Diasporas, Migration and Identities: Crossing borders, disciplines and boundaries

“侨民、移民和身份认同”（DMI）是艺术与人文研究委员会资助的第一个自主战略研究项目（630万英镑）。它于2005年1月启动，将于2010年春季结束。它包括49个项目：小型个人资助、研讨会和网络，以及大型合作企业。它由一个兼职主任（Kim Knott）、兼职管理员（Katie Roche）和指导委员会管理，并为获奖者和研究人员组织活动，为学者和非学者组织会议、研讨会和会议，以及一个网站（www.diasporas.ac.uk）。可在网站上查阅的《计划规格》列出了计划的重点、主题、优先事项、计划和目标。该主任影响奖学金将确保DMI计划的遗产和影响。它将使主任能够合并项目产生的产出，审查其进展情况，分析其相互联系，并通过出版物、活动、新闻部网站和影响博客传播这些产出。通过这些方式，主任将继续向学术界和非学术界人士宣传整个计划及其个别项目。研究金的研究和产出预计将对以下学术群体感兴趣：在艺术、人文和社会科学领域从事散居、移民和身份研究的国际多学科听众，包括研究生；曾以得奖者或研究员身分直接参与计划的学者；以及对高等教育研究、KT、影响、研究方法和研究资金感兴趣的学者和管理人员。就更广泛的推广和影响而言，重点将放在三个部门：博物馆和画廊（涉及研究、多样性政策、获取和收藏的部门）；政策制定者和那些在智库和信托机构与他们合作的人（特别是在散居、移民、多样性和平等、社会凝聚力、文化政策、种族、民族和宗教方面）；社区组织和为当地社区提供信息和活动的组织，如图书馆、当地博物馆。研究金期间将用于产生下列产出。-主任根据与获奖者和研究人员的访谈和专家讲习班编写的一本书（“研究侨民”），以及根据现有的DMI研究和主任自己的研究兴趣和专业知识对项目产出进行的批判性审查和分析；-在《南亚侨民》杂志上发表一篇汇集整个项目研究结果的期刊文章；-在国际会议上发表论文，并在国际会议上散发；-在网上编制与方案有关的关键概念、理论和方法词汇表；-与主要利益攸关方（国家海事博物馆、伦尼米德信托基金）举行两次宣传活动；以及最后的影响活动（在泰特英国美术馆）；-在方案内开发的一套资源，将在两个社区讲习班试用，并放在DMI网站上；-网络播客访谈节目的战略伙伴关系；-更新和维护DMI网站和侨民影响博客；可持续发展战略。该奖学金将持续11个月（从1/10/10开始），主任90%的时间用于研究，写作和影响活动。将保留项目管理员（20%）来组织面试、研讨会和活动，并维护和更新网站。将雇用一名研究助理（20%）协助整理和审查项目出版物和报告，并开发词汇表和研究生网页和链接。两者都将由董事管理。项目顾问将协助开发工具包的实用资源。咨询委员会将提供建议和支持。

Diasporas, Migration and Identities' (DMI) is the first autonomous strategic research programme to have been funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (£6.3mil). It was launched in January 2005 and will draw to a close in the spring of 2010. It includes forty-nine projects: small individual grants, workshops and networks, and large collaborative ventures. It has been managed by a half-time director (Kim Knott), half-time administrator (Katie Roche) and steering committee, and has organised events for award holders and researchers, conferences, seminars and meetings for both academics and non-academics, and a website (www.diasporas.ac.uk). A Programme Specification, available from the website, sets out the programme focus, themes, priorities, schemes and objectives.This Director's Impact Fellowship will ensure the legacy and impact of the DMI Programme. It will enable the director to consolidate the outputs generated by the projects, to examine their advances, analyse their interconnections, and disseminate these through publications, events, the DMI website and impact blog. By these means the director will continue to publicise the whole programme and its individual projects to academic and non-academic constituencies. Fellowship research and outputs are expected to be of interest to the following academic constituencies: an international multi-disciplinary audience in the arts and humanities and social sciences working on diasporas, migration and identities, including postgraduates; academics who have been involved directly in the programme as award holders and researchers; and academics and managers with an interest in HE research, KT, impact, research methodology, and research funding. In terms of wider outreach and impact, the focus will be on three sectors: museums and galleries (those involved in research, diversity policy, access and collections); policy makers and those who work with them in think-tanks and trusts (with particular reference to diasporas, migration, diversity and equality, social cohesion, cultural policy, race, ethnicity and religion); and community organisations and those that provide information and activities for local communities, e.g. libraries, local museums.The period of the fellowship will be used to produce the following outputs.- A book by the director ('Researching Diasporas'), based on interviews and expert workshops with award holders and researchers, and a critical review and analysis of project outputs in light of existing DMI research and the Director's own research interests and expertise;- A journal article bringing together findings from across the programme, for the journal 'South Asian Diasporas';- Papers at international conferences, plus dissemination at international meetings;- A web-based glossary of key concepts, theories and methods developed in association with the programme;- Two dissemination events with key stakeholders (National Maritime Museum, Runnymede Trust); and a final impact event (at Tate Britain);- A toolkit of resources developed within the programme, to be trialled at two community workshops and placed on DMI website;- Web-based podcast interviews on the programme's strategic partnerships; - Updating and maintenance of DMI website and diasporas impact blog; sustainability strategy.The fellowship will last for eleven months (from 1/10/10) with 90% of the director's time dedicated to research, writing and impact activities. The programme administrator will be retained (20%) to organise interviews, workshops and events, and to maintain and update the website. A research assistant (20%) will be employed to assist in collating and reviewing project publications and reports, and to develop the glossary and postgraduate webpage and links. Both will be managed by the director. Project consultants will assist in developing practical resources for the toolkit. An Advisory Board will offer advice and support.