January 2004
(Vol. 5 No. 1)

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 Update
Metropolis Events
Products
Related Initiatives
Related Events
Calls for Papers/Proposals
Metropolis Notes

Partner Update
Canada
An Atlantic Centre was added to the Metropolis family on December 11th. The new center draws together partners from across the four atlantic provinces with domains of research focusing on citizenship and justice; health and well-being; gender and immigrant women; economics; education; human rights and social justice; culture and language; values and attitudes. More information on the newest addition to the Metropolis family can be found at http://www.atlantic.metropolis.net

Citizenship and Immigration Canada
In recent changes to government, the new Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada is Judy Sgro, a former City of Toronto Councillor. The Canadian Border Protection Agency was also created with elements of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency and Agriculture and Agri-food Canada.

Law Commission of Canada (LCC)
The LCC's latest report Transforming Relationships Through Participatory Justice can be found on-line at http://www.lcc.gc.ca/en/themes/sr/rj2000/rj2000_main.asp

Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC)
The OHRC released a report on racial profiling entitled "Paying the Price: The Human Cost of Racial Profiling". It can be found at http://www.ohrc.on.ca

Policy Research Initiative (PRI)
The latest issue of the PRI's publication Horizon, is now available on-line at http://www.policyresearch.gc.ca. This issue focuses on social capital.

Statistics Canada
§ The 2002 issue of Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada (91-209-XPE). It includes two studies on the fertility of immigrant women.

§ Xuelien Zhang The Wealth Position of Immigrant Families in Canada.

Both can be obtained at http://www.statcan.ca

European Union
The EU has funded a network of 19 established research institutes entitled "International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion (IMISCOE). It will be located at the Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies at the University of Amsterdam - also the home of the European arm of the International Metropolis Secretariat. More information can be found at http://www.imiscoe.org/

IOM
The IOM has published a range of reports including: Bridget Anderson and Julia O'Connell Davidson Is Trafficking in Human Beings Demand Driven? A Multi-Country Pilot Study. Copies of publications can be ordered from http://www.iom.int

Norway
GLOCALMIG
This EU funded international project is headed by Yngve Lithman. It explores migrants, minorities, belonging and citizenship. Publications emerging from the project can be found on-line at http://www.svf.uib.no/sfu/imer/publications/hs-glocalmig.htm

International Migration and Ethnic Relations (IMER)
IMER has recently published Munzoul Assal's Sticky Labels or Rich Ambiguities: Diaspora and Challenges of Homemaking for Somalis and Sudanese in Norway. To order copies of this book or to see a bibliography of other articles published recently by IMER researcher, visit http://www.svf.uib.no/sfu/imer/publications/

United Kingdom
The Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy at Oxford University and the Institute for Information Law at the University of Amsterdam have released a report entitled "Minority-Language Related Broadcasting and Legislation in OSCE" edited by T. McGonagle, B. Davis Noll and M. Price. It can be found at http://www.ivir.nl/index-english.html

United Nations
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has released several new reports including:

"Asylum Levels and Trends in Industrialized Countries: January to November 2003."

Val Colic-Peisker Bosnian Refugees in Australia: Identity, Community and Labour Market Integration

They can be found at http://www.unhcr.ch

United States
The Migration Information Source of the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) has added a collection of maps that detail the settlement patterns by country of the "Top Five" source countries for migrants to the United States. Migration data for Germany has also been added to the Global Data Center.
In addition, MPI has published a number of reports including:

Gregor Noll and Joanne van Selm Rediscovering Resettlement: A Transatlantic Comparison of Refugee Protection

Deborah Waller Meyers Does 'Smarter' Lead to Safer? An Assessment of the Border Accords with Canada and Mexico

For more information visit http://www.migrationpolicy.org

Metropolis Events
Seventh National Metropolis Conference
The Seventh National Metropolis Conference will be held in Montreal, Canada March 25-28, 2004. The general theme is "Immigration and Integration at the Heart of the Debate." Plenary sessions will address: immigration and the labour market; migratory flux as seen through the lens of international relations; discrimination and citizenship; globalization and the challenges of linguistic and cultural diversity; immigration and the arts. Registration is now open - register early at http://www.im.metropolis.net!

Ninth International Metropolis Conference
The Ninth International Metropolis Conference will be held in Geneva, Switzerland September 27 - October 1, 2004. The theme will be "Co-operative Migration Management: International, National and Local Answers." The call for workshop proposals can be found on the Metropolis website (http://www.international.metropolis.net). Deadline for proposals is February 27, 2004.

Products
New Working Papers from the Prairie Metropolis Centre (PCERII)

Tracey Derwing and Marlene Mulder The Kosovar Sponsoring Experience in Northern Alberta

Leo Driedger Ethnic/Racial Urban Residential Segregation in Eastern Canada

Peter Li Deconstructing Canada's Discourse of Immigrant Integration

Graduate student thesis have begun to be added to the PCERII website. Thus far, these include:

Mary Joyce Cabigting Better Serving Immigrant Children and Families: A Winnipeg Child and Services.

Marlene Mulder An Analysis of Public Attitudes to Immigration and Integration in Seven Alberta Communities

Hans P,. Werner Integration into Two Cities: A Comparative History of Protestant Ethnic German Immigrants in Winnipeg, Canada and Bielefeld, Germany 1947-1989

PCERII has also begun publishing a bi-monthly newsletter. All publications can be found at http://www.pcerii.metropolis.net

New Publications from the Toronto Metropolis Centre of Excellence (CERIS)

Policy Matters
Policy Matters is a series of reports focusing on key policy issues affecting immigration and settlement in Canada. The goal is to provide accessible, concise information on current immigration research and its implications for policy development.

No. 1 June Yee, Carolyn Johns, Sandra Tam and Noeline Paul-Apputhurai Apprenticeship Opportunities and Barriers for Immigrant Youth in the Greater Toronto Area

No. 2 Lucia Lo, Carlos Teixeira, and Marie Truelove Cultural Resources, Ethnic Strategies, and Immigrant Entrepreneurship: A Comparative Study of Five Immigrant Groups in the Toronto CMA

Seminar Summary
Bob Murdie Living on the Ragged Edge: Immigrants, Refugees and Homelessness in Toronto (summary of housing forum held March 28, 2003).

Working Paper
Mohammad Qadeer Ethnic Segregation in a Multicultural City: The Case of Toronto

All of these documents can be found at http://www.ceris.metropolis.net
Ryerson University has also launched a Masters degree in Immigration and Settlement Studies. For more information contact Myer Siemiatycki at msiemiat@ryerson.ca or visit www.ryerson.ca/gradstudies/immigration
New Working Papers from the Vancouver Metropolis Centre of Excellence (RIIM)

Daniel Hiebert, Brian Klinkenberg, and Lisa Oliver Immigration and Greater Vancouver: A 2001 Census Atlas

Geraldine Pratt in collaboration with The Philippine Women Centre of Vancouver From Migrant to Immigrant: Domestic Workers Settle in Vancouver, Canada

Paul Spoonley The Labour Market Incorporation of Immigrants in Post-Welfare New Zealand

Leonie Sandercock Integrating Immigrants: The Challenge for Cities, City Governments, and the City-Building Profession

All papers can be found at http://www.riim.metropolis.net

Journal of International Migration and Integration (JIMI)
The most recent issue of JIMI is a double issue entitled "Multicultural Society Under Attack." It includes:

Baukje Prins and Boris Slijper "Multicultural Society Under Attack: Introduction"

Dirk Jacobs and Marc Swyngedouw "The Extreme-Right and Enfranchisement of Immigrants: Main Issues in the Public Debate on Integration in Belgium"

Dietrich Thranhardt "Include or Exclude: Discourses on Immigration in Germany"

Baukje Prins "The Nerve to Break Taboos: New Realism in the Dutch Discourse on Multiculturalism"

Yvan Gastaut "Citoyenneté, nationalité et laïcité: Le débat sur la France multiculturelle depuis les années 80"

Anniken Hagelund "Problematizing Culture: Discourses on Integration in Norway"

Ghassan Hage "Multiculturalism and White Paranoia in Australia"

Karim Karim "The Multiculturalism Debate in Canadian Newspapers: The Harbinger of a Political Storm?"

To order copies of JIMI please visit http://www.jimi.metropolis.net

Recent Publications by Metropolis Researchers
Paul Anisef and Kenise Kilbride eds. Managing Two worlds: The experiences & concerns of Immigrant Youth in Ontario. University of Toronto Press, 2003.

Denise Helly "Social Cohesion and Cultural Plurality" Canadian Journal of Sociology , Hiver 19-42, 2003.

Daniel Hiebert and David Ley "Assimilation, Cultural Pluralism, and Social Exclusion Among Ethnocultural Groups in Vancouver." Urban Geography Vol. 24, No. 1, 2003.

Peter Li "Initial Earnings and Catch-Up Capacity of Immigrants" Canadian Public Policy XXIX no. 3 September 2003.

Jan Rath and Robert Kloosterman eds. Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Venturing Abroad in the Age of Globalization. Berg Publishing, 2004.

Joanne van Selm and Edward Newman eds. Refugees and Forced Displacement: International Security, Human Vulnerability and the State. United Nations Press, 2003.

M. Vatz Laaroussi et A. Manço Jeunesses, citoyennetés violences. Réfugiés albanais en Belgique et au Québec. Editions L'Harmattan, 2003.

Related Initiatives
Canadian Labour and Business Centre (CLBC)
The CLBC, an organization dedicated to fostering business-labour dialogue has a range of papers posted on their website http://www.clbc.ca. These include:

François Lamontagne Workers Educated Abroad: Seduction and Abandonment

Interim Report for the Integration of Internationally-Trained Workers Project

Clarence Lochead The Transition Penalty: Unemployment Among Recent Immigrants to Canada

Tapping the Potential: A Statistical Profile of Ottawa's Immigrant Workforce

Derwyn Sangster Assessing and Recognizing Foreign Credentials in Canada - Employer's Views

The European Policy Centre (EPC)
The EPC is an independent, not-for-profit, think-tank, committed to making European integration work. It has recently partnered with the King Baudouin Foundation on a three-year programme exploring "Islam and Muslims in Europe." It also has a working paper series available at http://www.theepc.be

Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Services
This new journal aims to provide insights into policy analysis, individual and collective experiences, and acculturation behaviour, in addition to cross-cultural dialogues on theory, research and practice. More information can be found at http://www.haworthpress.com/web/JIRS/

Related Events

Challenging Cities: Towards a New Urban Agenda for Canada
(Montreal, Canada 12-14 February 2004)
http://www.misc-iecm.mcgill.ca/EN/events/uc.html

Culturepoles: City Spaces, Urban Politics and Metropolitan Theory
(Hamilton, Canada 13-15 February 2004)
cacs@mcmaster.ca

Crime and Criminal Justice in the Caribbean
(Mona, Jamaica 11-14 February 2004)
http://www.uwimona.edu.jm/notices/2003/justiceconf/conference.htm

Challenges of Diversity: Canada and India
(Jaipur, India 23-25 February 2004)
santoshg26@yahoo.com

Family Violence from a Cross-Cultural Perspective
(Halifax, Canada 24 February 2004)
http://www.misa.ns.ca/FVAP/FVAP_workshopsSP.htm

New Scholars Conference in Citizenship Studies
(Detroit, U.S.A. 27 February 2004)
m.kruman@wayne.edu

Ethnic Identity and Ethnic Conflict in Multicultural Societies
(Mumbai, India 3-5 March 2004)
indiramunshi@hotmail.com

Innovative Community Planning: 2004
(Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A. 4-5 March 2004)
http://www.urban.uiuc.edu/ce

International Atlantic Economic Conference
(Lisbon, Portugal 10-15 March 2004)
http://www.iaes.org/conferences/index.htm

The Healthy Community and the Built Environment
(Sarasota, U.S.A. 15-19 March 2004)
http://www.livablecities.org/sarasota2004conf.html

Multicultural Business Conference
(Nantucket, U.S.A. 17-18 March 2004)
http://www.div2000.com

Urban Impacts of the Information Society: Facts, Fictions and Policies
(The Hague, The Netherlands 17-19 March 2004)
http://www.muteis.infonomics.nl/

Restorative Justice and Approaches: From Inspiration to Results
(Hampshire, U.K. 24-26 March 2004)
http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/li165/index.html

Crossing Borders 2004
(Plattsburgh, U.S.A. 26 March 2004)
christopher.kirkey@plattsburgh.edu

Redefining Europe: Federalism and the Union of European Democracies
(Prague, Czech Republic 26-30 March 2004)
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/aud/re03cfp.htm

Transforming Governance in a World without Boundaries
(Portland, U.S.A. 27-30 March 2004)
http://www.aspanet.org/conferences/2004confproposal.html

Population Association of America
(Boston, USA 1-3 April 2004)
http://www.popassoc.org

European Spatial Policies or Spatial Policy for Europe?
(Uppsala, Sweden 13-18 April 2004)
http://www.nordregio.se/ecpr2004.htm

The Resurgent City
(London, United Kingdom 19-21 April 2004)
http://www.lse.ac.uk/depts/resurgentcity/default.htm

9th Annual World Convention of the Association for the Study of Nationalities
(New York City, U.S.A. 15-17 April 2004)
http://www.nationalities.org

Cosmopolitanism and Europe
(London, U.K. 22-23 April 2004)
chris.rumford@rhul.ac.uk

Constitutionalism and Cultural Pluralism: Lessons from Canada
(Edinburgh, U.K. 28-29 April 2004)
stephen.tierney@ed.ac.uk

Exploring the Concepts of Transnational Citizenship
(Syracuse, U.S.A. 30 April 2004)
asrobert@maxwell.syr.edu

CASCA 2004: Citizenship and Public Space
(London, Canada 6-9 May 2004)
www.ssc.uwo.ca/anthropology/casca

History of Human Rights
(London, U.K. May 2004)
kklinger@wienerlibrary.co.uk

International Congress of Cultural Heritage
(Cordoba, Argentina 6-9 May 2004)
mfranche@faudi.unc.edu.ar

72th Congrès de l'association francophone pour le savoir
(Montreal, Canada 10-14 May 2004)
http://www.acfas.ca/congres

Transformation in Society as a Form of Social Change: The Results and Perspectives of Comparative Research into Transformation
(Magdeburg, Germany 14-15 May 2004)
http://www.uni-magdeburge.de/forsch/fspnew_eng.shtml

From Emigrante to Canadese: The Italian-Canadian Project
(Gatineau (Hull), Canada 14-16 May 2004)
ecosta@yorku.ca

Imagining Diasporas: Space, Identity and Social Change
(Windsor, Canada 14-16 May 2004)
http://www.uwindsor.ca/diasporas

Human Capital and Migration
(Ottawa, Canada 24-25 May 2004)
robertgould@pigeon.carleon.ca

Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research Conference
(Montreal, Canada 26-28 May 2004)
http://www.chera.ca

Congress of Social Sciences and Humanities
(Winnipeg, Canada 29 May - 5 June 2004)
http://fedcan.ca/english/congress/congress.html

Why Neighbours Kill: Explaining the Breakdown of Ethnic Relations
(London, Canada 4 June 2004)
http://www.ssc.uwo.ca/polysci/necrg/

Social Capital and Social Transformations in the Age of Globalization
(Island of Lesvos, Greece 11-14 June 2004)
http://www.ucm.es/info/isa/rc26.htm

Niches, Ethnicity and Gender
(Leiden, The Netherlands 17-18 June 2004)
http://www.let/leidenuniv.nl/history/migration/

Adequate and Affordable Housing for All
(Toronto, Canada 24-27 June 2004)
http://www.urbancentre.utoronto.ca/housingconference.html

City Futures: An International Conference on Globalism and Urban Change
(Chicago, U.S.A. 8-10 July 2004)
http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/cityfutures/index.html

Language and the Future of Europe: Ideologies, Policies and Practices
(Southampton, U.K. 8-10 July 2004)
http://www.lang.soton.ac.uk/lipp

Transatlantic Studies Association Annual Conference
(Dundee, United Kingdom 12-15 July 2004)
http://www.dundee.ac.uk/iteas/association.html

The Wealth of Diversity: The Role of Universities in Promoting Dialogue and Development
(Sao Paulo, Brazil 25-29 July 2004)
http://www.unesco.org/iau

Human Rights, Democracy and Religion
(Omaha, U.S.A. 29-31 July 2004)
lhschwar@msu.edu

Cultural Approaches to the Study of Canadian Nationalism
(North Bay, Canada 12-14 August 2004)
barbl@nipissingu.ca

Third International Conference on Cultural Policy
(Montreal, Canada 25-28 August 2004)
http://www.hec.ca/iccpr/callforpaper.html

Law, Plural Society and Social Cohesion
(Fredericton, Canada 26-29 August 2004)
wiber@unb.ca

12e Colloque de L'Association Internationale des Démographes de Langue Française
(Budapest, Hungary 20-24 September 2004)
http://www-aidelf.ined.fr/colloques/budapest.htm

Japan Studies Association of Canada
(Victoria, Canada 15-17 October 2004)
http://www.capi.uvic.ca

Jews and American Business
(Pennsylvania, U.S.A. 19-20 October 2004)
murrayfrie@aol.com

Controlling Integration: Intentions and Effects
(Berlin, Germany 29-30 October 2004)
hunger@uni-muenster.de

13th Nordic Migration Conference
(Aalborg, Denmark 18-20 November 2004)
http://www.amid.dk

Calls for Papers/Proposals

Canadian Review of Studies in Nationalism
A call for papers has been launched for a special issue focusing on a specific national-urban formation or theoretical papers on cosmopolitanism or urbanism within theories of nationalism. Submissions are due by October 30, 2004. For more information contact rbrazeau@ualberta.ca

Controlling Integration: Intentions and Effects (Berlin, Germany 29-30 October 2004) Submissions should be forwarded to Uwe Hunger (hunger@uni-muenster.de) by February 15, 2004.

International Journal of Canadian Studies
The IJCS seeks contributions for a special issue on "Security/Insecurity." Papers should be submitted before March 1, 2004 to the IJCS secretariat at gleclair@iccs-ciec.ca

Human Rights, Democracy and Religion (Omaha, U.S.A. 29-31 July 2004)
Potential contributors should submit 300-500 word proposals by March 15, 2004 to Lisa Schwartzman at lhschwar@msu.edu

National Secretariat on Homelessness Research Call
The thematic call on immigration and homelessness recently came to an end. A second call will be issued in approximately eighteen months. For more information visit http://www21.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/home/index_e.asp

Metropolis Notes
On the occasion of its 125th anniversary the Université de Montréal has drawn up an honor roll of the most influential researchers in its history. Included on the list is Montréal centre researcher, Jean Renaud, who was recognized for his work on the longitudinal survey of new immigrants admitted to Quebec.

Marco Martiniello has been appointed to the prestigious "la Chaire Francqui" in Belgium.