Transatlantic Discourse on Integration: "Anti-Discrimination Policies in Germany and the U.S.", July,13, 2007

This workshop within the series "Transatlantic Discourse" was organised by the efms in cooperation with the Office for Intercultural Work of the State Capital Munich. The workshop aimed at discussing anti-discrimination policies in Germany and the U.S. with an emphasis on the local level. The role of local authorities, non-governmental organizations and private corporations were particularly highlighted.

The workshop resumed earlier workshops, which have been held within the series "Transatlantic Discourse on Integration":

• "Barriers to Integration and Efforts to remove them: Racism, Discrimination and Anti-Discrimination", November 2004
  
• "Challenges for Local Integration Policy in Germany and the U.S.", April 2006

The conference report can be found here.

Contact: Nicole Rose

Conference Location

Neues Rathaus, Marienplatz, 80331 München, kleiner Sitzungssaal

Agenda

Welcome and introduction

Anti-Discrimination and Integration Policies in Germany and the U.S.

Anti-Discrimination Policies on the Local Level, Part I: Local Authorities

Anti-Discrimination Policies on the Local Level, Part II: NGOs and Private Corporations

International Trends and Developments

List of participants

• Karl Auwärter, City of München
  
• Daniel Bartel, Anti-Discrimination Office Saxony
  
• Anna Bauer, Law Firm BR Rechtsanwälte
  
• PD Dr. Iris Bednarz-Braun, German Youth Institute (DJI)
  
• Dr.Günter Max Behrendt, Anti-Discrimination Body of the City of Hannover
  
• Anton Biebl, Director of Municipal Administration of the City of München
  
• Simone Bloem, Office for Intercultural Work, Department of Social Affaires of the City of München
  
• Nicole Bosch, european forum for migrationstudies (efms)
  
• Michael de la Rocha, Los Angeles City Commission on Human Relations
  
• Anika Dietze, IBM Germany GmbH
  
• Sonja Dudek, Federal Anti-Discrimination Office
  
• Prof. Dr. John E. Farley, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
  
• Dr. Maria Gavranidou, Department of Health and Environment of the City of München
  
• Friedrich Graffe, City Councillor of the City of München
  
• Reinhard Gralla, Bavarian Ministry of the Interior
  
• Patricia H.H. Guy, General Consulate of the United States
  
• Prof. Dr. Friedrich Heckmann, european forum for migrationstudies (efms)
  
• Dr. Hans Hesselmann, Human Rights Office of the City of Nürnberg
  
• Julia Hieber, University of Oxford
  
• Elmar Huss, Office for Statistics of the City of München
  
• Birgit Jagusch, Information and Documentation Centre for Anti-Racism Work (IDA)
  
• Dr. Eva Jüsten, Department of Social Affaires of the City of München
  
• Kerstin Meerwaldt, BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt
  
• Claudia Menne, The Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB)
  
• Karl Moehl, Federal Anti-Discrimination Office
  
• Christal Morehouse, Bertelsmann Foundation
  
• Andrea Müller, University of Tübingen
  
• Regina Ober, Department of Social Affairs of the City of München
  
• Prof. Dr. Berndt Ostendorf, America Institute, University of München
  
• Monica Prestel, Council for Foreigners of the City of München
  
• Prof. Dr. Axel Schulte, Institute for Political Science, University of Hannover
  
• Uschi Sorg, Office for Intercultural Work, Department of Social Affaires of the City of München
  
• Franziska Szoldatits, Confederation for Intercultural Work – Bavaria (VIA Bayern)
  
• Alexander Thamm, German Marshall Fund of the United States Berlin (GMF)
  
• PD Dr. Britta Waldschmidt-Nelson, America Institute, University of München (LMU)
  
• Delia Wiest, european forum for migrationstudies (efms)
  
• Xandra Wildung, German Youth Institute (DJI)
  
• Richard Wolf, european forum for migrationstudies (efms)
  
• Magdalena Ziolek, University of München