INTEGRATING MIGRANTS IN EUROPE Best Practices in Big Cities - Regular and Irregular Migration
PARIS
15-16 April 2010
International Seminar for Experts in the series 'Great Debates' organised by the Cicero Foundation, Maastricht/Paris
Code GD 2080
PROGRAMME
Venue:
217, boulevard Saint-Germain - 75007 PARIS
Date:
15-16 Apr 2010
Language:
Thursday, 15 April 2010
00.00
09.30 - 09.45
Welcome and Introduction
09.45 - 11.30
ROUND TABLE BIG CITIES AND THE INTEGRATION OF MIGRANTS
Participants Mr. Orhan KAYA - Fmr . Alderman Rotterdam Mr. Claude LANVERS - City of Paris Ms. Corinne TORREKENS - Brussels Studies Prof. Richard MILMANN - Sorbonne University Marcel H. VAN HERPEN - Director Cicero Foundation
11.30 - 11.45
BREAK
11.45 - 12.30
Mr. Per HOLMSTROM Minister Embassy of Sweden, Paris
Asylum Policies in Sweden Is the Refugee Policy of Sweden a Model for the EU?
12.30 - 13.30
LUNCH
14.30 - 16.00
WORKSHOPS COMPARING THE DIFFERENT NATIONAL POLICIES
* Is Multiculturalism Dead? * What Countries are most Successful in Integrating Migrants and Why? * How to Cope with Negative Populist Reactions to Migrants * Multiculturalism versus Assimilation: A False Choice? * The Integration of Migrants in the New EU Member States * The Impact of Islamist Groups on the Integration of Migrants in Europe * Migrants and the Perspectives of Citizenship * Regularization of Irregular Migrants: How Should it be Applied?
16.00 - 16.20
BREAK
16.20 - 17.10
Mr. Elias BIERDEL Chairman BORDERLINE EUROPE
The Activities of FRONTEX at the External Borders of the EU - Towards a Securitization of the Migration and Refugee Policy of the EU?
Friday, 16 April 2010
09.30 - 10.20
Prof. Christian JOPPKE Professor of Political Science, Graduate School of Government American University of Paris Author of SELECTING BY ORIGIN, Harvard University Press, 2005
Integrating Migrants of Muslim Origin in Europe: Comparing the Approaches of France and Germany
10.20 - 10.40
BREAK
10.40 - 11.30
Mr. Marcel H. VAN HERPEN Director The Cicero Foundation
Recent Developments in Dutch Integration Policy: Toward a Stricter and Less Multicultural Approach?
11.30 - 12.20
Prof. Jean-Pierre DUBOIS President League of Human Rights, France
Defending or Violating Human Rights? The Treatment of Refugees and Irregular Migrants in France
12.30 - 13.30
LUNCH
14.30 - 15.20
Mr. Guillaume AYNE General Director SOS Racisme, Paris
How to Fight Racism? Are Anti-Racism Laws Effective Enough or Do We Need an Active Support of Civil Society? The Work of SOS-Racisme in France
15.20 - 15.35
BREAK
15.35 - 17.00
WORKSHOPS WHAT ROLE DO SCHOOL, WORK, AND THE MEDIA PLAY IN THE INTEGRATION OF MIGRANTS?
* Ghettoisation and Segregation: The Role of the Neighbourhood in Integrating Migrants * Stimulating the Participation of Migrants on the Labour Market: Do We Need Special Measures? * Hidden and Open Discrimination on the Labour Market: How Open is the Public Service Compared with the Private Sector? * Improving the Skills and Educational Level of Migrants: How? * First, Second, and Third Generation: What are the Changes in Integration? * Integrating Migrants: The Role of the Media
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