Email: silvia.carrasco@uab.es - Phone: +34 93 5868918/+34 93 581 3149
Office 012 - MRA Parc de Recerca UAB, Ctra. Cerdanyola s/n 08193 Bellaterra or
Office B9-215 - Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Ctra. Cerdanyola s/n 08193 Bellaterra
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Professor of Social Anthropology at the UAB Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, she has been visiting scholar in several universities in Europe and in North and South America. She is in charge of EMIGRA, a research group on Education, Migration and Childhood and has over 20 years experience conducting research and organising professional in-service and advance research training.
She has been principal investigator and local partner of a series of national and international projects and has supervised more than 40 Master thesis and 17 PhD dissertations. She has published books and scientific papers in the areas of childhood, migration and education as well as on health, gender and social change, including the first reports on children, families and immigration published in Spain (for the Institute of Childhood and Urban World, BCN), where she was in charge of the Area of Children and Migration until 2007.
She is also a consultant for national and international agencies and reviewer of the European Science Foundation for the Social Sciences Committee. In 2009 she was appointed vice-director of the newly created interdisciplinary Centre for the Study and Research on Migrations at the Universitat Aut貌noma de Barcelona at UAB, where she co-directs the Master program on International Migrations.
You can read a recent interview with Professor Silvia Carrasco here: http://www.interculturalitat.cat/resources/entrevista-en-profunditat-silvia-carrasco-doctora-en-antropologia-i-sots-directora-del-cer
On-going projects 2011-2012:
RECERCAIXA-AGAUR (2011) Fills i filles de fam铆lies immigrants a Catalunya: gesti贸 de la interculturalitat per a la cohesi贸 social (Children of immigrant families in Catalonia: managing interculturality for social cohesion) CER Migracions de la Universitat Aut貌noma de Barcelona. PI Professor Carlota Sol茅. 12 researchers.
AGAUR-ARAFI (2010) FILLS I FILLS DE FAMILIES IMMIGRADES ALS PA脧SOS RICS. INFORME 2010 SOBRE EL CAS DE CATALUNYA AL CONTEXT DE LA UNI脫 EUROPEA (Children of immigrant families in affluent countries. Report on the case of Catalonia in the context of the European Union). PI: Dr. Silvia Carrasco. Team: Dr. B谩lint-脕bel Berem茅nyi, Dr. Beatriz Ballest铆n, Dr. Elisenda Casa帽as & Ms. Cris Molins (UAB); Dr. Heaven Crawley (Univ. of Swansea)
Recent competitive projects:
National Science Foundation (US) - Nuffield Foundation (UK) 2005-2010: The children of immigrants in schools in the EU and the US: USA, France, United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, The Netherlands. Coordinator: Dr. Richard Alba, NYU. 30 researchers; Catalonia-California Team PIs: Dr. Margaret Gibson (UCSC) & Dr. Silvia Carrasco (UAB)
Ministry of Science & Innovation (Spain) 2005-2008: Transnational families and the identities of second generation children and youth though school and community experiences in Catalonia. 18 researchers. PI: Dr. Silvia Carrasco (UAB)
AGAUR 2008 ARAFI-00042, 2009-2010: An脿lisi diagn貌stica i avaluaci贸 del funcionament i l鈥檌mpacte dels EBEs de Vic i Reus a nivell educatiu i comunitari entre la poblaci贸 infantil i juvenil immigrada de nova arribada (Assessment of internal development and external educational and community impact of EBEs in Vic and Reus on newcomer immigrant children and youth). IP GREUV-VIC Dra. N煤ria Sim贸; IP EMIGRA-UAB Dra. Silvia Carrasco
AGAUR 2008 ARAF2-00003, 2009-2010: Xarxa d'investigaci贸 etnogr脿fica sobre migracions, minories, infancia i educaci贸 (Network of ethnographic research on migration, minorities, childhood and education). IP: Dra. Silvia Carrasco
Recent commissioned projects:
Diputaci贸 de Barcelona, 脌rea d鈥橢ducaci贸 (2009-2010): Estudi sobre l鈥檈voluci贸 de la matr铆cula viva a les poblacions de la prov铆ncia de Barcelona (Study about year-round enrolment in a sample of villages and middle towns in the province of Barcelona). IPs: Dra. Silvia Carrasco & Dr. Jordi P脿mies
Departament de Just铆cia, Generalitat de Catalunya (2008-2010): Mediaci贸 escolar i diversitat sociocultural (School mediation and sociocultural diversity), 脌mbit 7 del Llibre Blanc de la Mediaci贸 a Catalunya. IP general: Dr. Pompeu Casanovas; IP 脌mbit 7: Dra. Silvia Carrasco http://idt.uab.cat/llibreblanc/
Recent academic conferences & seminars as convenor:
URBA-Rom French-Spanish 1st Seminar: Policy and Social Regulations, held at CER Migracions, UAB, 21st June 2011 (12 scholars from France, Italy and Spain)
Immigration and Education in Southern Europe, ESF Exploratory Workshop held at UAB, 12-14 November 2009 (25 scholars from Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Morocco and Turkey)
II International Conference on Ethnography and Education (bilingual in English and Spanish) held at UAB, 5-8 September 2007 Proceedings: UAB-Reunions & Ciencia ISBN: 978-84-89236-04-6 (350 participants; see contributions online as EMIGRA Working Papers)
I CIMA conference held at Universidad de Granada. Co-organizer of 5 streams with F.J. Garcia Casta帽o, 16-18 February 2011. Proceedings: ISBN 978-84-694-0400-3http://migraciones.ugr.es/congreso2011/actas/
Selected publications:
Carrasco, S.(Ed.) (2012) Immigration and the national politics of schooling: comparative ethnographies in California and Catalonia, Amsterdam: Peter Lang Publ. (book; forthcoming)
Gibson, M., Carrasco, S., P脿mies, J., Ponferrada, M., Rios, A. (2012) Different Systems, similar results. Immigrant Youth in schools in California and Catalonia, in The Children of Immigrants in Schools in the US and the EU, R. Alba & J. Holdaway, eds. New York: New York University Press (book chapter, forthcoming)
Carrasco, S., P脿mies, J., Ponferrada, M., Ballest铆n, B. & Bertran, M. (2012) School segregation and Education in Catalonia: an ethnographic approach, in European Education Research Journal (paper, under review)
Carrasco, S., P脿mies, J., Berem茅nyi, B.A., Casalta, V. (2012) M谩s all谩 de la "matr铆cula viva". La movilidad del alumnado y la gesti贸n local de la escolarizaci贸n en Catalu帽a, in PAPERS. Revista de Sociologia, 97 (2) (in press)
P脿mies, J., Carrasco, S., Narciso, L. (2012) A prop贸sito de la acogida de alumnado extranjero. Paradojas de la educaci贸n inclusiva en Catalu帽a (Espa帽a), Monogr谩fico Migraci贸n y educaci贸n: desaf铆os para la integraci贸n in Revista Iberoamericana de Educaci贸n Inclusiva, vol. 5 (3) (in press)
Carrasco, S.; P脿mies, J.; Ponferrada, M.; Ballest铆n, B.; Bertran, M. (2011) Segregaci贸n escolar e inmigraci贸n en Catalu帽a: aproximaciones etnogr谩ficas, in F. J. Garc铆a Casta帽o & S. Carrasco (eds.) Poblaci贸n inmigrante y escuela. Conocimientos y saberes de investigaci贸n. Textos reunidos en homenaje a Eduardo Terr茅n Lalana. Colecci贸n Estudios Creade N.潞 5. Madrid: Ministerio de Educaci贸n (book chapter) pp 367-400.
Garcia Casta帽o, F.J, & Carrasco, S. (2011) Poblaci贸n inmigrante y escuela. Conocimientos y saberes de investigaci贸n. Textos reunidos en homenaje a Eduardo Terr茅n Lalana. Colecci贸n Estudios Creade N.潞 5. Madrid: Ministerio de Educaci贸n (book co-editor & 3 chapters) 812 pp.
Carrasco, S., Berem茅nyi, B. A. (2011) Roma culture and language: from assimilation to "additive recognition", in Green Perspectives on Roma and Traveller Inclusion, Brussels: Green European Foundation http://www.gef.eu/news/roma-and-traveller-inclusion-in-europe-green-ques... (book chapter)
Carrasco, S., P脿mies, J. & Ponferrada, M. (2011) Fronteras visibles y barreras ocultas: la experiencia escolar del alumnado marroqu铆 en Catalu帽a y mexicano en California, in Revista Migraciones, 29, pp 31-60 (paper)
Carrasco, S. & Gibson, M. (2010) La educaci贸n de los j贸venes de origen inmigrante en secundaria: algunas lecciones comparativas desde Catalu帽a y California, in Revista del Ministerio de Trabajo e Inmigraci贸n, 90. pp 59-76 (paper)
Carrasco, S., Vill脿, R.; Ponferrada, M.; Casa帽as, E. (2010) La mediaci贸 escolar a Catalunya, in Casanovas, P., et al., coords., Llibre Blanc de la mediaci贸 a Catalunya: perspectives sociojur铆diques. Barcelona: Departament de Just铆cia, Generalitat de Catalunya - Editorial Huygens, pp 451-569 (Full report n. 8) http://www.llibreblancmediacio.com/
Ponferrada, M. & Carrasco, S (2010) Togetherness, coexistence or confrontation. The impact of school climate and culture on peer-to-peer social relations in Catalonia, Mediterranean Journal of Educational Studies, 15 (1), pp. 87-107 (paper)
Gibson, M. & Carrasco, S. (2009) The education of immigrant youth: some lessons from the US and Spain, a Theory Into Practice, Vol 28 (4), pp 249-257 (paper)
Carrasco, S., P脿mies, J. Bertran, M (2009) Familias inmigrantes y escuela: desencuentros, estrategias y capital social, Rev. Complutense de Educaci贸n, Vol 20 (1), pp 55-78. (paper)
Carrasco, S.; Ponferrada, M.; Vill脿, R. (2009) Mediaci贸n en el 脿mbito escolar. Breve estado de la cuesti贸n y reflexiones cr铆ticas, en Casanovas, P. et al, coords, Materiales del Libro Blanco de la Mediaci贸n en Catalu帽a, Barcelona: Centre d'Estudis Jur铆dics i Formaci贸 Especialitzada (chapter)
Carrasco, S; P脿mies, J.; Ponferrada, M.; Ballest铆n, B.; Bertran, M. (2009) 鈥淪egregaci贸n escolar e inmigraci贸n en Catalu帽a: aproximaciones etnogr谩ficas鈥. EMIGRA Working Papers, 126.
Carrasco, S. (2008) Multiculturalidad, minor铆as y educaci贸n en Espa帽a a trav茅s del modelo de Ogbu y sus desarrollos, in Jociles, M & Franz茅, A. 驴Es la escuela el problema? Perspectivas socio-antropol贸gicas de Etnolog铆a y Educaci贸n, Madrid: TROTTA (chapter)
Carrasco, S. (2008) Segregaci贸 escolar i immigraci贸: repensant debats i alternatives, Revsta Nous Horitzons, 191.( paper in special issue on Immigration)
Ballest铆n, B. & Carrasco, S. (2007) Infancia e Inmigraci贸n, in (AADD) La Infancia en Cifras en Espa帽a II, Madrid: Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales, 169-189 (chapter)
Carrasco, S. (2007) Informe sobre Immigraci贸 i Participaci贸 Social a Catalunya des de les pr脿ctiques locals, Barcelona: Fundaci贸 Paco Candel/脌rea d'Immigraci贸 del CIIMU.
Carrasco, S., Ponferrada, M., Bertran, M. (2007) Alumnas, trabajadoras y madres. Trayectorias de chicas y mujeres inmigrantes, de minor铆as y de clases populares, in Guerrero, S. (coord..) Avanzando hacia la igualdad en las ciencias sociales, M谩laga: Diputaci贸n de M谩laga (chapter)
Carrasco, S. (2006) Immigrazione e educazione a la Spagna: opportunit脿 e tensione per un modelo sociale plurale, in Palma, L & Chaloff, J, Scuole e Migrazioni in Europa: Dibatti e prospettive. Roma: Carocci (book chapter)
Carrasco, S. (2006) The experience of poverty among children from migrant families: lessons from the Barcelona report, Conference on Children and Poverty in Europe, Hamburg http://ciimu.org/webs/wellchi/conference_2/streama/carrasco.pdf (conference paper)
Carrasco, S. (2006) Infancia e Inmigraci贸n, in (AADD) La Infancia en Cifras en Espa帽a I, Madrid: Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales, 125-138 (chapter)
Carrasco, S. (2006) Islam i Educaci贸, in Poblet, M. & Casanovas, P., eds., Pol铆tiques de l'islam i models d'Europa, IV Cicle Aranguren, Fundaci贸 Caixa de Sabadell (book chapter)
Carrasco, S., (dir) Borison, A., Ballest铆n, B. (2005) Inf脿ncia i Immigraci贸: tend猫ncies, relacions, pol铆tiques, Vol. II (AADD) Inf脿ncies, Fam铆lies i Canvis Socials a Catalunya, Barcelona: CIIMU http://ciimu.org/informes (book)
Carrasco, S. y Abajo, J. E. (2005) 鈥淕itanas y gitanos en la encrucijada: cuestiones de g茅nero, 茅xito acad茅mico y cambio cultural鈥, en Fern谩ndez y Garc铆a Molina, Multiculturalismo y educaci贸n. Teor铆as, 谩mbitos y pr谩cticas, Madrid: Alianza Editorial.
Carrasco, S., ed. (2004) Inmigraci贸n, contexto familiar y educaci贸n. Proyectos y experiencias de la poblaci贸n marroqu铆, ecuatoriana, china y gambiana. Colecci贸n Educaci贸n y Sociedad, no. 15. Bellaterra: ICE-UAB (book editor & 2 chapters)
Abajo, J. E & Carrasco, S. (2004) Experiencias y trayectorias de 茅xito escolar de gitanas y gitanos en Espa帽a. Colecci贸n Mujeres en la Educaci贸n, no. 4. Madrid: CIDE-Instituto de la Mujer (book)
Carrasco, S. (2004) Infancia e inmigraci贸n: entre los proyectos de los adultos y las realidades de los menores, in (AADD) Infancia y familias: realidades y tendencias, Barcelona: ARIEL (chapter)
Carrasco, S. (dir) (2003) Immigraci贸 i diversitat sociocultural a les escoles de Barcelona, Estudis/Monografies 1, Barcelona: Observatori Social de Barcelona (book)
Carrasco, S., (dir) Ballest铆n, B., Herrera, D., Oliv茅, C.M. (2002) Inf脿ncia i Immigraci贸: entre els projectes dels adults i les realitats dels infants, Vol. IV (AADD) La Inf脿ncia i les fam铆lies als inicis del S. XXI. Barcelona: CIIMU http://ciimu.org/informes (book)
Carrasco, S. (2002) Sobre infancia e inmigraci贸n: consideraciones te贸ricas y metodol贸gicas desde un informe de la situaci贸n en Barcelona, en Garc铆a Casta帽o, F. J. y Muriel L贸pez, C., La inmigraci贸n en Espa帽a: contextos y alternativas. Granada: Laboratorio de Estudios Interculturales. ISBN 8492139080.