Archives by Tag 'ethnicity'
Prof. Douglas Massey Symposium at UCL Global Migration Network
TweetUCL GLOBAL MIGRATION NETWORK SYMPOSIUM Prof. Douglas Massey (Princeton University) Post-Modern Segregation in the United States: Patterns, Causes, and Consequences in the 21st Century Discussant: Prof. Ceri Peach (University of Oxford / University of Manchester) 13 January 2011 – 17:30-19:00 (followed by reception) Venue: Darwin Lecture Theatre, UCL Darwin Building, Malet Place, London, WC1E 7JG [Map] Book [...]
4th Cycle National Metropolis Research Competition
Tweet4th Cycle National Metropolis Research Competition The Call for Proposals for the 4th Cycle of the National Metropolis Research Competition is now available on the National Metropolis website: http://canada.metropolis.net/competition/4th_researchcomp_e.html. A recent Statistics Canada Study projects that by 2031 approximately one-third of all Canadians will be visible minorities. (Visible minorities include those who identify/self-select as non-white, but [...]
Challenging ‘Parallel Lives’ on Radio 4
TweetLudi Simpson and Tariq Modood on Radio 4 on Challenging the ‘Parallel Lives’ Myth: Race, Sociology, Statistics and Politics The first fifteen minutes of last week’s Thinking Allowed on Radio 4 is based on Nissa Finney and Ludi Simpson “‘Sleepwalking to segregation’?”. Listen to the interview with Ludi Simpson and Tariq Modood. If you’re like [...]
Census data workshop: migration & Longitudinal Study
TweetCensus data workshop: using migration data and the ONS Longitudinal Study Southend, 26 June Time: 10.30-16.00 (10.00 registration and refreshments) Date: Friday, 26 June 2009 Place: University of Essex, Southend Campus, Elmer Approach, Southend-on- Sea, SS1 1LW Booking and information: http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/news/eventdetail.asp?id=2175 This workshop will include an introduction to the data services offered by Census.ac.uk and [...]
Challenging the ‘Parallel Lives’ Myth: Race, Sociology, Statistics and Politics
TweetChallenging the ‘Parallel Lives’ Myth: Race, Sociology, Statistics and Politics Wednesday May 13 th 2009 10.30 -16.00 London School of Economics Room LG01, New Academic Building, Lincoln’s Inn Fields The BSA Race and Ethnicity Study Group and the BSPS are taking the opportunity of the publication of ‘Sleepwalking to Segregation’? Challenging myths about race and [...]
Census workshop: health and ethnicity
TweetCensus workshop: health and ethnicity – using Samples of Anonymised Records and ONS Longitudinal Study Time: 10.00-15.45 Date: Thursday, 16 April 2009 Place: Level 3A/3B, Main Building, City University, Northampton Square, London, EC1V 0HB Booking: http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/news/eventdetail.asp?id=2174 Rachel Stuchbury, Julian Buxton and Christopher Marshall from the Centre for Longitudinal Study Information and User Support (CelSIUS) will [...]
Conference on Migration, Community and Ethnicity
TweetConference on Migration, Community and Ethnicity University of Manchester, 2 April 2009 Bookings are now open for a one-day conference on Migration, Community and Ethnicity on Thursday 2 April 2009 at the University of Manchester. There is an excellent programme of topics and speakers: Rob Ford, CCSR British attitudes towards immigrants and ethnic minorities: education, [...]
RGS Session: Migration, Mixing and Ethnic Integration
TweetCALL FOR PAPERS Migration, Mixing and Ethnic Integration A session of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Annual Conference Manchester, 26-28th August 2009 Sponsored by the Population Geography Research Group and the ESRC Understanding Population Trends and Processes (UPTAP) programme To offer a paper to the session, submit your details (name, institution, email address) and [...]