TIME AND PLACE                                                                               REGISTRATION
1-2 March 2012 at Aalborg University. More info later

DEADLINES
Registration: Not later than 10 February
Sending paper:

FEE
Free - gratis

THEME
We hear almost on a daily basis that the welfare states are threatened. This is conveyed by politicians, newspapers, part of the academic community. Trust and social cohesion is being eroded it is being said. Immigration and policies of multiculturalism have been identified as part of the problem. This workshop looks further into these welfare-migration-multiculturalism debates and discusses how this has impact on and relation to policy debates and populist responses and mobilization.

The workshop welcomes all proposals for papers discussing the general framework as well as aspects of this.

FORM
The two-day workshop will have three key-note presentations. Dr. Markus M. L. Crepaz from University of Georgia will do a presentation (Title + abstract TBA), Dr. Polit. Anniken Hagelund from The Institute for Social Research (ISF) in Oslo will make a presentation (Title + abstract TBA). Professor Christian Albrekt Larsen from Aalborg University will do a presentation on ”Ethnic heterogeniety and public support for welfare policy. Experiences from the US, UK, Sweden and Denmark”.

PhD students submitting papers and draft chapters are expected to do so by e-mail meret@cgs.aau.dk and martinjo@cgs.aau.dk  by 10^th of February and at maximum of 7,000 words. Please send title for the presentation as soon as possible. The key-note speakers, the local organizers of the workshop Susi Meret and Martin Bak Jørgensen and participating PhD students will provide comments for papers. It is possible to participate without paper but we encourage all participants to actually present a paper to make the most of this event. There is a max. of 18 PhD students participating with papers.   

ORGANIZERS
Assistant Professor, PhD Susi Meret, Department of Culture and Global Studies, Aalborg University  meret@cgs.aau.dk

Assistant Professor, PhD Martin Bak Jørgensen, Department of Culture and Global Studies, Aalborg University  martinjo@cgs.aau.dk

The Research School - Welfare State and Diversity

Research network on Nordic Populism (NOPO)

Nordic Migration Research (NMR)

ECTS
2 ECTS for participation and further two 2 ECTS for presentation of papers. 

COSTS
Participation including lunches and dinner in the center of Aalborg the 1^st of March is free. Participants must pay their own travel costs and accommodation. There will be a dinner also to be paid by the participants themselves. We hope that all will be able to participate.

NB: PhD students who are members of the Nordic Migration Research Network can apply for grants for travel and accommodation (limited funds).

http://mcrepaz.myweb.uga.edu/

http://www.samfunnsforskning.no/Ansatte/Vitenskapelig-ansatte/Anniken-Hagelund

http://personprofil.aau.dk/101645

http://www.nordic-populism.aau.dk/

http://www.soc.aau.dk/forskerprogram/welfare-state-and-diversity/

http://www.samfunnsforskning.no/ISF/Prosjektsider/Nordic-Migration-Research-NMR