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First Call for Papers
Children and Migration: identities,
mobilities and belonging(s)
9-11th April 2008
Venue:
Abstracts are invited for this international and
interdisciplinary conference exploring childhood and migration. Confirmed
plenary speakers include Jill Rutter (Institute for
Public Policy Research, IPPR), and
While a wealth of research exists in the broad area of
migration and childhood from a variety of perspectives and disciplinary
backgrounds, there are few opportunities to bring this together in an
integrated forum. This conference aims to provide such a forum by focusing on
the intersection of these research and policy areas, focusing on children's own
experiences and perspectives of migration, diaspora and transnationalism. One
of the main aims of the event is to facilitate a dialogue between academic,
practitioner and policy-maker perspectives. It is hoped the conference will
also be an opportunity to bring together related but distinct areas of
research/policy, for example national dynamics of integration with
transnational processes, and, children's experiences of migration with the experiences of children
and youth in ethnic minorities.
Therefore we welcome papers which explore all aspects
of children's migrations, transnational childhoods, diasporic childhood/youth,
including internal and international migration, traveller and nomadic
lifestyles, and return migration.
Papers using qualitative, quantitative and/or mixed methods
approaches are welcome, particularly those using new participatory
methodologies with children.
We welcome papers including the following and other
related topics:
Abstracts are also invited for posters in these areas.
The conference is supported by a Marie Curie
Excellence Grant and is hosted by the Marie Curie Migrant Children Research
Team, Department of Geography, University College Cork.
A limited number of bursaries for postgraduate
students, unwaged and contract researchers will be made available.
Deadline for submission of abstracts is 31st October 2007. Expressions
of interest and offers of papers/posters are welcome prior to the deadline.
Abstracts, expressions of interest and enquiries
should be sent to: Caitríona Ní Laoire, Migrant Children Research Team,
Department of Geography, University College Cork,
Conference information will be available at: http://migration.ucc.ie/children
Details such as conference fees, how to apply for a
bursary, registration forms, etc. will be made available on the website in the
coming months.
Dr. Naomi Bushin
Marie Curie Excellence
Grant Postdoctoral Researcher
Migrant Children
Project
Geography Department