Institute for Research on Migration, Ethnicity and Society

[REMESO Newsletter]

The REMESO newsletter will be circulated periodically every semester, with information on the Institute's activities and courses at the Graduate School. 

REMESO is an Institute within Linköping University, Sweden, located to Campus Norrköping. REMESO is a "Centre of Excellence" financed by FAS - The Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research -, Linköping University, Norrköping Municipality as well as other Research Councils and agencies. 




NEW MASTER PROGRAMME IN ETHNIC AND MIGRATION STUDIES (2015-06-24)
A New Master Programme in Ethnic and Migration Studies (120 cr) will start in tha Autumn of 2016. The programme is run by REMESO.  
http://www.isv.liu.se/remeso/nyheter-arkiv/1.641307?l=en&utm_medium=nyhetsbrev&utm_source=remeso-e&utm_campaign=okt-2014

CHARLES WOOLFSON IN NEW COLLABORATION WITH CHUNG-ANG UNIVERSITY, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA. (2015-06-24)
As a result of Charles Woolfson?s participation in the Linköping University delegation to the Korea-Sweden Excellence Seminar in Seoul during April 2015, a new collaborative programme of research has been established.
http://www.isv.liu.se/remeso/nyheter-arkiv/1.641299?l=en&utm_medium=nyhetsbrev&utm_source=remeso-e&utm_campaign=okt-2014

PEO HANSEN PRESENTS A COMMISSIONED PAPER FOR THE OECD (2015-06-24)
On June 12th, professor Peo Hansen presented a report commissioned by the OECD on the conference "2nd OECD - EU Dialogue on International Migration and Mobility: Forward-Looking Labour Migration Governance in Europe." 
http://www.isv.liu.se/remeso/nyheter-arkiv/1.639664?l=en&utm_medium=nyhetsbrev&utm_source=remeso-e&utm_campaign=okt-2014

NEW BOOKS FROM REMESO (2015-06-24)
On June 9 REMESO invited to a book launch seminar with mingle. Four new books from the institute was presented. 
http://www.isv.liu.se/remeso/nyheter-arkiv/1.633956?l=en&utm_medium=nyhetsbrev&utm_source=remeso-e&utm_campaign=okt-2014

THEMES: EAST-WEST LABOUR MIGRATION AND THE SWEDISH CLEANING INDUSTRY (2015-04-16)
Annette Thörnquist has published a paper in the latest issue of Themes: "East-West Labour Migration and the Swedish Cleaning Industry".
http://www.isv.liu.se/remeso/nyheter-arkiv/1.627872?l=en&utm_medium=nyhetsbrev&utm_source=remeso-e&utm_campaign=okt-2014

MIGRATION, PRECARITY, & GLOBAL GOVERNANCE  - NEW BOOK EDITED BY REMESO RESEARCHERS (2015-02-12)
The volume Migration, Precarity, & Global Governance (Oxford UP) explores an understudied, but central, area within contemporary studies of globalisation and precarisation. 
http://www.isv.liu.se/remeso/nyheter-arkiv/1.618638?l=en&utm_medium=nyhetsbrev&utm_source=remeso-e&utm_campaign=okt-2014

UNDERMINING FREE MOVEMENT WITHIN THE EU - A CHALLENGE TO THE IDEA OF THE UNION? (2015-02-10)
How much longer can the European Union reasonably claim to guarantee the free movement of persons as a fundamental right? As the internalization of EU external migration policy starts to kick in, Peo Hansen examines the implications for the future of EU citizenship as we know it, in an article in the netpaper Eurozine. 
http://www.isv.liu.se/remeso/nyheter-arkiv/1.618346?l=en&utm_medium=nyhetsbrev&utm_source=remeso-e&utm_campaign=okt-2014

CHALLENGING AUSTERITY IN THE BALTICS (2015-02-03)
The Baltic states are often described as good examples of how austerity can be used to overcome a financial crisis. A book on the downsides of austerity edited by LiU?s Professor Charles Woolfson has made waves worldwide.
http://www.isv.liu.se/remeso/nyheter-arkiv/1.616340?l=en&utm_medium=nyhetsbrev&utm_source=remeso-e&utm_campaign=okt-2014

REMESO RESEARCHERS AT THE 6TH WORLD SOCIAL FORUM IN JOHANNESBURG (2014-12-16)
On 5-8 December the World Social Forum on Migration (WSFM) was, for the first time, held in Africa. Three researchers from REMESO participated in the meeting. 
http://www.isv.liu.se/remeso/nyheter-arkiv/1.608520?l=en&utm_medium=nyhetsbrev&utm_source=remeso-e&utm_campaign=okt-2014

INFORMAL CHANNELS TO THE LABOUR MARKETS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ETHNIC TIES (2014-12-11)
Martin Klinthäll and Susanne Urban, REMESO, have an article in the latest issue of The Urban Studie Journal where they discuss the importance of ethnic ties for young adults entry into the labour market. 
http://www.isv.liu.se/remeso/nyheter-arkiv/1.607164?l=en&utm_medium=nyhetsbrev&utm_source=remeso-e&utm_campaign=okt-2014

CRITICAL STUDY OF SUPPORT TO IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS  (2014-12-08)
In the article "Categorising and labelling entrepreneurs" published in the International Small Business Journal, the authors raise questions about how support efforts run the risk of unwittingly reproduce stereotypical categories.
http://www.isv.liu.se/remeso/nyheter-arkiv/1.606292?l=en&utm_medium=nyhetsbrev&utm_source=remeso-e&utm_campaign=okt-2014

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