Workshop: Social Science Research on Immigration: The Role of Transnational Migration, Communities, and Policy

亚利桑那州立大学的这个研讨会汇集了社会科学家，介绍了关于移民、其对跨国移民的影响、多样化的人口和社区以及法律和政策的研究。参与者包括25名美国和外国学者，他们的研究兴趣反映了不同的学科(如社会学、人类学、经济学、地理学、公共政策、公共卫生)和不同的背景--从美国到欧洲再到非洲。与会者的研究和讨论将涉及几个问题，包括：--人口(难民、劳工等)流动的各种历史和当代原因是什么？--跨国移民对发送国和接受国的后果是什么？--移民、难民流和包括强奸和种族清洗在内的基于种族的仇恨犯罪之间有什么关系？--移民如何影响公民身份、身份和归属感的概念？--什么因素解释了历史和当代对移民和难民的立法反应？种族威胁和道德恐慌的理论能在多大程度上帮助解释这些反应？--我们是否看到了新的移民冒犯和受害模式(特别关注人口贩运、临时工受害和暴力伴侣迫害移民妇女)？领导这次会议的调查人员将撰写一份报告，总结报告中出现的趋势，并确定未来社会科学研究的有希望的议程。

This workshop at Arizona State University brings together social scientists to present research on immigration, its impact on transnational migration, diverse populations and communities, and law and policy. Participants include twenty-five U.S. and foreign scholars whose research interests reflect a variety of disciplines (e.g., sociology, anthropology, economics, geography, public policy, public health) and different contexts--from the U.S. to Europe to Africa. Participants' research and discussion will address several questions, including:-- What are the varied historical and contemporary reasons for the movement of populations (refugees, laborers, etc.)?-- What are the consequences of transnational migration for the sending and receiving countries?-- What are the relationships between and among immigration, refugee flows and race-based hate crimes including rape and ethnic cleansing?-- How does immigration affect notions of citizenship, identity and belonging?-- What factors explain historical and contemporary legislative responses to immigrants and refugees? To what extent can theories of racial threat and moral panics help explain these responses?-- Are we witnessing new patterns in offending by and victimization of immigrants (with particular attention to human trafficking, victimization of day laborers, and victimization of immigrant women by violent partners)?The investigators leading the conference will produce a report that summarizes trends that emerged in findings reported and identify promising agendas for future social science research.