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CALL FOR PAPERS
Dynamics of Differentiation: Is the refugee/migrant distinction negotiable?
Workshop at the DGSKA/GAA-Conference at the University of Konstanz “The End of Negotiations?” September 29–October 2, 2019
Panel Convenors
Eva Kössner, University of Vienna
Monika Palmberger, University of Vienna; University of Leuven
In contemporary political discourse and everyday discussions, the categories ‘migrant’ and ‘refugee’ are often used in clear-cut ways, whereby the former is said to leave home by choice while the latter does so under duress. However, now more than ever before in history, the question of who actually is a migrant and who a refugee seems to be decided on a case-by-case basis. It is thus a matter of continuous negotiation between and among bureaucrats and humanitarian agents, but also among the very subjects of these debates: namely those with experiences of (forced) migration.
Among anthropologists who work in the fields of migration and refugee studies the question of how to theorize the everyday practices of enacting the refugee/migrant distinction has rarely been addressed. However, the research that they instead engage in has risked reproducing the distinction, since migration scholars and refugee scholars often operate with distinct theoretical apparatuses and engage in different scholarly debates.
In this panel, we aim to address these various dimensions of the refugee/migrant distinction. We particularly invite papers that discuss the tension between the importance and non-negotiability of the refugee/migrant distinction in people’s life-worlds on the one hand, and the fact that both labels are nevertheless the outcome of continuous negotiations among various actors on the other. Questions tackled may include: Why and under which circumstances do individuals and groups stress their identities as migrants or refugees? How do these terms circulate, transform and become manifested?
Moreover, we also invite papers that address methodological, epistemological or ethical questions related to the refugee/migrant distinction, by raising questions such as: What are possible consequences of weakening or reproducing the refugee/migration distinction? And, to what extent does choosing a refugee- or migrant-lens affect the design, methodology and outcome of our research?
Please send an abstract of max. 1.200 characters (incl. spaces) and also a short version of max. 300 characters (incl. spaces) directly to the workshop organizers: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]
Deadline: February 15, 2019
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Dr. Monika Palmberger
https://ksa.univie.ac.at/palmberger-monika
https://kuleuven.academia.edu/MonikaPalmberger
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