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Overview
Migration Identity and Belonging in a Changing World
Migration Identity and Belonging in a Changing World
The International Studies Student Association of the Department of International Studies at American University of Sharjah is proud to host its second annual INSA Conference. The conference aims to provide a collaborative platform for students from around the world to engage in an interdisciplinary dialogue essential to the understanding of global issues. This year the focus is global migration. We are especially interested in exploring the complex relations between migration, identities and inequalities in reconfiguring the current social, cultural and political context of the Middle East, North African and South Asian regions and beyond.
As a global phenomenon, migration has always been present, yet is now occurring at an accelerated pace, due to a greater desire or need for mobility. A variety of push and pull factors contribute to migration and can be categorized into several distinct types: economic, political, social and environmental. Migration can be either voluntary or involuntary, yet always involves semi-permanent or permanent movement of individuals both within states and between them. As a result, identity must now be conceptualized differently to take into account the plurality of societies, diasporic communities and transnational networks produced through migration. Therefore, questions of belonging arise for groups and individuals. An interdisciplinary approach offers a valuable and thorough analysis of the interrelated concepts of migration, identity and belonging.
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Call for papers
Paper topics:
In accordance, we are interested in papers that address these themes from a variety of analytical perspectives. Some of the possible topics include, but are not limited to:
Migration
- Economic impacts of migration on destination and source countries.
- The impact of migration on inequality and social mobility.
- The law, ethics and morality of migration.
- The effects of transnational or diasporic communities on state sovereignty.
- The social implications of migration on gender and family.
Identity
- Cultural production as a tool of fostering belonging
- The utilization of religious belief in nurturing a sense of belonging.
- The urge to belong and its effects on physical and mental being.
- From transnationalism to global citizen.
We are now considering papers for the conference. If interested, please send a 400 word abstract to ywang@aus.edu. Submissions should include a c.v.
Deadline for abstracts
Abstracts should be received by March 1, 2014. Notifications will take place by 15 March, 2014.
