Migration island

Katia Amore, a Sicilian expert on migration issues, has set up Migration island - a blog space for her thoughts and views on migration. Her experience of “the island” is that of 'a meeting place where the busy encounter of civilizations can be both occasions for hope and despair'. She has recently worked as a country expert for Malta in the Politis Project, a European research initiative in which country experts prepared reports on Immigrant Civic Participation on all the 25 EU member states. From Migration island:

The project explored the positive potential of immigrants for the development of an active European society, starting with foreign students’ perceptions of Europe and focusing on sustained social and political activities of immigrants. Indeed, one of the main goals was that of understanding when and why temporary migrants and permanent immigrants from third countries become active in the receiving societies, what influences their choice of activity, and which factors promote or inhibit immigrant activism..

In my case, working on the Malta report was particularly interesting as there is almost no literature at all on the issue of “immigration to Malta”, as opposed to the many studies available on “emigration from Malta”. The study involved fieldwork and a study of primary sources concerning a country that joined the EU just in May 2004, is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea and has recently become a receiving country for migrants. All attributes that make Malta a country of particular interest from the point of view of migration research...

Dr Katia Amore: Profile plus Malta report - 'Active civic participation of immigrants in Malta'; Other immigration blogs

Previously on Wired Temples: Dutch helping hand; Blair on Malta immigration; Immigrant frustration; Stuck in Limbo; Influx continues; Right to admit people?; Calling for European aid; Spotting immigrant boats; Tensions in Malta; Investigating migrant assaults