European Migration Conference

European Migration in the 21st Century: a Challenge to Nation-States ?

Introduction

The changing character and patterns of Migration threatens to confront Europe with one of its greatest challenges in the 21st Century. Most European countries are undergoing significant transformations with some countries turning from countries of net emigration into countries of net immigration. Many have yet to face up to these structural and social changes.

This workshop aims at creating a better understanding of the international migration processes, its causes, current developments and long term implications, through a multi-disciplinary dialogue. The wider aims include producing new academic outcomes and improving participants’ research and methodological approaches.

The event will involve lectures, group exercises and discussions. It is hoped to produce a series of academic articles with high standard leading to publication.

Proposed topics include:

• Historical perspectives: changing migration patterns and social consequences ?
• Political participation: the impact of migrants on European democracy, politics and good governance?
• The Economics of migration: how do remittances, ‘brain drain’, labour market flexibility, pensions, health care, impact on growth rates?
• International law: how best to resolve conflicts between national international migration laws?

Call for Papers

The event is primarily addressed to graduate students from the three main organizing institutions (Charles University - Prague, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies –Geneva, and Leiden University). Accommodation and meals will be covered by the Europaeum, while limited travel grants may be available from link universities.

Interested graduates should send a CV (2 pages max), plus a 1-page letter of intent, addressing motivations for applying, and a paper abstract (200-250 words) to The Europaeum Office, or you can forward to your application via Ing Ivana Halaskova

Deadline for application: 1st March 2008.