C/ Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27, Barcelona 08005
Barcelona
Spain
- Research
The group's main objectives are to promote theoretical and applied research related to political and social agendas.
Priority 1. Multidisciplinarity: Promotion of research in social sciences from a multidisciplinary perspective (politics, sociology, international relations, literature, law, economics, languages), promoting a methodological pluralism.
Priority 2. Innovation: Special interest in research on innovative aspects of the current academic debate, and to link the research agenda with the political and social agenda in Europe.
Priority 3. Transfer of knowledge: Promotion in professional and research training at the third cycle. Promotion and exchange of knowledge between academia, society and politics. Reception of prestigious researchers, young researchers with international projection and doctoral students with quality references.
The Seminar Series are organised on a monthly basis with the objective of allowing researchers to expose their own research, regardless of whether it is at an initial stage, or accomplished.
The Workshop Series are organised on a trimester basis with the aim of bringing together policymakers, stakeholders, practitioners and academics. The main purpose is to offer a ground for debating common issues in the field of immigration and diversity.
Project ACCEPT:Tolerance, Pluralism and Social Cohesion: Responding to the Challenges of the 21st Century in Europe. ACCEPT debates the principles, practices, and institutional arrangements that are needed to promote tolerance and acceptance of cultural differences.
Fronteras: Political Theory of Borders: Policies and movement of persons in the Euromediterranean. The Objective is to develop a Borders Political Theory that will inform new policy guidelines, especially those related to the management of the movement of persons, and that that will also provide answers to associated political problems.
GRITIM-UPF WP Series. The purpose is to disseminate academic research work-in-progress that contributes to the European approach on immigration and diversity. Its contents are related to the GRITIM-UPF research areas