Landinfos fagseminar 2006
Årets fagseminar finner sted 19. september og tema er:
"Immigrants´ ties to their homeland, and the Norwegian society".
Hvilken rolle spiller innvandreres bakgrunn for deres politiske organisering og representasjon i Norge?
Background factors in the homeland, and their role in immigrants´ social organising in Norway. Exampels with immigrant communities originating from Turkey, Somalia and Sri Lanka.
Tid: 19. september 2006 kl 0930 - 1600
Sted: Radisson SAS Plaza Hotel på Sonia Henies plass 3 i Oslo.
Seminaret avholdes på engelsk.
Bindende påmelding innen 12. september til seminar2006@landinfo.no.
PROGRAM
0930: Welcome: Opening of the seminar
0945: Introduction: Speakers and topics - Speaker: Dag Petterson, Director, Landinfo
Morning Session: Examples from Norway
Moderator: Håken R. Nilson, Landinfo
1000-1100 Immigrant Groups in Norway: Origins and Political Representation in the Norwegian Society
Speaker: Research Fellow Johannes Berg, Institute for Social Research, Norway
Coffee
1115-1215 Pull factors for Somalis moving to Norway: Who are choosing Norway and why?
Speaker: Dr. Abdallah M. Assal Monzoul, University of Khartoum, Sudan
1230 - 1330 Lunch
Afternoon Session: Examples from Other Countries
Moderator: Håken R. Nilson, Landinfo
1330-1530 Two contrasting presentations about Turkey and Sri Lanka:
How are Political Loyalties in the Immigration country affected by Political Loyalties in the Homeland?
1330-1430 First presentation: Examples from Denmark/Turkey
Speaker: Dr. Eva Østergaard-Nielsen, University of Barcelona, Spain
1430-1530 Second presentation: Examples from Canada/Sri Lanka
Speaker: Dr. Rudhramoorthy Cheran, University of Windsor, Canada
1530-1600 Conclusions, Panel Debate: What patterns have we seen, how are they reflected in the Norwegian society, and in what sense are they relevant for Norway?
Moderator: Geir Skogseth, Landinfo
1600 Closing of Seminar
