Summer Workshop on Immigration and Social Change in Britain and the U.S. 2007
The first summer school of the Manchester Graduate Summer Programme in Social Change was themed on the demographic and political consequences of immigration, and its effect on social capital and inequalities in health and the labour market. Co-directed by Mary Waters, Robert Putnam and Ed Fieldhouse, participants included Jennifer Hochschild, James Nazroo, Steve Vertovec.
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Applications was invited from research students to attend the Summer Workshop on Immigration and Social Change in Britain and the U.S. The workshop ran from June 25-July 6, 2007 and was held at the University of Manchester, UK.
In this two week workshop for faculty and graduate students we examined three major questions. How have immigrants and the second generation been incorporated in Britain and the US ? How has immigration affected these receiving societies? And, how can comparative research between Great Britain and the U.S. and contrasts with other Western European countries help us to understand these societal transformations?
We brought together faculty from Harvard University and the University of Manchester as well as other leading experts in academia and government to discuss the political, social and economic incorporation of immigrants and their children, the effects of immigration on race relations, social stratification, and civil society and the role of government in managing immigration policy and social integration at a local and national level.
The workshop was co-directed by Professor Robert Putnam (Government Department and Kennedy School of Government, Harvard) and Professor Mary Waters (Sociology Department, Harvard), and Professor Ed Fieldhouse, (Social and Political Science, Manchester ). There were approximately 15 faculty and policy makers with expertise in immigration who lectured and led discussions. Students also made presentations on their own research and received feedback from faculty and student participants. Confirmed speakers (in addition to the organizers) included Claudine Gay, Jennifer Hochschild, Richard Alba, Ceri Peach, Tariq Modood and Trevor Phillips.
Papers and background readings from the workshop