Civil society and new migrants in superdiverse contexts

Projektinformationen

SUPERDIVERSITY

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 621945

Abgeschlossenes Projekt

Startdatum 13 April 2015

Enddatum 27 Oktober 2017

Finanziert unter

• Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Gesamtkosten € 299 558,40

EU-Beitrag € 299 558,40

Koordiniert durch

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
United Kingdom

Ziel

This project investigates the role of civil society organisations (CSOs) for new migrants in superdiverse contexts. It explores whether CSOs are instrumental in the building of social relations during their settlement process. This social aspect of settlement, also described as social integration, is crucial regarding other aspects of settlement such as access to education, housing and the labour market. The project also looks at the role of CSOs regarding the relationships which long-term residents, both of ethnic majority and minority backgrounds, form with newcomers, addressing issues surrounding integration as ‘two-way-process’. The project will lead to novel findings because:
• Rather than focussing on established ethnic minorities, it investigates patterns of integration of people originating from relatively new source countries who settle into already superdiverse contexts
• It is situated within an emerging research field on new conditions of superdiversity which have rarely been explored systematically
• It goes beyond existing quantitative work on civil society participation
• It will develop theory around social contact, social capital and integration nuancing current thinking around the role of CSOs in settlement
Superdiversity has resulted from changing immigration patterns into Europe, with people entering cities in substantial numbers, and from far more countries of origin than ever before. This has resulted in a condition of more ethnicities, languages, religions, migration experiences, work and living conditions and legal statuses than many cities have ever faced (Vertovec 2007). By way of in-depth ethnographic fieldwork and interviews in two UK urban neighbourhoods, and drawing on existing theory, method and policy, the project will elicit how new migrants settle in such contexts, how long-term residents deal with unprecedented population changes, and what the role of CSOs is in this process.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• social sciences › sociology › anthropology › ethnology
• social sciences › political sciences › political policies › civil society
• social sciences › economics and business › business and management › employment
• social sciences › sociology › demography › human migrations
• humanities › philosophy, ethics and religion › religions

Programm/Programme

• FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Thema/Themen

• FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEF - Marie-Curie Action: "Intra-European fellowships for career development"

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEF
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Finanzierungsplan

MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)

Koordinator

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Kontakt Verwaltung

Xavier Rodde (Mr.)

• EU-Beitrag: € 299 558,40
• Adresse: Edgbaston ; B15 2TT Birmingham ; Vereinigtes Königreich
• Region: West Midlands (England) › West Midlands › Birmingham
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Gesamtkosten: Keine Daten