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Not All Syrian Doctors Become Taxi Drivers

by Susanne.Bygnes＠uib.no

Dear list members, In this recently published article I challenge the riches-to-rags narrative that is so common in research on highly skilled forced migrants. It is available open access for those interested: Not All Syrian Doctors Become Taxi Drivers: Stagnation and Continuity Among Highly Educated Syrians in Norway https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12134-019-00717-5 Sincerely, Susanne Bygnes Associate Professor of Sociology University of Bergen, Norway +47 55589732/45204980 Recent publications: Bygnes, S (2019) Not All Syrian Doctors Become Taxi Drivers: Stagnation and Continuity Among Highly Educated Syrians in Norway. Journal of International Migration and Integration<https://link.springer.com/journal/12134>. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12134-019-00717-5 Bygnes, S (2019) A collective sigh of relief: Local reactions to the establishment of new asylum centers in Norway<https://scholar.google.com/scholar?oi=bibs&cluster=10696871275281485092&btn…>. Acta Sociologica. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0001699319833143 Bygnes, S (2017) Are They Leaving Because of the Crisis? The Sociological Significance of Anomie as a Motivation for Migration<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0038038515589300>. Sociology. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0038038515589300 Bygnes, S and Erdal, MB (2017) Liquid migration, grounded lives: considerations about future mobility and settlement among Polish and Spanish migrants in Norway. Journal of Ethnic and Migraiton Studies. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2016.1211004

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CfP, ŒThe Zero-Sum Game of Migration in Europe: 20 years after Tampere¹, 15 Oct 2019

by maja.frykman＠mau.se

Here is a message from the network member Dr Sonia Morano-Foadi, School of Law, Oxford Brookes University, who is co-organising a symposium concerning also highly skilled migrants: One-day Symposium ‘The Zero-Sum Game of Migration in Europe: 20 years after Tampere’ Date: 15th October 2019 (Tuesday) Venue: Headington Hill Hall, Music and Green Rooms, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP Organisers: Oxford Brookes University, School of Law & the Research Centre for Business, Society and Global Challenges Registration timeline Abstract submission deadline: 5th September 2019 Notification of accepted papers: 15th September 2019 Details about accommodation and travel will be released in due course. Please find the details and the call for papers at https://www.brookes.ac.uk/business/about/events/the-zero-sum-game-of-migrat….

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