General Papers
If your submission does not fall under any of the below tracks you can submit it to General Papers track.
Please note that topics and themes listed here are indicative not exhaustive.
| Area Focus and Geographies Geography and spatial patterns African Migration and Migration in Africa European Union and the periphery Gulf Countries Mexican migration Migration in Australasia Migration in China and Chinese Migration Migration in Russia and Russian migration Migration in MENA region Migration in Latin America New Immigration Destinations North America South Asia Migration in Turkey Migration in the United States Canada as a destination Internal migration within the EU Russian speaking migrations |
Arts, Media and Migration Arts and Movers Cultural heritage Migration and Cinema Migrant Literature Migrants in novels and poems Exiled artists Migrants in Media Media and Communication Representation of migrants/refugees Migrant artists Art in diaspora Transnational art Conflict model in literary analysis Transnational cinema Migrant art/literary/movie festivals Integration by arts and drama Celebrity migration |
Education and skilled migration High skilled migration Student migration Graduate integration Graduate employment Government incentives for high skilled movers Transnational lives and lifestyle Doctors and nurses on the move International education Transnational programs Student and academic exchanges Mobility of the high skilled Mobility of diplomats Education as a migration opportunity Conflict and exodus of the high skilled High skilled refugees Integration of high skilled Discrimination and disadvantages |
| Economics, work and migration Economic theory and migration Macroeconomics and migration Family resources and migration Labour migration and employment Domestic worker migration Seasonal worker migration Circular migration Borderlands and labour migration Labour unions and migrant workers Wages and migration Socio-economic development and migration Female migrant workers Smuggling and human trafficking Migration business Immigrant entrepreneurs Refugee employment Labour market discrimination Expats and intra-company transfers Unemployment and inactivity among migrants Inequalities and migration Regional disparities and migration |
Migration Theory, Data and Methods Theories and conceptualisations Liberal models and approaches Crisis of migration or migration scholarship Conflict model Feminist critique Transnationalism Household model Push-pull model scrutinised Aspirations model Neoclassical Economics Networks New migrations and new perspectives Qualitative – Quantitative divide Biographical methods Participant observation Ethics in migration research Statistical modelling Data availability and analysis Methodological nationalism Visual methods Studying vulnerable populations |
Remittances and Development Social remittances Non-financial remittances Worker remittances Consumption and remittances Irregular remittances Informal remittances Hawala and similar systems Remittances data and registers Banks and remittances Money Transfer Operators Bitcoin and digital money transfers Communities and remittances Conflicts and remittances Terrorism and remittances Families and remittances Remittances in developing countries Remittances in industrialised world Remittances theory Cost of remittances |
| Migration in South and South East Asia Migration in Bangladesh Bangladeshi Diaspora Indian Diaspora Indonesian migration Migration in India Migration in Philippines Malaysian migration Migrant workers in Brunei Pakistani migrations Singapore as a destination Sri Lankan migration Vietnamese migration Borderland populations in Thailand Nepalese migration Disasters and environmental migrations |
Identities, Ethnicities, Minorities, Religions Identities Ethnicity Gender Religions, religious groups Atheists Kurdish migration Tamil migration Alevis Muslim minorities Language and migration Migrant minorities Religiosity among migrants Islamic movements and migrants Opressed minorities and migration Migrant minorities Religion and acculturation Religious organisations and migration |
Turkish Migration and Migration in Turkey Geography of Turkish migration Turkish diaspora Turkish asylum seekers Turkish religious groups abroad Turkish high skilled migration Internal migration in Turkey Immigration in Turkey “Almanci” and returnees Immigrant integration in Turkey Intellectual migration in Turkey Irregular migration in Turkey Migration management and governance Immigration of Turkic and Muslim populations Population exchange(s) Minority exodus from Turkey Syrians and other migrants in Turkey Turkish exiles |
| Chinese, Korean and Japanese Migrations Chinese diaspora Chinese migrant workers in the World Wars Chinese internal migration Chinese refugees China as a destination Japanese migration Migration policy in Japan Japanese diaspora Korean migration Migration between Koreas Immigration in Korea Taiwanese migration |
European Migration Space Brexit and future of migration in Europe British immigrants in Europe British migration Central and Eastern Europe Deals with third countries Frontex and Mediterranean border Intra-EU human mobility Migration in Nordic Countries Refugee crisis Southern Europe Western Europe |
Latin American Migration Migration in Mexico Mexican Diaspora Brasilian migration Colombian refugees Crime and migration in Latin America Homicides and migration Border crossings in Americas Migration in Argentina |
| Migration and History Theoretical approaches to the history of migration: How to narrate the past? Global and world history perspectives to migration Representations of the past between migrant communities and hosting countries History of the changing migration regimes Migration history that originated in the labour agreements between Southern and Northern European countries Internal migration and urbanisation in nation states’ contemporary histories Migration and conflict: Displacements caused by civil upheavals, international struggles, and the World Wars Historical migration spaces between the Balkans, Turkey and the Middle East Refugee routes in modern and contemporary history Environmental changes, natural or human-caused disasters, and population movements in history |
Refugees and asylum seekers Syrian refugees Humanitarian protection Rohingya crisis Palestinian refugees Refugee detention Refugee integration Refugees and return Refugee camps Case studies Forced migration and refugees Environmental refugees Refugee agencies Refugee children Refugee families Afghan refugees in Iran Refugee resettlement Asylum dispersal Trauma and reconciliation |
Politics and Law Law and Policy Asylum laws and processes Border Management Citizenship and Participation European Union migration challenge Frontex and border patrols Migration Management Migrant rights Migrant detention and deportation Rogue regimes and migration Security perspectives Smuggling and human trafficking Visas and permitsSee special track call for abstracts too |
| Youth Migration Identities, belongings, Compound identities, Labor market experiences of Youth Citizenship and Politics Assimilation, Cohesion, Integration Transnationalism, Cosmopolitanism Social Movements, Resilience Dreamers, Young Deported, Returned, Staying Returnees / Deportees reinsertion Health and Mental Health |
Gender, Sexuality, Migration Gender Family and migration Sexuality and migration Domestic workers Gender in migration scholarship Gendered discourses LGBT movers Conflict model and migration motivations Feminist approaches |
Migration, Religion and Religious Groups
Jewish Migration Muslim minorities Migration between Muslim countries Role Theory and Religious Coping among Migrants |
| Migration Discourses | Returns and Remigration | Brexit and anti-immigration politics |
| Property Acquisitions by Non-Nationals: Policies, Implications, and Potential Consequences |
||
| Migraciones, globalizacion y transancionalismo [In Spanish ] |
Retos y problemas en las migraciones en el siglo XXI. [In Spanish] |
Mexico as a Destination |
| Türkçe Oturumlar [In Turkish] Bu oturumlarda göç üzerine Türkçe olarak hazırlanmış çalışmalar yer alacaktır.Türkiye’de Göç Deneyimleri |
Edebiyat, Sanat ve Göç [In Turkish] [Bu oturumlarda sunum dili Turkcedir.]Edebiyat ve Göç Göçmen edebiyatı Romanlarda göç ve göçmenler Oyun ve göç Sinemada göç ve göçmenler Göçmen sineması Diaspora edebiyatı Diaspora sanatı Drama, sanat ve göçmen uyumu Edebi teori ve göç Sanat ve yazında çatışma modeli |
Posters/developmental papers are also welcome.
Special Sessions
Session proposals should be emailed to the conference committee at migrationscholar@gmail.com. Please try to be brief and identify potential or agreed presenters for your session.
Non-exclusive list of further topics:
| Migration | Mobility | Integration | Identity | Development |
| Refugees | Migration Policy and Law | Remittances | Labour migration | Diasporas |
| Gender and sexuality | Unemployment | Discrimination | Migrant workers | Insecurity |
| Cultures of migration | Arts and Literature | Conflict and insecurity | Expats | Irregular migration |
| Religion | Domestic workers | Brexit and migration | Post-truth | US-Mexico |
| Russia and Central Asia | Germany and Central Europe | South Asia | African migrations | Turkish migration |
| Southern Europe | Mediterranean | Boats and migrants | Anti-immigration | Xenophobia |
| Australasia | China and Chinese migrations | High skilled movers | Internal migration | Migration Theory |
| Demography | Population change | Data and methods | Populism(s) and migration | “High value” migrants |
