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Organization

The Academy for Migration Studies in Denmark, AMID is a Consortium consisting of researchers at research centers representing four institutions of higher education and two research institutes. The Academy is based at University of Copenhagen with Professor, Dr. Phil. Ulf Hedetoft as the Director. AMID was established on a 5-year grant by the Danish Research Council for both the Humanities and the Social Sciences. It began its activities on January 1, 2001. The Consortium consists of experienced researchers with expertise in different aspects of migration, ethnic questions, marginalization, citizenship and nationalism, both in Denmark and in the context of international, transnational and global processes.

The Consortium consists of the following members:

UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN, FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
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AALBORG UNIVERSITY's research in the area of migration and ethnicity takes place in several departments and research centers and within a tradition for close interdisciplinary collaboration. Main emphasis is given to five major sub-themes: 1. issues of identities, perceptions and interactions of minorities and majorities in intercultural perspective; 2. global approaches to nation-states in relation to migration; 3. questions of citizenship, marginalization and participation; 4. social work in relation to migrants; and 5. issues of ethnic entrepreneurship. Migration research at Aalborg University comprises senior research as well as organized research training programs.

THE AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS / CIM (Centre for Research in Social Integration and Marginalization) is a research center with participants from the Aarhus School of Business (host institution), the economics departments at the Universities in Copenhagen and Aarhus, The Danish National Institute of Social Research and The Institute of Local Government Studies-for both the latter, see below. CIM was launched in 1999. The main research areas for CIM are the integration of immigrants into the labour market, early retirement, family and work, and analyses of poverty and income dynamics.

AARHUS UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCEIn recent years, the department has conducted and directed research regarding refugees and immigrants in mainly two areas: First, studies of Danes' attitudes toward refugees and immigrants, and, second, analyses of immigrants' citizenship in Danish society. In addition, analyses of the media coverage of refugee and immigrant issues have been carried out.

THE DANISH NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH was set up in 1958 and is an independent institution under the Ministry of Social Affairs. The Institute is directed toward both Danish and European research and conducts and disseminates research on social policy, labour market conditions and living standards among the population in general and among minority groups such as immigrants and refugees. The Institute contains a group of researchers focussing on the latter area.

THE DANISH INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH is a socio-scientific research institute. The Institute investigates problems of interest to the public sector and its users; in particular, problems relevant for Danish counties and municipalities/regions. The research staff have expertise in the fields of economics, sociology, political science and psychology. The group working on "The Individual and Society" carries out research in educational, social and labour-market issues based on data-driven, empirically founded research methods. The Institute covers a number of different research areas, one of the most important being ethnic minorities.

In addition to the projects related to the five Consortium Partners, three individual projects are also affiliated with AMID. One of these projects is carried out in relation to Aalborg University and two in relation to the University of Southern Denmark.