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Nostalgia and diversity: Understanding integration at the local level
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
Posted in immigration, integration, policy, research
Tagged Bermondsey, cohesion, diversity, Elephant & Castle, EU-MIA, functioning practices, ITC-ILO, multi-culturalism
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The Oxford Migration Studies Society: Conference News
By: Ka-Kin Cheuk, D.Phil Student, COMPAS and President, Oxford Migration Studies Society Launched in 2008, The Oxford Migration Studies Society (OMSS) is a student-run organisation that aims to create an Oxford-wide community through promoting interdisciplinary scholarship and interest in migration studies … Continue reading
Posted in event, migration, research
Tagged diaspora, family, globalization, labour, Migration Studies Society, oxford, religion, technologies
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Not your mother’s norms: The experience of second generation women in the Afghan-American diaspora
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
Posted in integration, research
Tagged Afghan, diaspora, generation, identity, Muslim
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“We want to hear from you” (or how informing works in a liberal democracy)
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
Posted in immigration, integration, migration, policy, research
Tagged informing, liberal democracy, rights, Soviet Union, UKBA
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Integration: linking research and learning
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
Posted in integration, policy, research
Tagged EU-MIA, FIERI, functioning practices, integration, ITC-ILO, training
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