CfP: “People-making in the era of declining fertility, high migration and contested national identity” – IMISCOE Conference Geneva, 25-27 June 2015 

People-making in the era of declining fertility, high migration and contested national identity Organizers: Costica Dumbrava (Maastricht University) and Rainer Bauböck (European University Institute) Deadline for abstracts: January 8, 2015 ABSTRACT With total fertility rates under the replacement level (2.1 children/women), increasingly…

CFP: “Political representation of diasporas in the EU”- IMISCOE Conference Geneva, 25-27 June 2015

Political representation of diasporas in the EU Organizers: Jean-Michel Lafleur (University of Liege), Michael Collyer (University of Sussex) and Aija Lulle (University of Latvia) Deadline for abstracts: January 8, 2015. There are both large established and recently emerging EU diasporas within the EU…

CFP: “The Politics of Naturalization. Citizenship Admission Criteria in Comparative Perspective”- IMISCOE Conference Geneva, 25-27 June 2015

The Politics of Naturalization. Citizenship Admission Criteria in Comparative Perspective Organizers: Christian Fernandez  (Malmö University) and Pieter Bevelander (Malmö University) Deadline for abstracts: January 8, 2015 ABSTRACT Since the late 1990s, the institution of citizenship has gained a prominent and disputed place on the…

CfP: “Highly Skilled or Highly Wanted Migrants?” NCCR – On the Move – IMISCOE Conference Geneva, 25-27 June 2015

Highly Skilled or Highly Wanted Migrants? Conceptualizations, Policy Designs and Implementations of High-skilled Migration Policies Organizers: Dr. Metka Hercog (Institute of Cultural Anthropology and European Ethnology, University of Basel, Laure Sandoz (MA, Institute of Cultural Anthropology and European Ethnology, University of Basel) Deadline for abstracts: January…

CfP: “The Undocumented, the Non-legitimate, and Their Welfare – Taking stock of social and health services vis-à-vis ‘unexpected migrants’ across European societies” – IMISCOE Conference Geneva, 25-27 June 2015

The Undocumented, the Non-legitimate, and Their Welfare – Taking stock of social and health services vis-à-vis ‘unexpected migrants’ across European societies Organizers: ERICA RIGHARD (Malmö Univesristy), PAOLO BOCCAGNI (Trento University), and CLAUDIO BOLZMAN (University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland) Deadline for abstracts: January 9, 2015 ABSTRACT Social…

CfP: Panel “Gender, Violence and Refugee Communities”, ECAS 2015 

8-10 July 2015 in Paris, deadline: January 9, 2015. Convenors: Buckley-Zistel, Susanne; Krause, Ulrike Center for Conflict Studies, University of Marburg For many refugees, the end of conflicts does not coincide with the end of violent assaults, but escaping war and repression…