 |
Weblogs
Erik Thijs Wedershoven |
Connecting worlds: migration and development |
February 05 2007 |
| February 05, 2007 Migration offers many opportunities; just the money migrants send home to their families in the countries of origin - ‘remittances’ – triples the amount of money spent on development cooperation worldwide! Particularly young (age: 15-24) migrants invest these rem... |
|
Naema Tahir |
Participation not integration |
January 25 2007 |
| January 25, 2007 Participation not integration Integration is an unachievable aim. Still immigrants are subject to the requirement of becoming part of the whole group, to become one with it. Until the immigrant is fully integrated, s/he is considered inferior to the Dutchman. To please the westerne... |
|
Ton Dietz |
Migration, the Dutch knowledge society and shame |
January 25 2007 |
| January 25, 2007 Migration, the Dutch knowledge society and shame
Between 1991 and 2003 I coordinated a programme on academic capacity development in Kenya. It was funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and managed by NUFFIC. Many Dutch academics and students were involved and hundreds of... |
|
Jos van Gennip |
Perspective and Connection |
January 25 2007 |
| January 25, 2007 Perspective and Connection
By choosing the theme ’Migration and Development’ the Worldconnectors have selected one of the most relevant issues, not only in the area of international cooperation, but in that of domestic policies as well.
Everybody seems to accept the i... |
|
|
|
