Title: Martin Kunze AntiDiscrimination Approaches in Selected CEE Countries and Austria
1Martin Kunze Anti-Discrimination
Approachesin Selected CEE Countries and Austria
2Anti-Discrimination Approaches
Project
Partners
Aims Means
Project Meeting
3Anti-Discrimination Approaches
Project
Partners
Aims Means
Project Meeting
4Project scientific background
- Social Science Research Fields
- Migration
- Human Rights
- EU
Fotos Red Cross, EC, Corbis-Bettmann
5Project initiation
- Facts and Resources
- IOM research project (ESF) on migration trends in
EU Accession Countries and Austria in 2003 - The (partial) implementation of 2 EU
anti-discrimination directives - Lack of information about the situation and
strategies in Central European countries - ? Looking for a budget line to help develop a
project
6Project ASO application
- Scope
- to enable a network of researchers (...) in the
field of anti-discrimination of migrants to
co-operate closer - EU 6th framework programme application
- improve scientific co-operation in the region
and (...) support sustainable co-operation - extension to researchers in other CEE countries
- complete an overview of anti-discrimination
challenges and approaches in the region
7Anti-Discrimination Approaches
Project
Partners
Aims Means
Project Meeting
8Partners Network
- Anti-Discrimination Research Network
- Duan Drbohlav, Charles University Prague (CZ)
- Meira Hot, Foundation GEA2000 (SI)
- Rossitza Guentcheva, Project on Ethnic Relations
University of Sofia (BG) - Sebastian Lazaroiu, Center for Urban and Regional
Sociology (RO) - Boris Divinsky, Qualified Migration Knowledge
Network (SK) - Cordula Höbart, Qualified Migration Knowledge
Network (A) - Martin Kunze, Qualified Migration Knowledge
Network (A) coordination - Potential partners in Poland, Germany, Italy,
Hungary
9Partners characteristics
- Network Characterstics
- Mix of young and experienced researchers
- Equal shares of male and female researchers
- Old member states, new member states and
accession countries - Universities, research institutions and NGOs
working with the target group - Partially already experienced in working together
- Interdisciplinary mix
10Partners scientific fields
- Interdisciplinary network
- Sociology
- Political Sciences
- Geography
- History
- Ethnology
- Law
- Social Pedagogy
- Economics
11Anti-Discrimination Approaches
Project
Partners
Aims Means
Project Meeting
12Aims Means project support
- Preparations
- Support by Austrian Research Promotion Agency
(FFG) - Selection of potential funding options
- Project Meeting
- Funded by ASO
- Held in Vienna on 14-15 Oct 2005
- Country Reports and outline of a project
13Aims Means research funding
- International research funding
- EU 6th Framework programme no more calls
- EU 7th Framework programme not available before
spring 2007 - European Social Fund no open calls
- EUMC potential inclusion in a database
- European Science Foundation country partners
their contributions not functional in many new
EU countries - FFG budget lines not available for entire
network area - ? Funding difficulties at this space time
14Aims Means needs
- Financial
- Funding agency for comparative research projects
- Availability of funding for initiatives from the
scientific community (and civil society) - Bridging the 2006 gap
- Organisational
- Interest in an international approach to policy
analysis - Improvement of the inclusion of New Member States
and beyond
15Anti-Discrimination Approaches
Project
Partners
Aims Means
Project Meeting
16Project Meeting impressions
Fotos Q Qualified Migration Knowledge Network
17Project Meeting management
- Coordinators perspective
- Supportive and easy administration with ASO
- Concentration on the inclusion of participants
- Too little social scientific research in many New
Member States - Participants perspective
- High reciprocal interest in the issue
- Very fruitful discussion on potential projects
- Little chance of funding in 2006 hampers
cooperation - High motivation for further cooperation
18Project Meeting outlook
- Content
- One project proposal outlined in the common
discussion - Formal application as a research network with
EUMC in preparation - Online publication of working paper series
- Framework
- Professional and personal links strengthened /
created - Milestones set for enhanced future collaboration
- A project conference including more partners from
even more countries planned
19Project Meeting evaluation
- Challenging
- Lack of perspective for project proposal in 2006
- Complex and potentially difficult research field
- Positive
- Content exchange innovative and substantial
- Interesting and motivating project perspective
- Possibilities for enhanced cooperation identified
- International cooperation improved successfully
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