Mittwoch, 26. Oktober 2011 – Freitag, 28. Oktober 2011 In meinem Kalender speichern

(Re)Considering the Last 50 Years of Migration and Current Immigration Policies in Germany

50th Anniversary of Migration from Turkey to Germany

The conference brings senior and junior scholars and politicians together to articulate the contemporary debates on Migration and immigration policy in Germany in comparison with other European countries and North America from an interdisciplinary and international perspective. Focusing on the time frame of 1961-2011 and the 50th Anniversary of the immigration from Turkey to Germany will enable tracing of the dynamics of and discourses on issues of immigration, how they shape debates and public discourse attitudes of today which in turn shape migration policies in Germany.
 
Featuring:
Prof. Dr. Zeynep Kilic, University of Alaska Anchorage, Sociology
Prof. Dr. Ruth Mandel, University College London, Anthropology, England
Prof. Dr. Riva Kastoryano, Center for International Studies and Research at Sciences-Po, Paris, France
Prof. Dr. Paul Mecheril, University of Innsbruck, Intercultural Learning and Social Chance, Austria
Prof. Dr. Maisha Eggers, University of applied Sciences, Childhood and Diversity, Magdeburg-Stendal, Germany
Prof. Dr. Katrin Sieg,  Georgetown University, BMW Center for German and European Studies
Prof. Dr. Deniz Göktürk, University of California, department of German, Berkley
Prof. Dr. Cornelia Wilhelm, Emory University, Tam Institute for Jewish Studies, Atlanta
Prof. Dr. Asiye Kaya, Georgetown University, BMW Center for German and European Studies
Halil Can, PhD candidate, Humboldt University in Berlin, institute for European Ethnology
Dr. Jin Haritaworn, University of Helsinki, Sociology
Dr. Jennifer Petzen, Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences, Diversity Studies, Germany
Dr. Esra Erdem, Berlin School of Economics and Law
Dr. Czarina Wilpert, Technical University in Berlin, Sociology
Cengiz Barskanmaz, Law and Society Institute, PhD candidate, Humboldt University in Berlin, Faculty of Law
 
Featuring for the podium discussion:
Sebastian Edathy, The  SDP  MP in Germany
Prof. Dr. Susan Martin, Georgetwon University, ISIM
Özcan Mutlu, MP Berlin State Parliament
Prof. Dr. Michael Werz, CAP