English Interviews

"The German public needs
to be assured by the
government that migration is
in their interest"

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"The German public needs to be assured by the government that migration is
in their interest"
Interview with Howard Duncan, Metropolis, Ottawa, Canada

: Copyright: Howard Duncan

Howard Duncan has been with the Metropolis Project since 1997, as Executive Head since 2002. Metropolis is an international network for comparative research and public policy development on migration, diversity, and immigrant integration in cities in Canada and around the world. Duncan studied Philosophy and English at Carleton University in Ottawa and completed his doctorate in Philosophy of Science at The University of Western Ontario. His current interests are immigrant integration theory, multiculturalism theory, and globalization and migration.

"As a foreigner, you are only ever a guest in Japan"
Interview with Debito Arudou, Hokkaido Information University

: Copyright: Debito Arudou

The author and civil rights activist Debito Arudou was born David Christopher Aldwinckle in 1965 as an American citizen. In 1991, he settled in Sapporo on Hokkaido Island. He regularly deals with the xenophobia and exclusionism he finds in Japan. Since 1993, he has taught English and Debate at the privately-owned Hokkaido Information University. He has been a Japanese citizen since 2000.

"Demographic change is not on the political agenda"
Interview with Prof. Dr. Manuela Naldini, University of Turin

: Copyright: Manuela Naldini

Manuela Naldini teaches Sociology of the Family in the University of Turin's Faculty of Political Sciences. Her research focuses on comparative welfare state and gender inequalities; work-family reconciliation issues; childcare policies, parental policies and women’s employment. She is currently heading a research group on "Labour Market Flexibilisation and Work-Family Reconciliation Issues" in the EU Network of Excellence EQUALSOC which is coordinated by Robert Erikson. She is also involved in a local study on vulnerability and social policy and in a national research programme on living as a couple in a flexible economy which is funded by the Italian Ministry of Universities and Research.

Howard Duncan, Metropolis, Ottawa, Canada
"The German public needs to be assured by the government that migration is in their interest"

Debito Arudou, Hokkaido Information University
"As a foreigner, you are only ever a guest in Japan"

Prof. Dr. Manuela Naldini, University of Turin
"Demographic change is not on the political agenda"