Institute for the Study of International Migration
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| Founded | 1998 |
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| Type | Research Institute |
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| Website | isim.georgetown.edu |
Institute for the Study of International Migration is a private, research institute located in Washington, DC. Founded in 1998 as part of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, ISIM focuses on all aspects of international migration, including immigration and refugee law, as well as the effects of international migration on social, economic, foreign policy and national security concerns.[1]
Academic work and funding
ISIM conducts interdisciplinary analysis of issues raised by international migration, conducts research, convenes symposia and conferences on U.S. immigration and refugee law and policies. Understanding forced migration and responses to humanitarian emergencies is another important area of its policy research. The institute relies for funding on a multitude of government and independent grant-making agencies, including:[2]
- United States Institute for Peace
- US Department of State
- US Department of Labor
- MacArthur Foundation
- German Marshall Fund of the United States
- World Bank Group
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Rockefeller Foundation
- Sloan Foundation
- Carnegie Corporation of New York
Faculty and staff
- Executive Director - Susan Martin, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
- Deputy Director - Andrew Schoenholtz, Ph.D. Brown University
- Director of Policy Studies - Lindsay Lowell. Ph.D. Brown University
- Research Director - Elzbieta Gozdziak, Ph.D. Adam Mickiewicz University
- Senior Associate - Patricia Weiss Fagen, Ph.D. Stanford University
- Senior Fellow - Luca Barbone, Ph.D. MIT
See also
References
- ↑ Institute for the Study of International Migration About ISIM Retrieved: May 20, 2011
- ↑ ISIM Research Current and Past Projects