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The Migration Initiative, University of Copenhagen |
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This file is part of the UP2YOUTH research map on transitions to work.
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Section
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Indications of
contents
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Institution
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The Migration
Initiative, University of Copenhagen
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Person(s)
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Professor Karen Olwig, Department of Anthropology
Phone: +45 35323479
Email:
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Location:
City/Country
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Copenhagen
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Main theme
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Transition of young people with
an ethnic minority or immigrant background
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Keywords area of
work
(10 max)
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The Migration Initiative is a cross
disciplinary research network at University of Copenhagen. It involves
researchers from the faculties of Health Sciences, Humanities, Life Sciences,
Social Sciences, Natural Sciences and Theology.
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Brief description
of institution (250 words max)
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There is an urgent need to understand population
movements at a time when former ideals of rootedness and belonging associated
with a particular nation state, are being challenged by ideas of mobility and
flexibility in a global arena. Thus, the overall objective of the research
initiative is threefold:
1) To investigate the nature of the movements in
which migrants engage
2) To study the impacts of these moves on both
sending and receiving societies including places of transit
3) To examine the ways in which migrants maneuver as
individuals, families and communities in relation to local, national and
transnational contexts of life and how these contexts become sources of
identification
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Running projects
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Research programmes, Single
Research projects, Courses and seminars
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Relevant
Publications
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A variety of publications,
see WWW.Migration.ku.dk
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Last Updated ( Friday, 03 July 2009 )
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Minority Youth 
