Frank Kalter professor of Sociology at the University of Mannheim will give the seminar Some Recent Impulses for Migration Research, on 13 May, at 12:30 h,  in room 40.113. 
Interested PhD students and professors can register at the following link.

We hope you will be interested in this seminar programmed in the framework of the PhD programme. 

Abstract

This presentation delves into my involvement in various facets of contemporary research on migration, integration, and racism. On the theoretical front, I emphasize the importance of paying more attention to the micro-macro links that underlie these phenomena, drawing on analytical sociology. On the empirical side, I outline how advances in network analysis and agent-based modelling allow us to address these links more seriously, while also highlighting the merits and potential of recent large-scale longitudinal data, such as that from CILS4EU. Concerning the infrastructure, I introduce the German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM), a relatively new and distinctive research institute in Berlin fostering dialogue between different paradigms and engaging with non- academic stakeholders. In particular, this dialogue has led to the initiation of the National Discrimination and Racism Monitor (NaDiRa) in Germany. In this talk, I provide a brief overview of all these developments and discuss their interconnectedness.