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We would like to inform you about the Czech language courses for foreigners organized with a support of Multicultural Center Prague and Center for Integration of Foreigners from January to June 2010 in the Municipal Library of Prague. >>

Maastricht Graduate School of Governance, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, University of Maryland School of Public Policy, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management organize a conference "Migration: A World in Motion - A Multinational Conference on Migration and Migration Policy". Deadline to submit proposals: 15 July 2009. >>

Migrationonline.cz is looking for contributions in the form of studies (maximum 4,000 words), fresh excerpts from the field, reports, essays, interviews (with migrants or experts) and information about interesting projects of NGOs or other organisations to the themes “Refugees in CEE”. >>

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An exhibition exploring personal stories of migration to Northern Ireland is coming to Prague. Come to see it in Café Louvre from 15 Oct to 20 Nov 2008. >>

“Tackling undeclared work in the European Union” is an overview report published by the “European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions”. The report looks specifically at the effectiveness of the policy measures used in five countries – Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom. The central finding is that EU countries currently remain heavily embedded in a ‘... >>

The Conference was organised in response to an IMISCOE call for proposals for conferences on: ‘fundamental and strategic issues in theories, concepts and methodologies for the study of migration and integration’. Themes included `theories of global mobility’, `gender in the migratory process’, and `transnationalism and the migratory process’. Papers by Alejandro Portes, Stephen Castles, Helma Lutz... >>

A special collection of on-line articles on Gendering border crossings (part I) has appeared in Re-Public! This collection includes texts written by Judith Butler, Laura Agustín or a group of migrant sex workers. >>

The European Commission announced on 11 March the establishment of a European Migration Policy Centre (EMPC), as a new platform for linking policy-making and research that should open in autumn 2008. The EMPC, which will be set up by the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy, aims at providing policy-makers and other stakeholders with methodologies that address migration governanc... >>

A new OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) publication, entitled “A Profile of Immigrant Populations in the 21st Century”, presents some of the most comprehensive information currently available on the origin and structural characteristics of the immigrant population in OECD countries. The information is covered in nine thematic chapters, such as the gender dimension of bra... >>

The book by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Eurasylum on ’Assessing the Costs and Impacts of Migration Policy: an International Comparison’ has just been published. The book explores some of the key issues, at a policy and practical level, relating to the design, implementation and outcomes of public evaluation systems in the field of migration policy. It reviews the ways mi... >>

There is a new video game which puts the player in the shoes of an immigrant to illustrate how unfair immigration laws deny due process and violate human rights. These laws affect all immigrants: legal residents, those fleeing persecution, students and undocumented people. The object of the game is to become a citizen of the United States. >>

On 14 April 2008 the online journal EUMAP published four new papers on East-West Migration in the EU. EUMAP invited authors to analyse the impact and background of intra-EU mobility and migration, both in the countries of destination and the countries of origin. It is pleased to now present a first set of four papers by independent contributors:

Irina Angelescu: All New Migra... >>

Polish version of this paper was published by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. >>

Alter Ego is one of the seven flagship projects chosen by the European Commission to celebrate the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. Alter Ego invites young people (14 - 18 years old) to explore different and varied identities in their local communities, by creating a 'dual portrait'. A 'dual portrait' is a self portrait alongside a portrait of a person from a different background and tradi... >>

The ‘Out of Visegrad’ blogs started way back in 2006 with a small group of labour migrants from Visegrad countries writing about their experience of working in the west. They proved a popular and interested addition to the more scientific analyses offered on migrationonline.cz and thus were continued with three new blogger... >>

Launched in 2006 to celebrate International Migrants Day, Radio 1812 is a global one-day radio show connecting igrant communities worldwide, to highlight their concerns and celebrate their achievements; It aims to bring together radios from around the world over one day to produce, broadcast and share at least one programme on migration to celebrate International Migrants Day. In 2006, 54 radio st... >>

MigrationOnline is looking for volunteers – translators who would be interested in translating occasionally a refugee’s blog from Russian into English. The blog would be published in the Border Blogs section of the website. If you are interested, please write to: rozvoj@mkc.cz (Tereza Rejšková) >>

The Heinrich Boll Stiftung released a Dossier on irregular migration in Europe, titled ‘Living in illegality’ (Leben in der Illegalität). The first section deals with the political handling of irregular migration in Europe and the USA; it analyses the mechanisms by which migrants are driven to an irregular situation. The second part discusses the lack of human rights protection for undocumented mi... >>