GYM NEWS UPDATE – AUGUST 2016

MIGRATING OUT OF POVERTY: FROM EVIDENCE TO POLICY

The Migrating out of Poverty Research Programme Consortium is inviting papers and multimedia contributions for a conference (London, 28-29 Mar 2017) that seeks to explore new configurations of mobility in order to inform migration policy. Abstracts should be submitted by 15 September 2016.More: http://bit.ly/2brGxG5

MOBILITY AND FORCED MIGRATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST

The Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS), Qatar invites proposals for research on the topic of “Mobility, Displacement and Forced Migration in the Middle East”. Proposals must be submitted by 15 September 2016. More: http://bit.ly/2b5ETGl

DISPLACEMENT AND FEMINIST THEORY

‘Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society’ invites submissions reflecting approaches to displacement to address and transform central questions in feminist theory. The deadline for submissions is 15 September 2016. More: http://bit.ly/22tFnPB

CHILDREN DISPLACED ACROSS BORDERS

The Wales Observatory and Centre for Migration Policy Research is hosting a conference at Swansea University on the forced migration of children on 18-19 November 2016. The deadline for submitting proposals is 1 September 2016. More: http://bit.ly/2bxIiPo

GLOBAL DISPLACEMENT & THE POLITICS OF ENGAGEMENT

The Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives at the University of Victoria will host a conference (Victoria, Canada, 15-18 May 2017) to discuss the parameters of global displacement. Proposals must be submitted by 15 September 2016. More: http://bit.ly/1TXLlyE

PUSHED ASIDE: DISPLACED FOR ‘DEVELOPMENT’ IN INDIA

The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre has published a report analysing the scale, process and impacts of internal displacement caused by development projects in India. More: http://bit.ly/2b0QJWJ

With thanks and appreciation

Marina Faetanini

The GYM Team