2011

The Defense of Marriage Act and Binational Relationships in the United States

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 | 6 p.m. On June, 24th, 2011, the State of New York passed legislation granting same-sex couples the right to marry. While many celebrated, some have warned that proclamation of victory is premature given that New York legislation does not supervene federal law and offers little or no help for binational …

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“Mexico and Its Diaspora in the United States” Book Launch

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 | 6 p.m. 66 West 12th Street, 7th floor, Orozco Room *Updated: Watch the video of this event above! Join us In celebrating a new book by Alexandra Delano, assistant professor of Global Studies, Mexico and Its Diaspora in the United States: Policies of Emigration Since 1848. The author is joined …

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The Impact of Intellectuals Abroad: Transnational Influences Since World War II

May 25-26, 2011 This workshop, organized by Middlebury College and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, focuses on the dispersal, exile, and other movement of intellectuals (broadly defined) across national borders since World War II. Topics of discussion include ways in which migrant or exiled intellectuals from particular nations or regions have met the …

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To Protect and Promote? Sending States and Diasporas in Comparative Perspective

May 6-7, 2011 This event, co-sponsored by ICMEC and Global Studies, brings together leading scholars, students, and practitioners focusing on the relation between sending states and their diaspora populations with particular focus on state-led promotion and protection of citizens abroad. Keynote Panel | May 6 | 6:00-8:00 p.m. Kellen Auditorium, 66 Fifth Avenue Diasporas, Democracy, …

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Workshops: Spring 2011

March 25, 3:00-4:30 p.m., Cristina Dragomir, “BEING A FOREIGNER, A SOLDIER AND AN AMERICAN-The life story of an immigrant.” April 28, 4:30-6:00 p.m., Marina Kaneti, “RISC: Migrants’ Game of Rights, Identity, Security, and Choice.” May 16, 3:00-4:30 p.m, Ernesto Castañeda (Assistant Professor, University of Texas at El Paso), “Immigrant Integration in New York, Paris and …

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Development and Migration: Historical Patterns and Future Research Questions with Josh DeWind

Thursday, February 3, 2011, 6:00-8:00 p.m. The New School, New York City Henry Cohen Room, 72 Fifth Avenue, 3rd floor Participants: Aristide R. Zolberg, Walter Eberstadt Professor, The New School for Social Research Manuel F. Montes, chief of development strategy and policy analysis, UNDESA Moderated by Ronald Kassimir, associate provost for research and Special Projects …

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