Blogs About Refugees
Turkey: Syrian Refugees Targeted after Reyhanlı Blasts
On May 11th, Reyhanlı [en] small Turkish town on Turkey-Syria border, was under terrorist attacks. This was the biggest terrorist attack [en] in country's 90 year-old republican history. After the explosions nine people were detained [en] by the security forces. Officials said [en], two vehicles were used in the bombings and more than 50 people were killed and at least 100 people were injured. But on social media, there were rumors that the real number of the victims is more than 100.
Twitter user shiny (@Idauk) tweets [Tr]:
@Idauk Simdi Antakya'dan arkadasimla konustum.Olu sayisi 100′un uzerinde diyor.Reyhanli'da fiili sokaga cikma yasagi varmis.Hastahaneler perisan.
I just talked with a friend from Antakya. As my friend said, the number of the people were killed is over 100. Also, there is a curfew. Hospitals are all miserable.
Just after the explosions, the Turkish government issued a media ban [en] on the Reyhanlı blasts. This ban received a big reaction on social media. Twitter user denizatam (@denizatam) writes:
@denizatam AKP çareyi buldu, Reyhanlı için yayın yasağı başladı! Ana akım medya yetmedi yerel basını sustur şimdi. http://haber.sol.org.tr/devlet-ve-siyaset/akp-careyi-buldu-reyhanli-icin-yayin-yasagi-basladi-haberi-72848 …
AKP (Justice and Development Party) found the solution. A media ban was initiated for the Reyhanli Blasts! Mainstream was not enough, now it is the time to silence local media.
Journalists protested [en] the media ban. On Türkmax, the media ban was protested in a more sarcastic way, on their comedy show “Heberler”. In the video, the anchorman is opening the program with Reyhanlı blasts. Due to media ban, he remains speechless. Here is the video [tr]:
A picture at bobiler.org on the blast media ban
A Turkish viral graphics and design website, bobiler.org, published a picture about media ban. User brewolve prepared a graphic about the Turkish media's reaction on Reyhanlı blasts, since the media was just following their normal program line and not mentioning Reyhanlı blasts. Graphic can be seen here.
Although the media ban was lifted by Turkish courts, on May 16, a video on YouTube claims that the ban has fulfilled its purpose. In the video [tr], a journalist interviews several people on the street asking them “what do you think about Reyhanlı?”. The answers are shocking; only one person recognized the blasts, and a few remembered where the town was, and rest had no idea where it was or what happened in Reyhanlı, even though the video was recorded only five days after the blasts. Here is the video:
There are also reports [tr] on racist attacks on Syrian refugees. Since the Syrian civil war, Syrian refugees and militants fled to Antakya [en], a Turkish city on Syrian-Turkey border, and Reyhanlı, a town of the same city. Since the refugees and militants moved [en] into Antakya, the tension between the locals and Syrians has been high. In the report it says:
“Suriyelilerin yaşadığı binalara topluca gidilmiş birçok ev yakılmaya çalışılmış, ele geçirilen kişiler darp edilmişlerdir. Aşırı milliyetçi/ulusalcı eğilimlere sahip partilere mensup fanatiklerinden olduğu söylenen ve her geçen gün sayıları artmakta olan bu gurup, yaşanan gelişmelerden Suriyelileri sorumlu tutmakta, Reyhanlı ilçe merkezinde devriye gezerek sıklıkla yol kesmekte, Suriyeli veya Suriye vatandaşı olduğunu zannettikleri kişileri linç etmeye çalışmaktadırlar”
A group of people went to the buildings that Syrians are living in, they beat the people they caught. As said, these people are the members of ultra nationalist parties and they increasing in numbers, they blame Syrians for the blasts, and they patrol the Reyhanli city center, where they are attacking Syrians or people who look like Syrian citizens.
Turks on social media gave mixed reactions on the attacks on Syrians in Reyhanli.
Twitter user T.C. Zehra Aydogan (@TurkKizi1919) is angry at Syrians in Antakya:
@TurkKizi1919 Turkiye'ye yerlestirilmeye calistiklari Suriyeli Multeci dedikleri terorsitlerdir.
The so called Syrian refugees that they want to settle in Turkey are, actually terrorists.
Another user, T.C.Devrim #ATATÜRK (@saadet_karakus), is angry at government for helping the refugees instead of the locals:
@saadet_karakus Suriyeli multeci icin milyar dolar harcayanlar,Reyhanlı esnafının vergi, sigorta borçlarını 1 yıl erteliyor.Silsene o borcu buyuk devlet!
The ones, who spend billions of dollars for Syrian refugees, are delaying Reyhanli store owners’ debts for one year. Write off those debts, you big government!
Twitter user Sami Pelitli (@SamiPelitli) says:
@SamiPelitli Reyhanli'da patlayan bomba yuzunden multecileri suclamak, onlara saldirmak nasil bir vicdansizliktir? Bir de irkci degiliz dersiniz.
What kind of remorselessness it is, to blame refugees for the blasts in Reyhanli, and to attack them? And you also say we are not racist.
Journalist Hayko Bağdat (@haykobagdat) tweets:
@haykobagdat ÖSO, cemaat, AKP'li filanlı olmaktan değil, tehcirin ne olduğunu bildiğimden Suriyeli mültecilere toz kondurmuyorum ben.
I am defending Syrian refugees, because I know the meaning of emigration, not because I am fan of FSA (Free Syrian Army), AKP (Justice and development Party), or congregation.
After the death of tens of people and a border town with tens of buildings collapsed [en], life still continues in Reyhanlı. Twitter user Bünyamin Salmanyan (@bunyms) remembers Mustafa Ayaz [tr], who was killed by the blasts in Reyhanlı:
@bunyms Reyhanlı'daki saldırıda hayatını kaybeden 25 yaşındaki Mustafa Ayaz'ın eşi bugün doğum yapmış, adını Mustafa koymuşlar..
Mustafa Ayaz, 25, was killed by the blasts; his wife gave a birth to his son today, and they named him Mustafa…
Australia Excuses Itself from Refugee Law
On 17 May 2013 Australian blogger and self-styled ‘global nomad’ More Atlitude posted a lengthy and detailed post in response to “Australia’s decision yesterday to excise its mainland from the migration zone” this week. He argues that it
essentially reinforces a horrible, horrible policy of enforced detention for legal (I stress, again and again and again, people, LEGAL, good grief do I need to paint it neon and string it with lights?) asylum-seekers.
The Death of Mr Khalid Shahzad following his release from Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre
Reblogged from The Detention Forum:
The Detention Forum sent the joint letter below to the Guardian in response to their news item on the death of Mr Khalid Shahzad on 30 March 2013. It was reported that Mr Shahzad, an asylum seeker, passed away hours after being released from Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre near Heathrow Airport. The letter was unfortunately not published.
The Death of Mr Khalid Shahzad following his release from Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre…
Healthcare of undocumented migrant children
Reblogged from Postcards from ...:
Nando Sigona analyses the predicament of undocumented migrants and the way the uncertainty and stress of the family struggle, as well as restricted access to healthcare services, impact the mental and physical well-being of the children.
Meeting the health needs of a growing and super-diverse, foreign-born population in the UK is a challenge for health services. However, these needs are currently only partially acknowledged and addressed.
New Issues of Global Eye, JIRS, J. Intercult. Stud., J. Intl. Humanit. Legal Stud., MPP, Vivre Ens., WAN
- A news bulletin from IOM.
Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, vol. 11, no. 2 (2013) [contents]
- Mix of articles including "Navigating Between Control and Autonomy: Recently Arrived Iraqi Refugees’ Perceptions Regarding Honor, Well-Being, and Risk for Intimate Partner Violence."
Journal of Intercultural Studies, vol. 34, no. 2 (2013) [contents]
- Focus is on migration in Australia.
Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies, vol. 3, no. 1 (2012) [contents]
- Mix of articles.
Migration Policy Practice, vol. III, no. 2 (April/May 2013) [full-text via ReliefWeb]
- Mix of articles.
Vivre Ensemble, No. 142 (April 2103) [contents]
- Mix of articles on asylum and Syria. Some articles are provided in full-text.
Women's Asylum News, no. 117 (May/June 2013) [full-text via Refworld]
- Lead article is "Pregnant Women in Detention."
Tagged Periodicals.
Scientific Conference on The right to rehabilitation for torture victims
Scientific Conference on
The right to rehabilitation for torture victims 27 – 28 JUNE 2013Beirut, Lebanon, Holiday Inn Beirut – Dunes Center
ContextInternational law grants torture victims a right to rehabilitation. This is included as a means of redress and reparation guaranteed by Article 14 of the Convention against Torture. While the precise scope of the obligations on states under Article 14 has been clarified to some extent by the Committee against Torture’s General Comment on Article 14, rehabilitation services are not readily available in all countries. Additionally, many governments lack specific programmes or health budget lines to provide or ensure the provision of rehabilitation services to torture victims. There is accordingly a need to encourage further discussion and collaboration between key stakeholders from government, civil society, academia and donor organisations on how rehabilitation for torture victims can be effectively delivered and can contribute to the fight against torture.
The conference will explore in detail the way rehabilitation is provided to torture victims and it will consider how States can be encouraged to strengthen their implementation efforts in providing holistic and victim-centred rehabilitation services and the necessary funding to torture victims. The four interlinked themes of the conference will provide a platform to share good practice examples in models for the delivery and funding of rehabilitation and explore ways in which rehabilitation services and other key stakeholders can assess and evaluate the services provided in their national context. Linked to this is a need to focus on the immediate situation in the MENA region which faces particular challenges with regard to the provision of rehabilitation services to torture victims. The conference will draw on the experience from rehabilitation centres worldwide as well as representatives from academia, governments, inter-governmental organisations and civil society.
The conference will be hosted jointly by the IRCT and Restart. The IRCT is a health-based umbrella organisation that supports the rehabilitation of torture victims and the prevention of torture worldwide. Its members comprise 144 independent organisations in over 70 countries. Restart is an IRCT member centre based in Lebanon and is active in the field of rehabilitation of victims of torture and violence.
RegistrationRegistration is free but required – please fill in the online registration form. Please note places are limited. Registration closing date: 14 June 2013
Your kind attention is drawn to the fact that, due to budgetary constraints, the IRCT and Restart are regrettably not in a position to cover participants’ costs.
ProgrammeFor the detailed programme please click here.
Practical InformationFor practical information please click here.
For further information please contact: Rachel Towers (rto@irct.org) or Dalal Khawaja (dalal@restartcenter.com).
Filed under: Conferences & Meetings, Events Tagged: events
Re-Blog: Events & Opportunities: May/June 2013
Details of these new events and opportunities were originally circulated by Elisa Mason on the incredibly useful: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog. Further details can be found on the website at: http://fm-cab.blogspot.co.uk/
Events and Opportunities
Crisis and Migration – Perceptions, Challenges and Consequences, IMISCOE 10th Annual Conference, Malmö, Sweden, 25-27 August 2013 [info]
- Some 45 workshops have been organized, with a variety of CFP deadlines (mostly May and June 2013). Follow the link above to search for relevant fora, browse through workshop descriptions, or check out the overview.
Job Vacancy: Senior Programme Officer, Libya & Tunisia, Danish Refugee Council [info]
- Based in Tripoli. Application deadline is 22 May 2013.
The Political Geography of Refugee Camps, Panel proposal for International Studies Association Annual Convention, Toronto, 26-29 March 2014 [info]
- Submit a proposal by 24 May 2013.
Job Vacancy: Interim Campaigns & Communications Manager, Freedom from Torture [info]
- Based in London. Application deadline is 28 May 2013.
The (Mis)treatment of Eritrean and Sudanese Asylum Seekers in Israel, Oxford, 28 May 2013 [info]
Regional Protection Programmes: An Effective Policy Tool?, Brussels, 30 May 2013 [info]
- The agenda is now available!
XV Humanitarian Congress, Berlin, 25-27 October 2013 [info]
- Online registration opens in June 2013.
FY 2013 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees and IDPs in the Balkans [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 3 June 2013.
FY 2013 Funding Opportunity Announcement for Global Programs to Develop and Assess the Humanitarian Community’s Capacity to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence (GBV) within Refugee and Conflict-affected Populations [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 5 June 2013.
FY 2013 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Sri Lankan Refugees in Tamil Nadu, India [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 6 June 2013.
Summer School: European Union Law and Policy on Immigration and Asylum, Brussels, 1-12 July 2013 [info]
- Apply by 7 June 2013.
Filed under: Events Tagged: events
New Thematic Publications on Climate Change/Disasters; Human Trafficking/Smuggling ; and
Details of these new publications were originally circulated by Elisa Mason on the incredibly useful: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog. Further details can be found on the website at: http://fm-cab.blogspot.co.uk/
New Publications on Climate Change/Disasters
Global Estimates 2012: People Displaced by Disasters is a newly-released report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). It finds that “98% of all displacement in 2012 [an estimated 32.4 million people] was related to climate- and weather-related events… .” Follow the link to access the text of the report, a press release, global estimates highlights, and a map.
Other recent publications:
Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, and Migration, Commission Staff Working Document, no. SWD(2013) 138 final (European Commission, April 2013) [text]
CRED Crunch, no. 31 (March 2013) [full-text]
- Provides data for natural disasters in 2012.
Measuring Disasters’ Full Impact (Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement, May 2013) [access]
“Wet Feet Marching: Climate Justice and Sustainable Development for Climate Displaced Nations in the South Pacific,” Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, vol. 14, no. 1 (2012) [full-text]
Where the Sea has Risen too High Already (IPS, April 2013) [text]
New Publications on Human Trafficking/Smuggling
Analysis: Southeast Asia’s Human Trafficking Conundrum (IRIN, May 2013) [text]
“Assistance and Protection of Smuggled Migrants: International Law and Australian Practice,” Sydney Law Review, vol. 35, no. 1 (2013) [full-text]
Global Eye on Human Trafficking, no. 12 (April 2013) [full-text]
- A news bulletin from IOM.
In Brief: Raids Free Enslaved Migrants/Refugees in Yemen (IRIN, May 2013) [text]
‘No to People Smuggling’: A Review of Australia’s Anti-migrant Smuggling Awareness Campaigns (Migrant Smuggling Working Group, May 2013) [text]
Stuck in Traffic: How Helpful is the Trafficking Framework? (COMPAS Blog, May 2013) [text]
New General Publications
Refugee Repatriation: Justice, Responsibility and Redress (Cambridge University Press, 2013) [info via
Brookings]
- Follow link for text of introduction.
Regional Inter-State Consultation Mechanisms on Migration: Approaches, Recent Activities and Implications for Global Governance of Migration, Migration Research Series, no. 45 (IOM, May 2013) [text via ReliefWeb]
A Report on IASFM14: The 14th Conference of The International Association for the Study of Forced Migration, Kolkata, 6-9 January 2013 [text]
Transitions and Durable Solutions for Displaced Persons: 21 Reasons for Optimism, Presentation at the Transitions and Solutions Roundtable, Amsterdam, 18-19 April 2013 [text]
Filed under: New Resources, Publications Tagged: climate change, Disasters, General, human smuggling, human trafficking, Publications, reports, thematic publications
New Regional Publications on Asia; Europe and Israel, Syrians
Details of these new publications were originally circulated by Elisa Mason on the incredibly useful: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog. Further details can be found on the website at: http://fm-cab.blogspot.co.uk/
New Publications on Asia
Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan and the Influx of Refugees (International Refugee Law Blog, May 2013) [text]
In Search of Survival and Sanctuary in the City: Refugees from Myanmar/Burma in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (International Rescue Committee, Dec. 2012) [text]
- See also related IRC blog post.
“Polish Refugees in India during and after the Second World War,” The Sarmatian Review, vol. XXXIII, no. 2 (April 2013) [full-text]
Rohingya Evacuation under Way in Myanmar (IRIN, May 2013) [text]
- See also related OCHA map.
Sanctuary in the City? Urban Displacement and Vulnerability in Peshawar, Pakistan, HPG Working Paper (ODI, May 2013) [text]
“Towards an Understanding of North Korean Adolescent Refugees in South Korea,” Torch Trinity Journal, no. 15.2 (2012) [full-text]
New Publications on Europe
Asylum Applicants and First Instance Decisions on Asylum Applications: 2012, Data in Focus, no. 5/2013 (Eurostat, May 2013) [text via EMN Belgium]“Asylum Seekers/Refugees’ Orientations to Belonging, Identity & Integration into Britishness: Perceptions of the Role of the Mainstream and Community Press,” Observatorio (OBS*), vol. 7, no. 1 (2013) [full-text]
A City Says Yes! Reflections on the Experiences of the Save Me Campaign to Promote Refugee Resettlement in Germany (European Resettlement Network, May 2013) [access]
- Launch of publication at event promoting resettlement. Follow link for text and event information.
Initial Observations by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Regional Representation for the Baltic and Nordic Countries on Law Proposal No. 579/Lp11 Amending the Asylum Law of the Republic of Latvia (UNHCR, May 2013) [text]
“Refugees in Serbia – Twenty Years Later,” Journal of the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA, vol. 63, no. 1 (2013) [full-text]
Social Networks, Social Capital and Refugee Integration (Nuffield Foundation, April 2013) [text]
New Publications on Israel, Syrians
Israel
Despite Halt in Deportations, Refugees in Israel Live in Fear (IPS, May 2013) [text]
Israel: Knesset Urged Not to Pass Law that Would Forcibly Evict Tens of Thousands of Negev/Naqab Bedouin (Amnesty International, April 2013) [text]
“Israel’s African Refugee Dilemma,” Peace Newsletter, no. 824 (May 2013) [full-text]
Protection Concerns Facing Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Israel (HIAS, April 2013) [text]
Syrians
Fleeing Syria, Refugees Arrive to a Different Kind of Hell in Greece (The Atlantic, May 2013) [text]
Shelter Poll Survey on Syrian Refugees in Lebanon (UNHCR & Statistics Lebanon, April 2013) [text via ReliefWeb]
Too Close for Comfort: Syrians in Lebanon, Middle East Report, no. 141 (International Crisis Group, May 2013) [text via ReliefWeb]
Filed under: Refugee Archives Tagged: Asia, Europe, Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog, Israel, Publications, regional publications, reports, Syrians
PRESS RELEASE // Refugees United Receives Prestigious Award
Copenhagen, Denmark – Prix Ars Electronica honors individuals, institutions and organizations that have made an outstanding achievement in the field of art and technology. Refugees United has received an Award of Distinction from Prix Ars Electronica 2013 in the category Digital Communities, which honors innovative work that bridges geographical, cultural and gender divides. Established in 1987, Prix Ars Electronica is one of the most important awards honoring what is new, radically different and making an impact right now. Headquartered in Linz in Austria, Prix Ars Electronica has previously honored sites, such as Wikipedia, Pixar and Wikileaks. The Award of Distinction includes 5000€. Refugees United has also been invited to present the innovative family-tracing platform at a special ceremony at the annual Ars Electronica Festival in Linz in September 2013. “It is a great honor and a tribute to the fantastic work being carried out by our amazing team and partners every day,” says David Mikkelsen who founded Refugees United in 2008 with his brother Christopher Mikkelsen. Refugees United is on a mission to connect one million refugees by 2015 and has created a web and mobile platform that allows refugees to take the search process into their own hands. Visit www.refunite.org for more info. For media inquiries, please contact: Ida Jeng, Communication Manager Mobile: + 45 31 49 31 93 / Mail: ij@refunite.org
Regional Focus: Australia
For more information and initial reactions:
- Australia’s Expanded Excision Law a New Low in Refugee Protection (Refugee Council of Australia, May 2013) [text]
- Government Removes Australia from its Own Borders to Avoid Obligations (Amnesty International, May 2013) [text]
- "Parliament Excises Mainland from Migration Zone," ABC News, 16 May 2013 [text]
- What Does "Excising the Mainland from the Migration Zone" Mean? (Australian Immigration Law Weblog, May 2013) [text]
I will add more references as they become available.
[Map credit: "Maritime Boundaries and Application of Excision Legislation," Commonwealth of Australia, Jan. 2007]
Events:
Asylum Seekers: In Search of a Humanitarian Solution, Melbourne, 22 May 2013 [info]
Human Rights 2013: The Annual Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Conference, Melbourne, 26 July 2013 [info]
- Includes session on "Refugees, the rule of law and the ethics of protection." Registration is ongoing.
Publications:
Asylum Seekers and Refugees—How Will They be Affected by This Year’s Budget? (FlagPost, May 2013) [text]
"Australia’s Costly Asylum-Seeker Policy Contributes to Nation’s Deficit Woes," Time Magazine, 14 May 2013 [text]
Can Either Side of Politics Stop the Asylum Boats? (Off the Hustings, May 2013) [text]
PromiseWatch 2013: The Houston Panel (Centre for Policy Development, May 2013) [text]
Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.
COURSE: Psychosocial and Mental Health Interventions for Urban Refugees | URBAN REFUGEES | Raising the voice of the invisible
The Center for Migration and Refugee Studies of the American University of Cairo will deliver a short course on Psychosocial and Mental Health Interventions for Refugees living in urban context, from 16th to 20th June 2013. Deadline for application: May 19
See more here
Filed under: Courses, Events Tagged: courses, events
Displaced by disasters: 32.4 million people uprooted in both rich and poor countries
Reblogged from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC):
A new report released today by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) reveals that 32.4 million people were forced to flee their homes in 2012 by disasters such as floods, storms and earthquakes. While Asia and west and central Africa bore the brunt, 1.3 million were displaced in rich countries, with the USA particularly affected.
98% of all displacement in 2012 was related to climate- and weather-related events, with flood disasters in India and Nigeria accounting for 41% of global disaster displacement in 2012.
King Nigel's Speech: recasting 'us' and 'them'
Reblogged from Postcards from ...:
[Article published in OpenDemocracy, 13 May 2013)
In the UK political debate, boundaries are being blurred between the two hot topics on the political agenda: migration and the EU. This should be a wake-up call for the 2.7 million European immigrants living and working in the UK, says Nando Sigona.
Written by the government and delivered by the reigning monarch, the
Events & Opportunities: May/June 2013
- Some 45 workshops have been organized, with a variety of CFP deadlines (mostly May and June 2013). Follow the link above to search for relevant fora, browse through workshop descriptions, or check out the overview.
Job Vacancy: Senior Programme Officer, Libya & Tunisia, Danish Refugee Council [info]
- Based in Tripoli. Application deadline is 22 May 2013.
The Political Geography of Refugee Camps, Panel proposal for International Studies Association Annual Convention, Toronto, 26-29 March 2014 [info]
- Submit a proposal by 24 May 2013.
Job Vacancy: Interim Campaigns & Communications Manager, Freedom from Torture [info]
- Based in London. Application deadline is 28 May 2013.
Regional Protection Programmes: An Effective Policy Tool?, Brussels, 30 May 2013 [info]
- The agenda is now available!
XV Humanitarian Congress, Berlin, 25-27 October 2013 [info]
- Online registration opens in June 2013.
FY 2013 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees and IDPs in the Balkans [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 3 June 2013.
FY 2013 Funding Opportunity Announcement for Global Programs to Develop and Assess the Humanitarian Community's Capacity to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence (GBV) within Refugee and Conflict-affected Populations [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 5 June 2013.
FY 2013 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Sri Lankan Refugees in Tamil Nadu, India [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 6 June 2013.
Summer School: European Union Law and Policy on Immigration and Asylum, Brussels, 1-12 July 2013 [info]
- Apply by 7 June 2013.
Related posts:
- Employment Opportunities: May Deadlines
- Events & Opportunities: Even More May 2013
Tagged Events & Opportunities.
Call for Papers: “Challenging stereotypes of crisis and internal migration in the European Union” – 10th Annual IMISCOE Conference: Malmö, Sweden, 25-27 August 2013
Call for papers
Workshop “Challenging stereotypes of crisis and internal migration in the European Union”
10th Annual IMISCOE Conference: Crisis and Migration – Perceptions, Challenges and Consequences
Malmö, Sweden, 25-27 August 2013
Over the last decades, the European migratory landscape has radically changed: from receiving – and rejecting – numerous third-country nationals who looked for new opportunities in EU countries, to intense internal migration embodied by EU citizens themselves. The 2008 financial downturn and its aftermath may have partly influenced the transformation of the map of intra-EU mobilities. As Southern European countries continue to struggle to overcome Euro crises and increasing unemployment rates, internal European migration has become an option for many Southern European citizens (both European born and third-country born who have acquired citizenship).
This context proves the need to question widespread stereotypes about crisis and internal migration and implies a twofold process. Firstly, to define crisis beyond the economic, considering also its political, cultural and psychological consequences. Secondly, to reflect on multiple migratory scenarios within the EU, defined by different directions – North-South, East-West – and motivations – pre-post crisis – which have led EU citizens to start experiencing ‘traditional’ immigration problems (e.g. initial settlement, language barriers and job discrimination).
This workshop aims to outline the emerging picture of primary and secondary intra-EU migrations through the prism of the 2008 financial downturn and its political, technological and socio-economic consequences. We invite submissions of abstracts that deal with these issues from interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives and multiple methods research, particularly encouraging empirical based papers. Some of the questions we would like to explore are:
- How can we conceptualise different profiles of intra-European migrants in terms of skill level, place of birth, temporality, etc.?
- How do intersectional variables of class, ethnicity, gender, nationality and educational level affect the experiences of mobility within Europe?
- How do EU Member States shape different public discourses to represent intra-European migration?
- What role does connectivity based on technologies of communication and information play in the experiences of new migrants?
Workshop Convenors: Dr Adela Ros and Cecilia Gordano (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) and Dr Rosa Mas Giralt (University of Leeds).
Please send abstracts of no more than 250 words to mgordano@uoc.edu by 7th June, 2013. Authors will be notified of the acceptance of their proposals by 25th June.
The full Call for Papers for this workshop can be found at the conference website: http://tinyurl.com/Crisis-and-EU-Migration
For more information on the conference, please visit http://www.imiscoeconferences.org/
IMISCOE is an international network of research focused on migration.
Filed under: Call For Papers, Events Tagged: call for papers, events
Call for papers: SOCIAL WORK AND MIGRATION – 10th Annual IMISCOE Conference: Crisis and Migration- Perceptions, Challenges and Consequences
10th Annual IMISCOE Conference
Crisis and Migration- Perceptions, Challenges and Consequences Malmö, Sweden, 25-27 August 2013
Call for Papers
Workshop 18: MIGRATION AND SOCIAL WORK – EMERGING CONNECTIONS IN THEORY, RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
Convenors: Erica Righard [erica.righard@mah.se] and Paolo Boccagni [paolo.boccagni@unitn.it]
Migrants and their descendants are often over-represented, for a number of reasons, among the recipients – or at least the claimants – of social welfare schemes and of social work provisions. Yet, their distinctiveness as a category of users/clients of social work is relatively understudied. It also tends to be framed in overly “culturalist” terms, with scant attention to the complex interactions between different social positions in the local, national and global context. The social position of individual and collective actors might depend on such factors as legal statuses in host, origin- and other countries, various forms of resources such as economic and human capitals and social networks in the (sometimes trans-) local and national context, identities and belonging, racial and other forms of discrimination, etc. Yet, the literature on migration and welfare, in turn, has mostly centred on integration and addressed migrants’ entitlements and positions within different welfare regimes, as well as the informal social support provided by ethnic and other networks. While migrants’ overexposure to social exclusion and discrimination has been widely discussed, relatively less addressed have been social services responses to social vulnerabilities beyond a national integrationist discourse. There is still much to say about migrants’ involvement in social services in terms of everyday social practices – that is, their access to (and utilization of) social work provisions, and their careers as service users.
This workshop aims to enhance the connection between social work and migration studies, by taking stock of the literature, research and practice of social work to/with migrants and ethnic minorities in Europe. It will be a venue for comparative analysis and dialogue among researchers and practitioners in social work, having migration and ethnic diversity as an area of communal expertise and interest. This workshop aims to enhance the connection between social work and migration studies, by taking stock of the literature, research and practice of social work to/with migrants and ethnic minorities in Europe. It will be a venue for comparative analysis and dialogue among researchers and practitioners in social work, having migration and ethnic diversity as an area of communal expertise and interest.
Abstracts – about 300 words long – should be sent to Erica Righard [erica.righard@mah.se] or Paolo Boccagni [paolo.boccagni@unitn.it] by June 3rd. Deadline for sending full papers (6 000 -7 000 words long) is August 5th. Questions or clarifications prior to abstract submission should be directed to the same email addresses.
The complete Call for Papers can be found online at the conference website:
http://www.imiscoeconferences.org/ , or at the direct link: http://www.imiscoeconferences.org/images/cfp/18_migration_social%20work.pdf
Context and host
The workshop will take place at the 10th IMISCOE Annual Conference, 26 – 27 August 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, which brings together researchers from the IMISCOE (International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe) Research Network and other academic and research institutions in Europe.
Important dates
3 June 2013: Deadline for submission of paper abstracts. 12 June 2013: Notification of acceptance decisions . 1 August 2013: Deadline for IMISCOE Conference Registration. 5 August 2013: Deadline for submission of full papers .
Registration
All conference presenters must register for the conference. For more information on how to register please visit the conference website: www.imiscoeconferences.org
Travel expenses and fees
No support will be available towards the cost of accommodation and/or travel and the conference fee.
Filed under: Call For Papers, Events Tagged: call for papers, events
Thematic Focus: General
Award for an Outstanding Master Thesis in Global Migration [info]
- Offered by the Programme for the Study of Global Migration to "promote innovative and high-quality research on global migration." The deadline for submissions is 9 September 2013.
Events after the fact:
Displacement and Migration Policies: Exploring the Interconnections, Washington, DC, 7 May 2013 [info]
- Follow link for audio and transcript.
Stranded Migrants: A New Challenge for the International Community, Washington, DC, 9 May 2013 [info]
- Follow the link for audio.
Publications:
Refugee Repatriation: Justice, Responsibility and Redress (Cambridge University Press, 2013) [info via
Brookings]
- Follow link for text of introduction.
Regional Inter-State Consultation Mechanisms on Migration: Approaches, Recent Activities and Implications for Global Governance of Migration, Migration Research Series, no. 45 (IOM, May 2013) [text via ReliefWeb]
A Report on IASFM14: The 14th Conference of The International Association for the Study of Forced Migration, Kolkata, 6-9 January 2013 [text]
Transitions and Durable Solutions for Displaced Persons: 21 Reasons for Optimism, Presentation at the Transitions and Solutions Roundtable, Amsterdam, 18-19 April 2013 [text]
Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.
Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking/Smuggling
Analysis: Southeast Asia's Human Trafficking Conundrum (IRIN, May 2013) [text]
"Assistance and Protection of Smuggled Migrants: International Law and Australian Practice," Sydney Law Review, vol. 35, no. 1 (2013) [full-text]
Global Eye on Human Trafficking, no. 12 (April 2013) [full-text]
- A news bulletin from IOM.
In Brief: Raids Free Enslaved Migrants/Refugees in Yemen (IRIN, May 2013) [text]
'No to People Smuggling': A Review of Australia’s Anti-migrant Smuggling Awareness Campaigns (Migrant Smuggling Working Group, May 2013) [text]
Stuck in Traffic: How Helpful is the Trafficking Framework? (COMPAS Blog, May 2013) [text]
Web site:
Migrant Smuggling Working Group [access]
- Research group based at the University of Queensland. Its aim is to "expose and analyse the reality of and responses to migrant smuggling in Australia and continuously monitor national and international developments." Two recent outputs are listed above.
Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.
Re-blog: A multitude of meanings in a mutual past
A multitude of meanings in a mutual past
By Eleanor Davey29 April 2013
Rarely does a research project answer one of its key questions halfway through. This time, however, two years into work on the history of humanitarian action and after an event on the experience of the Middle East and North Africa, we have resolved our enquiry into whether there is ‘a common regional understanding of the meaning, origins and composition of humanitarian action’. The answer is no.
Of course, no one expected anything else, but the opportunity to consider the richness of this history – the wealth of the region’s traditions around the care for others, the depth of experience and expertise, and the variety of practice – made the point once again.
At the event, held in Amman, Jordan, concepts and moments of humanitarian action were discussed, from the nineteenth century to the present day, from Turkey to Yemen, from colonial governance to postcolonial government, international organisations and independent actors.
Motivation was a prominent theme. What inspires those who offer assistance to others at times of need? Is it important to understand their motives or is it the gesture that matters? This question was raised by Tom Woerner-Powell, whose research on El Amir Abdelkader, the Algerian leader and scholar, considers the legacy of Abdelkader’s humane treatment of prisoners of war in the 1830s and his work in protecting civilians from mass violence in the 1860s. His research certainly shows the significance of ‘humanitarian’ ideas outside of and prior to the foundations of the system as we know it.
Read the full article at: A multitude of meanings in a mutual past
Filed under: News Tagged: history, humanitarian assistance
