Ricard Zapata-Barrero (academic)
Ricard Zapata-Barrero is a political scientist specializing in immigration and diversity management in liberal democracies. He is Professor at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra[1] (Barcelona, Spain). His main lines of research deal with contemporary issues of liberal democracy in contexts of diversity, especially the relationship between democracy, citizenship, human mobility and immigration. He is director of the GRITIM-UPF (Interdisciplinary Research Group on Immigration),[1] a multi-disciplinary group of researchers interested in the aspects of innovation in research and management of change processes arising from human mobility and immigration. He is also director of the Official Master on Migration Studies at Universitat Pompeu Fabra. He is also member of the Board of directors of IMISCOE[2] He is author of a dozen books, editor of seventeen, and has frequently published articles to international peer reviewed journals. His publications include Diversity Management in Spain (Manchester University Press, 2013), Immigration and self-government in Minority Nations (Peter Lang, 2009), Multiculturalidad e Inmigración (Síntesis, 2004) He is a regular contributor to media and policy debates, and has served on a number of commissions and government committees.
Lines of research[edit]
His research follows the two main frameworks of migration studies: Borders/Human Mobility Studies and Diversity/Citizenship studies. Ricard Zapata-Barrero promotes interdisciplinary knowledge on immigration, combining theory and case studies, policy and socially oriented focuses, and follow contextual, conceptual and interpretive approaches. His findings always try to contribute to the European and/or Mediterranean approach.
His academic production has been mainly centered on two categories: Border and Diversity management. Within the Border Management category, he has undertaken empirical research on: circular migration, externalization of migration policies mainly in the Mediterranean area, the ethics of migration,[3] political theory of Borders and global human movement, political discourse of borders and control of flows.
As regards Diversity Management, he has carried out a comparative analysis of Quebec, Flanders and Catalonia taking into account two types of cultural pluralism (immigration and minority nations). Furthermore, he has investigated: Federalism and immigration policies, multi-level governance and policy in immigration management, political discourse and xenophobia, Muslims and religious diversity in Europe, local diversity policies and intercultural approaches, cultural policy and diversity management.
His main academic objective is to contribute to the European approach on matters related to immigration and diversity.
Academic impact (Google scholar)[4][edit]
Citations: 2607 h-index: 25
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Ricard Zapata-Barrero Website
- GRITIM-UPF, Interdisciplinary Research Group on Immigration
- Department of Political and Social Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
{{#set:Technical tag=Article from Wikipedia}}{{#set:priority= }} {{#set:PageName=Ricard_Zapata-Barrero_(academic) }}
This article "Ricard Zapata-Barrero (academic)" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Ricard Zapata-Barrero (academic). Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.{{#set:Article=true}}
