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Transatlantic Discourse on Integration: "Barriers to Integration and Efforts to remove them: Racism, Discrimination and Anti-Discrimination", November 2, 2004
Supported by the  German Marshall Fund of the United States the european forum for migration studies (efms) organized the transatlantic expert workshop "Barriers to Integration and Efforts to remove them: Racism, Discrimination and Anti-Discrimination" on November 2, 2004 in Berlin. The workshop brought together representatives from administration and foundations, academia, NGOs and the media.
After an introductory session on sociological terms and concepts as well as empirical findings on racism and discrimination, the legal background and current developments in anti-discrimination legislation were presented. This was followed by a presentation and discussion of concrete measures to combat racism and discrimination and their efficiency. On the basis of a transatlantic comparative perspective it was discussed whether measures can be transferred from one country to the other, considering the respective legal, societal and historical context.
The conference report can be found here.
Conference program
- 9 a.m.
- Welcome and Introduction
- Prof. Dr. Friedrich Heckmann, european forum for migration studies, Bamberg
- 9:15 a.m.
- Racism and discrimination from a sociological perspective: Definition of the concepts and empirical findings
- Prof. Dr. John E. Farley, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
- 10:15 a.m.
- Coffee break
- 10:30 a.m.
- Combating racism and discrimination in Europe and the U.S.: The legal background
- Dr. Matthias Mahlmann, Freie Universität Berlin
- Dr. Randolph Capps, The Urban Institute, Washington D.C.
- 12:00
- Lunch
- 1:30 p.m.
- Combating racism and discrimination: Affirmative Action for Europe?
Overview: Measures and implementation
- Prof. Dr. Erna Appelt, Universität Innsbruck, Österreich
- Prof. Dr. Paul Frymer, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
Affirmative Action - A critical assessment
- Prof. Dr. Robert von Heydendahl Rhodes (emerit.), The University of Texas
- David Nii Addy, International Labour Organisation, Geneva
- Mekonnen Mesghena, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Berlin
- Dr. Uwe Wenzel, Zentralrat Deutscher Sinti und Roma, Heidelberg
- 3:30 p.m.
- Coffee break
- 4 p.m.
- Concluding discussion
- 5 p.m.
- Adjourn
List of participants (in alphabetical order)
- David Nii Addy, International Labour Organisation, Genf
- Dr. Steffen Angenendt, Sachverständigenrat für Zuwanderung und Integration, Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge, Nürnberg
- Prof. Dr. Erna M. Appelt, Institut für Politikwissenschaft der Universität Innsbruck
- Prof. Dr. Werner Bergmann, Technische Universität Berlin, Zentrum für Antisemitismusforschung, Berlin
- Dr. Randolph Capps, The Urban Institute, Washington DC
- Dr. Dilek Çinar, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Wien
- Anke Clodius, Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Migration, Flüchtlinge und Integration
- Dr. Claudia Diehl, Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung, Wiesbaden
- Claudia Ehrenstein, Die Welt, Berlin
- Prof. Dr. John E. Farley, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
- Prof. Dr. Paul Frymer, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton
- Jacqueline Gehring, University of California, Berkely
- Heinz Grunwald, Regierungsvizepräsident, Regierung von Mittelfranken, Ansbach
- Prof. Dr. Friedrich Heckmann, europäisches forum für migrationsstudien, Bamberg
- Prof. Dr. Robert von Heydendahl Rhodes, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
- Katrin Hirseland, Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge, Nürnberg
- Dr. Roland Kaehlbrandt, Gemmeinnützige Hertie Stiftung, Frankfurt a.M.
- Barbara John, Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Sport, Berlin
- Doris Lüken-Klaßen, europäisches forum für migrationsstudien, Bamberg
- Dr. Matthias Mahlmann, Freie Universität Berlin
- Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Meier-Braun, Südwestrundfunk, Stuttgart
- Mekonnen Mesghena, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Berlin
- Mario Peucker, europäisches forum für migrationsstudien, Bamberg
- Stefan Rühl, europäisches forum für migrationsstudien, Bamberg
- Klaus Rutow, Foerster + Rutow Rechtsanwälte, Nürnberg
- Manuel Seiffe, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Berlin
- Janina Söhn, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Berlin
- Dr. Maren Stancke, Bundesministerium des Inneren, Berlin
- Dr. Tarik Tabbara, Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Migration, Flüchtlinge und Integration, Berlin
- Ulrich de Taillez, Bayerisches Staatsministerium des Innern, München
- Dominik Thieme, Bundesministerium des Innern, Berlin
- Dr. Uwe Wenzel, Zentralrat Deutscher Sinti und Roma, Heidelberg
- Dr. Andrea Witt, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Berlin
- Dr. Tanja Wunderlich, europäisches forum für migrationsstudien, Bamberg
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