New project: The Trajectories and Evaluation Mechanisms of Integration of Third-country Nationals
The Institute for Ethnic Studies and and NGO ‘Diversity Development Group’ are starting a new research project ” The Trajectories and Evaluation Mechanisms of Integration of Third-country Nationals”. The main aim of the project is to create a system of indicators, applicable for evaluation and measurement of migrant integration processes. The research will include different levels of […]
Academic exchange visits between REMESO and the Institute for Ethnic Studies
This year, two meetings of scholars of REMESO and the Institute for Ethnic Studies, have taken place. The first meeting was organised in Vilnius on 3 April 2013. During the meeting possibilities of future co-operation between Institute of Ethnic Studies (ETI) and REMESO (Institute for Research on Migration, Ethnicity and Society) was discussed with professor […]
Live streaming of “Labour migration in the Baltic Sea countries: trends and prospects”
We are pleased to inform you that the expert seminar “Labour migration in the Baltic Sea countries: trends and prospects” will be streamed online on April 25, from 9:30 til 6 pm. You could follow the discussions online by clicking on this link and selecting the event „Darbo migracija Baltijos jūros šalyse: tendencijos ir perspektyvos“. […]
Expert seminar “Labour migration in the Baltic Sea countries: trends and prospects”
The seminar will take a closer look at challenges posed by international migration within the context of regional migration issues. Government officials, practitioners, representatives from NGOs and researchers from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Norway and Sweden will come together to discuss questions of migration-related challenges such as East-North labour migration, labour migration from non-EU countries […]
Project: Migration as a Part of a Policy for Increased Competitiveness
The project Migration as a Part of a Policy for Increased Competitiveness is aimed to put research based knowledge in a dialogue on migration as a part of a strategy for regional competitiveness and higher employment. The key question for the project is how the countries surrounding the Baltic Sea could learn to make the […]
Post Graduate Courses at REMESO Spring 2013
EMPIRES & ETHNICITIES: CRITICAL PROBLEMS IN SOCIAL THEORY AND HISTORY FROM HANNAH ARENDT TO GAYATRI SPIVAK (7,5 ECTS) Beginning date: 11 February, 2013. Deadline for applications: January 31, 2013. For admission, contact professor Stefan Jonsson (stefan.jonsson@liu.se). The aim of this course is to investigate a series of classical encounters that have shaped Western conceptions of Otherness, […]
A cooperation agreement with REMESO Institute (Sweden)
On December 11, 2012 a cooperation agreement was signed between the Institute of Ethnic Studies and the Institute for Research on Migration, Ethnicity and Society (REMESO). The agreement foresees exchange visits of scholars, cooperation of institutes in editing an issue of Ethnicity Studies journal and possible future projects.
The public defense of the dissertation by Karolis Žibas on December 17, 2012 at Vilnius University
On December 17, 2012 at 11:00 am, the public defense of the dissertation by KAROLIS ŽIBAS will take place at the public session of the Council of Sociology Science in the Faculty of Philosophy (Universiteto g. 9/1, auditorium 201). The title of the dissertation: “Chinese and Turkish immigrants in Lithuania: origins, continuity of immigration and the […]
Roma situation in EU: 2011 survey results
On May 23, 2011, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) published the results of two surveys on the socio-economic situation of Roma and non-Roma living nearby in 11 EU Member States and in neighbouring European countries. The report shows that in the 11 EU Member States […]
Call for Articles 2012 – Ethnicity Studies
Two calls for articles for special issues of Ethnicity Studies have been announced: 1. Call for Articles: new Ethnicity Studies issue on integration processes of ethnic minorities and new immigrants Ethnicity Studies publishes articles on ethnic processes in contemporary societies, emphasizing social science approaches (sociology, anthropology, political science, economics, historical and cultural studies) to the […]
