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Development on the Move: Measuring and Optimizing the Economic and Social Impacts of Migration

Cezara — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:09:28 +0000

This ground-breaking, flagship project aims to contribute to research and policymaking on the impacts of migration on development. Six commissioned research teams will each undertake a study examining the impacts of international migration on development in their chosen country of study.\\r\\n\\r\\nEach study involves two key components:\\r\\n* Household survey examining developmental impacts of international migration on the country in question.\\r\\n* 50-100 page country report analyzing both the developmental impacts and the role of policy in enhancing the positive effects of migration while minimizing negative impacts.\\r\\n\\r\\nBudget: US $500,000\\r\\n\\r\\nDeadline: November 26, 2007\\r\\n\\r\\nSpecial weight will be given to cost-effective studies.
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Trade the movie

Cezara — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:06:59 +0000

In theaters September 28. See trailers on Trade website

When 13-year-old Adriana (Paulina Gaitan) is kidnapped by sex traffickers in Mexico City, her 17-year-old brother, Jorge (Cesar Ramos), sets off on a desperate mission to save her.
Trapped by an underground network of international thugs who earn millions exploiting their human cargo, Adriana’s only friend throughout her ordeal is Veronica (Alicja Bachleda), a young Polish woman captured by the same criminal gang. As Jorge dodges overwhelming obstacles to track the girl’s abductors, he meets Ray (Kevin Kline), a Texas cop whose own family loss leads him to become an ally. (more…)

The Most Influential 50 Moldovans

Cezara — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:58:26 +0000

In a recent project, I accidentally came across the list of most influential 50 Moldovans in the VIP magazine. Much to my surprise, but probably reflective of the patriarchic society, only 6% of these influential people are women.

(11) Zinaida Greceanii/ politics
(39) Maria Postoico/ politics
(48) Natalia Vrabie/ banking system

Notice, that women don’t even make it in top 10, as the first woman lands on the 11th place. (more…)

Call for Papers Anti-Human Trafficking Conference, Spring 2008

Cezara — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:55:53 +0000

Re-posted from StopTraffickNow website

We are seeking panelists from diverse backgrounds, including activists, legislators, academics, NGO representatives, religious groups, and victim advocates. We are also seeking booth and art display proposals that focus on issues relating to human trafficking from individuals and organizations.

We are particularly interested in panel, paper, and booth proposals on the following issues as they relate to trafficking in persons: labor, gender, sex, children, US foreign policy, militarization, economics, politics/policy, the EU, activism, religious perspectives, prevention/protection/prosecution/best practices. (more…)

New resource for government M&E systems

Cezara — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:12:04 +0000

The World Bank Independent Evaluation Group has recently published a study on How to Build M&E Systems to Support Better Government. The author of the study is Keith Mackay, and the book is divided six chapters covering a wide variety of topics:

monitoring and evaluation for governments (M & E concepts, methods, strategies, and plans);
monitoring and evaluation country experiences and good practices (Chile, Colombia, Australia, and the special case of Africa);
lessons learned from experience on building M&E systems, as well as ways to persuade governments to set up M&E Systems;
ways to strengthen a government’s M&E system and ways to set up action plans;
commonly asked questions and lessons on how to ensure evaluations are influential. (more…)

International Migration Regulation in 1892?

Cezara — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:45:28 +0000

In a world of increased travel restrictions, we tend to think that the need for free movement is something new. This is why the International Regulations on the Admission and Expulsion of Aliens proposed in 1892 by the Institute of International Law came as a big surprise to me. Here is why:

ARTICLE 6. Free entrance of aliens to the territory of a civilized state, may not be generally and permanently forbidden except in the public interest and for very serious reasons, for example, because of a dangerous organization or gathering of aliens who come in great numbers.

ARTICLE 7. The protection of national labor is not, in itself, a sufficient reason for non admissions.

How far along did policy and regulations progress since then?

citation from Juss, S.S. (2006), International Migration and Global Justice, Ashgate Publishing Limited: Hampshire, p.3

Consultant, Human Trafficking Assessment Tool (Mexico)

Cezara — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:14:37 +0000

The ABA Rule of Law Initiative is seeking a consultant to serve as the lead country assessor for the ABA’s Human Trafficking Assessment Tool (HTAT) report in Mexico. Using the HTAT methodology, the assessor will spend 8 weeks conducting research and interviews in Mexico, and will then draft the country assessment, including both de jure and de facto analysis. The assessor will receive an 11 week contract for all phases of the project plus travel expenses. The Human Trafficking Assessment Tool measures a country’s de jure and de facto compliance with the UN Trafficking Protocol by analyzing national anti-trafficking laws and government efforts to combat trafficking. (more…)

Call for Papers: Colored Revolutions

Cezara — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:48:35 +0000

The Hannah Arendt Institute for the Study of Totalitarianism is preparing a special number of its journal “Totalitarianism and Democracy” focusing on the coloured revolutions happened in Eastern Europe and former Soviet Countries (see the rationale below).

The issue will come out in spring 2008 and the deadline is the 20 of October, 2007 (for the first submission, articles will then be reviewed and the final submission date will be the 25 of November).

Interested authors are invited to send an abstract (max 500 words) by the 17 of August to Prof. Donnacha Ó Beacháin donnacha at kimep.kz (back up address donnacha_1 at yahoo.com), Abel Polese Abel.Polese at mailbox.tu-dresden.de (back up address abelpolese at yahoo.co.uk).

Authors of accepted abstract will be notified by the 22 of August 2007. English is preferred but articles in German can be accepted as well.

Towards a theory of democratic revolutions? Some evidence from Eurasia 1998-2006 . (more…)

The Politics of Human Trafficking: Call for Papers

Cezara — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:25:41 +0000

Reposting from STAIR: St Antony’s International Review

Abstracts due August 30, 2007
Papers due December 30, 2007

Click here to download a pdf version of the Call for Papers

Click here to download a pdf version of the Notes for Contributors

In the year of the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade, the global trade in human beings is back on the policy agenda. This illegal trade is no longer restricted to a singular westward flow across the Atlantic, but now occurs in such diverse regions as South Asia and the Middle East. International crime control, migration agencies and the media show great concern over the upward trend in human trafficking based on the new opportunities created by increasing global mobility. But, despite this growing alarm, there remains insufficient serious scholarship addressing human trafficking. There is no consensus as to the precise meaning of the term, as elements of victimhood and agency remain obscure, whilst economic analysis of human trafficking, and its relationship to the international labour market remains hazy at best. Similarly, despite the existence of research on the international abolitionist movement and drug policies, little comparative analysis exists between forms of trafficking. For these reasons, the St Antony’s International Review (STAIR) invites academics, young researchers, and policy experts to submit abstracts of papers that explore one or more of the following lines of enquiry for the forthcoming issue on ‘The Politics of Human Trafficking.’

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Join the Fight for Freedom

Cezara — Mon, 21 May 2007 19:36:52 +0000

2007 is the special year when Britain is commemorating 200 years from the abolition of the salve trade. Despite the 200 years that have passed since William Wilberforce managed to pass the anti-slave trade law through the British parliament, slavery is still a big part of the social and economical life of people worldwide. The UK is not an exception. A recent study on Modern Slavery in the UK uncovered that:

“Modern slavery exists in the UK in various forms. All exhibit the common elements of the exploitative relationship which have always constituted slavery: severe economic exploitation; the absence of a framework of human rights; and control of one person over another by the prospect or reality of violence. Coercion distinguishes slavery from poor working conditions.”
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“Some UK-based companies, knowingly or not, rely on people working in slavery to produce goods which they sell: complex sub-contracting and supply chains, managed by agents elsewhere, often obscure this involvement.” (more…)