Summer Research grants now open for New School Faculty and Students The Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility is pleased to announce the availability of summer research grants for Faculty and Graduate Students at The New School. Grants will provide support for faculty and graduate students pursuing work and scholarship related to themes of migration and mobility during Summer 2020. … Continue reading Summer Research Grants
Abolish ICE? The meanings of a movement
#AbolishIce has helped define the immigration debate in the U.S. It is a rallying cry by those opposed to Trump Administration policies and heavy-handed tactics of immigration officers. It has also been used as a cudgel against immigration advocates, who some of the Rights have claimed want “open borders.” Hiroshi Motomura and Azadeh Shashahani help … Continue reading Abolish ICE? The meanings of a movement
Fast fashion, production targets, and gender-based violence in Asian garment supply chains
Research Fellow Shikha Silliman Bhattacharjee was recently published in Labor, Global Supply Chains, and the Garment Industry in South Asia (2020). Read the abstract for her paper below. Abstract: How do fast fashion production cycles impact labor conditions for women garment workers in Asia? What forms of gender based violence and harassment do women garment … Continue reading Fast fashion, production targets, and gender-based violence in Asian garment supply chains
Reimagine the Canals: Public Engagement Report
Zolberg Institute Post-Doctoral Fellow Samantha Fox co-authored a community engagement report on the Erie Canal. “On May 17, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the Reimagine the Canals Initiative, which seeks to strengthen the Erie Canal for the 21st century. Engagement with the public and community stakeholders is a critical component of this initiative. As such, … Continue reading Reimagine the Canals: Public Engagement Report
Change in Motion: Environment, Migration, and Mobilities
Call for Papers: Workshop at the Pacific Regional Office of the German Historical Institute in Berkeley Academics, journalists, NGOs, and institutions of global governance increasingly speak of ‘environmental migrants’ and ‘climate refugees.’ But what separates an environmental migrant or climate refugee from another migrant, refugee, or asylum-seeker? In international security discourse, anthropogenic climate change has … Continue reading Change in Motion: Environment, Migration, and Mobilities
Tempest Tossed: Catch up on the latest in 2020!
What better way to start the New Year than to listen to your missed and favorite episodes of Tempest Tossed?To prepare for the new season, tune in today to hear from some of the leading experts in U.S. migration. Download on your favorite podcast platform!In Case You Missed It: The Doubly Displaced in the Bronx:They … Continue reading Tempest Tossed: Catch up on the latest in 2020!
Call for Applications: Zolberg-IRC Spring 2020 Student Fellowship, President’s Office
Project Aim: Foundational research on migration and humanitarian policy to support the President’s Office at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) Project Description: The President’s Office in the IRC is currently engaged in a series of forward-thinking policy discussions examining the evolution of trends in conflict, displacement, and crisis relief. As the IRC pursues a goal … Continue reading Call for Applications: Zolberg-IRC Spring 2020 Student Fellowship, President’s Office
Reporting Immigration in the Era of Trump: A Conversation with Jonathan Blitzer, Staff Writer for The New Yorker
Tune in for the latest episode of Tempest Tossed! The New Yorker’s immigration reporter Jonathan Blitzer joins host Alex Aleinikoff and journalist Ladane Nasseri to discuss U.S. border policy, the resignation of Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan and the Democrats’ difficult balancing act on immigration. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or any other of your favorite platforms. … Continue reading Reporting Immigration in the Era of Trump: A Conversation with Jonathan Blitzer, Staff Writer for The New Yorker
Cities and Human Mobility Research Collaborative Launch Conference – 10/30-10/31
On October 30-31 2019, the Cities, Migration and Membership Research Collaborative will hold a two-day symposium focusing on the topic of cities and mobility. This event brings together scholars, practitioners and policy-makers from around the globe with the objective of advancing empirical and normative research to understand and meet the challenges posed by human mobility … Continue reading Cities and Human Mobility Research Collaborative Launch Conference – 10/30-10/31
Dreaming and legislating: A conversation with New York State Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz
Tempest Tossed returns! Catalina Cruz, the first DREAMER in the New York State Assembly, joins Alex Aleinikoff to talk about immigration policy, differences between campaigning and governing, and how she advocates for her Queens, NY district and community. “There is a lot of trauma that goes unspoken with having had to live as an undocumented … Continue reading Dreaming and legislating: A conversation with New York State Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz