SOM
The SFM is the leading house of a collaborative project funded by the European Commission as part of the Seventh Framework Programme, dealing with the politicization of migration: Support and Opposition to Migration (SOM). This cross-national comparative project aims to determine why and when potential conflicts over migration become politicized, examining both anti-immigration and anti-racist movements. SOM will increase knowledge about the political dynamics related to migration, and provide policy-relevant information.
The project focuses on the role of four types of actors - the state, political parties, movements, and the media - in politicizing, or de-politicizing, the issue of immigration in seven receiving countries: Austria, Belgium, Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland. The project includes research modules on the demographics of migration, the political opportunity structure, as well as a media study.
Seven universities from across Europe with considerable expertise in the area partake in the research consortium: Universiteit van Amsterdam (Netherlands), University of Bath (United Kingdom), Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium), Trinity College Dublin (Ireland), University of Manchester (United Kingdom), Université de Neuchâtel (Switzerland), and Universität Wien (Austria).
For further information:
Didier Ruedin
Swiss Forum for Migration and Population Studies
Fbg de l'Hôpital 106
CH - 2000 Neuchâtel
didier.ruedin@unine.ch
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