Norma Schemschat

Academic friends: I’m teaching a course on Ethnography this fall. I was on sabbatical last year, so I haven’t taught it in 2 years. Do you have any recommendations for recent book length ethnographies I should include?

Many thanks in advance.

Wie überlastet sind die Kommunen wirklich? Die Bundesregierung warnt: Die Kommunen seien am Limit. Um sie zu entlasten, soll die Migration weiter begrenzt werden. Wie sieht die Lage aus?

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if you're coming to the AAG In Detroit, drop by and say hi at the zine fair !! we will have so many wonderful zines for you to take home and read and share with friends :)

Friends and colleagues heading to Detroit for @geographers.bsky.social annual meeting next week, come find us on Friday morning for a double-session on 'left behind' places and mobilities!

6 semaines.
On en est là.

Migrants in Germany are overrepresented in vital job sectors including food production, construction, care work and others. #Destatis via @zdfde.bsky.social #Migration.
The German economy would collapse in many sectors without migration. Some political parties struggle to accept that reality.

Thread - I've been thinking a lot about Walter Lippmann’s Public Opinion lately, especially in the context of Musk’s role in dismantling the federal workforce through DOGE. It’s a perfect example of what Lippmann warned about over a century ago.

The comeback of the Left in Germany is sensational. Almost written off ahead of elections, they won 6 districts and almost 9% of votes + are biggest party in Berlin and among young voters.

Also only party to not campaign on anti-immigration but to focus on affordable rent and cost of living

The German Christian Democratic Party's "5-Point Plan" on migration and border control was passed by 348 to 345 votes a few minutes ago. For the first time since the end of the Nazi regime, a proposal has been passed with the support of a right-wing party's votes.

A dark day for Germany.

Immigration doesn't increase crime (overall/average).

But regularising unauthorised migrants does *reduce* crime.

Heute geht es um die Abstimmung zur Verschärfung der Gesetze zur Migration. Im Diskurs der letzten Tage werden die Themen Migration und innere Sicherheit eng verknüpft. Der Zusammenhang zw. Migration und Kriminalität ist Gegenstand aktueller Forschung, die aber zu anderen Schlüssen kommt. (1/2)

Social Science Cinema: From Where We Stand - Amsterdam Research Centre for Migration On 27 February, the AISSR hosts the first edition of Social Science Cinema: a film screening in collaboration with the Amsterdam Research Centre for Migration. Come watch 'From Where We Stand', with director Lucy Kay.

Attendance is free but registration is mandatory. Register via the ARC-M event page, here: arc-m.uva.nl/content/even...
(Yes, there will be popcorn!)

The research project explores notions of identity, place and disaffection in post-industrial towns in the North of England after Brexit.

'From Where We Stand' offers a glimpse into the diverse lives of individuals in post-industrial northern English towns and is filmed in collaboration with the Northern Exposure research project (Leeds University)

Join us for the first edition of the @aissr.bsky.social Social Science Cinema at the University of Amsterdam on February 27th! We invited filmmaker Lucy Kaye and lead researchers from the Northern Exposure project to chat with us about Lucy's documentary "From Where We Stand"

SOGI Asylum in France and Denaturalizing the Category of LGBT+ Refugees
Public lecture by Florent Chossière at the Amsterdam Research Centre for Migration, 3 March at 15h30.
All are welcome, please register in advance. Organized by Jingjie Dai.
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From the ‘‘Former Rubber Capital of the World’’ to Space of Hope? R... Introduction “International District […]. That means people from all over the world, different cultures, different backgrounds, different religions, different, languages. But we all live in this pl...

In June 2023, I sat together with a group of urban studies colleagues to discuss cities as spaces of hope. Some of our presentations now appeared in a special issue with Transatlantica! You can find my contribution here: journals.openedition.org/transatlanti...

Are you a researcher or practitioner and working on international migration, cities or both? Then we hope to see you at our final conference this year!

Urban Spaces, Migrant Lives: Bridging Disciplinary Boundaries

Istanbul, September 24-26!

Visit our website for the full CfP: shorturl.at/r5uC0

As tax revenues and local budgets shrink due to long‐term decline, foundations emerged as crucial entities with significant power to shape local action. They offer much‐needed resources, and thus inhibit great power in shaping local action in places struggling with the effects of decline.

While arrival infrastructuring relies heavily on non‐governmental actors everywhere, urban decline leads to an increasing dependence on external funding, which was found to be provided by regional and national foundations. /5

While bottom‐up action was found to have considerable impact
through various interventions, its influence was constrained as its institutionalization was contingent upon funding from external entities such as foundations. /4

As a result of long‐term decline and limited municipal budgets, local non‐governmental actors, including refugees themselves, have been found to play important roles alongside regional and national foundations in shaping arrival in the cities under investigation. /3

Based on research on three places affected by urban decline in the US, France and Germany, I show that refugee arrival is infrastructured across scales and by a bricolage of actors operating on a spectrum of in/formality /2

Pre-holidays publication alert! 🥳

Very grateful and also a little bit proud of having contributed to this special issue on urban in/formalities alongside so many colleagues whose work I admire!
My article explores arrival infrastructures and places affected by urban decline
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How millions of US children would be hurt by Trump’s mass deportation plan: ‘Deep harm is intentional’ When Trump executes his sweeping agenda, 4 million children who are US citizens may have their lives upended

How millions of US children would be hurt by Trump’s #massdeportation plan: ‘Deep harm is intentional’ | #USimmigration | @theguardian.com
Good to speak with Robin Buller for this excellent piece on the human impact of Trump's plan on millions of children
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Being on the academic job market can be tough, so we are extra excited to announce our 'Applying for Jobs in Academia' Workshop in which colleagues across academic career stages share their insights. Sign up and join us on November 29th!
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Ivre, il se dit qu'avec la relance Bluesky, il devrait se lancer dans une nouvelle série : "Un jour, une image de roman photo"...