Call for Papers: IMISCOE 14th Annual Conference Migration, Diversity and the City 28-30 June 2017, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Cities are often the main ports of entry for migration and the location where migration-related diversity is manifested most prominently. The 14th annual conference turns attention to the urban dimension of migration and migration-related diversity. What implications does migration have for the city and for urban life, how can cities respond to both the challenges […]

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Call for Presentations: 19th National Metropolis Conference 16-18 March 2017, Montréal, Canada

19th National Metropolis Conference – Looking Forward: Migration and Mobility in 2017 and Beyond Thursday 16 March to Saturday 18 March 2017 Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel The 2017 National Metropolis Conference will focus on future immigration trends and policies and the challenges and opportunities that they create for Canadian society. The conference will include […]

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Conference Announcement: Perseverant Europe? Solidarity in the EU: Challenges and Perspectives

Perseverant Europe? Solidarity in the EU: Challenges and Perspectives Thursday, November 17th, 2016 Tel Aviv University, The Lester and Sally Entin Faculty of Humanities, Gilman Building, Room 496 The planned conference purports to reassess the social, legal, economic and moral dimensions of solidarity in the EU as well as in its neighbourhood. The discussion on the […]

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Projection of Syrian migrants in the cities of Turkey

Projection of Syrian migrants in the cities of Turkey This map provides a projection of Syrian migrants in different cities of Turkey.  Data are derived from responses given to enquiries regarding the number of Syrian migrants in Turkey by different political party groups in the parliament as well as media reports that usually cite their […]

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New Publication on African Migrants in Istanbul

For those of you who are interested in African migration in Istanbul, please visit the Special Issue of Urban Anthropology! URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY and Studies of Cultural Systems and World Economic Development ___________________________________________________ VOLUME 43, NUMBERS 1, 2, 3 SPRING, SUMMER, FALL 2014 ___________________________________________________ SPECIAL ISSUE: Global African Entrepreneurs SPECIAL ISSUE EDITORS: Michaela Pelican and Mahir Şaul […]

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Forced Migration Review issue 45, entitled ‘Crisis’, is now online

Forced Migration Review issue 45, entitled ‘Crisis’, is now online atwww.fmreview.org/crisis Many people who are displaced, or become ‘trapped’, in the context of diverse humanitarian crises do not fit well within existing legal, policy and operational frameworks for the protection of refugees and IDPs. This raises questions about whether there needs to be – or […]

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IOM Open Library

‘The Raising Awareness on International Migration in Istanbul project supported by the Consulate General of Sweden in Istanbul is launching its new activity, the IOM Open Library on migration. Upon appointment only (lcalletravat@iom.int ); researchers, students, and anyone interested in the theme of migration is welcome to consult books and watch movies of the IOM […]

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A New Journal: Comparative Migration Studies

Launch of the new journal Comparative Migration Studies We are pleased to announce the launch of the new journal Comparative Migration Studies (CMS). CMS is an international, peer-reviewed and open access journal for comparative research in the fields of migration, integration and ethnic studies. Our inaugural issue focuses on a number of emerging research niches […]

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