Call for Contributions: Exploring the Multi-Directionality of Migration and Mobility: Barriers and Opportunities

The global landscape of migration and mobility is increasingly complex and multi-directional, challenging traditional notions of unidirectional movement from origin to destination. This conference aims to explore the dynamics of contemporary migration and (im)mobility patterns, focusing on the diverse barriers and opportunities encountered by people on the move.

Against this background, scholars are encouraged to delve into the ways the multi-directionality of migration and mobility patterns is shaped nowadays, but also in comparison to the past. Presentations should examine how practices, policies and norms shape the multi-directionality of human movement. This exploration is intended to traverse diverse geographical and political contexts, and consider different scales of social organization. The conference welcomes interdisciplinary contributions from fields such as anthropology, demography, economics, geography, history, law, political science, psychology, sociology, and other relevant disciplines within migration and mobility studies.

The deadline for submission is 15 March 2025. 

There is no participation fee. To encourage international participation, the nccr – on the move will provide funding opportunities that are specifically designed for international graduate students traveling from far or without mobility funding.

Please read the full call for contributions for more information (PDF) and register via this form.

On-line information session on how to write an abstract and expectations

Writing a good abstract and understanding the expectations from the selection committee is key! The criteria for evaluation of the abstracts are: A) Scientific relevance; B) Originality; C) Contribution to the theme of the conference; D) Clear formulation of the work‘s aim; E) Adequacy of methods. So make sure to address all these points when writing your abstract.

To learn more about how to write an abstract and the expectations from the selection committee, an information session during which interested applicants were also able to ask questions to the Scientific Officer was organized on 27 February 2025. If you missed the session, you can watch the recording here.