30, Bd Marcel Sembat
93200 Saint Denis
France
- Democracy and community development
- Environment/Sustainable development
- Human rights
- International/Cultural relations
- Research
- Youth and education
Getting a deepened knowledge of the political, economical and social situation in the Sourthern European countries in order to integrate reports and essais on this topics intended for European Commission and EU parliament members. Wishing to find European based financing for the field studies that I would like to carry through by living in these countries and especially in the areas where immigrants and refugees are coming in like in Lampedusa, Lesbos and also Vintimiglia. Combining in this way the work done for the European Citizens Initiative New Deal for Europe (www. newdeal4europe.eu) with the other activites as well as thorugh some kind of more concrete implication within Amnesty International as well. As a researcher my working methods are serious and strict and I'd like to as well publish books on these topics as work for a tightened European cooperation within the Mediterranean area.
Becomon a member in networkw within the Anna Lindh Foundation would make it possible to meet groups working for the same objectifs, to multiply contacts in searching European financement for the realisation of these field study projects. I have already a lot of experience of teaching immigrants in France in a framework of integration (the office OFII - Office Français of Integration of Immigrants) and there is a new project built up at the Univesity of Nanterre next spring. I have also applied thorugh a Scottish organisation to become a member during 2 weeks of the Frontex-type refugees accommodation progams which could be realised next spring or summer.
Attending meetings, publishing reports, being present in several Southern European countries collecting information on the Education and Cultural systems in each country and contributing as a conference holder on these topics (as translator, interpreter and teacher as well) as well as through sociological publications. The situation of the Youth on both sides of the Mediterranean is very difficult and the high percentages of unemployment are very worrying for the future. But there needs to be deep action and understanding of each countires functioning (values, traditions, history, political system) in order to try to approach the single countries to each other and to finally end uo in a European Federal Union (like in Switzerland or in the USA).
A part from what I've explained above I am also a native Scnadinavian citizen with Swedish as mother tongue (or languag of my origins, since now I have lived for 21 years in France) and I know very well the mentality and the functioning of the Nordic countries where Anna Lindh came from. Of course, I hope to be able to get hold of European Funds (EIF or ESF or other) and working with ALF would certainly be a good reference in a CV.