9-14 July: International Summer School on Migration and Asylum

International Summer School on Migration and Asylum Labour Integration of Migrants and Refugees 9-14 July 2018 – Bologna (Italy) The main focus of this year edition will be the labour integration of migrants and refugees. Participants will be social workers, researchers,...

29.8-1.9.2017: Workshop “Forced Migrations, Health, Policy. Challenges for Europe”

WORKSHOP Forced Migrations, Health, Policy. Challenges for Europe European Sociological Association conference Athens, 29 August – 1 September 2017 Chair: Lia Lombardi, Fondazione ISMU Abstract http://www.europeansociology.org/conferences/un-making-europe

June 28-30, 2017: 14th IMISCOE Annual Conference – Call for Papers

ROTTERDAM, JUNE 28-30, 2017 Upload your papers – REMINDER (June 1, 2017)   Registration for the 14th IMISCOE Annual Conference in Rotterdam is now open. Registration can be completed via the online conference portal (click here). The conference fee is € 200....

EU enlargement and the distant roots of the Brexit

by Livia Ortensi The summer 2016 was marked by a major event with migrations at its very centre: the Brexit referendum sanctioned the will of a people to leave the Union. To take on Livi Bacci’s words (2016), demography has played a significant role in determining the outcome of...

Oltre 5.500 minori stranieri non accompagnati sbarcati nei primi mesi del 2017

Comunicato stampa Fondazione ISMU Oltre 5.500 minori stranieri non accompagnati sbarcati nei primi mesi del 2017 il 20% in più rispetto all’anno precedente   Milano, 11 maggio 2017 In base alle elaborazioni della Fondazione ISMU si segnala che proseguono sostenuti gli...

Violence Against Refugee and Migrant Women

Violence Against Refugee and Migrant Women. The Reproduction of Gender Discrimination and Inequality by Lia Lombardi, Paper, May 2017 The article discusses the issue of violence against women by analysing the forms of domination and subjugation that reproduce the violent dynamics...

3-7 luglio 2017: Scuola estiva “Migrare e accogliere al tempo dei muri”

MIGRARE E ACCOGLIERE AL TEMPO DEI MURI  Genova, 3-7 luglio 2017 Palazzo Ducale, Sala del Camino Piazza Matteotti 5   La Scuola Estiva si rivolge principalmente a giovani ricercatori, dottori e dottorandi di ricerca, operatori di enti pubblici, di sindacati e di associazioni...

Decreto legge Minniti in materia di immigrazione

Brevi note a proposito del decreto legge c.d. “Minniti” in materia di immigrazione Il decreto (Disposizioni urgenti per l’accelerazione dei procedimenti in materia di protezione internazionale, nonche’ per il contrasto dell’immigrazione illegale),...

New Law addressing Unaccompanied Minors in Italy

After a long bargaining period, the last March 29th a new law, addressing Uams, entered into force in Italy. The main goal is to provide an organic mean able to increase Uams’ protection and their rights. The first reform regards the reception system. Specifically: Minors’...

Website on EU integration policies for refugees www.forintegration.eu is now online

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8 March: Women represent the largest group among immigrants in Italy

International Women’s Day 2017 Women represent the largest group among immigrants in Italy Milan, 7/03/2017 On International Women’s Day, the ISMU Foundation highlights that according to the latest data (1/01/2017) 2.1 million foreign-born women currently live in Italy, compared...

Migration as a theme of the electoral campaign in The Netherlands

Migration as a theme of the electoral campaign in the Netherlands. A snapshot of the foreign population by Livia Elisa Ortensi, Paper, March 2017 On March, the 15th, 2017, 12,9 million of Dutch voters are called to the polls; 850 thousand of them are youngster to vote for the...