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July 2003
Partner Update
Dispatches provide timely bimonthly information 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 +01 613 957-5941 john.biles@metropolis.net
Partner UpdateCanada The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has launched a new publication, Canadian Housing Observer. It offers a review of housing in Canada, comments on important trends and issues, and links readers to new research. It can be found on-line at http://www.cmhc.ca Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s new quarterly publication, The Monitor, features timely statistics on key movements in Canada. The summer 2003 issue includes articles on foreign students and workers which are based on 2001 Census data. It can be found at: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/monitor/current.html The Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the Laidlaw Foundation have released a report by Petter Clutterbuck and Marvyn Novick entitled "Building Inclusive Communities: Cross-Canada Perspectives and Strategies." It can be found on-line at http://www.fcm.ca/newfcm/Java/introinclusive.htm Human Resources Development Canada has co-published a book with the University of Alberta Press entitled Vulnerable Children: Findings from Canada’s National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth. More information can be found at http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/nlscy-elnej The Multiculturalism Program at the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada have signed a three year partnership to fund research on multiculturalism. For more information visit http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_descriptions/multiculturalism_e The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration has tabled a report entitled "Settlement and Integration: A Sense of Belonging ‘Feeling at Home’" It can be found at http://www.parl.gc.ca/InfoComDoc/37/2/CIMM/Studies/Reports/cimmrp05-e.htm The Policy Research Initiative (PRI) has published the latest issue of Horizons. It focuses on population aging. To obtain a copy please visit http://www.policyresearch.gc.ca The Analytic Studies Branch of Statistics Canada has a research paper series available on-line at http://www.statcan.ca Recent papers of interest include: Garnet Picot and Feng Hou The Rise in Low-Income Among Recent Immigrants in Canada Xuelin Zhang The Wealth Position of Immigrant Families in Canada Ross Finnie and Ronald Meng Minorities, Cognitive Skills and the Incomes of Canadians Marc Frenette Do the Falling Earnings of Immigrants Apply to Self-Employed Immigrants? René Morisette, Xuelin Zhang and Marie Drolet The Evolution of Wealth Inequality in Canada, 1984-1999 Status of Women Canada has posted a number of new research reports on-line at http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca They include: Pierrette Bouchard, Isabelle Boily and Marie-Claude Proulx School Success by Gender: A Catalyst for the Masculinist Discourse Jocelyne Bernier, Bilkis Vissandjée and Marlène Dallaire The Participation Experience of Women's Groups in Regional Health and Social Services Planning in Quebec Israel The Eitan Berglas School of Economics at Tel Aviv University has a working paper series available at http://econ.ca.il/papers. Recent papers of interest include: Adriana D Kugler and Robert M. Sauer Doctors Without Borders: Effects of Professional Licensing on Soviet Immigrant Physicians in Israel Zvi Eckstein and Yoram Weiss On the Wage Growth of Immigrants: Israel, 1990-2002 The Netherlands The Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) has published a study entitled "Immigration and the Dutch Economy." The report can be found on-line at http://www.cpb.nl/eng/ United Kingdom The Home Office organized the Second UK National Integration Conference 30 June – 1 July in Birmingham. For more information contact Elaine Wedlock at elaine.wedlock@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk United Nations The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has recently posted several new documents on-line at http://www.unhcr.ch They include: Global Refugee Trends; Trends in Refugee Status Determination; Asylum Trends in Industrialized Countries April and May 2003. United States
Metropolis Events Seventh National Metropolis Conference The Seventh National Metropolis Conference will take place in Montreal 25-28 March 2004. Please visit the web at http://www.metropolis.net
The Eighth International Metropolis Conference will be held 15-19 September 2003 in Vienna, Austria. The overall conference theme is "Gaining From Migration" with an emphasis on how both sending and receiving countries can benefit economically and socially from migration. Please check on-line for updates at www.international.metropolis.net Spaces are limited so register now!ProductsNew Working Papers from the Toronto Metropolis Centre of Excellence (CERIS)Paul Anisef, Robert Sweet, & George Frempong Labour Market Outcomes of Immigrant and Racial Minority University Graduates in Canada June Y. Yee, Carolyn M. Johns, Sandra Tam, & Noeline Paul-Apputhurai Apprenticeship Opportunities and Barriers for Immigrant Youth in the Greater Toronto Area Joanna Anneke Rummens and Rajko Seat Assessing the Impact of the Kosovo Conflict on the Mental Health and Well-being of Newcomer Serbian Children and Youth in the Greater Toronto Area Papers can be ordered from CERIS at http://www.ceris.metropolis.netNew Working Papers from the Vancouver Metropolis Centre of ExcellenceDaniel Hiebert and Ravi Pendakur Who's
Cooking? The Changing Ethnic Division of Labour in Canada Sergiy Pivnenko Economic Performance
of Ukrainian Immigrants in Canada: Should Ukrainians Move to the U.S.?
All papers can be found at http://www.riim.metropolis.net
Journal of International Migration and Integration Volume 3, #2 Gustavo S. Mesch Residential Concentration and Participation
in Local Politics: The Case of Immigrants of the FSU in Israel
Carl L. Bankston III and Min Zhou "Being Well vs. Doing Well: Self-Esteem and School Performance Among Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Racial and Ethnic Groups" in International Migration Review Volume 36 Number 2 (Summer 2002). Rainer Bauböck "A Closer Look at Unity: What Social Cohesion Does and Does Not Require" in The Responsive Community (Vol. 13, No. 2, Spring 2003). Denise Helly "Social Cohesion and Cultural Plurality" in Canadian Journal of Sociology Hiver 2003. Ivan Light, Min Zhou and Rebecca Kim "Transnationalism and American Exports in an English-Speaking World" in International Migration Review Volume 36 Number 4 (Winter 2002). Gustavo G. Mesch "Between Spatial and Social Segregation Among Immigrants: The Case of Immigrants from the FSU in Israel" in International Migration Review Volume 36 Number 3 (Fall 2002). Jeff Reitz "Host Societies and the Reception of Immigrants: Research Themes, Emerging Theories and Methodological Issues" in International Migration Review Volume 36 Number 4 (Winter 2002). Bernard Schissel and Carolyn Brooks eds. Marginality & Condemnation: An Introduction to Critical Criminology. Halifax: Fernwood Publishing, 2002. John Torpey ed. Politics and the Past: On Repairing Historical Injustices. Rowman & Littlefield, 2003. Charles Ungerleider Failing Our Kids: How We Are Ruining Our Public Schools. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 2003. M. Vatz Laaroussi et A. Manço. Jeunesses, citoyennetés, violences. Réfugiés albanais en Belgique et au Québec. Éditions L’Harmattan, 2003. Steven Vertovec, Robin Cohen and Simon Learmount eds. Conceiving Cosmopolitanism: Theory, Context and Practice. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Andreas Wimmer Nationalist Exclusion and Ethnic Conflict: Shadows of Modernity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Scot Wortley "Data, Denials and Confusion: The Racial Profiling Debate in Toronto" in Vol 45 #3 Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice June 2003. Related InitiativesCahiers Québécois de Démographie The Spring 2002 issue focused on immigration. It was edited by Victor Piché and includes articles by Alan B. Simmons, Marc Termote, and Jean Renaud. Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN) The CPRN has posted a series of papers of interest to Metropolis network members. These include: Judith Maxwell What is Social Cohesion and Why Do We Care? Ron Saunders and Judith Maxwell Changing Labour Markets: Key Challenges Facing Canada Neil Bradford Cities and Communities that Work: Innovative Practices, Enabling Policies All publications can be found at http://www.cprn.org Centre for Comparative Immigration Studies (CCIS) The CCIS based at the University of California at San Diego has an extensive working paper series on-line at http://www.ccis-ucsd.org/PUBLICATIONS/working_papers.htm Recent papers include: Julie Watts Mexico-U.S. Migration and Labor Unions: Obstacles to Building Cross-Border Solidarity Emmanuelle Le Texier Mobilizing in the Barrio: Conflicting Identities and the Language of Politics Peter Andreas A Tale of Two Borders: The U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada Lines After 9/11 Carmina Brittain Crossing Borders in the School Yard: the Formation of Transnational Social Spaces among Chinese and Mexican Immigrant Students Kristen Hill Maher Identity Projects at Home and Labor From Abroad: The Market for Foreign Domestic Workers in Southern California and Santiago, Chile Nathaniel Goetz Lessons From a Protracted Refugee Situation Tanya Basok Human Rights and Citizenship: the Case of Mexican Migrants in Canada Adrian Favell Eurostars and Eurocities: Towards a Sociology of Free Moving Professionals in Western Europe Catherine Lee Prostitutes and Picture Brides: Chinese and Japanese Immigration, Settlement, and American Nation-Building, 1870-1920 Kazuko Suzuki The State and Racialization: the Case of Koreans in Japan Gil Loescher War in Iraq: an Impending Refugee Crisis? David P. Forsythe Refugees and the Red Cross: and Underdeveloped Dimension of Protection Will H. Moore and Stephen Shellman Refugee or Internally Displaced Person: To Where Should One Flee Jeff Crisp No Solution in Sight : the Problem of Protracted Refugee Situations in Africa Rubén Hernández-León and Víctor Zúñiga Mexican Immigrant Communities in the South and Social Capital: The Case of Dalton, Georgia Zulema Valdez Beyond Ethnic Entrepreneurship: Ethnicity and the Economy in Enterprise Eytan Meyers Multilateral Cooperation in International Labor Migration Harlan Koff Let's Talk: Dialogue Across Disciplines on Immigration and Integration Issues European Federation of National Organizations Working with the Homeless (FEANTSA) FEANTSA hosts the European Observatory on Homelessness. In November 2002 it hosted a European Conference on Immigration and Homelessness. A number of reports from the conference can be found on-line at http://www.feantsa.org The reports include a European report on immigration and homelessness that covers the extent that homeless service providers in fifteen member countries are confronted with immigration issues. The report also encompasses a study of existing and proposed European legislation pertaining to immigration. H-Migration An international consortium of scholars and teachers, H-Net creates and coordinates Internet networks with the common objective of advancing teaching and research in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. H-Migration is dedicated to enhancing scholarly communication about the global history of migration and the acculturation of immigrants and their descendants into their new society. Thus far, it includes listserves on domestic workers, international adoption and migration to Miami. For more information visit http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~migrate/ Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE) JEMIE, an on-line journal, has recently published a special issue focused on "EU Enlargement and Minority Rights" http://www.ecmi.de/jemie/specialfocus.html
The Many Faces of Pluralism Justice, Culture, and ‘Terror’: Reaffirming or Reforming
‘Canadian’ Values After 9/11 Across Time and Space: Visions of Canada from Abroad International Migration in the Americas: Emerging Issues International Forum on Cultural Diversity and Common Values International Governance After ‘September 11’ East Meets west: Understanding the Muslim Presence in Europe
and North America 17th Biennial Canadian Ethnic Studies Association
Conference National Settlement Conference II Second Baltic Canadian Studies Conference Canada, Free Trade and Deep Integration in North America International Atlantic Economic Conference Crossing the Borders of Territoriality Recognizing Learning: Building Capacity in A Knowledge Economy Nationalist Myths and Modern Media Constituting Communities: Political Solutions to Cultural
Differences Transnational Religious Identities and Politics Interculturalism: Exploring Critical Issues Crime in Canada: Law and Dis/Order The New Rural Community: Problems and Prospects Changing European Societies: The Role for Social Policy Language, Education and Diversity International Society for the Study of Chinese Overseas Immigrant Tourist Industry Women and Migration in Asia American Economics Association Deviance, Inclusion and Exclusion Figures Historiques et Identités Francopones au Canada International Atlantic Economic Conference Population Association of America CASCA 2004: Citizenship and Public Space Congress of Social Sciences and Humanities American Economics Association History of Human Rights International Congress of Cultural Heritage Third International Conference on Cultural Policy 12e Colloque de L’Association Internationale des Démographes
de Langue Française 13th Nordic Migration Conference Calls for Papers/Proposals
Third International Conference on Cultural Policy (Montreal,
Canada 25-28 August 2004) 13th Nordic Migration Conference (Aalborg,
Denmark 18-20 November 2004)
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