agency’s (UKBA) news feed includes regular reports on successful raids, namely raids which result in arrests of workers or persons deemed illegal. For example, on March 18 the UKBA … Continue reading →

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Integration: linking research and learning

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Ida Persson

By: Ole Jensen Research Officer What works in integration? How is it done? And who does it well? These are questions that we aim to explore in the research project titled ‘European Migrant Integration Academy – an integrated research learning project … Continue reading →

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Family migration policies in the UK: What can academics contribute?

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Ida Persson

By: Vanessa Hughes, Research Officer Last week Mark Harper laid yet another statement of changes in immigration rules before Parliament (for a round-up on recent changes look at this blog by the Migrants’ Rights Network). Although introducing most of the … Continue reading →

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