Dispatches
July 15, 2000
(Vol. 1 No. 3)
Partner Update
Metropolis Events
Web News
Products
Related Initiatives
Related Events
Calls for Papers/Proposals
Dispatches focuses on providing timely information (bimonthly) concentrating
on results, upcoming events, and updates on various experiments conducted by
the international Metropolis partners. It is your communications device, please
make use of it. To have information placed in Dispatches, or to comment on content or structure, please contact John Biles at +44 819 997-5791 (john_biles@pch.gc.ca).
Partner Update
Argentina
On June 21 the Canadian Embassy hosted a working breakfast on the Metropolis Project. Among the participants, there were representatives from the governments (Federal and Municipal levels), from NGOs and from Centres of Research and Universities.
It was agreed there was a need for the creation of a website for Metropolis Argentina.
Father Santillo, Director of the Centro de Estudios Migratorios Latinoamericanos (CEMLA), agreed to set up the website with the list of the partner organizations and a list of the events related to migration issues. For more information please contact Father Santillo at cemla@ciudad.com.ar
Canada
The Vancouver Metropolis Centre (RIIM) held an interdisciplinary workshop entitled Multicultural Sites/Sights at the University of British Columbia, 25-28 June. The objective of the workshop was to advance comparative research on race/ethnicity/immigration between Vancouver and Sydney, Australia. The process began with a first meeting in Sydney in June 1999 and five papers from that workshop – on housing, new residential patterns, the media, women's organizations, and local government services -- were accepted for a special issue of the journal 'Progress in Planning.' With a grant from the Peter Wall Institute at UBC, a larger group was invited to the Vancouver workshop and nine sessions were held with speakers from both Vancouver and Sydney addressing the same topic from their own metropolitan vantage points. The workshop was very fruitful, and several initiatives to fund further comparative research were agreed upon under the alluring umbrella title 'Eating into Multiculturalism'. For more information please contact David Ley at davidley@unixg.ubc.ca
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
A new document on the IOM’s website explores the potential impact of EU enlargement on labour movements into and within the region. The focus is on some key aspects of migration and on some practical ways of ensuring that the inevitable movements between countries of differential economic structures and opportunities occur in an orderly and humane way. The report can be found at http://www.iom.int/new.htm
The IOM has also released a report entitled, "Migrant Trafficking and Human Smuggling in Europe." It can be found at http://www.iom.int
The Netherlands
The Amsterdam Proposals aim to stimulate a well-informed policy debate on how European immigration and asylum policies could be designed and adopted on the basis of the Amsterdam Treaty. These proposals are a reflection of NGO concerns and have been drawn up after consultations among NGOs and with academics and policy-makers. They were presented to the Council of Ministers, The European Commission and the European Parliament. The Migration Policy Group (MPG) is now organising a high level seminar on these proposals in each EU member state.
An executive summary has been published in French (Les propositions d' Amsterdam ou comment influencer les debats sur la politique d'asile et d'immigration), English (The Amsterdam Proposals or how to influence policy debates on asylum and immigration) and German (Die Amsterdamer Vorschlaege. Einflussnahme auf die Asyl-und Einwanderungspolitik). They are available on MPG's website at http://www.migpolgroup.com
Norway
Metropolis activities in Norway are defined in accordance with the original Metropolis idea - to bring researchers and policy makers/practitioners together around the topic on migration, diversity and changing cities. New research on these topics are under way under the International Migration and Ethnic Relations Programme (IMER)administered by the Research Council of
Norway. Information on the programme can be found at: http://www.svf.uib.no/sefos/IMER/nfr/
To bring together policy makers, practitioners, NGOs and researchers a national network for the exchange of knowledge and experience was set up on the initiative of the Department of Indigenous, Minorities and Immigrant Affairs in the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. Information on the Department can be found at: http://krd.dep.no
The network meets regularly at conferences and seminars. Most recently, in March 2000, 400 researchers, NGOs and policymakers met on the topic of issues facing first and second generation migrant youth. State of the art of research was presented and discussed with active participation from the youth themselves. For more information please contact Eva Haagensen at eva.haagensen@krd.dep.telemax.no
New Zealand
Recent papers by New Zealanders who have participated in Metropolis International conferences, and who are planning to attend the forthcoming Vancouver conference include:
Elsie Ho, Richard Bedford and Charlotte Bedford (2000) "Migrants in their Family Contexts: Application of a Methodology", Population Studies Centre Discussion Paper, No. 34, University of Waikato.
Cluny Macpherson, Richard Bedford and Paul Spoonley (2000) "Fact or fable? The consequences of migration for education and labor market participation", The Contemporary Pacific, vol. 12 (1), 57-82.
Manying Ip (2000) "Beyond the 'settler' and 'astronaut' paradigms: a new approach to the study of new Chinese immigrants to New Zealand", in Paul Spoonley (ed) Migration and Travel Between Asia and New Zealand, Research Papers, Aotearoa/New Zealand Migration Research Network, School of Sociology and Womens Studies, Massey University (Albany Campus), 3-18.
Copies of these publications can be obtained from Professor Richard Bedford, Department of Geography, University of Waikato, P.B. 3105, Hamilton, New Zealand (e-mail: rdb@waikato.ac.nz).
Portugal
The Luso American Foundation will host some 30 experts from Europe and the US in a three day workshop (July 17 to 19) organized by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to review and finalize a book on Citizenship. This is the third in a series of books on Citizenship in which the Foundation and Carnegie have collaborated.
The Metropolis Portugal teams have organized a policy dialogue workshop for July 25 to debate with legislators a proposed new, and radical, law on immigrant entry, rights and duties, now under debate in the Portugal parliament.
The Metropolis Portugal research teams are gathering research data and commentary on the policy dialogue process in Portugal, particularly in social areas like migrant affairs. This "diagnostic" of the policy process in Portugal is the first of its kind and is designed to clarify how policy dialogue takes place, and contribute to more systematic dialogue processes among researchers and policy makers. It will be published later in 2000 by the Luso American Foundation.
For more information, please contact Charles Buchanan at flad@individual.eunet.pt
South Africa
The Southern African Migration Project (SAMP) has recently published a Special Issue of the Canadian Journal of African Studies Vol. 34(1) (2000) entitled Transnationalism, African Immigration and New Migrant Spaces in South Africa
Contents
Transnationalism, African Immigration and New Migrant Spaces in South Africa: An Introduction – Jonathan Crush and David McDonald
Transnationalism and Non-South African Entrepreneurs in South Africa’s Small, Medium and Micro-Enterprise (SMME) Economy – Sally Peberdy and Christian Rogerson
The Transformation of Transnationality Among Mozambican Migrants in South Africa – Steven Lubkemann
Gender, Farmwork and Women’s Migration from Lesotho to the New South Africa – Theresa Ulicki and Jonathan Crush
Citizenship, Immigration and Identity in Winterveld, South Africa – Maxine Reitzes and Sivuyile Bam
We Have Contact: Foreign Migration and Civic Participation in Marconi Beam, Cape Town – David McDonald
Shades of Xenophobia: In-Migrants and Immigrants in Mizamoyethu, Cape Town – Belinda Dodson and Catherine Oelofse
New African Immigration to the Durban Region – Brij Maharaj and Vadi Moodley
Copies are available by contacting Christina Decarie at email: samp@post.queensu.ca
Metropolis Events
Fifth International Metropolis Conference
(Vancouver November 13-17, 2000)
The virtual programme for the conference, including descriptions of the plenary sessions and the fifty-two thematic workshops, has been posted on the international Metropolis website. Please watch the site for regular updates and for registration information.
Future International Metropolis Conferences
Rotterdam will be the site of the Sixth International Metropolis Conference in November 2001.
Norway will host the Seventh International Metropolis conference in Oslo in 2002. Web News
The International Metropolis website (www.international.metropolis.net) averaged 40,000 visitors per month for the first six months of this year. As more content is added to this site we expect traffic to increase exponentially.
Justice Canada’s "Evolution of Human Rights in Canada" has been added to their website. http://www.canada.justice.gc.ca This invaluable resource details how human rights have evolved over the last century in Canada. Products
New Working Papers from the Vancouver Metropolis Centre of Excellence
The latest working papers produced by the Vancouver Centre, available on the Canadian Metropolis website (http://www.canada.metropolis.net) or at riim@sfu.ca, include: J. Atsu Amegashie A Political Economy Model of the Permissible Number of Immigrants
David Ley seeking Homo Economicus: The Strange Story of Canada’s Business Immigration Program
Chieko Tanimura Immigration of Nikkeijin to Ease the Japanese Aging Crisis
New Publications from Metropolis Network Researchers
Hans van Amerfoot and Jeroen Doomernik eds. International Migration: Processes and Interventions.
Francois Audigier. L’Education à la citoyennete: synthèse et mise en debat.
Gerd Bauman and Thijl Sunier eds. Post-Migration ethnicity: Cohesion, commitments, comparison.
Sophie Body-Gendrot and Marco Martiniello eds. Minorities in European Cities: The Dynamics of Social Integration and Social Exclusion at the Neighbourhood Level.
Thomas Faist. The Volume and Dynamics of International Migration.
Louk Hagendoorn and Shervin Nekuee. Education and Racism: A Cross National Survey of Positive Effects of Education and Ethnic Tolerance.
Dirk Hoerder. Creating Societies: Immigrant Lives in Canada.
Ravi Pendakur. Immigrants and the Labour Force: Policy Regulation and Impact.
Rinus Penninx. Trade Unions and Immigration.
Jessika ter Wal and Maykel Verkuyten eds. Comparative Perspectives on Racism.
Hans Vermeulen and Cora Govers eds. The Anthropology of Ethnicity: Beyond ‘Ethnic Group and Boundaries.’
Hans Vermeulen and Rinus Penninx eds. Immigrant Integration: The Dutch Way.
Metropolis World Bulletin
The First Issue of the Metropolis World Bulletin is now available on the website or by contacting Dominique.groulx@9522apx.cina.cic.x400.gc.ca Related Initiatives
The University of Bremen Migration Research Centre has launched a new website entitled, "Migration and Multicultural Lives" which can be found at http://www.migration.uni-bremen.de
The 1999 Global Report is now posted on the UNHCR’s website at http://www.unhcr.ch
Also on the UNHCR site is a report by John Morrison which analyses the response of European governments to the increasing problems of human trafficking and smuggling.
The Council of Europe has a new website on minorities (http://www.humanrights.coe.int/minorities/index.htm). It includes material on (1) the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities; (2) Intergovernmental Activities on Minorities; and (3) the Joint Programme of the European Commission and Council of Europe on National Minorities.
The Institute for the Study of Labour (IZA) in Bonn publishes a Discussion Paper Series which often deals with immigration. The papers can be found on the internet at http://www.iza.org Related Events
18th World Congress of Political Science
(Quebec, Canada August 1-6, 2000)
http://www.ucd.ie/~ipsa/congress.html
Transnational Communities in the Asia-Pacific Region: Comparative Perspectives
(Singapore August 7-8, 2000)
caskkm@nus.edu.sg
Accommodating Diversity: Learning From the Indian and Canadian Experiences
(Waterloo, Canada August 8-10, 2000)
jwalker@watarts.uwaterloo.ca
European Cities: Networks and Crossroads
(Berlin, Germany August 31-September 2, 2000)
d.rowe@roehampton.ac.uk
Comparative Perspectives on the Chinese Ethnic Economy
(Toronto, Canada September 1-2, 2000)
fong@chass.utoronto.ca
International Migration: New Patterns, New Theories
(Nottingham, United Kingdom September 11-13, 2000)
http://human.ntu.ac.uk/im/
Nation-States, Multination-States and Supernational organizations
(Montreal, Canada, October 3-6, 2000)
http://brise.ere.umontreal.ca/~lepagef/multination2000
Democracy Beyond the Nation-State: Perspectives on Post-National order
(Athens, Greece October 5-7, 2000)
hpsagr@cc.uoa.gr
Knowledge, Power, Gender: Philosophy and the Future of the Female Condition
(Zurich, Switzerland October 4-8, 2000)
http://www.iaph.org/zurich2000.htm
3rd Intenational Business and Economics Conference
(Wisconsin, U.S.A. October 6-7, 2000)
Themes include Multiculturalism in the workplace
http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/docs/bulletins/interbusconf.html
Canadian Citizenship in the New Millenium
(Montreal , Canada October 20-21, 2000)
http://www.arts.mcgill.ca/programs/misc/citicone.htm
22nd Associatioon for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference
(Seattle, November 2-4, 2000)
Theme: Doing and Using Public Policy Analysis and Management Research
Http://www.Appam.org
International Migration in Latin America Enters a New Millennium
(Buenos Aires, Argentina November 2-4, 2000)
http://www.ucm.es/info/isa/cforp102.htm
Self-Employment, Gender and Migration,
(Wiesbaden-Naurod, Germany, November 11-16, 2000)
http://www.esf.org/euresco
Race, Ethnicity and Migration: The United States in Global Context
(Minnesota U.S.A.,November 16-18, 2000)
rem@tc.umn.edu
era21
(Vancouver, Canada November 17-20, 2000)
Themes: Anti-Racism, Hate Crime, Immigration, Racism
Era21@post.queensu.ca
Policy Research Conference: Canada in a Global Society
(Ottawa, Canada November 30-December 1, 2000)
http://www.policyresearch.gc.ca
Education, Diversity, Social Equity, Citizenship and National Identity: Cross-Cultural Comparisons
(Goa, India December 11-14, 2000)
f.ouelle@courrier.usherb.ca
Asia Pacific Researchers in Organization Studies (APROS)
Theme: Organizing Knowledge Economies and Societies
(Sydney, Australia December 14-15, 2000)
http://www.gsm.mq.edu.au/ANZAM/
Exploring Canadian Identities
(Torun, Poland April 20-22, 2001)
Canadian Studies Resource Centre
Nicholas Copernicus University
+48 56 622-7710
Migration Between States and Markets
(Liege Belgium May 2001)
http://www.ucm.es/info/isa.cforp103.htm
Labour, Migration and the Global Economy: Past, Present and Future
(Detroit, U.S.A. October 18-20, 2001)
ad5247@wayne.edu
Ethnicizing the Nation
Canadian Ethnic Studies Association Sixteenth Biennial Conference
(Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada November 2-4, 2001)
Themes:
Sites of popular culture
Memory, place and politics
Generations: continuity and change
Intersecting Ethnicities
http://citd.scar.utoronto.ca/mhso/conferenceinfo.htm
Call for Papers/Proposals
Edited Volume on Inter Religious Interethnic Marriages Among Muslim Women
100 Word abstracts should be sent to Parin Dossa (pdossa@sfu.ca) no later than December 15, 2000.
International Migration in Latin America Enters a New Millennium
(November 2-4, 2000, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Abtracts of papers to be sent to Enrique Oteiza (eoteiza@mail.fsoc.uba.ar) no later than October 1, 2000.
New Immigrant Communities: International Perspectives on Social, Economic and Political Transformations of Suburbs
(March 3, 2001, New York City, U.S.A.)
Paper proposals should be sent to Wei Li (weili@ucoonvm.uconn.edu) or Lucia Lo (lucialo@yorku.ca) no later than August 25, 2000.
Strangers and Citizens: Challenges for European Governance, Identity and Citizenship
(Dundee, UK March 17-19, 2001)
Proposals for papers, with one page abstract, should be faxed to Dr. G. Lazaridis by November 1, 2000 at +44 1382 344675.
Public Policy and the Institutional Context of Immigrant Businesses
(March 22-25, 2001, Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Abstracts to be received by Jan Rath (rath@pscw.uva.nl) or Giles Barrett (g.a.barrett@livjm.ac.uk) no later than Sept. 1, 2000.
Exploring Canadian Identities (Torun, Poland April 20-22, 2001)
Paper proposals and c.v. should be faxed to organizers by November 1, 2000 at +48 56 622-7710.
Migration Between States and Markets (Liege, Belgium May 2001)
Abstracts of papers to be sent to Marco Martiniello (m.martiniello@ulg.ac.be) no later than March 16, 2001.
The End of the Nation State? A Challenge for Europe's Regions
(Dundee, UK September 28-30, 2001)
Proposals for papers, with one page abstract should be faxed by April 1, 2001, to Drs. G. Lazaridis and A. Wright at +44 1382 344675.
Ethnicizing the Nation: Canadian Ethnic Studies Association Sixteenth Biennial Conference (Halifax, Canada November 2-4, 2001)
Proposals to be sent no later than December 4, 2000 to CESA 2001 mhso.mail@utoronto.ca
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