DCU Migration and Interculturalism Research Cluster (MIRC) 2010 lectureseries

You are cordially invited to the third lecture in the DCU Migration and Interculturalism Research Cluster (MIRC) 2010 lectureseries. It will take place in Room HG19, School of Nursing, Dublin City University, on Wednesday 7th April from 6:00 to 7:00 pm - see attachedflyerThis final lecture, entitled "The End of Multiculturalism: How the Dutch Lost their Innocence in the Immigration Debate", will be given byProfessor Han Entzinger, School of Social Science, Erasmus University, Rotterdam and will be followed by a wine and cheese reception.*Brief Summary*'The immigration issue is challenging traditional views of the Netherlands as a country reputed for its openness and its tolerance. Inthe past decade the country has made headlines world wide with several politically inspired murders, a fierce debate on the dangers of Islam,the introduction of one of Europe's strictest immigration and integration policies and, more recently, the rise of the xenophobicFreedom Party, that may end first in the upcoming parliamentary elections. Why this dramatic change? How can it be explained in thelight of major social, cultural and economic transformations in Dutch society and recent and current trends in migration? Could the same thinghappen in other European countries? Han Entzinger, Professor of Migration and Integration Studies at Erasmus University Rotterdam - acity where half the population has a recent immigrant background - will analyse what has been happening in his country and try to findexplanations for it."Please circulate this invitation as widely as possible among your colleagues and students.Looking forward to your joining us for this event,Aoileann Ní MhurchúOn behalf of the MIRC Steering Committee