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Altay A. Manço Profile

ProfilesAltay A. Manço has a doctorate in social psychology at the Université de Liège (Belgium).

 

Altay Manço

He has done a lot of work in the areas of educational psychology and social integration and the psycho-sociology of immigration, especially Turkish. Since 1986, he has worked as a consultant for many institutions and associations on this topics in various European countries and, more recently, in Canada. Manço has also been working with the Université de Paris V since 1998, and with the Université de Sherbrooke in Quebec. Since 1996, he has been the Science Director of the Institut de Recherche, Formation et Action sur les Migrations. IRFAM is a source body set up by stakeholders in the field as well as university researchers for social action, educational professionals, etc. As a continuing education association mandated to develop diversity in our societies, IRFAM manages the collection “Compétences interculturelles” from Éditions Harmattan (Paris) and publishes a quarterly Internet newsletter called “Diversités et Citoyennetés.”

Selected recent books

A. MANÇO et C. BARRAS. 2013. La diversité culturelle dans les PME. Accès au travail et valorisation des ressources, Paris, L’Harmattan.

A. MANÇO et C. ASCHENBROICH. 2013. Migrants solidaires, projets jumelés. Pratiques et coopérations transnationales, Paris, L’Harmattan.

A. MANÇO et P. ALEN. 2012. Appropriation du français par les migrants. Rôles des actions culturelles, Paris, L’Harmattan.

S. AMORANITIS, A. MANÇO. 2011. Migration et développement en Europe. Politiques, pratiques et acteurs, Bruxelles, EUNOMAD.

A. MANÇO et S. AMORANITIS. 2010. Migrants et développement. Politiques, pratiques et acteurs en Belgique, Paris, L’Harmattan.

S. AMORANITIS, D. CRUTZEN, A. MANÇO et al. 2010. Développer le mainstreaming de la diversité. Recueil analytique d’outils d’intervention pour la valorisation de la diversité, Liège, IRFAM.

A. MANÇO et C. BOLZMAN (éds). 2010. Transnationalités et développement. Rôles de l’interculturel, Paris, L’Harmattan.

K. HADDAD, A. MANÇO et M. ECKMANN (éds). 2009. Antagonismes communautaires et dialogues interculturels. Du constat des polarisations à la construction des cohésions, Paris, L’Harmattan.

M. SARLET et A. MANÇO (éds). 2008. Tourismes et diversités : facteurs de développement ?, Paris, L’Harmattan.

J. DEPIREUX et A. MANÇO (éds). 2008. Formations d’adultes et interculturalité. Innovations en pays francophones, Paris, L’Harmattan.

A. MANÇO (éd.). 2008. Valorisation des compétences et co-développement. Africain(e)s qualifié(e)s en immigration, Paris, L’Harmattan.

A. MANÇO. 2006. Processus identitaires et intégration. Approche psychosociale des jeunes issus de l’immigration, Paris, L’Harmattan.

A. MANÇO (Coord.). 2006. Turcs en Europe. L’heure de l’élargissement, Paris, L’Harmattan.

M. VATZ LAAROUSSI et A. MANÇO (éds). 2003.  Jeunesses, citoyennetés, violences. Réfugiés albanais en Belgique et au Québec, Paris, L’Harmattan.

D. CRUTZEN et A. MANÇO (éds). 2003. Compétences linguistiques et sociocognitives des enfants issus de migrants. Turcs et Marocains en Belgique, Paris, L’Harmattan.

A. MANÇO. 2002. Compétences interculturelles des jeunes issus de l’immigration. Perspectives théoriques et pratiques, Paris, L’Harmattan.

Selected recent bibliography in English:

A. MANÇO & P. ALEN. 2012.  Newcomers in Educational System: The Case of French-Speaking Part of Belgium. Sociology Mind, 2(1), 116-126.

A. MANÇO & S. AMORANITIS (Eds.). (2005). Recognition of Islam in European Municipalities: Actions Against Religious Discrimination. Migrations Letters, 2(3).

KU Leuven (Belgium) faculty job ads

KU Leuven in Belgium is advertising 6 faculty positions in Media and Communication:

Journalism Studies – Ref. ZAP-2013-322
Full-time – Leuven
The Faculty of Social Sciences is looking for a full-time (Tenure Track/associate/full) professor in the domain of Journalism Studies.
Mediaculture – Ref. ZAP-2013-321
Full-time – Leuven
The Faculty of Social Sciences is looking for a full-time (Tenure Track/associate/full) professor in the domain of Mass Communication Research.
ICT & Human-Centered Design (20%) – Ref. ZAP-2013-309
Part-time – Leuven
The Faculty of Social Sciences is looking for a part-time (20%) (assistant/associate/full) professor (appointment of limited duration) in the domain of ICT & Human-Centered Design.
Media and Social Change – Ref. ZAP-2013-307
Full-time – Leuven
The Faculty of Social Sciences is looking for a full-time (Tenure Track/associate/full) professor in the domain of Mass Communication Research.
Digital Humanities: Human-Media Interaction – Ref. ZAP-2013-308
Full-time – Leuven
The Faculty of Social Sciences is looking for a full-time (Tenure Track/associate/full) professor in the domain of human-media interaction.
Film- and television studies (50%) – Ref. ZAP-2013-310
Part-time – Leuven

The Faculty of Social Sciences is looking for a part-time (50%)(Tenure Track/associate/full) professor in the domain of Film and Television Studies.

Most of the application deadlines are March 13, 2014.

U Louvain job ad

The Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium) is looking for a full time (100%) specialist in Communication (Communication and Culture).

The successful candidate will carry out research in the field of organizational communication within the Center of Research of Communication (RECOM). RECOM is part of the Institute of Language and Communication (IL&C) that favors synergies among scientists in communication and linguistic sciences. Specifically, the successful candidate will carry out research in the field of Communication and Culture.

The successful candidate will teach bachelor courses (e.g., Introduction to communication theory) and master courses related to communication and culture (day classes as well as evening classes) primarily on the site of Mons, and also on the site of Louvain-La-Neuve.

The successful candidate will have teaching assignments in the above-mentioned field within the various degree programmes organised by the Faculty.

Special qualifications
– The successful candidate will show a strong expertise in the field of information and communication sciences.
– An expertise in the field of Culture (cultural politics, cultural studies, cultural mediation,…) and particularly in the analysis of the relationship between cultural events and communication sciences will be
appreciated.
– The successful candidate will contribute actively to the deployment of information and communication programs at UCL Mons (recruitment, tutoring programs, and teaching program evaluation).

Additional information :
Prof. Marc Lits, Dean ESPO – doyen-espoATuclouvain.be
Prof. Liesbeth Degand (Mrs), President IL&C – president-ilcATuclouvain.be

Vacancy reference :   1135 / ESPO 085M / ILC / 2013  (to be quoted in any correspondence)

Localisation :
Sector : Human Sciences (SSH)
Faculty : Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Sciences and Communication (ESPO)
Institute : Political Sciences Louvain-Europe Institute (IL&C)

How to apply ?
Composition of the application file

General conditions

Tasks :  The applicant will :
* be responsible for teaching courses at the three study levels (i.e. undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate), as well as in programmes of continuing education;
* supervise the final diploma work (i.e. master thesis) of undergraduate students, as well as PhD theses;
* be involved in (and/or supervise, promote) research programmes;
* contribute to the international visibility of the University through teaching and research excellence;
* contribute to activities of the University with a societal impact in the fields of the economy, socio-cultural changes or cooperation with developing countries.

Qualifications :  The applicant will have :
* a PhD degree in degree in Communication Sciences or equivalent qualifications;
* a significant scientific record proved by international publications;
* either studied abroad for an extensive period or had substantial experience outside UCL;
* experience in and aptitude for teaching at university level;
* the capacity to work within a team of teachers and to integrate research findings in their courses;
* creativity and must be open to pedagogic innovation and interdisciplinarity;
* the capacities required to undertake academic research at a high level and to advise, or lead, a research team;
* a good knowledge of both spoken and written French and English. If this is not the case, the applicant should accept to learn French and/or English in order to be able to teach in French and English within
2 years.  Fluency in other languages is an additional advantage.