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General
EU Websites and Online Articles on Culture, Policy, Immigration,
and Migration
(Some of the articles are in .pdf format and
you will need Acrobat Reader to read them. It can be downloaded
for free from the Adobe web site.)
European
Union web site
The official EU web site describing its structure,
purpose, and mission. Also includes current events and links to
all EU institutions
The
European Union: A Guide for Americans
Includes extensive EU information aimed at Americans, including
"the basics," laws and policies, information about member
countries, a section for young people, and updated news and speeches.
The
European Policy Centre
Site includes latest EU policy news.
The
European Convention
Constitution and other information available in many languages.
The
Brookings Institute
The "Global Politics" link has a section on the European
Union that includes a number of articles/papers about current EU
issues.
Migration
Information Source
The Migration Information Source provides data from numerous global
organizations and governments, and global analysis of international
migration and refugee trends. The Source offers news, migration
data, and essential facts on the movement of people worldwide.
Journal
of Ethnic and Migration Studies
(from the former Center for European Migration and Ethnic Studies
web site)
Includes article titles and abstracts, but you need a subscription
to read full articles.
European
Migration Information Network
Site's database will hold comprehensive detailed registers and directories
containing metadata on information sources of all types and for
all aspects of migration in Europe. The web-site is still "in-progress"
but there is a survey to fill out so that you can have input in
what it will contain.
European
Migration Centre
Includes an interesting "Statistics" page, searchable
by topic (migration flows, employment, and more) or by country.
The "Topics" page has links to a number of articles in
PDF format.
History
of International Migration
Broken down into time periods, this site offers a very comprehensive
look at the history of European migration from 1500 to present-day.
People
Flow: Migration in Europe
From Open Democracy.net
A series of articles/editorials addressing European immigration,
migration, citizenship, globalization and more.
Europe
and Islam
From Open Democracy.net
Includes articles, open discussion forum, and some links on the
topic. The "editor's choice" suggestions can help you
find key articles to begin. If you register (for free), you can
post your own thoughts on the topic.
Immigration:
Europe on the Move
from CNN.com
Includes an interactive map of European migration flows (though
it stops short of following the secondary flows into countries like
France, Germany and England), interactive charts and graphs, a timeline,
glossary, news bank, and many articles.
Unwelcome
Mats by Marcelo M. Suérez-Orozco
from Harvard Magazine
Article on current world immigration and migration.
Statewatch
News Online, reporting on civil liberties in the European Union
Statewatch is a non-profit, voluntary group of journalists, lawyers,
researchers, academics and community activists. Site includes many
news briefs of current issues
Independent
Race and Refugee News Network
Includes current events, reports, and statistics.
Academic
Papers Online
Immigration
Past and Present: Some US-Europe Comparisons by Nancy Foner
A comparison of immigration today and in earlier eras.
Center
for Comparative Immigration Studies
Working Papers from Visiting Researchers
Includes some articles on migration and immigration in Europe.
Representing
the Future of the European Union: Consequences on National and European
Identifications by Laurent Licata
Discusses how citizens of the EU balance their identities as citizens
of their home countries as well as citizens of the EU.
Identity-politics
in the European Union by Jon Erik Fossum
Discusses identity questions such as Does a European identity have
to supplant the national ones? Can it supplement or transform these?
How much of a transformation is necessary?
Fortress
Europe and Its Metaphors: Immigration and the Law by Mireille
Rosello
From UW-Madison web site
Examines both legal and popular discourse on immigration in Europe,
with a focus on France.
Immigration,
Asylum, and Extremist Politics-Europe and Australia by James
Jupp
A comparison of immigration in Europe and Australia.
Academic
Papers Online about Language Usage
Language
Diversity in a Multicultural Europe by Guus Extra and Kutlay
Yagmur
A comparative perspective on immigrant languages at home and at
school.
Language
Disenfranchisement in the European Union by Victor Ginsburgh
and Schlomo Weber
Argues for the retention of the French and German languages in the
workplace to combat disenfranchisement of citizens.
The
European Union and Less Used Languages by Dónall Ó
Riagáin
Examines how languages are positioned in the EU, including how the
EU declaration that it will make every attempt to preserve language
diversity may conflict with the fact that English is known by more
than any other language.
Languages
in Europe
from the European Union web site
Statistics and other information about the many languages (both
official and not) of the EU.
Articles
and Academic Papers about German Immigration, Race, and Globalization
Issues
Immigration
and Politics in Germany By Barbara Weber
from The Journal of the International Institute
An interview between the author and Cem Özdemir who became
the first person of Turkish descent to be elected to the Bundestag
(German Parliament) in October, 1994.
Germany:
Reluctant Land of Immigration by Philip L. Martin
from The American Institute for Contemporary German Studies
Discusses the change in Germany's immigration policies of the past
two decades.
Germany-An
Immigration Country by Horst Siebert
from Kiel Institute for World Economics
A look at Germany's immigration policies in the past and today.
Germany's
New Immigration Policy by Dieter Dettke
Hearing on Germany of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Describes Germany's shift from ethnic homogeneity to that is becoming
more accepting of ethnic pluralism.
Turkish
Immigrants in Germany
from Hamline University's "Making the Global Local" web
site
A KFAI interview with a native of Turkey who lived in Germany before
moving to Minnesota.
Germany
Grapples With Immigration by Hans S. Nichols
from Insight on the News Magazine
News article discussing Germany's struggle with incorporating new
immigrants (especially Turks) into Germany society.
Globalization
and Its Challenges for Germany, the Europe, and the IMF by Michel
Camdessus
from the International Monetary Fund web site
Speech made to the IMF on the challenges of globalization for the
world and for Germany.
Paranational
Community/Hyphenated Identity: The Turks of Germany by Azade
Seyhan
Discusses how Turks struggle to adapt and maintain their identities
when immigrating to Germany.
The
Return of Assimilation? Changing Perspectives on Immigration and
its Sequels in France, Germany, and the United States by Rogers
Brubaker
Discusses a return to assimilation policies that differ from historical
assimilation policies.
Articles
and Academic Papers About Spanish Immigration, Race, and
Globalization Issues
Invader
or Invited? By Ann Overbergh
from Barcelona Business Magazine
An articles about new immigration issues in Europe, but particularly
Spain.
The
Social Partners and Economic Immigration into Spain
from European Industrial Relations Observatory Online
A discussion of immigration policies in Spain form 1999 when the
policies sought to fill niches in the labor market.
Spain's
immigration 'stepping stone' by Stuart Hughes
from BBC Online
An article about Moroccan immigrants moving to Spain.
Spain:
Forging and Immigration Policy by Nieves Ortega Pérez
from Migration Information Source
Spain's second most important national concern is immigration. The
article discusses who the immigrants are who are entering the country
and also the changing immigration policies of the past 2 decades.
Turning
the Tide: While xenophobia and anti-immigrant politics threaten
to flood Europe, Ali Qassim finds hope for a brighter future
in Spain.
from New Internationalist Magazine
Describes an anti-immigrant protest (in 1997) and racism against
immigrants in Spain.
Reflections
on Globalization, Spain, and the IMF by Eduardo Aninat
Speech from the International Monetary Fund web site
A speech to the IMF about the opportunities and risks of globalization
and what globalization has meant for Spain and others.
Articles
and Academic Papers About French Immigration, Race, and Globalization
Issues
Immigration
in France by Emmanuel Peignard
from Republic of France web page
Includes reasons for migration, national origins of migrants, French
nationality, and immigration policy in France.
Immigration
Policy in France by Virginie Guiraudon
from The Brookings Institute
Discusses new immigration challenges in France.
Race
Policy in France by Erik Bleich
from The Brookings Institute
Discussion of France's traditionally color-blind race relations
policy.
Cultural
Conflicts: North African Immigrants in France by Afan Seljuk
from the International Journal of Peace Studies
Discussion of France's relationship with Muslim North Africa, including
current immigration challenges (such as financial hardship and unemployment)
and the headscarf controversy.
The
Challenges of Immigration, an Interview with Sami Naïr
from Label France Magazine
Addresses such questions as: What does it mean to be French at the
dawn of the 21st century? Is there a future for the tradition of
immigrant integration "à la française",
based on republican, secular and equal citizenship? How can the
universal values of France and the integration of populations from
other parts of the world be reconciled?
Immigration
in Postwar France by Tony McNeill
Section
1
Section
2
Section
3
A history of immigration in France since World War II.
Europe's
Furor over Faith: Defending "Republican" Values
from World Press Review Online
An article from Feb. 2004 discussing the on-going headscarf issues
and secularism.
France,
Globalization, and Global Protectionism by Sophie Meunier
A look at current economic and political anti-globalization policies
in France meant to preserve French cultural identity.
Organizing
Against Globalization: The Case of the ATTAC in France by Marcos
Ancelovici
from Politics & Society
Article argues that the current opposition to globalization is not
a structural side effect of economic integration.
Books
When you buy any of the following books from the Barnes and
Noble.com web site using the links, your purchase will benefit the
Minnesota Humanities Commission.
Differing
Diversities: Cultural Policy and Cultural Diversity. Tony Bennett.
Council of Europe, 2001.
European
Integration and Immigration from Third Countries. Grete Brochmann.
Scandinavian University Press, 1995.
 Constructing
Europe's Identity: The External Dimension. Lars-Erik Cederman,
Ed. Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2000.
Explores the creation of a European identity through the EU's interaction
with the external environment. The text concentrates on three broad
areas: socioeconomic issues, foreign and security policy, and home
affairs, each associated with a Maastricht pillar.
Changing
Face of Europe: Population Flows in the 20th Century. Council
of Europe, 2002.
Europe 1990-2000:
Multiculturalism in the City: The Integration of Immigrants.
Council of Europe Publishing, 1992.
Local citizenship and European citizenship are the twin pillars
of a short-, medium- and longterm policy which applies not only
to European towns and cities but also to regional, national and
European authorities. This document describes a new European multicultural
policy.
European Integration in the Twenty-First Century: Unity in Diversity?
Mary Farrell, Michael Newman, and Stefano Fella, Eds. Sage Publications,
2002.
A thorough discussion of issues such as the euro, social policy,
democracy and security, and includes areas that are often overlooked:
cultural policy; language; policing; and the specific experience
of small states.
Multicultural
Europe: Illusion or Reality. Laszlo Felfoldi and Ildiko Sandor,
Eds. BPR Publishers, 1999.
Eighteen essays first presented as lectures at the 1998 conference
held in Budapest, are divided into two groups: topics on the theme
of identity, and aspects of multi-cultural coexistence. Drawing
on folklore and ethnographic traditions, the regions and peoples
considered include Estonia, the Celts, the Votians, and Lithuania,
but the majority of the papers consider issues within Hungary.
 Nations
and Nationalism. Ernest Gellner. Cornell University Press,
1994.
Gellner makes the following argument: industrialism demands a homogeneous
High Culture; a homogeneous High Culture demands an educational
system; an educational system demands a state which protects it;
and the demand for such a state is nationalism.
Anthropology of Europe: Identities and Boundaries in Conflict. Victoria Goddard,
Chris Shore & Josep Llobera, Eds., Berg Publishers, Inc., 1994.
Thirteen authors examine the social, cultural and political implications
of European integration with particular emphasis on changing European
identities, concepts of citizenship and levels of participation.
Multiculturalism
in North America and Europe. Wsevold W. Isajiw. Canadian Scholar's
Press Inc., 1997.
Grand Illusion?: An Essay on Europe. Tony Judt. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1996.
Addresses such questions as: What are the prospects for the European
Union? If they are not wholly rosy, why is that? And, in any event,
how much does it matter whether a united Europe does or does not
come about, on whatever terms?
Language, Nation, and State: Identity Politics in a Multilingual Age.
Tony Judt and Denis Lacorne, Eds. Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.
This book examines the role that language has played in forming
modern European nations. The book explores the issues of monolingualism
vs. plurilingualism within individual nations, the revival of languages
in nations such as former soviet republics, and concludes with a
look at language in the electronic age.
Mass Migrations
in Europe: The Legacy and the Future. Russell King, Ed. John
Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1995.
The first section deals with theoretical and policy topics such
as economic restructuring, geographical change and public policy
perspectives. The second section inspects the legacy of migration
along with issues posed by return migration, "guest-workers,''
multiculturality, political and electoral geography, second and
third generation migrants.
Multicultural Questions. Steven Lukes and Christian Joppke, Eds. Oxford University
Press, 1999.
This volume is grouped around four central questions raised by multiculturalism:
is universalism ethnocentric?; does multiculturalism threaten citizenship?;
do minorities require group rights?; and what can Europe learn from
North America?.
 Inside
European Identities: Ethnography in Western Europe.. Sharon
Macdonald, Ed. Berg Publishers, Inc., 1993.
 Politics
of Multiculturalism in the New Europe: Racism, Identity and Community.
Tariq Modood and Pnina Werbner. Zed Books, 1997.
The book discusses multiculturalism as the political outcome of
ongoing power struggles and collective, negotiations of cultural,
ethnic, and racial differences.
Idea of Europe:
Problems of National and Transnational Identity. Brian Nelson,
David Roberts & Walter Veit, Eds. Berg Publishers, Inc., 1992.
Aspects of
European Cultural Diversity. Monica Shelley and Margaret Winck,
Eds. Routledge, 1995.
The four essays included deal with language, education, the mass
media and everyday culture. The issues under discussion are those
that strongly influence the way in which Europeans define their
common, everyday identity.
 Building
Europe: Cultural Politics of European Integration. Chris
Shore. Routledge, 2000.
The author scrutinizes the process of European integration using
the techniques of anthropology, and drawing on thought from across
the social sciences.
 European
Politics Into the Twenty-first Century: Integration and Division.
Hans Slomp. Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated, 2000.
The book demonstrates how European nations have attempted to cope
with division within Europe and in international politics. Highlighting
differences with U.S. politics, Slomp examines the European system
from various perspectives, including geography, religion, economics,
and social composition.
European
Identities: Cultural Diversity and Integration in Europe Since 1700.
Niels Arne Sorensen, Ed. Odense University Press, 1995.
General topics covered include: Supra-National Identities; Regions
and Regionalisms; Language, Culture and Identity; Beyond the Nation-State?--with
several different articles falling under each heading. The identities
of various nations--from Scotland to Corsica--are considered.
Cultural
Change and the New Europe: Perspectives on the European Community.
Thomas Wilson and M. Estellie Smith, Eds. Westview, 1993.
Lesson Plans
Center
for European Studies at the University of North Carolina
Several lessons and resource pages about topics such as Multicultural
France (which includes film clips, text, songs and illustrations),
European Union Enlargement, Teaching About Contemporary Germany,
and Integrating Authentic Resources into the French Classroom.
Beyond
Islam: Understanding the Muslim World
Includes a unit
on "The Muslim Experience in Modern-Day Europe" with handouts
and PowerPoint presentations.
Enlarging
the European Union
from EconEdLink.org
Designed for grades 9-12. Includes links to the europa.org web site
as research for students. Designed to teach about Decision making,
Economic institutions, Exports and Imports, but also includes details
issues about the process of enlargement.
Raise
the Flag for the European Union
from the National Geographic Xpeditions web site
An activity for
all ages wherein students consider the geography and cultures of
EU member states to create a representative EU flag.
The
Pros and Cons of Transnational Alliances
from the National Geographic Xpeditions web site
A grade 6-8 lesson plan that uses both the UN and the EU to help
students understand transnational alliances.
Marketplace:
Let’s Go Euro!
from EconEdLink.org
A grade 6-12 lesson plan about EU currency. Uses an MPR Marketplace
segment about the Euro to discuss issues such as the advantages
and disadvantages of using a single currency within a group of several
countries,
how economic exchange rates influence consumer behavior, and why
some European countries, including Great Britain, declined to switch
to the standard Euro currency.
Exploring
the Objectives of the European Union
from The New York Times on the Web Learning Network
For grades, 6-8
and 9-12, this lesson explores the main objectives of the European
Union and examines the ways in which the member countries work together
to meet their common goals.
The
US and the EU: Common and Divergent Interests
from Yale University's Programs in International Educational Resources
Includes three lessons for upper grades on EU's Constitution.
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