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ArgumentMAM is a network of scholars from the Universit&#233; libre de Bruxelles (ULB) who have been working together for almost ten years on Migrations, Asylum and Multiculturalism (MAM). The team is composed of researchers in sociology, law, political science, social psychology and geography.Between 2012 and 2017, the team carried out a research on the causes and the effects of the new integration policies in Europe. Such policies include mandatory language and civic education courses, and tests that are required to obtain permanent residence or citizenship. This research tested the hypothesis that the citizenship regime mutated since the 2000s. While between the 1980s and 2000 integration policies followed the logic of establishing migrants&#8217; rights through the granting of formal status, since the 2000s a new regime of probationary citizenship seems to focus on the principles of merit and of cultural conformity.The results of this research, which includes comparative analyses of the policies, analyses of the their origins and implementation, and analyses of the attitudes of different groups towards the policies, will be put in comparison with the researches of different international experts.ProgrammeRegistration free but mandatory at&#160;https://goo.gl/forms/haWRBez4cekYY23b2Thursday, 4 May, 18:00Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 42, 1050 Brussels - Building R42, 5th floor, room 502Richard Bourhis (Universit&#233; du Quebec &#224; Montr&#233;al) &#8211; keynote:&#160;La peur de l&#8217;autre : Attitudes et orientations d&#8217;acculturation des communaut&#233;s d&#8217;accueil envers les migrants &#171; valoris&#233;s &#187; et &#171; d&#233;valoris&#233;s &#187;&#160;Friday, 5 MayPlace Eug&#232;ne Flagey 19, 1050 Brussels &#8211; Facult&#233; d&#8217;Architecture La Cambre/Horta, Auditorium R.G.199:00 Introduction: Andrea Rea (Universit&#233; Libre de Bruxelles)9:30 Keynote:&#160;Civic Integration in Western Europe&#160;&#8211; Christian Joppke (Universit&#228;t Bern)10:30 coffee break11:00 Panel:&#160;The origins of the new integration policiesGianni D&#8217;Amato (Universit&#233; de Neuch&#226;tel):&#160;TBAJean-Beno&#238;t Pilet (Universit&#233; Libre de Bruxelles):&#160;The evolution of attitudes towards immigrants and immigration. A policy-mood approach.12:30 lunch13:30 Panel:&#160;The integration policies in a comparative and European perspectiveDora Kostakopoulou (University of Warwick):&#160;Problematising integrationSarah Ganty (Universit&#233; Libre de Bruxelles):&#160;Integration: Evolution and Ambiguities of a Multifaceted Concept in EU law15:00 Panel:&#160;Nationality, citizenship and integrationBridget Byrne (University of Manchester):&#160;Routes to citizenship: experiences of naturalisation in BritainDjordje Sredanovic (Universit&#233; Libre de Bruxelles):&#160;The application of nationality law in Belgium and the UK: the factors of variation16:30 coffee break17:00 Panel:&#160;The attitudes towards integrationAntoine Roblain (Universit&#233; Libre de Bruxelles):&#160;Should immigrants be forced to adopt the host culture? Influence of mandatory integration programs on majority members&#8217; evaluation of immigrantsCommentary: Richard Bourhis (Universit&#233; du Quebec &#224; Montr&#233;al)18:00 Conclusions: Kees Groenendijk (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen)