Project Title: FoDiRa-Projekt: Seeing your religion

Project Aims & Objectives:

“This project researches the experiences of Muslims in comparison to other minorities in the German labor market, paying special attention to the challenges faced by Muslim women. We focus on employers’ decision-making in selecting employees. As a first step, we ask the question whether, and if so to what extent Muslim applicants on the German labor market are discriminated against by companies during this process. We especially try to understand the interplay between the variables gender and religion. Using a factorial survey (vignettes), we present employers with potential job applicants who differ in terms of their gender, age, number of children, country of origin, visa status, work experience and leisure activities. We designed the combination of characteristics in the vignettes to allow us to analyze the role played by the variables gender, religion, and visa status. The factorial survey is part of a general population survey and will also be integrated into the IAB job vacancy survey. Our second module examines whether the latest refugee immigration inflow has had an influence on the attitudes towards services perceived as being offered by Muslims. For this purpose, an innovative web-scraping measurement approach is used, which collects past Google reviews of ethnic businesses (restaurants, shops, supermarkets) locally and analyzes changes over time. Finally, we examine the repercussions of the latest refugee immigration inflow on the career paths of other Muslim men and women. For this module we employ the samples from the IAB-SOEP immigration study and the IAB-BAMF-SOEP refugee survey as well as other data available at the German Institute for Employment Research (IAB). We focus on the evolution of the unemployment rate since the latest refugee immigration inflow and on the question whether in certain sectors older immigrant cohorts are being replaced by a younger immigrant generation.”

Scholars/Institutions: Deutsches Zentrum für Integrations- und Migrationsforschung, Europäisches Zentrum für Sozialforschung

Start Date: January 1, 2022

End Date: December 31, 2025

Research Methods: Field experiments, registry data, web scraping

Project Webpage: https://www.dezim-institut.de/en/dezim-research-community/research-alliance-on-discrimination-and-racism/fodira-projekt-seeing-your-religion/

Funding Institution: Bundesministerium für Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (Federal Ministry for Senior Citizens, Women and Youth)

Country of Publication:

• Germany

Project Title: Post-Secular Culture and a Changing Religious Landscape

Project Aims & Objectives:

The erosion of religion – secularization – was long held to constitute an inevitable feature and consequence of modernity and condition of modernization. However, as argued by an increasing number of scholars today, religion has not, after all, lost its societal and cultural relevance as predicted. For instance, immigrant religions, charismatic movements, new religious movements, and alternative spiritualities exemplify the resilience of religion as a social and cultural force. In order to conceptualize this situation in contrast to traditional narratives of secularization, Western societies of today are often referred to in terms of a post-secular culture.

Åbo Akademi University centre of excellence in research 2010-2014 – PCCR – “Post-Secular Culture and a Changing Religious Landscape” is a research project devoted to qualitative and ethnographic investigations of the changing religious landscape in Finland.

Scholars/Institutions: Peter Nynäs, Måns Broo, Kennet Granholm, Tuija Hovi, Ruth Illman, Tuomas Martikainen, Marcus Moberg, Jan Svanberg, Terhi Utriainen

Start Date: January 1, 2010

End Date: December 31, 2014

Research Methods: interviews

Findings/Outcomes:

https://web.abo.fi/fak/hf/relvet/pccr/projects.html

Project Webpage: https://web.abo.fi/fak/hf/relvet/pccr/

Funding Institution: Åbo Akademi University

Funding Information: 1000000

Keywords: religion, post-secular, migration, spirituality

Country of Publication:

• Finland

Project Title: Evaluation of the implementation of the integration policy for foreigners granted asylum and integration process monitoring (No. REP2/2016)

Project Aims & Objectives:

projekte siekiama:1) ištyrus pastarųjų metų PGU integracijos problematiką užimtumo, apgyvendinimo, švietimo, sveikatos apsaugos, socialinių paslaugų teikimo ir lygių galimybių srityse, surinkti duomenis rekomendacijoms Lietuvos prieglobsčio ir integracijos politikos tobulinimui;2) sukurti PGU integracijos rodiklių sąvadą, leidžiantį vertinti integracijos efektyvumą ir pokytį; sudaryti Lietuvos savivaldybių, dalyvaujančių ir galinčių dalyvauti pabėgėlių integracijoje, atrankos kriterijų sąrašą;3) atlikti žiniasklaidos ir visuomenės nuostatų PGU integracijos ir prieglobsčio (pabėgėlių perkėlimo) politikos atžvilgiu stebėseną, akcentuojant neapykantos kurstymo rasiniu, etniniu ir religiniu pagrindu problematiką; 4) atskleisti PGU etninius ir kultūrinius ypatumus, atsižvelgiant į musulmoniškų kilmės šalių, ir ypač iš tų, iš kurių Lietuva yra įsipareigojusi priimti asmenis pagal ES perkėlimo programą specifiką; ištirti Lietuvos visuomenės, valstybinių institucijų ir nevyriausybinių organizacijų atstovų kultūrinio ir religinio išprusimo (ypač islamo ir musulmonų, sudarančių didžiąją dalį į Europą atvykstančių prieglobsčio prašytojų)resursus.

Scholars/Institutions: Institute for Ethnic Studies of the Lithuanian Social Research Centre

Start Date: September 1, 2016

End Date: October 31, 2017

Research Methods: empirinis žiniasklaidos diskurso ir reprezentatyvus visuomenės nuomonės apie PGU Lietuvoje tyrimai, ekspertų fokus grupės ir giluminiai interviu su PGU,

Findings/Outcomes:

Frėjūtė-Rakauskienė, Monika. Reali ar sukurta?: „pabėgėlių krizės“ vaizdavimas Lietuvos spaudos diskurse 2015–2017 metais. Informacijos mokslai 2020, vol. 88: 29–45 DOI: https://doi.org/10.15388/Im.2020.88.30

Report of the project, http://www.ces.lt/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Baigiamoji-ataskaita1.pdf

Kersnauskaitė, Kristina. The Portrayal of Syrian Refugees and Islam in Lithuanian Online Newspapers (2016—2019). CES Open Forum Series 48, 2021, https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/publications/the-portrayal-of-syrian-refugees-and-islam-in-lithuanian-online-newspapers-2016-2019

Funding Institution: The Research Council of Lithuania

Country of Publication:

• Lithuania

Project Title: Gender-based health inequalities among migrant women during COVID-19 and public health responses in the Nordic countries

Project Aims & Objectives:

• identifying and analysing the impact of government and public health response on the experiences of migrant women in the context of COVID-19.

• examining the relationship between media consumption and vaccine acceptance among migrant women in three Nordic/Baltic countries.

Scholars/Institutions: Markus Meckl, University of Akureyri, in collaboration with Stradina University, Riga und University of Gothenburg.

Countries Involved: Iceland Latvia Sweden

Start Date: September 1, 2022

End Date: September 30, 2024

Research Methods: Qualitative

Findings/Outcomes:

Coming out soon

Keywords: Gender, vaccine, immigration

Country of Publication:

• Iceland

Project Title: The potential of neighbourhood-based social integration of young refugees from Eritrea and Ethiopia and the implications for multilayer governance of social

Project Aims & Objectives:

Th research project focuses on three perspectives to the current situation in which for long periods of their youth, young adult refugees continue to rely on social assistance: (1) knowledge regarding the importance of local structures and the neighbourhood for integration processes, (2) findings regarding the relevance of the capability approach to social assistance for meeting the ambivalent requirements of the social investment state , and (3) the implications for multi-layer governance of the social investment approach.

Scholars/Institutions: Matthias Drilling et.la

Start Date: September 1, 2020

End Date: June 30, 2023

Findings/Outcomes:

Journal Article, a Book Chapter, and magazine Articles etc.

Project Webpage: https://irf.fhnw.ch/entities/project/4e130fed-abda-42d1-8001-39940956e24d

Funding Institution: Swiss National Foundation - SNF

Relevant Information: The project had local collaboration with Municipalities, Refugee and Migrant Communities - including Churches and Experts from the Refugee Communities

Country of Publication:

• Switzerland

Project Title: Transnational Collaboration on Bullying, Migration and Integration at School Level (TRIBES)

Project Aims & Objectives:

This COST Action aims to: enhance collaboration between stakeholders to update, enhance and pilot new ‘real world’ scientific measures and approaches, collate evaluated interventions and approaches around inclusion and bullying prevention to disseminate a comprehensive program/handbook for schools and a guideline policy document for authorities, building capacity, and working holistically towards ensuring the integration, safety and well-being of all students in EU secondary schools, to aid in the social stability of both the individual and society.

Scholars/Institutions: Prof James O'Higgins Norman,Prof Hildegunn Fandrem, Mr Amador Ordóñez Puime, Prof Sebastian Wachs, Dr Ruth BERKOWITZ Prof Janos Gyori Prof Eveline Gutzwiller-Helfenfinger Dr Niamh O'Brien, Prof Muthanna Samara, Prof Jacek Pyżalski

Countries Involved: Ireland Germany Israel Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Romania Serbia Spain United Kingdom Norway Poland Portugal Malta

Start Date: April 2, 2019

End Date: October 01, 2023

Research Methods: Desk research, Meta analysis, Qualitative methods: interviews

Findings/Outcomes:

Gutzwiller-Helfenfinger, E., Ziemes, J. F., & Abs, H. J. (2022). The role of the quality of social relationships at school in predicting students’ endorsement of a pre-extremist attitude towards religion. In E. Gutzwiller-Helfenfinger, H. J. Abs, & K. Göbel (Eds.), The Challenge of radicalization and extremism. Integrating research on education and citizenship in the context of migration. Moral development and citizenship education, Vol. 19 (pp. 79-105). Brill | Sense., https://brill.com/display/book/9789004525658/BP000016.xml

Meehan, A. (2019). Wellbeing in the Irish Junior Cycle: the potential of Religious Education. Irish Educational Studies, 38(4), 501–518. https://doi.org/10.1080/03323315.2019.1656100

Meehan, A., Borg Axisa, G., Bäckström, B., de Almeida, S., Friant, N., Lund Johannessen, Ø., and Roman, M. (2021). Context Rules! Top-level Education Policies for Newly Arrived Migrant Students Across Six European Countries. International Journal of Education Research Open

More project outputs are available at: https://www.tribesproject.com/research/

Project Webpage: http://www.tribesproject.com/

Funding Institution: COST ACTION

Keywords: Migration - Integration - Bullying - School - Transnational- Religion

Country of Publication:

• Romania

Project Title: Careers of skilled migrants from Eastern Europe in Ireland

Project Aims & Objectives:

A PhD project that resulted in publications considering the careers of skilled, highly educated migrants from Eastern Europe to Ireland in the 2010s.

Scholars/Institutions: Edward P. O'Connor and Marian Crowley-Henry, Maynooth University School of Business Ireland

Start Date: October 1, 2015

End Date: October 01, 2019

Research Methods: Qualitative research narratives

Findings/Outcomes:

O’Connor, E. P., & Crowley-Henry, M. (2020). From home to host: The instrumental kaleidoscopic careers of skilled migrants. Human Relations, 73(2), 262-287. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726719828452

Is it time to reimagine the kaleidoscope career model (KCM) beyond gendered career patterns? In this article, we draw upon the KCM in a novel way to show how skilled migrants, just like a kaleidoscope, adjust their career parameters and construct bespoke career paths in order to cope with the career disruption of an international move. Specifically, the study unpacks the careers of 38 skilled migrants in Ireland and suggests an alternative explanation for skilled migrants’ underemployment. The findings show that this macro career transition – from home to host country – presents both opportunities and challenges for individual migrants in their quest to balance their work- and non-work-related demands. The study contributes to existing literature and debate on skilled migrants’ careers in the business and management discipline by presenting a more complete overview of the concerns and instrumental career choices of skilled migrants in the host country.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0018726719828452?icid=int.sj-full-text.citing-articles.54

Project Webpage: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0018726719828452?icid=int.sj-full-text.citing-articles.54

Funding Institution: PhD project

Keywords: skilled migrants, Eastern Europe, Ireland, career, subjective career success, kaleidoscope career theory

Country of Publication:

• Ireland

Project Title: Multi-level barriers and supports to skilled migrants' career success in the host country

Project Aims & Objectives:

Crowley-Henry, M., Almeida, S., Bertone, S. and Gunasekara, A. (2024). ‘Supporting skilled migrants’ international career success across the micro, meso, and macro levels’. In Mockaitis, A. I. (Ed.). The Palgrave Handbook of Global Migration in International Business, pp. 501-522, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38886-6. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.

Crowley-Henry, M., Almeida, S., Bertone, S. and Gunasekara, A. (2023). ‘The multilevel intelligent career framework: An exploration and application to skilled migrants’. Career Development International, 28(5): 474-499. DOI: 10.1108/CDI-04-2022-0097. Open Access.

Scholars/Institutions: Dr Marian Crowley-Henry, Ireland, Maynooth University

Start Date: -

End Date: -

Country of Publication:

• Ireland

Project Title: EU Policy Making on Migration Jean Monet Module

Project Aims & Objectives:

This three-year-long Module will inform graduate and undergraduate level students of European studies on policy-making processes in the field of EU Migration Policy and migration policies of the EU member states, make the students practice the migration policy-making process through various learning tools, produce reference material and generate insights for the future students at European studies. Planned activities are lectures on the roles of EU institutions in migration policy, seminars, workshop on EU policy-making, role distributions to students for Model EU, and practising Model EU.

Scholars/Institutions: Zuhal Ünal, PhD; Burçak Müge Varol, PhD; İrem Aşkar Karakır, PhD; Sinem Abla, PhD. (Dokuz Eylül University)

Start Date: October 1, 2024

End Date: October 01, 2027

Country of Publication:

• Turkey