The call for papers for the 2024 MRG PGR conference is out now! Please see below details of the conference and themes for papers.
Abstract:
This conference calls for papers discussing the intricate and complex relations within migration and border regimes and their effects on individual lives. Migrant categories - framed as definitive and immutable but constantly being reconstructed by these regimes - become a powerful tool in shaping who migrates, how and with what rights. The imposition of these categories forces individuals to fit into a specific ‘class’ of migrants and fails to understand the complexities underpinning migration experiences (Crawley and Skleparis, 2018). The imposition of categories is observed through laws, regulations, policies and institutions that underpin border regimes, rendering some immobile. These categories have also helped impose and maintain social hierarchies, unequal relations and sustain the ‘us’ vs ‘them’ dichotomy in public discourse. This conference also seeks to incorporate notions of time, temporalities, ‘waithood’ to consider how regimes can render people ‘immobile’ and suspend their life course. In this context, examining (im)mobilities through an interdisciplinary perspective will help us to understand the complexities underpinning the movement of people (Schewel 2019). Thus, this conference will seek to draw out a range of perspectives on these topics, theoretical approaches and methodologies.
We invite submissions for presentations (15 minutes per speaker) and posters (during the networking and lunch break) from PhD students and Early Career Researchers (within the first four years of research activity) which relate to the broad topic of migration and border regimes. We seek to include global perspectives, diverse case studies and decolonial thinking.
Presentations can include, but are not limited to the following themes:
- Labels and categories in border regimes
- Borders as immobilising
- Temporalities of border controls
- Social hierarchies and unequal relations
- Migration governance by state and non-state actors.
Submission Guidelines
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Presentation: Submissions should include an abstract (max 250 words) and short biographical note (max 100 words) about the author including their current position and relevant experience related to migration.
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Poster: Submissions should include an abstract (max 250 words) and short biographical note (max 100 words) about the author including their current position and relevant experience related to migration. Please note the cost of printing will be covered and arranged by presenters
Abstracts submission will be closed at 11.59am, 22nd Feb, Thursday. Acceptance decisions will be communicated 21st March, Thursday.
Please submit abstracts here. Please note travel costs should be covered by participants. We can provide acceptance letters, and if there any individual visa issues, please contact the organisers so we can discuss possibilities of support.
Please contact Migration Research Conference team if you have any questions: migration.research.conference@gmail.com