Refinteg

Università di Genova and the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS, Canada), in partnership with the Laboratorio di Sociologia Visuale and Centro Studi Medì, are organizing the international conference "The welcoming of refugees and grassroots solidarity: state of research and best practices in Europe and Canada".

The purpose of the conference is to explore current developments in refugee intake and solidarity practices in Europe and Canada through three main areas:

- Politics of refugee reception
- Welcoming and local solidarity
- Private refugee sponsorship programs

In an effort to provide an open and multidisciplinary platform for dialogue, established and emerging scholars and practitioners will share their research and expertise in the field from a variety of disciplines, including, but not limited to, sociology, anthropology, geography, law, political science and urban studies.

Participation in the conference is free of charge, but places are limited, therefore registration is compulsory. The registration deadline is October 21, 2022 (Friday) 12:00 CET. For registration please contact at [email protected]

Online participation will be possible only upon request.

Schengen: New rules to make the area without internal border controls more resilient

Ehe Commission is proposing updated rules to reinforce the governance of the Schengen area. The targeted changes will bring greater EU coordination and better equip Member States to deal with emerging challenges when managing both the EU’s common external border and internal borders within the Schengen area.

For more information:

Schengen: New rules to make the area without internal border controls more resilient The Commission is proposing updated rules to reinforce the governance of the Schengen area. The targeted changes will bring greater EU coordination and better equip Member States to deal with emerging challenges when managing both the EU’s common external border and internal borders.

New article by Denise Helly and Ervis Martani (in French):

Mobility: the selection of international migrants. The Canadian example

The term “mobility” has been in vogue for more than twenty years. It values the increased circulation of the work force, of products, information, and capital, and proposes a new view of international migration. Migration is a normal, rational, and positive practice, epitomized by the foreign student, engineer, and day labourer. Migration policies since the 1990’s show another reality.
In this article, Denise Helly and I describe and attempt to articulate these new aspects of migration.

To read the article:

Mobility: the selection of international migrants: the Canadian example | Sociologia, Problemas e Práticas Mobility: the selection of international migrants: the Canadian example Authors Denise Helly Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Montréal, Québec, Canada Ervis Martani Université de Gênes, Gênes, Italie. Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Montréal, Québe...