The INMIX is a Consolidated SRG\u00a0multidisciplinary research team, with experienced researchers with training in different disciplines in the social sciences (such as social and cultural anthropology, geography, demography, sociology, social psychology\u00a0and social work) and with an interdisciplinary approach that combines different methodologies (both quantitative and qualitative) and different analytical perspectives.<\/p>\n
The main areas of research of The INMIX are the following:<\/p>\n
1) International migration and the sociocultural integration processes of immigrants, ethnic minorities, and their descendants.<\/p>\n
2) Immigration and diversity management: multiculturalism and interculturalism; racism and discrimination.<\/p>\n
3) Critical Mixed Race Studies: mixedness (intermarriage; mixed unions\/families and descendants); multiracial and multiethnic identities.<\/p>\n
One of the main focuses of The INMIX is the comprehensive study of ‘mixedness’,\u00a0an encompassing concept that refers to demographic patterns of intermarriage and mixed families across national, ethno-cultural, religious and class boundaries; social attitudes and political discourses towards mixing; the transnational dynamics of mixed unions\/families; identity processes of the descendants of mixed families; and everyday culturally hybrid spaces. We argue that ‘mixedness’ is one of the most important tests for determining societal structure and for exposing social divisions, and therefore is a\u00a0phenomenon that carries important policy implications and may significantly contribute to social and cultural transformation.<\/p>\n
The INMIX has\u00a0conducted a number of research projects on this subject, and is very committed to the dissemination and transfer of knowledge from academia to the political and civic spheres. We are interested in producing and disseminating a body of policy- and practice-relevant research to help bridge the research-policy divide, and to do so, we partake in conferences, debates, media releases, and different activities involving the civic and administrative spheres.<\/p>\n
With an extensive academic international network, The INMIX has a permanent interest in conducting international comparisons and in collaborating with researchers from other countries.<\/p>\n
The group has a fully equipped office (the INMIX Lab<\/a>), fostering collaboration and guidance in research and career development. Its members also have access to the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology\u2019s central services (e.g. computers, internet access, administrative support, etc.).<\/p>\n