Affiliated Researcher at the efms

Maren Borkert

Born in 1975. Studied Romanistic (Diploma), with specialization in Italianistic and Hispanistic Studies, and Sociology at the "Otto-Friedrich" University of Bamberg and the University "Carlo Bo" of Urbino (Italy). Currently she is preparing her PhD thesis about the implementation of integration policies in Italy including formal provisions, the interaction between political and civil actors involved and the de facto policy implementation in local realities. While being accepted for achieving a Doctoral degree in the department of Sociology of the University of Bamberg, Maren Borkert attended a Marie-Curie-Pre-Doctoral-Fellowship at the University of Padua (Italy). Founding member and vice-president of the international Non-Profit-Association HERMES, which brings together European researchers working in the field of migration, ethnic relations and minority studies. Founded for a significant part by women, HERMES aims at promoting the relevance of women within European social science.

Phone: +49-951-2999649

Mobile: +49-176-23124297

e-mail: maren.borkert@uni-bamberg.de

Areas of research

Maren Borkert was PhD student at the University of Bamberg until 2007 and worked on her PhD thesis at the efms.

Publications

Local integration policies for migrants in Europe. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg 2007 (with Wolfgang Bosswick, Friedrich Heckmann and Doris Lüken-Klaßen)

Introduction: Understanding Migration Research (Across National and Academic Boundaries) in Europe [14 paragraphs]. With Martín Pérez, Alberto & Scott, Sam & de Tona, Carla (2006, May). In: Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research [On-line Journal], 7(3), Art. 3.

Stories of HERMES: a Qualitative Analysis of (Qualitative) Questions of Young Researchers in Migration and Ethnic Studies in Europe . [30 paragraphs] Mit De Tona, Carla, in: Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research [On-line Journal], 7(3), Art. 9.

Italien. In: Elger, Ralf: Kleines Islam-Lexikon. Geschichte, Alltag, Kultur, 4. Aufl., München (C.H. Beck), p 149-150

Zuwanderung in Italien - Politikhistorie und die Erfassung des Migrationsphänomens. In: Haug, Sonja/Swiaczny, Frank: "Migration in Europa - Vorträge der 6. Tagung des Arbeitskreises Migration - Integration - Minderheiten der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Demographie (DGD) in Wiesbaden am 5. November 2004", Heft 115/2005

Ethnic minorities in science and higher education - an emerging European policy subject? In: Tagungsband der Internationalen Konferenz "Ethnic Minorities in Science and Higher Education", Dubrovnik, 2004 (in print)

Migration in Europa - Daten und Hintergründe, Coworker on the publication of Edda Currle, Stuttgart (Lucius & Lucius), 2004