TRANSNATIONALISM RESEARCH CLEARINGHOUSE

Highlights II

January 2005

Events, Fellowships-Scholarships

Mexico North Research Network. Transnationalism Fellowship Program. Deadline to receive applications: February 13, 2005

The National Autonomous University of Mexico’s Center for Research on North America (CISAN) is preparing to publish the first issue of its new biannual journal based on academic excellence, Norteamérica, with the aim of contributing to the study and reflection about the political, economic, social and cultural situation of North America.

Center for U.S.-Mexico Studies, University of California, San Diego. Summer Seminar in United States Studies for Latin American Young Professionals. July 3 July 30, 2005. The deadline for receipt of applications has been extended to February 15, 2005.

Office of Latino/Latin American Studies (OLLAS) at the University of Nebraska, Omaha. The Second Cumbre of the Great Plains: “Re-Visioning Latino America: New Perspectives on Migration, Transnationalism and Integration.” April 22-24, 2005. Omaha, Nebraska.

The Mexican Center, Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Texas at Austin. E.D. Farmer International Fellowship, for Texans and Mexican Nationals. Deadline for Proposals: March 8, 2005.

The Mexican Center, Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Texas at Austin. Republic of Mexico Solidaridad, Endowed Presidential Scholarship, Competition for Academic Year 2005-2006, for Mexican Citizens. Deadline: March 8, 2005.

The Mexican Center, Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Texas at Austin. Short-term (Post Doctoral) Research Fellowships to the Benson Latin American Library Collection, UT Austin. Deadline: March 30, 2005.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaigne. Call for Proposals: "Exploring and Challenging Fronteras in the Midwest and Beyond” The Second Biannual Latina/o Studies Graduate Student Conference, Levis Faculty Center, February 25-27, 2005. Proposal Deadline: November 29, 2004.

References & Documents

Anderson, Anthony. University of Southern California. “Immigration Issues: A Bibliography.” “This bibliography provides access to a selection of books and government documents dealing with American immigration issues, dating from 1980 to the present” -mid 1990’s.

American Anthropological Association. Interesting Section on “Sections and Interest Groups.”

American Political Science Association. Annual Meeting Papers (2003-2004) Available Free of Charge. Once in Home Page, click on “Meetings,” then “Annual Meeting Papers.” Recommended Divisions: Comparative Politics; Comparative Politics of Developing Countries; Urban Politics; Race, Ethnicity, and Politics; and Religion and Politics.

American Sociological Association. Access to 2003 and 2004 Annual Meetings’ Paper Abstracts. Once in home page, click on “Annual Meeting Archives,” then “2004 Annual Meeting Information” or “2004 Annual Meeting Information,” then “Search the Annual Meeting Program.” Abstract Keywords: “Transnational” or “Transnationalism.”

Consejo Nacional de Población, Secretaría de Gobernación, México. A-Z on Mexican Demographics. Section on “Migración Internacional” Highly Recommended. Spanish only

Cornelius, Wayne A. and Marc R. Rosenblum (October 2004) “Immigration and Politics” Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, University of California, San Diego.

International Migration. This Website Offers Information about International Migration, focusing mostly on Mexico and the United States. Highly Recommended Sections: “U.S. Official Sites and Documents,” “Mexico’s Official Sites and Documents,” “Bibliography,” and “Academic Documents.” In English and Spanish

Latin American Studies Association. Interesting Sections on “Forthcoming Conferences,” and on “Research, Award, and Study Opportunities.”

Mayor's Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (MOIRA) – City of Houston. State of the Art’s “Community Resource Guide.”

Midwest Political Science Association. Access to Conference Programs 1991-2004.

Urban Institute. A Non Partisan Economic and Social Policy Research Organization. Interesting Section on Immigration Issues. Once in Home Page, go to “Research,” then “Immigration.” Free Access to Papers and Articles on the Following Topics: Characteristics and Trends; Economic Progress; Fiscal and Social Impacts; Immigration Policy; Refugees, Asylum Seekers; Undocumented Immigrants; and Welfare Reform and Immigration.

Waldinger, Roger D. and D. Fitzgerald (October 7, 2003) “Immigrant “Transnationalism” Reconsidered,” Department of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles

Western Political Science Association. Annual Meeting Papers (2004) Available Free of Charge. Once in Home Page, click on “Search for 2004 Papers,” then “To search for Papers Click Here,” then “Browse.” Recommended Divisions: Comparative Politics; Urban Politics; Race, Ethnicity, and Politics. Search by Subject also Available. Access on line to Previous Programs (2001-2004).