Migrant Integration in the mid-21st Century: Bridging Divides

21 世纪中叶的移民融合：弥合鸿沟

• 批准号: CFREF-2022-00022
• 负责人: Liss, Steven
• 金额: $ 40.8万
• 依托单位: Ryerson University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Canada First Research Excellence Fund
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=748514
• 关键词: Migrant; Integration; mid; 21st; Century

Immigration plays an important part in Canada's post-pandemic economic recovery and future growth. The pandemic has highlighted immigrants' contributions to society and economy and the challenges they face. It has also accelerated socio-economic and political transformation processes that were already under way, particularly as regards the role of Advanced Digital Technologies in providing services, organizing work, and participating in civil society. While settlement and integration are established policy priorities in this country, we firmly believe that current conceptual paradigms and public policies are lagging behind the rapid transformation of society and the economy. Understanding the challenges and opportunities that immigrant integration involves in Canada (and internationally) requires a robust interdisciplinary engagement between the social sciences (sociology, politics, economics, social work, urban planning); health sciences (nursing, cognitive sciences, public health, occupational health); engineering and information technology (AI, cybersecurity, human-robot interaction, transportation); and digital humanities. The Bridging Divides research program aims to fill this gap by investigating how accelerating technological transformation interacts with immigrant integration processes. We organize our work in 4 Research Themes: Immigrant Health and Well-Being; Work and Lifelong Learning; Place and Infrastructure; Citizenship and Participation, areas intentionally broad to allow for interdisciplinary and intersectoral work but also closely intertwined so as to examine horizontal connections. Our work will focus on the urban context, including both large urban centres and small and mid-sized cities-as these are the main destinations of both newcomers and settled immigrants. Building on the multiple strengths and international leadership of Ryerson U in immigration and settlement studies, including the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration, we partner with three other highly competitive universities equally engaged in studying immigrant integration from interdisciplinary and intersectoral perspectives: the U of Alberta, the U of British Columbia, and Concordia U. The innovative methods, analytical models, data, software tools, and policy outcomes generated by the Program will contribute towards making Canada more inclusive, equitable, and resilient, while improving social and technological innovation eco-systems.

移民对于加拿大疫情后的经济复苏和未来增长发挥着重要作用。这场大流行凸显了移民对社会和经济的贡献以及他们面临的挑战。它还加速了已经开始的社会经济和政治转型进程，特别是先进数字技术在提供服务、组织工作和参与民间社会方面的作用。虽然定居和融合是这个国家既定的政策优先事项，但我们坚信，当前的概念范式和公共政策落后于社会和经济的快速转型。了解加拿大（以及国际上）移民融合所面临的挑战和机遇需要社会科学（社会学、政治学、经济学、社会工作、城市规划）之间强有力的跨学科参与；健康科学（护理、认知科学、公共卫生、职业健康）；工程和信息技术（人工智能、网络安全、人机交互、交通）；和数字人文。弥合鸿沟研究计划旨在通过调查加速技术转型如何与移民融合进程相互作用来填补这一空白。我们的工作分为 4 个研究主题：移民健康与福祉；工作和终身学习；地点和基础设施；公民身份和参与，这些领域有意扩大，以允许跨学科和跨部门的工作，但也紧密地交织在一起，以检查横向联系。我们的工作将重点关注城市环境，包括大城市中心和中小城市——因为这些是新移民和定居移民的主要目的地。凭借瑞尔森大学在移民和定居研究方面的多重优势和国际领导地位，包括加拿大移民和融合卓越研究主席，我们与其他三所同样致力于从跨学科和跨部门角度研究移民融合的极具竞争力的大学合作：该计划产生的创新方法、分析模型、数据、软件工具和政策成果将有助于使加拿大更加包容、公平和有弹性，同时改善社会和技术创新生态系统。