Migration

Besides job creations and responding to care needs, a central argument justifying the development of in-home care has been that of gender equality. In her paper, Emilia Roig argues that the stated policy objective of “freeing” the productive potential of the more highly-skilled women - as announced by the European Commission – widens the gender pay gap, instead of fostering gender equality in the workplace.

Multicultural landscapes are evident through the transformation of urban geographies by spectacular religious buildings, or the influence of ethnic minority economies and businesses.

Elena Marda connects the "old" migration of the 1960s to the recent developments, where thousands of young and well-educated Greeks leave their home-country hoping to find a better future.

The opera 'Yassou Aida!', a project of Alexander Efklidis and the Neuköllner Oper, is a collaboration between Greek and German artists. It has resulted in a truly transnational critique on the Greek financial crisis.

The German-Greek European School in Berlin offers education for Greek migrants in their native tongue. Andromachi Grigoropoulou's visit explores the future of Greek schools in Germany.

The United States and the European Union share much in common, including a similar religious and cultural heritage, strong democratic institutions, and a commitment to civil society.

Joseph A. Yaro examines the role of development as push and pull factor in migration.

Jennifer Brinkerhoff presents eabling policy options which activate the potential of the divergent actor in the field and create synergies between them.

Doris Hilber discusses the effects of the "Migration and Development Mantras" on gender relations.

Hans Werner Mundt trades off positive against negative effects of migration and argues why a cooperative management of migration is needed.