THE 16TH CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF FORCED MIGRATION (IASFM)
POZNAN, POLAND FROM JULY 12-15, 2016
Rethinking Forced Migration and Displacement: Theory, Policy, and Praxis.
Theme: Towards durable solutions for refugees, internally displaced, trafficked victims, and other forced migrants: Beyond immediate assistance and protection
CALL FOR PAPERS IN THE PANEL:
Refugee integration: challenges and solutions to the integration process
During current refugee crises millions of asylum seekers have already fled to Europe and more are to come. Their dramatic escape is however only the beginning of the long journey of being accepted as refugees and the process of integration. The process takes place in different dimensions of life (e.g. employment, housing, education and social and psychological life) and concerns both the newcomers as well as hosting societies. Among the latter there are those, who do not have previous experiences as immigrants’ destinations (“new-immigrant-destinations”). The necessary immediate assistance offered by hosting states and non-government organizations has to be followed by complex integration policies and interventions addressing different dimensions of life and both sides of the integration process. In some cases, the policies and interventions have successful results for both refugees and the hosting societies. However, in other cases, despite introducing different policies or because of the shape of the policies, refugees suffer discrimination and integrate to the segments of hosting societies consisting of persons living in poverty.
The panel discussion aims to address various challenges and successful solutions to the integration process taking place in various parts of the world and experienced by the refugees, hosting societies and institutions performing integration policies and interventions. It will benefit from experiences applied both by state agencies and non-governmental organizations. Presenters from academia and practitioners from different parts of the world are welcome. This panel will be chaired by professor Halina Grzymała-Moszczyńska (Jagiellonian University) and Karolina Łukasiewicz (New York University, Jagiellonian University).
If you are interested in presenting a paper in the panel, please submit abstracts of 250 words by January 29th 2016 to Karolina Lukasiewicz ([log in to unmask] , [log in to unmask])
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