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Call for Papers - Migration in and out of East and Southeast Europe: Values, Networks, Well-Being
Third Annual Conference of the Institute for East and Southeast European Studies
Conference venue: Regensburg, Germany
Period: July 2-4, 2015
Deadline for submitting abstracts: January 18, 2015
Deadline for submitting full papers: June 15, 2015
- Regensburg
Description
This conference aims at exploring a range of social, economic and cultural effects of migration on the countries of East and Southeast Europe. To facilitate a multi-disciplinary dialogue between scholars from history, economics, and cognate fields of the humanities and social sciences, presentations should concentrate on the period from the 19th century to the present.
Eligible topics
Specific topics include, but are not confined to:
- Determinants, patterns, and consequences of migration
- Expectations, risks and migrant strategies
- Labour market impact
- Education and skill levels
- Remittances, changes in living standards and well-being
- Transformation of values and attitudes, social capital and trust
- Policy responses and impact on political development
- Social networks and diasporas
- Return migration and re-integration of repatriates
- Long-term effects and path dependencies
Keynote speakers: Herbert Brücker (IAB, Nürnberg); Dariusz Stola (Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Political Studies, Warsaw)
Important dates:
January 18, 2015 - Deadline for paper proposal submissions
February 14, 2015 - Notification of acceptance
June 15, 2015 - Deadline for full paper submissions
Guidelines for submission
Submissions (in Word or PDF format) to AnnualConference@ios-regensburg.de should include:
- an abstract (max. 300 words)
- a short CV including your institutional affiliation and contact details
The conference language is English. IOS Regensburg will cover travel (up to 500 EUR) and accommodation costs of presenters.
Conveners: Edvin Pezo, Olga Popova
Organizer
- Institute for East and SouthEast European Studies
Information & contacts
Institute for East and SouthEast European Studies
Landshuter Straße 4, D-93047 Regensburg
tel: (0941) 943 54 10
fax: (0941) 943 54 27
e-mail: info@ios-regensburg.de
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