Governing Migration: Immigrant Groups' Strategies in Three Italian Cities - Rome, Naples and Bari

Ethnic networks constitute an important component of immigrants’ integration in their host societies. This has been a particularly important strategy in Italy, where institutional assistance for immigrants is often paltry and problematic. This paper examines three ethnic communities in Italy that have been particularly successful in using their ethnic social capital for integrating into Italian society at the city level: the Mauritians in Bari, Filipinos in Rome and Chinese in Naples. Sending countries’ policies and programs, as well as the socio-historical context of ethnic relations within the countries has also influenced the patterns of these networks. The psychological or motivational element behind these groups’ migration project is also critical to their integration, and is often manifested on a group level. Keywords: Migration, Immigrant, Ethnic group

Creating sustainable textile futures for women: Digitizing Cordillera weaving tradition (CSTFW) project Evaluation Report March 2019

Executive Summary Introduction This Evaluation Report has been prepared to evaluate the success of The Creating Sustainable Textile Futures for Women: Digitizing Cordillera Weaving Tradition (CSTFW) project undertaken 2018-19 with the support of a Crafting Futures British Council / Crafts Council Grant awarded October 2018. This evaluation report will outline the aims and objectives of the project, the research design and research methods undertaken. The report will detail the limitations and advantages of the project design and present the project findings to support the development of a Learning Tool Kit. The report evaluation will focus on the qualitative analysis of our observational data, which was recorded via field notes, digital photographs, film, sound and via the project activities which have taken place to date as a result of one Field Research Visit undertaken by Rachel Kelly and Michelle Stephens in January 2019. Project Background The CSTFW project aims to investigate the loss of cultural weave heritage within the Cordillera Region in Northern Luzon area of The Philippines. It has been identified by Professor Salvador-Amores of The Cordillera Textiles Project (CordiTex) established by The University of Philippines, that while Cordilleran weaving has the status of National Heritage within The Philippines, the numbers of weavers able to practice is dwindling (CordiTex 2018). For the CSTFW project, the CordiTex team have partnered with a team from Manchester School of Art (MsoA) at Manchester Metropolitan University led by Professor Alice Kettle, Rachel Kelly and Michelle Stephens. The partnership has been established as a result of the successful award to the CSTFW project of the Crafting Futures British Council/Crafts Council Grant 2018-19. The partnership has enabled the two teams to share knowledge, literature, research findings, textile artefacts, weaving knowledge, networks of contacts, access to weave communities, digital loom facilities and prior research experiences. The results of this collaboration has been the successful undertaking of the project in order to develop a long-term change process within the identified project context. The grant awarded, enabled Rachel Kelly & Michelle Stephens to travel to the Philippines to undertake field research, field workshops and to deliver a one-day multi stakeholder Learning Tool Kit Development workshop at The University of Philippines in Baguio

2006 Major Sponsored Program and Faculty Awards for Research & Creative Activity

Awards of $3 million or more Awards of$1 million to $2,999,999 Awards of$200,000 to $999,999 Career and K Awards Arts and Humanities Awards of$50,000 or more Arts and Humanities Awards of $5,000 to$49,999 Patents Issued Intellectual Property Licences Creative Works in Fine and Performing Arts Books Recognitions and Honors Glossary of Federal Agency Abbreviations This is the fifth annual “Major Sponsored Program and Faculty Awards for Research and Creative Activity” report. This booklet highlights the successes of University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty during 2006. The funding sources, projects and investigators on major grants and sponsored program awards received during the year are listed, as well as patents issued; published books and scholarship; fellowships and other recognitions; intellectual property licenses; and performances and exhibitions in the fine and performing arts. This impressive list grows each year and I am pleased to present evidence of our faculties’ accomplishments. During FY2005-06, we achieved a funding milestone — UNL faculty attracted $104.6 million in external funding to the institution. This is the first time we exceeded$100 million and this in fact tripled the comparable figure achieved ten years ago. How have we reached this success? We have worked to closely integrate our research priorities with our established programs of excellence building on each success. We zealously foster interdisciplinary research and collaborations with public and private partnerships, thus expanding our economic development efforts by working with business and industry. And we celebrate our achievements and recognize that excellence attracts excellence. This booklet reports only the largest dollar amounts as reported through our Office of Sponsored Programs. However, the majority of our research and creative activity is conducted by single investigators and scholars who are pioneering new frontiers across all fields. Many faculty obtain funding at levels below the significantly high thresholds set for inclusion in this report. This in no way diminishes their scholarly contributions and we are proud of all faculty achievement

“Major Sponsored Program and Faculty Awards for Research and Creative Activity for 2005

I am pleased to present the fourth annual “Major Sponsored Program and Faculty Awards for Research and Creative Activity” report. This booklet highlights the successes of University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty during 2005. The funding sources, projects and investigators on major sponsored program awards received during the year are listed, as well as patents issued, published books and scholarship, fellowships and other recognitions. New this year are intellectual property licenses and performances and exhibitions in the fine and performing arts. The list is impressive and continues to grow each year—further evidence the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is on the move! We work to closely integrate our research priorities with our established programs of excellence. We are dedicated to fostering interdisciplinary research and collaborations with public and private partnerships, expanding our economic development efforts by working with business and industry

Major Sponsored Programs and Faculty Awards for Research and Creative Activity 2007

This is the sixth annual “Major Sponsored Programs and Faculty Awards for Research and Creative Activity” report. This booklet highlights the successes of University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty during 2007. It lists the funding sources, projects and investigators on major grants and sponsored program awards received during the year, as well as patents issued; published books and scholarship; fellowships and other recognitions; intellectual property licenses; and performances and exhibitions in the fine and performing arts. This impressive list grows each year and I am pleased to present evidence of our faculty’s accomplishments. Researchers at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln have pushed the frontiers in their disciplines in the past year, setting new drilling records in Antarctica, winning the nation’s highest honor for technology and building an ultra-fast, high-intensity laser that has the highest combination of peak power and repetition rate of any U.S. laser. Our sponsored funding continues to grow, with awards of $171.9 million last year alone. How have we reached this success? We have worked to integrate our research priorities with our established programs of excellence, building on each success. We zealously foster interdisciplinary research and collaborations with public and private partnerships, thus expanding our economic development efforts by working with business and industry. And we celebrate our achievements and recognize that excellence attracts excellence. These accomplishments exemplify how UNL’s emphasis on innovation, interdisciplinarity and international collaborations is propelling our research into new arenas, producing new products and technologies for the marketplace and offering our students intensive research experiences

FUTURE TRADE RESEARCH AREAS THAT MATTER TO DEVELOPING COUNTRY POLICYMAKERS

GATT, WTO, NTB

Pursuing perspectives on ambient intelligence.

This paper takes a broad perspective on ambient, intelligent technologies in the context of contemporary European society at the turn of the 21st century. The underlying ideas and expectations of ambient intelligence in a period when Europe focuses progressively on the various social, economic, and ethical challenges facing the Information Society are discussed. The use of information and communication technologies in different organizational and economic settings are explored, with an illustrative focus on eHealth. It is particularly argued that more space, effort and facilities need to be created for a public social and ethical debate among European‟s citizens with regard to information and communication technologies development

2009 Major Sponsored Programs and Faculty Awards for Research and Creative Activity

From discoveries in nanoscience, nutrigenomics and software engineering to innovative initiatives in math achievement, child welfare, water and climate change, UNL faculty are engaged in meeting the challenges of a changing world. This eighth annual “Major Sponsored Programs and Faculty Awards for Research and Creative Activity” booklet highlights the successes of University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty during 2009. It lists the funding sources, projects and investigators on major grants and sponsored program awards received during the year; published books and scholarship; fellowships and other recognitions; start-ups and intellectual property licenses; and performances and exhibitions in the fine and performing arts. This impressive list grows each year and I am pleased to present evidence of our faculty’s accomplishments. Large grants in fields ranging from rural and math education to water and renewable energy to virology, redox biology and nanomaterials enable UNL faculty to address important challenges facing Nebraska, our nation and the world. Our external research funding reflects their achievements, reaching a new record total of $122 million in fiscal year 2009, marking a 13 percent increase over last year. We are harnessing this momentum to advance new initiatives with an innovative perspective and research that responds to a changing world. We are reaching beyond our institutional, state and national borders to build partnerships that seek solutions to global challenges, provide our students with an interdisciplinary, international perspective, and enhance our state’s economy. As you read the accomplishments in this booklet, I invite you to imagine how the innovative and collaborative research, scholarship and creative activity of our faculty is changing our world and meeting the complex global challenges that lie before us