City-states in relational urbanization: the case of Luxembourg and Singapore

in Urban Geography (2021)

Post-industrial global urbanisation has seen the rise of territorial economic development strategies predicated on reconfiguring the urban landscape to conform to novel forms of economic production, often ... [more ▼]

Post-industrial global urbanisation has seen the rise of territorial economic development strategies predicated on reconfiguring the urban landscape to conform to novel forms of economic production, often under the guise of ‘global city’ development. This paper reorients the conversation on global city development by highlighting the intermediary roles that particular cities play in brokering flows of global knowledge, goods, and capital through novel spatial-economic configurations. We identify a sub-set of city-states characterized by territorial economic development strategies that are exemplary of ‘relational’ processes. Luxembourg and Singapore serve as illustrative cases in which urban territorial development is guided almost entirely by an exogenous orientation benefitting from an intermediary positionality. They focus on intermediary services supported by technologically intensive infrastructures and niche economic strategies enables a relational competitive advantage. Although all cities are in some way ‘relational’ in their politico-economic orientation, these extraordinary cases highlight a number of novel concurrent socio-spatial processes. We conclude that a combination of forward-looking and unconventional ‘relational’ territorial development strategies including digital infrastructures and entrepreneurial legislation support the emergence of novel industrial configurations whose key advantages are conferred by their positionality in relation to regional and global flows. [less ▲]

Addressing COVID through PCD: policy coherence for vulnerability in development and its relationship to the coronavirus pandemic

in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (2021)

This analysis frames vulnerability as a socially constructed condition and through implementation of a PCD approach, it indicates how policy strategies contribute to or mitigate vulnerabilities. In doing ... [more ▼]

This analysis frames vulnerability as a socially constructed condition and through implementation of a PCD approach, it indicates how policy strategies contribute to or mitigate vulnerabilities. In doing so, it intends to contribute conceptually to the literature on vulnerability by showing how policy incoherences contribute to the construction of this condition. Empirically, the originality of this article is its statistical analysis of regional variance of coronavirus risk and the qualitative analysis of policy strategies in representative cases and how they have affected vulnerabilities and coronavirus impacts. The research shows that significant regional variance exists in terms of coronavirus risk, based on statistical analysis of the INFORM COVID-19 Risk Report prepared by the European Commission. The PCD analysis highlights important relationships between public policy strategies and the construction of both underlying vulnerabilities and coronavirus impacts. [less ▲]

EMN Synthesis Report on Children on Migration

Presentation (2021, January 28)

This presentation maps the key findings of the progress made by Member States in the implementation of the recommended actions laid down in the 2017 Commission Communication on the protection of children ... [more ▼]

This presentation maps the key findings of the progress made by Member States in the implementation of the recommended actions laid down in the 2017 Commission Communication on the protection of children in migration, with a view to further understanding progress made in the implementation of the Communication's recommendations. [less ▲]

Le développement du numérique nous rend-il de plus en plus proches ?

Conference given outside the academic context (2021)

Préprogramme Traduction simultanée en français et en hongrois Jeudi 28 Janvier 2021 – EN LIGNE 17h00 – 17h20 Ouverture : Anna Sándor, Journaliste à nőklapja.hu et à HVG.hu 17h20 – 18h00 Table ronde : Le ... [more ▼]

Préprogramme Traduction simultanée en français et en hongrois Jeudi 28 Janvier 2021 – EN LIGNE 17h00 – 17h20 Ouverture : Anna Sándor, Journaliste à nőklapja.hu et à HVG.hu 17h20 – 18h00 Table ronde : Le développement du numérique nous rend-il de plus en plus proches ? Modération réalisée par Anna Sándor, ancienne journaliste à nőklapja.hu et à HVG.hu Participants : Ágnes Zsila, chercheur à l’Institut de Biologie de l’Université ELTE TTK ; (Chercheuse en psychologie, en théorie des jeux, impact des nouvelles technologies en particulier sur les jeunes) György Csepeli, sociologue, professeur émérite (ELTE) chercheur (FTI-iASK) ; (Chercheur en sociologie et psychologie sociale, ancien sous-secrétaire d’Etat hongrois à l’information) Valérie Schafer, Historienne et Professeure d’histoire contemporaine européenne, Université du Luxembourg 18h00 – 18h25 Questions et réponses 18h25 – 18h30 Conclusions [less ▲]

Cultural differences and immigrants' wages

E-print/Working paper (2021)

In this paper, I investigate how cultural differences affect the labor-market performance of immigrant workers in Germany. I document a negative relationship between hourly wages and the cultural distance ... [more ▼]

In this paper, I investigate how cultural differences affect the labor-market performance of immigrant workers in Germany. I document a negative relationship between hourly wages and the cultural distance between immigrants' countries of origin and Germany. This result is robust across the three main indicators used in the gravity literature: linguistic, religious, and genetic distances. This cultural wage penalty disappears after five to ten years spent in Germany. Controlling for language proficiency as well as for selective in- and out-migration, these results highlight the cultural integration of immigrant workers. I finally provide evidence suggesting that lower wage progression may be explained by fewer job-to-job transitions. [less ▲]

Diagnostik von Lernstörungen im luxemburgischen Grundschulsystem

in Ugen, Sonja; Schiltz, Christine; Fischbach, Antoine (Eds.) et al Lernstörungen im multilingualen Kontext: Diagnose und Hilfestellungen (2021)

Einleitung: Lernstörungen im multilingualen Kontext – Eine Herausforderung

in Ugen, Sonja; Schiltz, Christine; Fischbach, Antoine (Eds.) et al Lernstörungen im multilingualen Kontext: Diagnose und Hilfestellungen (2021)

Differenzialdiagnose und weitere Aspekte

in Ugen, Sonja; Schiltz, Christine; Fischbach, Antoine (Eds.) et al Lernstörungen im multilingualen Kontext: Diagnose und Hilfestellungen (2021)

Lese- und Rechtschreibstörungen

in Ugen, Sonja; Schiltz, Christine; Fischbach, Antoine (Eds.) et al Lernstörungen im multilingualen Kontext. Diagnose und Hilfestellungen (2021)

A Robustness Check to Multiple Overlapping Deprivation Analysis (MODA) Methodology: The Case of Nigeria

E-print/Working paper (2021)