CFP: International Conference on "I.N.T.E.G.R.A.T.I.O.N. - Institutional and Life-Course Perspectives on Migration"
The joint research group “Migration and Social Inequality” of the Hans-Boeckler Foundation and the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) is organizing its first international conference on integration. We invite young researchers to engage in an exchange over one or more of the following – or related – topics:
I.ntegration vs. Assimilation: is this discussion leading anywhere? The Meaning of family and friendship N.etworks within the life course, within T.ransitions and for the E.ducational performance of the first, second and third immigrant G.eneration. R.eturn migration as a longtime goal, a reaction to negative A.ttribution by others or simply as an option in a T.ransnationalised world in which mobility, flexibility and multiple I.dentities are no longer the exception of a few but the reality of many. Which role do migrant O.rganizations, multinational companies and institutions play in this and how do they shape N.egotiations of culture, institutions and identities?
Submission guidelines and further information
Theoretical as well as empirical papers are welcome. To allow for fruitful discussion, each slot will span 45 minutes (15-20 minutes for presentation and 20-25 minutes for discussion). Please submit your abstract (max. 1 page) until September 30, 2010, to the following address:
boeckler-group
bigsss-bremen.de
Travel and accommodation grants are available.
You can download the CFP here.
Organisers
Joint research group ‘Migration and Social Inequality’ of the Hans-Boeckler Foundation and the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS).