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GMF celebrates its 40 year history and Founder and Chairman, Dr. Guido Goldman at Gala Dinner May 09, 2013 / Washington, DCGMF held a celebratory gala dinner at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, Wednesday May 8.
In this podcast, GMF Vice President of Programs Ivan Vejvoda discusses last month's historic agreement to normalize relations between Kosovo and Serbia.
Anchor Elaine Reyes speaks with Andrew Small, Transatlantic Fellow of the Asia Program for the German Marshall Fund, about Beijing's potential role in brokering peace between Israel and Palestine
Publications Archive
Welcome Home? Challenges and Chances of Return MigrationJanuary 18, 2013 / Hanna-Maija Kuhn, Isabell Zwania-Rößler, Karen Krüger, Karoline Popp, Magdalena Lesińska, Paweł Kaczmarczyk
This paper analyzes return migration from a variety of perspectives.
Parochial and Cosmopolitan Britain: Examining the Social Divide in Reactions to ImmigrationJune 13, 2012 / Robert Ford
This paper looks at British attitudes toward immigration based on polling data from 2008-2011.
Resource Curse Redux: Linking Food and Water Stress with Global Resource Supply VulnerabilitiesJune 04, 2012 / Raimund Bleischwitz, Michael G. Dozler, Corey Johnson
This report provides a preliminary map of the global resource supply vulnerabilities from at-
risk countries.
This policy brief argues for a change in the numbers of employment-based visas offered by the United States.
Transatlantic Trends: Immigration 2011December 15, 2011 / Hamutal Bernstein
The results of the 2011 Transatlantic Trends: Immigration survey capture U.S. and European public opinion on a range of immigration and integration issues....
New Approaches to Muslim Engagement: A View from GermanyFebruary 28, 2011 / Ali Aslan
This policy brief outlines sentiments about Muslim immigration in Germany.
Transatlantic Trends: Immigration 2010February 04, 2011 / Ali Aslan
Transatlantic Trends: Immigration 2010 is a public opinion survey of eight countries in North America and Europe that addresses multiple aspects of the immigration and integration debate, including the effect of the economic crisis on attitudes toward immigration, immigrants’ labor market impacts and effects on wages, and how governments are managing immigration, among others.
Selecting for Integration? What Role for a Point System?December 15, 2010 / Tamar Jacoby
As improved communications and transportation erode the walls that once defined national labor markets, countries around the world are competing not just to attract needed workers, but also choose migrants likely to integrate successfully.
Corruption and confidence in public institutions: evidence from a global surveyNovember 02, 2010 / Zsolt Nyiri
Well-functioning institutions matter for economic development. In order to operate effectively, public institutions must also inspire confidence in those they serve. The authors use data from the Gallup World Poll, a unique and very large global household survey, to document a quantitatively large and statistically significant negative correlation between corruption and confidence in public institutions.
The Fight Against the Smuggling of Migrants in the Mediterranean: The Italian ExperienceSeptember 30, 2010 / Vincenzo Delicato
In recent years, Libya has become the main transit route toward the Italian coasts for illegal migrants, African and Asian nationals, trying to enter Europe by sea. This paper argues that the cooperation Italy is promoting with Libya and other states affected by illegal smuggling of migrants at sea is effective and should be supported. It aims not only at ensuring prevention and suppression of criminal phenomena and guaranteeing foreign nationals’ fundamental rights, but also at building the capacity of the states involved according to European models.
Climate Change and Migration: Report of the Transatlantic Study TeamSeptember 29, 2010 / Vincenzo Delicato
Environmental change – from natural disasters to shifts in climate patterns which may bring glacial melt, sea level rise and desertification – is one of a larger set of factors that affect human migration and displacement worldwide.All or Nothing?July 14, 2010 / Vincenzo Delicato
In the field of immigration policy, there are no easy answers and no scientific study that can tell you how to perfectly manage the flow of immigrants. Comparative studies between countries with similar immigration experiences are often the best approach in such contexts.
Looking Back on the Fall of the Eastern Iron Curtain: How Turkey Rediscovers her South Caucasus NeighborhoodJuly 12, 2010 / Burcu Gültekin Punsmann
The break-up of the Soviet Union had far-reaching consequences for Turkey’s immediate neighbourhood. Turkey discovered a new world in her vicinity that had remained separated by what might be called the ‘Oriental’ Iron Curtain. The development of regional integration strategies that strengthen links between Anatolia and the South Caucasus would be a major step toward boosting intra-regional trade and access to world markets.
GMF releases set of background papers on Climate Change and MigrationJune 21, 2010 / Burcu Gültekin PunsmannGMF has released eight background papers that investigate climate-induced migration. Environmental deterioration, including natural disasters, rising sea level, and drought problems in agricultural production, could cause millions of people to leave their homes in the coming decades. These background papers are a product of GMF's Transatlantic Study Team on Climate-induced Migration (led by Dr. Susan E. Martin, Georgetown University, and Dr. Koko Warner, UN University. The Study Team consists of scholars, policymakers, and practitioners from the migration and environmental communities. Further activities of the Study Team include high-level policy convening, study team working meetings with external experts, site visits to affected areas, and policy briefings.
Missing the Point(s): The Declining Fortunes of Canada’s Economic Immigration ProgramJune 07, 2010 / Edwina O'Shea
Finding the right model to manage an economic immigration program is certainly a topical challenge. Canada has a long tradition of managing an economic immigration program, but despite 40 years of experience the Canadian system is today in a state of flux. In the past two years a series of measures have been implemented, some administrative and others legal. Most dramatically, in 2008, legislative amendments brought the promise of far-reaching change. But what really can these measures achieve?
Irregular Migration at Two Borders: The Turkish-EU and Mexican-U.S. CasesJune 06, 2010 / Ahmet Içduygu, Deniz Sert
This policy paper has three aims. First, it demonstrates that the Mexico-U.S. and Turkey-EU borders can be analyzed and compared via two interrelated aspects of the recent politicization of the international migration systems: securitization and economization. Second, it shows that there is a lot of variance in perceptions of irregular migration. And third, it provides an overview of the research problems related to the issue of irregular migration.
Egypt After the Crisis: Resilience and New ChallengesMay 05, 2010 / Franco Zallio
Last year Egypt recorded a growth rate far better than other major countries in the MENA region. This good performance has not prevented, however, the rise in unemployment. In order to decisively reduce its substantial social problems, and strengthen its regional role, Egypt needs an extended period of high economic growth, which in turn requires deepening the economic reforms launched in 2004. The negative effects of the international crisis, together with the 2010-2011 elections, hamper this process and cloud the outlook.
Back to Square One in Cyprus?May 04, 2010 / Soli Ozel
Last month, voters in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) elected a nationalist president over their current, left-of-center president who was committed to resolving the Cyprus conflict—an outcome that reflects the lack of enthusiasm among voters for the ongoing negotiation process.
The Mediterranean and the Middle East: Narrowing Gaps in Transatlantic PerspectiveMay 03, 2010 / Roberto Aliboni
This paper addresses the challenges for American and European strategy in the Middle East peace process, and the links to stability and development around the Mediterranean.
The Clash of PerceptionsApril 04, 2010 / Zsolt NyiriThere is an important disconnect between the attitudes toward social integration that most Europeans attribute to Muslims living in their countries, and the actual attitudes expressed by European Muslims themselves. Public opinion data reveal that the opinions of Muslims living in London, Paris, and Berlin are generally similar to those of the broader British, French, and German publics on such issues as religious tolerance and willingness to coexist with those of different ethnicities or faiths.Immigrant Integration at the Local Level: Comparison between Stuttgart and Selected U.S. CitiesJuly 10, 2009 / Ayse Özbabacan
Immigration is one of the central challenges facing the 21st century. The study provides examples of best practices in the fields of language support, education, civic participation, naturalization, refugee resettlement, empowerment, Muslim integration, and racial discrimination that can contribute influence a future national and immigration integration policy in Germany and the United States.
No Shortcuts: Selective Migration and IntegrationJune 04, 2009 / Transatlantic Academy 2009
No Shortcuts: Selective Migration and Integration, a collaborative report by American and European fellows of the Transatlantic Academy on the selection and integration process of highly-skilled workers, shows that point-based immigration systems in developed countries have been largely inefficient. The report also shows high-skilled migrants are just as vulnerable to the problems of adaptability as low-skilled migrants.
What Comes after Multiculturalism?June 03, 2009 / Michael WerzEven as the financial crisis unfolds and frustrations toward American policies continue to develop, Europe would do well to consider the approach to secularism, immigration, and citizenship that the United States has taken.Guest Worker Programs and Circular Migration: What Works?June 01, 2009 / Friedrich Heckmann, Elmar Hönekopp, Edda Currle
Somewhat surprisingly, the new millennium has seen the reappearance of temporary labor migration programs in political discourse within both Europe and the United States. This policy paper aims at evaluating these concepts for temporary labor migration programs.
Labor Migration Management in Times of Recession: Is Circular Migration a Solution?May 25, 2009 / Steffen Angenendt
This paper addresses labor migration from the receiving countries' perspective.
The Legacy of 1989March 11, 2009 / Robert Hutchings, Robert Leicht
In "The European Question, Revisited: The vision of a continent whole and free is unfulfilled" by Robert Hutchings and "The German Question, Revisited: Why unification in 1990 created peace in Europe - and previous attempts did not" by Robert Leicht, the authors offer two perspectives on the fall of the wall, 20 years later.
The Battle for the Brains: Why Immigration Policy is not Enough to Attract the Highly SkilledMarch 11, 2009 / Jeroen Doomernik, Dietrich Thränhardt
This paper examines the contemporary debate in Europe about implementing selective migration policies often modeled after immigration policies found in North America. The authors argue that there are several different kinds of selective immigration policies, but that success in attracting highly-skilled migrants may be less a matter of picking the right technical approach and more a function of the interplay of larger economic trends, educational systems, research funding, recognition of professional qualifications, and other social factors.
Religion, Migration, and ConfusionMarch 06, 2009 / Michael Werz
There are 12 million undocumented immigrants in the United States; some say the number is closer to 15 million. Periodically, academic and political debates grow testy and polarizing as they did in 2006. But even though the battle over comprehensive immigration reform in the United States (which included legal status and a path to citizenship for these millions) was fought tooth and nail, very few opponents of the reform proposal argued on grounds of cultural resentment.
Models for Immigration Management SchemesDecember 01, 2008 / Kay Hailbronner
Over the past few decades, international migration has not only increased but is also flowing to and from an ever-larger number of countries. As the economically motivated migration increases, countries are developing a variety of strategies to deal with this challenge.
Bellagio Dialogue on MigrationAugust 01, 2007 / Kay Hailbronner
The German Marshall Fund of the United States, in partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation, convened the Bellagio Dialogue on Migration, a four-week program of workshops, cultural events, and keynote addresses to examine and advance thinking on the challenges that international migration poses to Europe, the United States, and migrant countries of origin.
Staring At False ChoicesApril 01, 2007 / Constanze StelzenmuellerMuch of Europe's malaise is caused by staring at a battery of binary choices. Choices about our future structure as a Union: integration or enlargement? Choices about whom to consider as citizens: include or exclude? Choices about our foreign relations: values or interests?Die geo-strategische Bedeutung der Türkei im Rahmen der ESVP, Broader Middle East und der transatlantischen BeziehungenSeptember 29, 2005 / Ulrike GuérotAlthough Turkish EU membership is dividing the European public and political decision makers, there are a lot of good reasons, above all geo-strategic, for an enlargement to this important country, which would serve as a bridge between orient and occident.The non-national Nation. Horace Kallen and Cultural PluralismJanuary 04, 2005 / Michael WerzThe United States serves as counter-example to the European version of collective self-perception. In America, the accentuation of belonging to an ethnic minority does not endanger social structures but is part of a successful assimilation process. This specific and distinct form of ethnicity reflects, among other things, the American immigration history and is not associated with any potentially intolerant project of political hegemony. In America ethnicity functions as secular private religion, it is practiced as individual folklore in appreciation of the multipolar setup of the American society and its indefeasible tolerance imperatives. Horace Kallen was the most important interpreter of these tectonic shifts within U.S. society during the 1920's. His essays on Culture and Democracy in the United States can be read as an intellectual cartography of the American demythologization of ethnicity - a process that never took place in Europe.German Marshall Fund 2003 Annual ReportDecember 01, 2003 / Michael Werz2003 has turned out to be an even more challenging year for U.S.–European relations. Serious policy differences between the United States and Europe over the war in Iraq, the use of American power, the future of the Middle East, and a host of other issues dominated an acrimonious agenda. Substantive concerns were exacerbated by overheated rhetoric and accusations of betrayal and arrogance in the media and elsewhere. The situation became so rancorous that some prominent analysts began considering a world in which the United States and Europe might be estranged politically and strategically for many years to come.