{"id":352,"date":"2009-01-26T15:52:22","date_gmt":"2009-01-26T14:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/imer.w.uib.no\/?p=352"},"modified":"2013-12-30T15:53:38","modified_gmt":"2013-12-30T14:53:38","slug":"imer-newsletter-nr-22009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imer.w.uib.no\/?p=352","title":{"rendered":"IMER NEWSLETTER NR. 2\/2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Monday, January 26, 2009<\/h4>\n<h3>Content:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>CULCOM konferanse: Hellighet<\/li>\n<li>The 14th International Metropolis conference<\/li>\n<li>The Friday Seminar on Democracy and Rule of Law: &#8220;What courts do (and don&#8217;t do) about social rights&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Norsk antropologisk forenings \u00e5rskonferanse 2009: Maktens metamorfoser<\/li>\n<li>International Seminar on Migration History: Finnish-American Immigrants in Transition 2009<\/li>\n<li>Call for applications: Professor in IMER at Malm\u00f6 University<\/li>\n<li>Call for applications: The Bucerius Ph.D. scholarship program in migration studies &#8220;Settling Into Motion&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Call for papers -the Vienna Yearbook of Population Research: special issue on &#8220;Effects of migration on demographic change and population composition in Europe&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Call for papers -Journal of Muslim Mental Health: special issue on refugees and forced migrants<\/li>\n<li>Publications<!--more--><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/img\/border_gray.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><a id=\"1\" name=\"1\"><\/a>CULCOM Konferanse:<\/h5>\n<h1>Hellighet<\/h1>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" width=\"51\"><strong>Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"458\">26. og 27. mars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>Place:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">UiO, Georg Sverdrups hus, Auditorium 2 (Universitetsbiblioteket Blindern)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Et av Culcoms forskningsstrategiske grep har v\u00e6rt \u00e5 ta utgangspunkt i noen sentrale, verdiladete begreper for \u00e5 belyse \u201dKulturell kompleksitet i det nye Norge\u201d. Dette har hittil resultert i konferansene og b\u00f8kene <strong>Trygghet<\/strong> (2006), <strong>Normalitet <\/strong>(2006), <strong>Frihet<\/strong> (2007), <strong>Verdier<\/strong> (2008) og <strong>Rettferdighet <\/strong>(2009). I forlengelse av denne rekken arrangeres konferansen <strong>Hellighet <\/strong>hvor bidragsyterne skal gj\u00f8re et dypdykk i hellighet i ulike kulturelle og historiske kontekster med tanke p\u00e5 \u00e5 forst\u00e5 mer av de endringene vi er vitne til i dagens globaliserte verden.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Konferanseansvarlige<\/strong><br \/>\nForsker Henrik Sinding-Larsen og forskningsleder Thomas Hylland Eriksen, begge ved Culcom, Universitetet i Oslo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bekreftede innledere<\/strong><br \/>\nBerit Thorbj\u00f8rnsrud, religionsvitenskap, Universitetet i Oslo;<br \/>\nEspen Dahl, teologi, Universitetet i Oslo;<br \/>\nHenrik Sinding-Larsen, Culcom, Universitetet i Oslo;<br \/>\nThomas Hylland Eriksen, Culcom, Universitetet i Oslo;<br \/>\nTord Larsen, sosialantropologi, NTNU;<br \/>\nTrond Berg Eriksen, id\u00e9historie, Universitetet i Oslo;<br \/>\nTrygve Wyller, teologi, Universitetet i Oslo;<br \/>\nJorun Solheim, Institutt for Samfunnsforskning<\/p>\n<p>(det avventes ogs\u00e5 bekreftelse fra ytterligere en innleder).<\/p>\n<p><strong>P\u00e5melding<\/strong><br \/>\nKonferansen er gratis. Av hensyn til planlegging av bevertning og produksjon av konferansemateriell \u00f8nsker arrang\u00f8rene at de som vil delta sender en e-post til a.m.hessevik@culcom.uio.no om dette senest <strong>20. mars<\/strong> og oppgir om de planlegger \u00e5 delta p\u00e5 helle eller deler av konferansen.<\/p>\n<p>N\u00e6rmere informasjon og program finner du <a href=\"http:\/\/www.culcom.uio.no\/arrangementer\/konferanser\/2009\/hellighet\">her<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/img\/border_gray.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><a id=\"2\" name=\"2\"><\/a>Metropolis International :<\/h5>\n<h1>the 14th International Metropolis Conference<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.international.metropolis.net\/\">The International Metropolis Project <\/a> is a forum that bridges research, policy and practice on migration and diversity. The project aims to enhance academic research capacity, encourage policy-relevant research on migration and diversity issues, and facilitate the use of that research by governments and non-government organisations.The 14th International Metropolis Conference 2009 is organised by the Academy for Migration Studies in Denmark (AMID).<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" width=\"51\"><strong>Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"338\">September 14-18, 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>Place:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Copenhagen, Denmark<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The theme of this year\u2019s conference is <strong>\u201cMigration and Mobility \u2013 National Responses to Cultural Diversity.\u201d <\/strong>The conference is expected to attract between 800 and 1000 delegates for high-level plenary sessions, a comprehensive study tour program and more than 60 concurrent workshops. The conferences are an opportunity for delegates \u2013 both expert and novice \u2013 to discuss critical issues, identify research and policy gaps, compare international experiences and build the Metropolis network.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Individual Paper Proposals (Due by January 30, 2009)<\/strong><br \/>\nIndividuals (researchers, policy-makers, NGO representatives) who are interested in presenting a conference paper are invited to submit an abstract.\u00a0 An inventory of submitted abstracts will be provided to prospective workshop organisers who may choose to integrate specific papers into their sessions.\u00a0 Inclusion will be at the discretion of workshop organisers, and it is likely that not all papers will be included. Once completed (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metropolis2009.org\/workshop\/index.html\">http:\/\/www.metropolis2009.org\/workshop\/index.html<\/a>), proposals may be sent to Barry.Halliday@cic.gc.ca.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Workshop Proposals (Due by March 2, 2009)<\/strong><br \/>\nWorkshop proposals on topics related to migration and diversity are invited from researchers, policy-makers, non-governmental organisations and other interested delegates. Workshop organisers are reminded that workshops must include representation from the research, policy and non-government sectors, as well as participants from more than one country.To submit a workshop proposal, please download the proposal form from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metropolis2009.org\/workshop\/index.html\">conference webpages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information<\/strong> about the 14th International Metropolis conference, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/newsletter\/www.metropolis2009.org\">www.metropolis2009.org<\/a>. Please note that the plenary programme is in draft format and will change.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/img\/border_gray.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><a id=\"3\" name=\"3\"><\/a>The Friday Seminar on Democracy and Rule of Law:<\/h5>\n<h1>&#8220;What courts do (and don&#8217;t do) about social rights&#8221;<\/h1>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" width=\"51\"><strong>Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"449\">30 January 2009, 10:00 &#8211; 14:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>Place:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Lauritz Meltzers House (Social Sciences Bulding) 9th floor, University of Bergen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Norwegian politics have gone through a process of juridification. This is one of the main conclusions\u00a0from a comprehensive study of power and democracy in Norway, <a title=\"http:\/\/www.sv.uio.no\/mutr\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sv.uio.no\/mutr\/\" target=\"_blank\">Maktutredningen <\/a><em>(<\/em>Power and Democracy). Juridification of politics is not unique to Norway. Countries around the world increasingly experience that issues traditionally perceived to belong to the realm of politics \u2013 such as social- and health policy\u00a0issues &#8211; are taken to court.<\/p>\n<p>Colombian courts annually receive tens of thousands of cases from people who see their right to health violated. The Constitutional Court recently ordered extensive reforms of the health system. Indian courts have ordered action to secure the right to food and the right to a healthy environment, while reforms of housing policy have been the subject of several judgments from the South African Constitutional Court.<\/p>\n<p>Do these developments represent a worrying trend in terms of narrowing the space for democratic politics or do they\u00a0represent an expansion of democracy? Are the courts an arena only for the resourceful, or\u00a0also an arena\u00a0where\u00a0poor and marginalised groups can have their interests heard and respected?<\/p>\n<p>This seminar brings together international experts in the field to discuss these current questions in light of developments in different parts of the world. <strong>Programme and more information <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jur.uib.no\/seminarer\/Fredagsseminar.html\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Friday Seminar on Democracy and Rule of Law<\/strong> is interdisciplinary and wide ranging. It explores contemporary local and global issues in law and human rights, development and globalization, democracy and citizenship. The aim is to create a meeting place for researchers at UiB, CMI and Unifob, and to stimulate research collaboration between local, national and international researchers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/img\/border_gray.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><a id=\"4\" name=\"4\"><\/a>Norsk antropologisk forenings \u00e5rskonferanse 2009:<\/h5>\n<h1>Maktens Metamorfoser<\/h1>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" width=\"51\"><strong>Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"263\">8.-10. mai 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>Place:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Hotel Terminus, Bergen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Konferansen arrangeres av Institutt for sosialantropologi v\/ UiB, i samarbeid med Sveriges Antropologf\u00f6rbund, Bergen Museum og CMI.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c5rets konferanse inviterer til et antropologisk fokus p\u00e5 de senere \u00e5rs utvidede maktbegrep. Konferansen \u00f8nsker \u00e5 bidra med kritikk av den samfunnsvitenskapelige utvidede forst\u00e5elsen av makt, samtidig som den skal gi rom for maktens \u201dnye teiger\u201d innenfor antropologien, som det historiske, det globale og det hverdagslige. Aktuelle tematikker for konferansen n\u00e5r det gjelder global makt, er f.eks. multinasjonale korporasjoner, transnasjonale media og NGOers rolle n\u00e5r det gjelder \u00e5 definere og administrere subjektproduksjon.<br \/>\nSe <a href=\"http:\/\/naf2009.uib.no\/\">http:\/\/naf2009.uib.no<\/a> for videre utdyping av tematikken.<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><br \/>\nArrang\u00f8rene inviterer deltakere til \u00e5 arrangere arbeidsgruppe, og vil s\u00e6rlig oppfordre til norsk-svensk samarbeid!<\/p>\n<p>Forslaget m\u00e5 inneholde<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 navn og kontaktinformasjon for den\/de ansvarlige<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 tittel og sammendrag (maks. 200) ord) som kan brukes til annonsering<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alle forslag sendes margit.ystanes@sosantr.uib.no, med frist 10. februar \u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>N\u00e6rmere informasjon om konferansen p\u00e5 konferansens nettsider: <a href=\"http:\/\/naf2009.uib.no\/\">http:\/\/naf2009.uib.no<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/img\/border_gray.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><a id=\"5\" name=\"5\"><\/a>International Seminar on Migration History:<\/h5>\n<h1>Finnish-American Immigrants in Transition 2009<\/h1>\n<table width=\"221\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" width=\"51\"><strong>Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"256\">25-26 May 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>Place:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">University of Turku, Finland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The <strong>Dept. of General History, University of Turku<\/strong>, the <strong>FIDIPRO programme &#8220;Multiculturalism as a new pathway to incorporation&#8221;<\/strong>, and the <strong>Institute of Migration <\/strong>will organize an international seminar on the Finnish-American Immigrants in Transition 2009.<\/p>\n<p>The tradition of studying Finns in America as an academic skill dates to the 1920\u2019s. Thereafter, a large number of studies on Finns in America has been carried on in Finland, United States and Canada. The actual flourishing of the studies and writing migrant histories began in the 1960\u2019s and 1970\u2019s. At the same time even the founding of a number special archives and research institutions took place, such as the Institute of Migration in Turku and the Immigration History Research Center in Minneapolis (University of Minnesota). Consequently, migration studies and migration history stabilized their place in the field of teaching and studying.<\/p>\n<p>The seminar invites together the active scholars of the topic in various countries. Also, the aim is to get involved researchers from related fields of study who are interested in migration history, as well as other interested parties. The preliminary list of presenters includes specialists from Finland, United States, Canada and Denmark. The seminar offers a good possibility to strengthen the researcher networks and contacts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Proposals for presenting papers <\/strong>in the workshops mentioned in the program A: Images of the Finns in North America (chair Hannu Heinil\u00e4, HAMK), B: Finnish-Americans Today (chairs Jouni Korkiasaari, Institute of Migration and Mika Roinila), and other possible themes, shall be sent to Mr. Tuomas R\u00e4s\u00e4nen (turasa@utu.fi) by March 2, 2009. They should not exceed 250 words. Approval of the proposals will be announced on March 15, 2009.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information<\/strong> and the preliminary program can be seen on the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogit.utu.fi\/fidipro\/2009\/01\/07\/finnish-american-immigrants-in-transition-2009\/\">seminar web pages<\/a><br \/>\nThe language of the seminar will primarily be English.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/img\/border_gray.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><a id=\"6\" name=\"6\"><\/a>Call for applications:<\/h5>\n<h1>Professor in IMER at Malm\u00f6 University<\/h1>\n<p>Reference number: KS<br \/>\nPlacing: Culture and Society, the institution of IMER<br \/>\n<strong>Last date of application: 2009-03-01<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Malmo University<\/strong><br \/>\nMalmo University offers 90 programmes and 500 courses. Most of the university&#8217;s programmes are vocational and interdisciplinary, especially the multidisciplinary research programmes. The university is committed to diversity in employment and take a critical approach to knowledge and the impact of globalisation. Malmo University has 21,000 students and is the eighth largest tertiary institution in Sweden.<br \/>\n<strong>Culture and society <\/strong>is a multidisciplinary field of education and research that encompasses the following four departments: Global Political Studies, International Migration and Ethnic Relations (IMER), Art, Culture &amp; Communication (K3) and Urban Studies. The Faculty also includes a Centre for Widening Participation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Department of International Migration and Ethnic Relations (IMER)<\/strong> is a multidisciplinary subject area that considers the fundamental global processes within society and the concrete and ever-changing consequences they have on society and individuals from a migration perspective. Within the IMER field of research, the department focuses on the causes and effects of migration at international level and on the consequences of migration in the form of integration and segregation related issues at national level. They lecture and research questions such as migration, ethnicity and integration. For general information concerning the department IMER, its field of research and education offered, see Malm\u00f6 University&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mah.se\/templates\/Page____13049.aspx\">IMER pages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Principal Duties and Responsibilities<\/strong><br \/>\nA professor in IMER at Malm\u00f6 University is required to:<br \/>\nbe competent in a number of the department\u2019s research areas;<br \/>\nbe able to work with research and education issues within international migration and ethnic relations at the IMER Department, the university on the whole, and the surrounding community;<br \/>\nbe able to work with and develop further international collaborative projects within the sphere of international migration and ethnic relations;<br \/>\nsupervise postgraduate students;<br \/>\nteach at undergraduate level, preferably at master\u2019s level, to the extent of at least 20% of the position.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualifications<\/strong><br \/>\nThe successful applicant will be able to show both scientific and pedagogic skills. Both areas are adjudged equally important\u00a0 (HF 4 chap. 5 \u00a7).<\/p>\n<p><strong>A position of professor at Malm\u00f6 University also requires:<\/strong><br \/>\ngood ability to work in the community and inform about research and development work;<br \/>\ngood ability to develop, implement and lead education and research;<br \/>\ngood ability to lead personnel;<br \/>\ngood ability to work cooperatively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In addition, this position requires:<\/strong><br \/>\ndocumented experience of working in a multidisciplinary research environment;<br \/>\ninternational experience;<br \/>\nexperience of teaching in English;<br \/>\nthe ability to procure research funding;<br \/>\nthe ability to work cooperatively with the surrounding community;<br \/>\nthe ability to initiate commitment and participation amongst personnel and students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selection Criteria<\/strong><br \/>\nThe basis for assessing the applicant\u2019s eligibility for this position is his\/her level of skill and ability in terms of the requirements outlined above. Scientific and pedagogic skills are regarded as equally important, and the successful applicant must show competence in both these areas. The applicant\u2019s level of administrative ability and that of other skills the university considers relevant for the subject content and the duties attached to this post will also be taken into consideration (HF 4 chap. 15\u00a7).<\/p>\n<p>Experience of working with or knowledge of Malm\u00f6 University\u2019s perspectives is deemed a merit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Information<\/strong><br \/>\nDuties will commence as per agreement. This is a full-time, permanent position at the Department of IMER. Malm\u00f6 University adopts individual salary structures and may offer a trial period of employment. Malm\u00f6 University is committed to gender equality and diversity in the workplace.<br \/>\nFor further Information contact: Per-Markku Ristilammi, Vice Dean, Culture and Society (tel: +46(0)40 6657356)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applications<\/strong><br \/>\nPlease mark your application with the relevant reference number and send it to Malm\u00f6 University, Culture and Society, Registrar, 205 06 Malm\u00f6.<strong>The last date of application is March 1, 2009.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The application should include the following:<\/strong><br \/>\n1. A signed CV<br \/>\n2. Certified copies of academic certificates<br \/>\n3. A brief presentation of any scientific teaching and\/or any experience that is relevant to the position.<br \/>\n4. A list of your scientific and educational work.<br \/>\n5. Examples of your most prominent scientific and educational work (a maximum of ten in each field).<br \/>\n6. References.<\/p>\n<p>Please submit three (3) complete sets of all documents. Malm\u00f6 University\u2019s \u201cqualifications portfolio\u201d for teachers\/researchers at the university contains guidelines for documenting your qualifications. See also Malm\u00f6 University\u2019s \u201cemployment guidelines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Union Representatives<br \/>\nSACO\/S, Marie B\u00f6iers, tel +46(0)40- 665 80 43<br \/>\nOFR\/L\u00e4rarf\u00f6rbundet, Carl-Erik Blomberg, tel +46(0)40- 665 82 89<br \/>\nOFR\/ST, Peter Gustafsson, tel +46(0)40- 665 72 37<br \/>\nSEKO, Arnar Sveinsson, tel. +46(0)733- 610 421<\/p>\n<p>Fil. dr. Magdalena Nordin<br \/>\nIMER, Malm\u00f6 H\u00f6gskola<br \/>\n205 06 Malm\u00f6<br \/>\n040-665 73 88<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/img\/border_gray.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><a id=\"7\" name=\"7\"><\/a>The Bucerius Ph.D. scholarship program in migration studies:<\/h5>\n<h1>Call for applications: Scholarships for Ph.D theses<\/h1>\n<p>The ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius requests applications for 6-8 Ph.D. Scholarships in migration studies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For 2009 proposals studying &#8220;Migration, Development and the\u00a0 Environment&#8221; are especially welcome.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Migration is a double-edged sword: It generates remittances and some\u00a0countries heavily depend on these transfers for their economic stability. At the same time, migration drains the highly qualified workforce in countries of origin thus weakening long-term development. Environmental degradation and climate change increasingly cause migration as exemplified by the plan of the Maldivian government to move its entire population should ocean levels rise further. On the other hand, large scale migration into camps and shanty towns further deteriorates the environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applications for scholarships under this topic would be encouraged to study the following aspects (but are not limited to these)<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Economic, social and cultural remittances<br \/>\n&#8211; Return migration<br \/>\n&#8211; Migration management including circular migration and other forms of\u00a0 temporary labour arrangements<br \/>\n&#8211; Immigration experiences of developing countries<br \/>\n&#8211; Migration-development nexus<br \/>\n&#8211; Climate change, environment and migration<br \/>\n&#8211; Environmental impact of migration<br \/>\n&#8211; Innovative approaches both in terms of subject matter and methodology are highly encouraged.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCHOLARSHIP<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Monthly stipend of 1.200 Euros, additional funds for special research needs available on an individual basis.<br \/>\n&#8211; Scholarships are granted for 1 year. Given satisfactory progress the scholarship will be extended by another 2 years.<br \/>\n&#8211; Yearly conference.<br \/>\n&#8211; Yearly field trip on contemporary migration topic.<br \/>\n&#8211; Students communicate on a web-based platform and organize workshops supported by a program assistant.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants must be Ph.D. students of &#8211; in a broad sense &#8211; social sciences. <strong>Deadline 25 February 2009 <\/strong>for a stipend starting in August 2009. Please apply online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.settling-into-motion.org\/h\/index.php\">http:\/\/www.settling-into-motion.org\/h\/index.php<\/a> with Ph.D. proposal and two references.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><br \/>\nZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius<br \/>\nAnna Hofmann<br \/>\nFeldbrunnenstra\u00dfe 56<br \/>\n20148 Hamburg<br \/>\nGermany<\/p>\n<p>Phone: +49 40 4133 6785<br \/>\nFax: +49 40 4133 6777<br \/>\ninfo@settling-into-motion.de<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/img\/border_gray.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><a id=\"8\" name=\"8\"><\/a>Call for papers:<\/h5>\n<h3>Special Issue of the Vienna Yearbook of Population Research:<\/h3>\n<h1>&#8220;Effects of migration on demographic change and population composition in Europe&#8221;<\/h1>\n<p>In December 2008, the Vienna Institute of Demography held its annual conference focusing on the effects of migration on population structures in Europe. The Editorial Board of the Vienna Yearbook of Population Research decided to produce a special issue of the Yearbook dedicated to the topic of this conference, which, will not be limited to papers presented at the conference.<\/p>\n<p>David Coleman from Oxford University and Dalkhat Ediev from the Vienna Institute of Demography kindly agreed to serve as guest editors for this special issue.<\/p>\n<p>The editorial board invite you to submit a paper to the Special Issue of the Vienna Yearbook of Population Research \u201cEffects of migration on demographic change and population composition in Europe\u201d planned to be published in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Submissions must meet the requirements of the Vienna Yearbook of Population Research (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oeaw.ac.at\/vid\/download\/Guidelines_for_Authors.pdf\">http:\/\/www.oeaw.ac.at\/vid\/download\/Guidelines_for_Authors.pdf<\/a>). <strong>The deadline for submissions is 15 April 2009.<\/strong> Please send your paper and enquiries to populationyearbook@oeaw.ac.at<\/p>\n<p>All submissions will be subject to international peer review. As the publishing schedule is rather tight, early submission will facilitate completing the reviewing process in time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/img\/border_gray.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><a id=\"9\" name=\"9\"><\/a>Journal of Muslim Mental Health:<\/h5>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/img\/letter2008_6_clip_image002.gif\" width=\"1\" height=\"12\" \/>Special issue on refugees and forced migrants<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Issue Co-editors:<\/strong><br \/>\nFariyal Ross-Sheriff, Ph.D., Altaf Husain, Ph.D., M. Taqi Tirmazi, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose of the Special Issue<\/strong><br \/>\nAccording to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there are 67 million forcibly displaced persons worldwide, of\u00a0 whom 16 million are refugees and the remaining 51 million are\u00a0 internally displaced persons (IDPs) as a result of conflicts and\u00a0 natural disasters (UNHCR, June 2008). Unlike many immigrants who\u00a0 voluntarily migrate seeking a better life, refugees and IDPs migrate\u00a0 involuntarily and often do not control their displacement.\u00a0 Being\u00a0 forcibly uprooted from one&#8217;s homeland poses tremendous and complex\u00a0 hardships on multiple levels to these men, women and children.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of this thematic issue is to generate refugee-centered scholarship on theory development, research, education, practice,\u00a0 program development and policymaking. JMMH seeks empirical and\u00a0 conceptual articles related to forced migration of refugees and IDPs\u00a0 in their own countries, countries of first asylum, or in resettlement\u00a0 countries. Although there are news stories that shed some light on the\u00a0 lives of the refugees and internally displaced populations, often the media and the public allow them to fade into the background after the initial reports of outbreaks of violence or mass movements of people within or across national borders.\u00a0 There is a need for research reports as well as documentation on practice based individual or community level interventions with refugees and IDPs.<\/p>\n<p>Due to recent political and economic instability, poverty, and war, the number of Muslim refugees around the world has increased; over 70% of the world&#8217;s refugees are Muslim. In recent years, the United States has received and resettled more Muslim refugees than at any other time in its history and 15% of refugees entering the USA from 1988 to 2003 were Muslim (Maloof and Ross-Sheriff, 2003). Several Muslim countries such as Pakistan, Iran, Syria and Lebanon have provided refuge to refugees from their neighboring countries. Muslim refugees struggle with unique adaptation challenges in acquiring shelter, income, education, health, and security.\u00a0 They share their faith with local residents in countries of first asylum, which tend to be Muslim. However, in many countries of resettlement, such as USA, Canada and European countries, they are a religious and ethnic minority.\u00a0 There\u00a0 they face challenges from negative perceptions related to Muslims as a\u00a0 result of the war on terrorism in the post September 11th, 2001 world. However, their experiences, as well as the mental health of the impact of forced migration, are seldom documented in the research literature. \u00a0 Moreover, many predominantly Muslim countries such as Syria and Egypt are sheltering an increasing number of refugees of Christian and diverse faiths, and the research literature has not adequately examined such experiences.<\/p>\n<p>This request for papers is for empirical research and papers that discuss or evaluate interventions, programs, and policies for refugees and IDPs worldwide including, but not limited to the following topics:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Broad Topic Areas<\/strong><br \/>\n* Definitions, designations, and data on refugees and IDPs<br \/>\n* Theoretical frameworks<br \/>\n* Psychosocial wellbeing of refugees and IDPs<br \/>\n* Consequences of lives in limbo, i.e. warehousing<br \/>\n* Integration of refugees in countries of first asylum or resettlement countries<br \/>\n* Refugee and IDP repatriation and the right of return<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, articles related to this theme are requested for the regular Journal sections:<br \/>\n* Case studies: clinical case studies following the DSM-IV Cultural Formulations format, especially relevant for clinicians<br \/>\n* Faith-based practice: articles exploring the role of faith in the lives of refugees, as well as the interface between spirituality and practice with refugees, especially relevant for religious leaders<br \/>\n* Book reviews<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Journal<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Journal of Muslim Mental Health (JMMH) is an interdisciplinary refereed journal providing an academic forum for the exploration of\u00a0 social, cultural, historical, theological, medical, and psychological factors affecting the mental health of Muslims globally. Information about the Journal can be found at:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tandf.co.uk\/journals\/titles\/15564908.asp\">http:\/\/www.tandf.co.uk\/journals\/titles\/15564908.asp<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Submission of Manuscripts<\/strong><br \/>\nInterested authors should submit a 1-2 page abstract by February 1, 2009 to Dr. Ross-Sheriff at fross-sheriff@howard.edu. Please submit electronic versions of the abstracts as an e-mail attachment. The editors will review the abstracts and respond to the authors of the suitability of submitting a full-length paper for the special issue.<\/p>\n<p>The deadline for full-length papers will be March 31, 2009. Manuscripts should be written according the guidelines of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition). Papers will be peer-reviewed following the policies of the Journal.<\/p>\n<p>Inquiries may be sent to Dr. Ross-Sheriff (address below). Limited inquires may also be sent to Dr. Husain (ahusain@howard.edu) or Dr. Tirmazi (taqi12@yahoo.com).<\/p>\n<p>Fariyal Ross-Sheriff, Ph.D. School of Social Work,<br \/>\nHoward University,<br \/>\n601 Howard Place,<br \/>\nNW, Washington, D.C. 20059.<br \/>\nTel: +1 202 806-7300;<br \/>\nEmail: fross-sheriff@howard.edu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/img\/border_gray.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><a id=\"10\" name=\"10\"><\/a>publications:<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Online journal Re-public has just published the second part of the special issue &#8220;Gendering border crossings&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Contributions include:<\/p>\n<p>Eithne Luibh\u00e9id and Bridget Anderson<a title=\"http:\/\/www.re-public.gr\/en\/?p=471 Permanent Link to Eithne Luibh\u00e9id and Bridget Anderson - Gendering borders: An exchange\" href=\"http:\/\/www.re-public.gr\/en\/?p=471\" target=\"_blank\"> &#8211; Gendering borders: An exchange<\/a><br \/>\nRutvica Andrijasevic <a title=\"http:\/\/www.re-public.gr\/en\/?p=470 Permanent Link to Rutvica Andrijasevic - Gendered migration and differentiated inclusion\" href=\"http:\/\/www.re-public.gr\/en\/?p=470\" target=\"_blank\">&#8211; Gendered migration and differentiated inclusion<\/a><br \/>\nMireille Miller-Young <a title=\"http:\/\/www.re-public.gr\/en\/?p=468 Permanent Link to Mireille Miller-Young - Can the ho's speak? Black sex workers and the politics of deviance, defiance and desire\" href=\"http:\/\/www.re-public.gr\/en\/?p=468\" target=\"_blank\">&#8211; Can the ho&#8217;s speak? Black sex workers and the politics of deviance, defiance and desire<\/a><br \/>\nLenore Lyons and Michele Ford<a title=\"http:\/\/www.re-public.gr\/en\/?p=465 Permanent Link to Lenore Lyons and Michele Ford - Beyond sex trafficking: The anti-trafficking discourse and its (gendered) implications for temporary labour migration\" href=\"http:\/\/www.re-public.gr\/en\/?p=465\" target=\"_blank\"> &#8211; Beyond sex trafficking: The anti-trafficking discourse and its (gendered) implications for temporary labour migration<\/a><br \/>\nAstrid Renland<a title=\"http:\/\/www.re-public.gr\/en\/?p=467 Permanent Link to Astrid Renland - Sex workers in the front line: The construction of victims and perpetrators in the international war against crime\" href=\"http:\/\/www.re-public.gr\/en\/?p=467\" target=\"_blank\"> &#8211; Sex workers in the front line: The construction of victims and perpetrators in the international war against crime<\/a><br \/>\nSusanne Hofmann<a title=\"http:\/\/www.re-public.gr\/en\/?p=469 Permanent Link to Susanne Hofmann - Coyote and sex worker: Women seeking opportunities at the US-Mexican border\" href=\"http:\/\/www.re-public.gr\/en\/?p=469\" target=\"_blank\"> &#8211; Coyote and sex worker: Women seeking opportunities at the US-Mexican border<\/a><br \/>\nEmilia Nielsen<a title=\"http:\/\/www.re-public.gr\/en\/?p=466 Permanent Link to Emilia Nielsen - Unfulfilled promises: Troubling trafficked women in \" href=\"http:\/\/www.re-public.gr\/en\/?p=466\" target=\"_blank\"> &#8211; Unfulfilled promises: Troubling trafficked women in &#8220;Eastern Promises&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information, see Re-public <a href=\"http:\/\/www.re-public.gr\/en\/\">homepages<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday, January 26, 2009 Content: CULCOM konferanse: Hellighet The 14th International Metropolis conference The Friday Seminar on Democracy and Rule of Law: &#8220;What courts do (and don&#8217;t do) about social rights&#8221; Norsk antropologisk forenings \u00e5rskonferanse 2009: Maktens metamorfoser International Seminar on Migration History: Finnish-American Immigrants in Transition 2009 Call for applications: Professor in IMER at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2804,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45745],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imer.w.uib.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imer.w.uib.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imer.w.uib.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imer.w.uib.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2804"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imer.w.uib.no\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=352"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/imer.w.uib.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":353,"href":"https:\/\/imer.w.uib.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352\/revisions\/353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imer.w.uib.no\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imer.w.uib.no\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imer.w.uib.no\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}