16. The Places of Religion in Ethnic Self-understanding and Immigrant Integration

SUMMARY

Organizers:

Paul Bramadat
University of Winnipeg
CANADA
paul.bramadat@uwinnipeg.ca

Harold Coward
University of Victoria
CANADA
csrs@uvic.ca

Description:

While there is a general consensus within the academic, governmental and NGO sectors that the integration of ethnic communities involves a plethora of factors, the roles of religion are often overlooked. In this workshop, a wide range of international speakers will explore the ways religion functions within the broader processes of contemporary immigrant integration in their respective countries. Speakers will discuss recent ethnographic research as well as experiences from within the policy development and implementation realms. Participants will address the relevance of their experiences or research for the social policies related to immigrant integration.

Presenters

Helen Szewello Allen, University of British Columbia, CANADA Abstract Paper
Michael Baffoe, Black Star Big Brother, CANADA
John Biles, Canadian Heritage, CANADA (discussant)
Paul Bowlby, Saint Mary’s University, CANADA Paper
Paul Bramadat, University of Winnipeg, CANADA Paper
Lyren Chiu, University of British Columbia, CANADA Paper
Harold Coward, University of Victoria, CANADA (chair)
Parin Dossa, Simon Fraser University, CANADA
Shampa and Sanjoy Mazumdar, University of California at Irvine, UNITED STATES
Joanna Pfaff-Czarnecka, University of Bonn / University of Zurich, GERMANY / SWITZERLAND Paper

Schedule of Workshop