Christal Morehouse Livres

Focusing on the provision of higher education, this book compares systems in the EU, US, and China, analyzing the EU's performance in relation to these regions. It offers a critical evaluation and presents recommendations aimed at enhancing higher education within the EU to strengthen its human capital. The insights provided seek to address current challenges and propose strategies for improvement.

Public perceptions and media coverage of immigrants and immigration policy are powerful forces in shaping the immigration debate. Understanding public opinion on immigration, how this impacts the political debate and how it affects reform prospects is critical in designing a strategy to advance thoughtful, rational and effective immigration and integration policy. This volume explores a critical policy issue that has often been underestimated in the migration policy debate: the media and public opinion. This volume contains expert analysis of how our publics perceive immigration and immigrants-from their effects on the job market, to their impact on culture and society, to their prospects for integration. It assesses the forces that are shaping how our publics perceive immigration and immigrants. The authors also highlight patterns and trends in how political leaders speak about immigration. The volume ranges more broadly as well to examine how public opinion and political debates about issues such as globalization, economic crisis and demographic change affect the immigration debate. The work is deeply informed by the Council's transatlantic perspective. The book focuses in particular on three case studies: the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany. The volume includes chapters analyzing public opinion and media coverage of immigration issues in each country. Additional chapters propose strategies for unblocking opposition to thoughtful, effective immigration-related reforms. This book is the third major product of the Transatlantic Council on Migration. It is a result of the deliberations and thinking of the Transatlantic Council on Migration, which brings together leading political figures, policymakers and innovative thinkers-pollsters, political consultants, journalists, community organizers and politicians-from the USA and Europe. The Transatlantic Council on Migration is an initiative of the Migration Policy Institute in Washington, DC and its policy partner the Bertelsmann Stiftung. Its work is supported by numerous foundations and several governments. The Council is a unique deliberative body that examines vital policy issues and informs migration policymaking processes across the Atlantic community. Council members include leading politicians and policymakers from both sides of the Atlantic.

Für eine erfolgreiche Migrations- und Integrationspolitik ist eine umfangreiche internationale Zusammenarbeit nötig. Trotzdem gibt es bisher noch kein multilaterales, institutionelles Regelwerk, das globale Migrationsbewegungen regelt. Angesichts des demographischen Wandels sind die meisten EU-Mitgliedstaaten zukünftig auf qualifizierte Zuwanderung angewiesen. „The Governance of International Migration“ wirft deshalb grundsätzlich folgende Fragen auf: Was soll zukünftig wie geregelt werden? Welche Schritte sind nötig, um verbesserte, kooperative Regeln vereinbaren zu können? Welche Ziele sollen durch die erweiterte internationale Zusammenarbeit erreicht werden?

The global recession is having a major impact on immigrant integration. With cuts in public budgets and a rise in anti-immigrant sentiment on both sides of the Atlantic, many governments have made short-term decisions responding to the economic crisis that will have longterm implications for immigrants and the broader society. Prioritizing Integration assesses where immigrants have lost ground—using evidence such as levels of funding for educational programs, employment rates, trends toward protectionism, public opinion, and levels of discrimination. It also considers how immigrants may have benefited from the crisis. This systematic look at where and how immigrants have been affected by the recession concludes with a set of priorities for the integration-related investments national and local governments should be making in the coming decade. These investments are designed to boost economic competitiveness and improve social cohesion.

As the global economic crisis impacts financial, political, and social landscapes, its effects on international migration are becoming evident. This recession, considered the worst since the Great Depression, is altering the dynamics of migration, with potential consequences if the economy deteriorates further. Governments, businesses, and individuals are grappling with the fallout, leading to a loss of confidence in established institutions. In Europe and North America, the crisis is prompting policymakers to reconsider their views on labor migration amid strong public demand to protect domestic jobs, while also confronting mid-term demographic challenges. These conflicting pressures necessitate strategies that address the immediate economic turmoil and ensure long-term regional prosperity. This book represents the Transatlantic Council on Migration's efforts to analyze how significant demographic changes will influence global migration patterns and how governments can formulate immigration policies in a talent-driven world. This volume is the second major output from the Council, which was established in 2008 as part of the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) initiative in Washington, DC, with the Bertelsmann Stiftung and the European Policy Centre as policy partners.

Human trafficking is one of the most urgent political challenges of our global age. As the UN defines it, human trafficking is essentially a form of non-institutional slavery, but also includes the trafficking of human organs. It has been resistant to abolition and difficult to combat. Human trafficking is organized through networks and is clandestine in nature, making it very hard for governments to even detect. Yet it is arguably the most severe form of human exploitation in the world. Traffickers trade in the immediate human suffering of their ‘goods’. Human trafficking is a pressing political issue for two key reasons. First, because its victims are often subjected to virtual slavery, exposing them to severe physical and mental abuse. Their rights are brutally violated and they are robbed of their f- damental freedom and dignity. The severity and estimated scope of this abuse has made the issue a priority for the American and German governments. Second, - man trafficking is estimated to be one of the top three sources of income globally, for organized crime. Only trafficking in drugs and arms surpasses human trafficking as a means for such illegal networks to generate funds. Criminal networks undermine the integrity of democratic states and destabilize their social and economic order. - come generated from human trafficking provides such networks with the resources they need to sustain a wide range of harmful activities.

The 21st century is heralded as an “Age of Mobility,” with increasing migration worldwide from diverse backgrounds. As Europe and North America experience significant inflows, concerns arise regarding their capacity to integrate newcomers. Citizenship has become a central issue in this discourse, intertwining with identity, belonging, and societal participation, including voting rights. Governments recognize the necessity of deepening their understanding of citizenship, which has evolved from a static legal concept to a dynamic tool for fostering the political incorporation and integration of immigrants. This book represents a significant contribution from the Transatlantic Council on Migration, offering policy insights into the citizenship debate. It reflects the discussions and perspectives of prominent political figures, policymakers, and innovative thinkers from the USA and Europe. The Council, an initiative of the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) in Washington, DC, collaborates with the Bertelsmann Stiftung and the European Policy Centre, alongside the King Baudouin Foundation, to address these pressing issues.

Die aktuelle Bildungsforschung belegt, dass Migrantenkinder einen schwierigen Stand im deutschen Bildungssystem haben: Ihre Startnachteile werden hier eher verschärft als überwunden. Mit dem Carl Bertelsmann-Preis 2008 greift die Bertelsmann Stiftung dieses drängende gesellschaftliche Problem auf. 'Integration braucht faire Bildungschancen' präsentiert internationale Best-practice-Beispiele. Der vergleichende Blick auf verschiedene Lösungsstrategien anderer Industrieländer verdeutlicht, dass Integration durch Bildung vom gesellschaftlichen Klima gegenüber Vielfalt abhängt. Auch die Einbettung der Schule ins kommunale Umfeld oder die individuelle Förderung über die gesamte Lernbiographie sind Erfolgsfaktoren. Der Band gibt viele Anregungen für Veränderungsmaßnahmen in Deutschland.