{"id":339,"date":"2008-03-03T13:20:03","date_gmt":"2008-03-03T12:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/imer.w.uib.no\/?p=339"},"modified":"2013-12-30T14:00:53","modified_gmt":"2013-12-30T13:00:53","slug":"imer-newsletter-nr-22008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imer.w.uib.no\/?p=339","title":{"rendered":"IMER NEWSLETTER NR. 2\/2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Monday, 3 March 2008<\/h4>\n<h2>Newsletter Nr. 2 \/ 2008<\/h2>\n<h3>Content:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>IMER\/UiB: Invitasjon til brukerkonferanse:&#8221; Mangfold, samhold og samfunn i endring&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>13th International Metroplois Conference: Extended call for workshop proposals<\/li>\n<li>EASA: Worskhop invitation<\/li>\n<li>NORFACE: Migration in Europe<\/li>\n<li>MIM: Vacant positions<\/li>\n<li>Call for papers:&#8221; Multiculturalism and the arts&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Call for papers: &#8220;Managing Migration Conference: The Neglected Face of Globalisation&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Call for participation: &#8220;Mobility in International Labour Markets&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>(Migrations): Call for papers: &#8220;Rethinking Contemporary Migration Events&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Publications<!--more--><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/img\/border_gray.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><a id=\"1\" name=\"1\"><\/a>(Imer\/Uib) INVITASJON TIL BRUKERKONFERANSE:<\/h5>\n<h3>&#8220;Mangfold, samhold og samfunn i endring &#8220;<\/h3>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" width=\"51\"><strong>Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"162\">17-18 april, 2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>Place:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Admiral Hotel, Bergen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>P\u00c5MELDINGSFRIST: 19 mars! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IMER\/UiB-konferanse om relasjonen mellom insikter fra forskning og hva disse kan bety for \u2019brukere\u2019. Utgangspunktet er resultatet fra IMER\/UiB\u2019s prosjekt om mangfoldssamfunnet, og hvordan disse relaterer til de problem som beslutningstakere og administratorer h\u00e5ndterer. Prosjektet om mangfoldssamfunnet ble finansiert av Norges Forskningsr\u00e5d, og ble en sentral del av hele IMER\/UIB\u2019s virksomhet.<\/p>\n<p>Denne konferansen s\u00f8ker \u00e5 belyse hvilke verdier resultatene fra mangfoldsprosjektet kan ha for ulike brukerkategorier. Dette vil belyses og diskuteres p\u00e5 mange niv\u00e5er, fra de mer generelle perspektiv p\u00e5 relasjonen mellom forskning og samfunnsproblemer til diskusjoner av hvordan forskningsresultat kan belyse ulike m\u00e5ter \u00e5 forst\u00e5 spesifikke politiske eller sosiale problem. Et viktig aspekt blir \u00e5 vise hvilke konsekvenser dette kan f\u00e5 for hvordan \u2019brukere\u2019 kan relatere til den virkeligheten de h\u00e5ndterer.<\/p>\n<p>Mangfoldsprosjektet bestod av mange ulike deler, og ga rom for \u00e5 sysle med innvandring og kj\u00f8nn, religion, transnasjonalisme, nye former for samfunnsborgerskap, dannelsen av nye sosiale rom delvis utenfor de nasjonalstatlige rammene. Alt for \u00e5 fors\u00f8ke \u00e5 forst\u00e5 hvilke forandringer som p\u00e5g\u00e5r i det norske og europeiske nasjonalstatssamfunnet.<br \/>\nGjennom sin satsing p\u00e5 \u00e5 belyse og integrere forskningsresultaters betydning p\u00e5 ulike niv\u00e5er, fra det allmenne til det spesifikke, s\u00f8ker denne konferansen \u00e5 v\u00e6re en m\u00f8teplass for forskere med ulike spesialiteter og brukere i mange ulike deler av det norske samfunnet.<\/p>\n<p>Konferansen er lagt opp til \u00e5 skape rom for en aktiv dialog.<\/p>\n<h3>Program<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Torsdag 17 april <\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"500\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"49\">09.15<\/td>\n<td width=\"441\">\u00c5pning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"49\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Tema:<\/span> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"441\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Samfunnsvitenskapelige og brukerrettede perspektiv<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>09.30<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/people\/YngveLithman.htm\">Yngve Lithman<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><i>&#8220;De mange samfunnsvitenskapene&#8221;<\/i><br \/>\nDiskusjon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>10.30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Kaffe<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11.00<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/people\/HakanSicakkan.htm\">Hakan Sicakkan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>&#8220;<i>Konsekvensene av mangfold som vitenskapelig tema&#8221;<\/i><br \/>\nDiskusjon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>12.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong> Lunsj <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"49\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Tema:<\/span> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"441\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Det muslimske n\u00e6rv\u00e6ret <\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13.00<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/people\/ChristineJacobsen.htm\">Christine Jacobsen<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><i>&#8220;Muslimsk ungdom: religion, nettverk og essensialisme&#8221;<\/i><br \/>\nDiskusjon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>14.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Kaffe<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14.30<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/people\/YngveLithman.htm\">Yngve Lithman<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><i>&#8220;Terrorisme, integrering og transnasjonalisme&#8221;<\/i><br \/>\nDiskusjon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15.30<\/td>\n<td>Sluttdiskusjon <strong>(Slutt 16.15)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>20.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong> Middag (Sj\u00f8t\u00f8nnen Restaurant, Admiral Hotel) <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Fredag 18 april<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"500\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"49\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Tema:<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"441\"><strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Kategoriske identiteter<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"49\">09.30<\/td>\n<td width=\"441\"><a href=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/people\/RandiGressgaard.htm\">Randi Gressg\u00e5rd<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"49\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"441\"><i>&#8220;Kj\u00f8nn og Nasjon&#8221;<\/i><br \/>\nDiskusjon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>10.30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Kaffe<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11.00<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/people\/MetteAndersson.htm\">Mette Andersson<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><i>&#8220;Flerfarget idrett&#8221; &#8211; nasjonalitet, migrasjon og minoritet&#8221; <\/i><br \/>\nDiskusjon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>12.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Lunsj<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Tema:<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Sted og By i globalisering<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13.00<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/people\/HakanSicakkan.htm\">Hakan Sicakkan <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"49\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"441\"><i>&#8220;Lokalt, glokalt, globalt: tilh\u00f8righetens lokalisering&#8221;<\/i><br \/>\nDiskusjon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13.45<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/people\/MargreteFredriksen.htm\">Margrete Fredriksen<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><i>&#8220;\u00c5 skape plass: betydningen av nye former for tilh\u00f8righet&#8221;<\/i><br \/>\nDiskusjon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>14.30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Kaffe<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15.00<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/people\/KnutHidle.htm\">Knut Hidle <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><i>&#8220;Byens s\u00e6regenhet og byens mangfold. Om mobilitet og tilh\u00f8righet&#8221;<\/i><br \/>\nDiskusjon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15.45<\/td>\n<td>Avslutning <strong>(Slutt 16.00) <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>G\u00e5 til <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imer.uib.no\/conf\/index.php?conference=IMER&amp;schedConf=Mangfold&amp;page=schedConf&amp;op=registration\">registrering<\/a><\/p>\n<p>G\u00e5 til <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imer.uib.no\/diversity\/program.htm\">program<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mer informasjon p\u00e5 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imer.uib.no\/diversity\/index.htm\">p\u00e5 konferansesidene<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sp\u00f8rsm\u00e5l kan rettes til <a href=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/people\/YngveLithman.htm\">Yngve Lithman<\/a> og <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imer.uib.no\/people\/KjerstiSkjervheim.htm\">Kjersti Skjervheim<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/img\/border_gray.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><a id=\"2\" name=\"2\"><\/a>EXTENDED CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS:<\/h5>\n<h3>13th International Metropolis Conference<\/h3>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Mobility, Integration and Development in a Globalised World&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" width=\"51\"><strong>Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"162\">27-31 October 2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>Place:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Bonn, Germany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS: <\/strong><strong>DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 10 March 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The International Metropolis conference is the largest annual event on migration and diversity.\u00a0 This year\u2019s conference is expected to attract more than 900 researchers, policy-makers and non-governmental organizations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The deadline to submit a workshop proposal has been extended to 10 March 2008.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Workshops must feature internationally comparative content and presenters from the research, policy and non-governmental sectors.\u00a0 Workshops related to the conference themes are particularly encouraged.<\/p>\n<p>Proposals must be submitted using the workshop proposal form.\u00a0 You will find this, a list of frequently asked questions and other details at: <a title=\"http:\/\/www.metropolis2008.org\/call-for-workshop-proposals\/index.php\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metropolis2008.org\/call-for-workshop-proposals\/index.php\">http:\/\/www.metropolis2008.org\/call-for-workshop-proposals\/index.php<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the workshop programme, the conference will feature a number of exciting plenary sessions, a range of informative study tours, and an opportunity to experience German hospitality and culture.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/img\/border_gray.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><a id=\"3\" name=\"3\"><\/a>EASA:<\/h5>\n<h3>Workshop Invitation<\/h3>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" width=\"51\"><strong>Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"360\">August 26-29, 2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>Place:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Ljubljana, Slovenia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Convenors invite participation in Workshop 103 at the 10th EASA (European<br \/>\nAssociation of Social Anthropologists) conference &#8220;Experiencing<br \/>\nDiversity and Mutuality&#8221;, Ljubljana, Slovenia:<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;Belonging embodied, reciprocity materialised: migrants&#8217; transnational<br \/>\npractices&#8217; (W103)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>Convenors<\/i><br \/>\nTatjana Pezdir (Faculty of Arts and Sciences)<br \/>\ntatjana.pezdir@guest.arnes.si<br \/>\nMaja Povrzanovic Frykman (Malm\u00f6 University) maja.frykman@mah.se<\/p>\n<p><i>Short Abstract<\/i><br \/>\nThis workshop explores the travel of people and objects from the<br \/>\nperspectives of how belonging is embodied, reciprocity is materialised<br \/>\nand social networks re-created in different locations within<br \/>\ntransnational spaces.<\/p>\n<p><i>Long Abstract<\/i><br \/>\nThe expansion of relatively cheap travel options and the enormous<br \/>\nquantities of objects &#8211; mostly intended for everyday use &#8211; transported<br \/>\nin overloaded cars, buses, ships and planes, plead for ethnographic<br \/>\ndescriptions and interpretations that outline relationships and<br \/>\nprocesses embedded in transnational practices.<\/p>\n<p>This workshop explores the travel of people and objects, led by the<br \/>\ninterest in how belonging is embodied, reciprocity materialised and<br \/>\nsocial networks re-created in different locations within the<br \/>\ntransnational spaces created by migrants. The focus is on practices<br \/>\nthrough which migrants accomplish inclusion in different locations and<br \/>\nin different networks. What do they do, send or carry in order to stay<br \/>\nconnected &#8211; to be accepted, remembered, needed or appreciated? Which<br \/>\nobjects do they consider crucial to the maintenance of their private<br \/>\neveryday normality in different locations of attachment? To what extent<br \/>\nis involvement in personal relations and social networks achieved or<br \/>\nproved through objects, and to what extent does this require physical<br \/>\npresence and personal travel?<\/p>\n<p>The theoretical intention is to avoid focusing on immigrants&#8217;<br \/>\nethnicity. While certainly not denying the reality of experiences of<br \/>\ngroup belonging, our intention is rather to turn the importance of<br \/>\nethnicity into an empirical question. We also want to warn against the<br \/>\nassumption that certain practices are only characteristic of migrants in<br \/>\nconditions of disadvantage. Ethnographic insights into practices and<br \/>\nlived experiences, motivations and concerns with regard to particular<br \/>\nsocial networks, may reveal significant similarities between migrants of<br \/>\nvarying class and ethnic backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>The call for papers closes on March 31, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Go <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nomadit.co.uk\/easa\/easa08\/panels.php5?PanelID=361\">here<\/a> for more information on this workshop<br \/>\nGo <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easa2008.eu\/en\/informacija.asp?id_meta_type=13\">here<\/a> for more information on this conference<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/img\/border_gray.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><a id=\"4\" name=\"4\"><\/a>NORFACE: migration in europe:<\/h5>\n<p>NORFACE is about to launch a new 23 million \u20ac multi-national research<br \/>\nprogramme into migration in Europe. NORFACE is therefore seeking to<br \/>\nrecruit a Director for this programme for 5 years from mid-2008 who is<br \/>\nlikely to be a leading intellectual figure in the field currently in<br \/>\neither an academic or related professional role.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deadline for applications is 2nd April 2008.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More information is available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.norface.org\/norface\/publisher\/index.jsp\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/img\/border_gray.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h5><a id=\"5\" name=\"5\"><\/a>(MIM): VACANT POSITIONS:<\/h5>\n<h3>Two Postdoctoral Research Positions at Malm\u00f6 Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare (MIM), Malm\u00f6 University, Sweden.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Deadline for application: 10 march 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The two postdoctoral posts will be linked to MIM\u2019s research programme<br \/>\nInclusion and Exclusion: Migration, Diversity and Welfare. Research<br \/>\nundertaken in connection with the posts will be in accordance with the<br \/>\nresearch programme\u2019s thematic emphasis, which includes migration and<br \/>\npolitics, migration and urbanity, migration and welfare.<\/p>\n<p>The research programme focuses on processes involving inclusion and<br \/>\nexclusion in society with regard to three broad areas of investigation:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Populism, nationalism, xenophobia, democracy and citizenship<br \/>\n\u2022 Diversity, multicultural cities, public areas, organisations and<br \/>\nsocietal change<br \/>\n\u2022 School, leisure, sporty and health<\/p>\n<p>These three areas of study form a dynamic research context known as<br \/>\nInclusion and Exclusion: Migration, Diversity and Welfare. Contemporary<br \/>\nsocial processes involve both inclusion and exclusion within these three<br \/>\nareas of research as an effect of international migration.<br \/>\nThe research programme has two main methodological approaches:<br \/>\nquantitative oriented and qualitative oriented.<\/p>\n<p>Please consult <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mah.se\/mim\">MIM\u2019s website<\/a> for additional information<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/img\/border_gray.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><a id=\"6\" name=\"6\"><\/a>Call for Papers: International Conference<\/h5>\n<h3>MULTICULTURALISMS AND THE ARTS<\/h3>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" width=\"51\"><strong>Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"276\">School of Art Studies, University of Turku, Finland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>Place:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">August 29-30, 2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The concept of multiculturalism has acquired many different (even<br \/>\nopposite) meanings in diverse contexts since its inception in the wake<br \/>\nof the social movements of the 1960s. Multifarious concepts of<br \/>\nmulticulturalism are reflected, reproduced or questioned in literature,<br \/>\nmusic, the visual arts, and the media. The purpose of this conference is<br \/>\nto analyze different forms of multiculturalisms and their<br \/>\nrepresentations. Workshop presentations will also address<br \/>\nmulticulturalisms in the Nordic countries.<\/p>\n<p>Confirmed keynote speakers:<\/p>\n<p>Anne-Marie Fortier, Lancaster University<br \/>\nJocelyne Guilbault, University of California, Berkeley<br \/>\nDavid Leiwei Li, University of Oregon<br \/>\nMaria Roth-Lauret, Sussex University<\/p>\n<p>Possible paper topics for twenty-minute presentations include (but are<br \/>\nnot limited to) the following:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; representations of multiculturalisms<br \/>\n&#8211; multiculturalisms in the arts<br \/>\n&#8211; multiculturalisms and the media<br \/>\n&#8211; gender, sexuality and multiculturalisms<br \/>\n&#8211; aesthetics, genre and multiculturalisms<br \/>\n&#8211; multiculturalisms in the Nordic countries<\/p>\n<p>Abstracts in English of no more than 250 words should be received by the<br \/>\nConference Secretary, <a href=\"mailto:outi.hakola@utu.fi\">Outi Hakola<\/a> by <strong>May 15, 2008.<\/strong><br \/>\nAcceptance messages will be sent by the end of May 2008.<\/p>\n<p>The conference is being organized by the School of Art Studies (Art<br \/>\nHistory, Comparative Literature, Finnish Literature, Media Studies,<br \/>\nMusicology and Women\u2019s Studies), the International Institute for Popular<br \/>\nCulture at the University of Turku, and the Department of Musicology,<br \/>\n\u00c5bo Akademi University.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/img\/border_gray.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><a id=\"7\" name=\"7\"><\/a> Call for papers:<\/h5>\n<h3>&#8220;Managing Migration Conference: The Neglected Face of Globalisation&#8221;<\/h3>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" width=\"51\"><strong>Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">4th &#8211; 5th April, 2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>Place:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Goodenough College, Mecklenburgh Square, London WC1N 2AB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>It is recognised that globalisation has been accompanied by rapid increases<br \/>\nin economic flows, such as investment, trade, intellectual property, and information.<br \/>\nLabour is a rare exception, with many governments still trying to restrict migration.<br \/>\nNevertheless there are nearly 200 million immigrants world wide, which comprises 3 per cent of<br \/>\nhumanity. This conference will examine migration issues in a globalised world, especially<br \/>\nthose specifically relevant to business and labour.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers, doctoral students, and practitioners engaged in managing migrations research<br \/>\nor practice are invited to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations analysing the<br \/>\ncauses, impact and the management of migration.<\/p>\n<p>Your submission should include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 An informative title; name, affiliation and title of presenter and<br \/>\nco-authors.<br \/>\n\u2022 A structured abstract (comprising: Background and Aim; Methods; Results;<br \/>\nand<br \/>\nConclusion) of no more than 600 words.<br \/>\n\u2022 4 key words (describing the topic and context of the presentation).<br \/>\n\u2022 Email address of presenter.<br \/>\n\u2022 Please indicate whether you prefer a 15 minute paper presentation<br \/>\n(followed by discussion) or a poster presentation of 10 \u201315 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>All abstracts should be submitted by email as an MS Word attachment to the<br \/>\nGoodenough College Events Manager, <a href=\"mailto:michelles@goodenough.ac.uk\">Michelle Senyah<\/a> before Monday 10th March, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>This conference is being sponsored by the London Chambers of Commerce and<br \/>\nIndustry Educational Trust and will be organised in collaboration with the 21st<br \/>\nCentury Trust and the LSE Migration Studies Unit (MSU).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/img\/border_gray.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><a id=\"8\" name=\"8\"><\/a>call for participati0n: international conference<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;Mobility in International Labour Markets&#8221;<\/h3>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" width=\"51\"><strong>Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"202\">21-22 June, 2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>Place:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Objectives<\/strong><br \/>\nPeople have always been migrating. It was not until mid- 19th century that this basic human behaviour was<br \/>\nsurrounded with powerful ideologies of the nation-state and its concerns for population policies. Not only was<br \/>\nthere concern about the structure of home population, its physical, mental, racial, moral&#8230; and otherwise health; migration from the country was increasingly seen as a transgression, and immigration as danger. Throughout the 20th century in Europe, borders between states were contested, among other, on the grounds of ethnic affiliation of the population in disputed areas. Diasporic ethnic communities in the neighbouring states and in far-away places were established, or else invented, as \u2018severed limbs\u2019 of the national bodies that were seen as historically, linguistically and culturally pure and existing in a correct national spirit and form, while diasporic communities were seen as threatened by assimilation, degrading culture, loss of language, and loss of national consciousness. Diasporic ethnic communities invented their own histories that span from colonial \u2018civilising missions\u2019 to political persecution, to stories of dire hardship in the homeland that sent people on a quest for better life in masses.<\/p>\n<p>In this conference, of special interest to us is the way contemporary nation-states manage the relationship<br \/>\nbetween themselves and the communities they consider their ethnic diaspora. To quote Nina Glick Schiller, \u201c\u2018Long distance nationalism\u2019 can be defined as a set of ideas about belonging that link together people living in various geographic locations and motivates or justifies their taking action in relationship to an ancestral<br \/>\nterritory and its government.\u201d<br \/>\nOur primary question therefore is, how do the nationstates reciprocate these ideas of belonging, the actions,<br \/>\nand the ancestral notion? How do they invent and instigate, ideologically, legally and possibly financially<br \/>\nmanage, maintain and support the relationships with their diasporic communities?<br \/>\nTo address this question within a framework of comparative evidence, we are inviting discussion on four<br \/>\nseparate cases: those of Croatia, Israel, the Netherlands, and Slovenia. The questions we are asking are, among other possible, these:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; What is the history of a nation-state\/diaspora case?<br \/>\n-Which ideologies have dominated, and still dominate, the relationship?<br \/>\n-How are these relationship legally encoded?<br \/>\n-Which forms of mutuality exist between the national and the diasporic communities, and how are they sustained?<br \/>\n-Which ideas and teleologies are being (re)produced in the relationship?<br \/>\n<strong>Conference format<\/strong><br \/>\nEach of the four selected cases \u2013 Croatia, Israel, the Netherlands, Slovenia \u2013 will be discussed in a separate<br \/>\nsession. Each session will begin with a keynote lecture followed by 4 \u2013 5 presentations. Each session will<br \/>\nconclude with an interactive debate between the presenters and the audience.<br \/>\nThe conference is one in a series of events that the Institute of Ethnic Studies in Ljubljana is organising to<br \/>\ncelebrate the onset of the 9th decade of its existence and continuous work in the fields of ethnicity, nationalism, migration and minority studies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keynote speakers<\/strong><br \/>\nFour key speakers will open each session:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Dr Sammy Smooha, Haifa University<br \/>\n-Dr Mladen Klemen\u010di\u010d, Miroslav Krle\u017ea Lexicographical institute, Zagreb<br \/>\n-Dr Ton van Naerssen, Nijmegen University;<br \/>\n-Dr Irena \u0160umi, Institute of Ethnic Studies, Ljubljana<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenters<\/strong><br \/>\nFour to five presenters in each session will be selected from among the applicants by the Organising committee, and with the aid of keynote speakers. Precedence will be given to junior scholars who specialise in transnational and migration studies, ethnicity and nationalism, and other relevant fields, in any pertinent discipline. Papers on other nation\/diaspora cases that are of comparative value to the four cases will be considered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interactive audience<\/strong><br \/>\nAside to scholars and students, invitation into the interactive audience is extended to minority organisations, governmental and other administrative bodies and NGOs that concern themselves with minorities, migration and and diaspora. We are looking forward to an exciting and lively exchange.<br \/>\nFor more information on the event, and the application form, please visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inv.si\/trans\">conference webpage <\/a> or contact<\/p>\n<p>Ms Barbara Kej\u017ear<br \/>\nInstitute of Ethnic Studies<br \/>\nErjav\u010deva 26<br \/>\nSI\u20101000 Ljubljana<br \/>\nSlovenia<br \/>\nt: +38612001886<br \/>\nf: +38612510964<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:barbara.kejzar@guest.arnes.si\">Email<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Deadlines:<\/strong><br \/>\nPlease send filled application forms no latter than Monday, 17 March 2008. The forms can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inv.si\/trans\/index.html#2\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Selected paper presenters will be notified no latter than Monday, 7 April 2008. The final programme<br \/>\nwill be published on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inv.si\/trans\">conference website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Conference fees: Presenters: \u20ac150<br \/>\nMembers of interactive audience: \u20ac250<br \/>\nStudents: \u20ac20<br \/>\nFees are payable upon registration at the conference site.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/img\/border_gray.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><a id=\"9\" name=\"9\"><\/a>MIGRATIONS: call for papers:<\/h5>\n<h3>&#8220;Rethinking Contemporary Migration Events&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1st International Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" width=\"51\"><strong>Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"241\"><strong>29th May &#8211; 1st June 2008<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\"><strong>Place:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>Telc, Czech Republic <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>There is not a single migration; there are multiple migrations \u2013 experiences, practices and<br \/>\ninstitutions leading to various forms and consequences of modern trans-state mobility. We<br \/>\nlook at migrating men, women, and children as subjects through whose acts, experiences and<br \/>\nnarratives migrations can be grasped. At the same time, state officers, social workers, and<br \/>\nmigrants\u00b4 employers are no less relevant as acting subjects. Multiple experiences and<br \/>\nmeanings of migrations are negotiated in everyday interactions at state offices, social centers<br \/>\nand work places. Mobility or uprootedness is an equivalent state of existence to a settled life;<br \/>\nboth are co-existent in the ambivalent symbiosis. In the social sciences, the settler\u2019s<br \/>\nperspective is being preferred and considered the norm. We are looking for ways to creatively<br \/>\ndeal with this ambivalence instead of disregarding it. The project is here to boost critical<br \/>\nthinking about migrations in the contemporary world, and to examine and re-consider politics<br \/>\nand practices rooted in the nation-state based legal norms and the perspective of the<br \/>\nhomesteader.<\/p>\n<p><strong> General Idea about the format of the Conference<\/strong><br \/>\nWe aspire to create a lively discussion environment for any scholars who have been active in<br \/>\nmigration research, not just on the European scale. We would like the keynote speakers to<br \/>\nbring fresh ideas that will be discussed by Ph.D. students and other scholars. We aspire to<br \/>\njuxtapose multiple views and by doing this to reinforce critical thinking about migrations in<br \/>\nthe contemporary world. Ideally, the keynote speakers will deliver a draft of their papers<br \/>\nbefore the conference. Other participants will prepare their contributions taking into account<br \/>\nthe keynote speakers\u00b4 drafts. We will devote an entire day to each topic.<\/p>\n<p><strong> Topics to work on in 2008 Session<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>Theorizing Migration<\/i><br \/>\nThis session is focused on theoretical reflections of migration processes and their<br \/>\ninterpretations. The changes in understanding of what exactly does belong into this realm as<br \/>\nwell as possible consequences of theoretical thinking about migration policy and migration<br \/>\nresearch will be discussed.<\/p>\n<p><i>Researching Migration<\/i><br \/>\nResearching migration is a practical as well as epistemological and political issue. The session<br \/>\njuxtaposes several research methods in order to articulate the possibilities of different<br \/>\napproaches. Special emphasis is put on the vitality of the interdisciplinary approach in<br \/>\nstudying migration. Demonstrations of innovative research approaches are welcomed.<\/p>\n<p>A reviewed volume of the conference papers will be published in English language.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deadline for application: 1st April 2008. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Register to <a href=\"mailto:migrations@fss.muni.cz\">migrations@fss.muni.cz<\/a> for up-to date events.<\/p>\n<p>More <a href=\"http:\/\/ivris.fss.muni.cz\/migrations\">information <\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/org.uib.no\/imer\/img\/border_gray.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><a id=\"14\" name=\"14\"><\/a>PUBLICATIONS:<\/h5>\n<p>-Anne Hege Simonsen og Elisabeth Eide(2008) <i>Verden skapes hjemmefra.Pressedekningen av den ikke-vestlige verden 1902\u20132002. <\/i>Unipub.<br \/>\nMer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unipub.no\/utgivelser\/2008\/verden_skapes.htm\">informasjon <\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Viggo Vestel og Tormod \u00d8ia. (2008) <i>&#8220;M\u00f8ter i det flerkulturelle&#8221;<\/i>. Nova rapport 21\/07<br \/>\nMer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nova.no\/index.gan?id=16373&amp;subid=0\">informasjon <\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Helma Lutz(ed.)(2008)<i> Migration and domestic work : a European perspective on a global theme<\/i>. Aldershot : Ashgate<br \/>\nMore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashgate.com\/shopping\/title.asp?isbn=0%207546%204790%200#\">information <\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Anna Everett(ed.) (2008)<i>Learning race and ethnicity : youth and digital media.<\/i>Cambridge, MIT Press.<br \/>\nMore<a href=\"http:\/\/mitpress.mit.edu\/catalog\/item\/default.asp?ttype=2&amp;tid=11398\"> information<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday, 3 March 2008 Newsletter Nr. 2 \/ 2008 Content: IMER\/UiB: Invitasjon til brukerkonferanse:&#8221; Mangfold, samhold og samfunn i endring&#8221; 13th International Metroplois Conference: Extended call for workshop proposals EASA: Worskhop invitation NORFACE: Migration in Europe MIM: Vacant positions Call for papers:&#8221; Multiculturalism and the arts&#8221; Call for papers: &#8220;Managing Migration Conference: The Neglected Face [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2804,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45745],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imer.w.uib.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imer.w.uib.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imer.w.uib.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imer.w.uib.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2804"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imer.w.uib.no\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=339"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/imer.w.uib.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":340,"href":"https:\/\/imer.w.uib.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339\/revisions\/340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imer.w.uib.no\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imer.w.uib.no\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imer.w.uib.no\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}