University of Neuchâtel
7 – 8 July 2022

The Neuchâtel Graduate Conference is an international graduate conference organized by the nccr – on the move. It provides a stimulating environment in which doctoral and postdoctoral researchers from different universities and research institutions can exchange ideas, establish networks, attend targeted training, and initiate collaborative research.

Call for Papers: Tensions in Migration and Mobility

The topic of this year will be “Tensions in Migration and Mobility”. Deeply embedded in broader global economic, social, political and technological transformations, patterns of human movement are affected by tensions operating in a myriad of ways and at multiple scales. With this in mind, we wish to encourage junior researchers to explore past, contemporary or future tensions regarding the regulation and the experience of human movement.

We welcome papers addressing this overarching topic from all related disciplines in migration and mobility studies, such as demography, economics, geography, law, political science, sociology, and other relevant fields.

We especially welcome papers on the following topics:

• Policy and Governance Tensions in the Fields of Migration and Mobility
• Understanding Citizenship under Tension
• Tensions Developed in a Transnational Social World
• Between Access and Exclusion: Tensions in Attitudes and Preferences in the Attribution of Rights to Migrants
• Tensions in Refugees’ and Migrants’ Integration
• Rising Tensions in the Anthropocene: the Strained Relations between Mobility and Global Warming

The deadline for submission is 31 March 2022.

There is no participation fee. To encourage participation fro all universities, the nccr – on the move will provide funding opportunities up to CHF 400. Funding for the Neuchâtel Graduate Conference of Migration and Mobility Studies is specifically designed for international graduate students traveling from far or without mobility funding.

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