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RN35 - Sociology of Migration
The place for fruitful discussions about migration, inclusion and exclusion, and diversity in Europe
The Research Network "Sociology of Migration" was founded in November 2010. It is open to migration researchers from inside and outside of Europe. Its aim is to bring together scholars working on migration in its the political, social, and economic dimensions from different theoretical and methodological perspectives.
The main purposes of the Research Network “Sociology of Migration” are:
- To advance theoretical work
- To strengthen comparative research perspectives
- To carry on methodological discussions
- To deepen cross-disciplinary linkages
In addition to the activities held during the ESA conferences, the RN Sociology of Migration has organized three mid-term conferences in the past that took place in different European countries.
Our main goal is to strengthen a dialogue amongst younger and established scholars studying diverse aspects of migration in Europe. We also circulate news concerning scientific events linked to migration studies via our mailing list to which you are welcome to subscribe (see further information on the website).
Email to kaja.skowronska[at] sciencespo.fr if you wish to receive our newsletter.
- Margit Fauser, University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, Germany (Coordinator) (margit.fauser[at] h-da.de)
- Ilenya Camozzi, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy (Vice-Coordinator) (ilenya.camozzi[at] unimib.it)
- Kaja Skowronska, University of Tours, France (Newsletter) (kaja.skowronska[at] sciencespo.fr)
- Fiammetta Fanizza, University of Foggia, Italy (fiammetta.fanizza[at] unifg.it)
- Linda Haapajärvi, Centre Maurice Halbwachs (CNRS-ENS-EHESS), France (linda.haapajarvi[at] ehess.fr)
- Monica Șerban, Research Institute for Quality of Life (ICCV), Romanian Academy, Romania (monas[at] iccv.ro)
Scientific board:
- Berta Álvarez-Miranda (Spain)
- Valerie Amiraux (Canada)
- Joaquín Arango (Spain)
- David Bartram (UK)
- Ayse Caglar (Austria)
- Catherine Delcroix (France)
- Monica Serban (Romania)
- Thomas Faist (Germany)
- Katrine Fangen (Norway)
- Nina Glick Schiller (UK)
- Encarnación Gutiérrez Rodríguez (Germany)
- Marco Martiniello (Belgium)
- Mirjana Morokvasic-Müller (F)
- Cristiana Paladini (Italy)
- Lucinda Platt (UK)
- Ludger Pries (Germany)
- Christoph Reinprecht (Austria)
- Sergeij Ryazantsev (Russia)
- Claire Wallace (UK)
- Catherine de Wenden (France)
- Andreas Wimmer (USA)
- Nira Yuval-Davis (UK)
Past Board Members
2019-2021
- Kenneth Horvath, University of Lucerne, Coordinator
- Margit Fauser, University of Applied Sciences, Darmstadt, Germany, Vice-Coordinator
- Fiammetta Fanizza, University of Foggia, Italy
- Lena Kahle, Hildesheim University, Germany
- Monica Șerban, Research Institute for Quality of Life (ICCV), Romanian Academy, Romania
- Kaja Skowronska, University of Tours, France
2017-2019
- Kenneth Horvath, University of Lucerne, Coordinator
- Elise Pape, University of Strasbourg, Vice-Coordinator
- Maria Xenitidou, University of Surrey, Vice-Coordinator
- Dilek Cindoglu, Abdullah Gül University
- Catherine Delcroix, University of Strasbourg
2015-2017
- Karin Peters, Wageningen University, Coordinator
- Elise Pape, EHESS ParisVice-Coordinator,
- Kenneth Horvath, University of Education Karlsruhe, Vice-Coordinator
- Muriel Dudt, University of Strasbourg
- Beata Sokolowska, Trinity College Dublin
RN35 at the Upcoming 15th ESA Conference (Barcelona)
Sociological Knowledges for Alternative Futures
You can download our CfP including information on our planned RN activities including joint sessions with other RNs here:
Below are the Midterm Conferences organised by the RN 35 and the sessions organised at the ESA General Conferences
*RN35 at the 15th ESA Conference in Barcelona, 31 August - 3 September 2021
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*RN35 Midterm Conference 2021 'Towards Reflexivity in Migration Studies Knowledge Production in Times of Contested Politics and Post-Colonial Dynamics', in collaboration with the IMISCOE Standing Committee “Reflexivities in Migration Studies”, 21-22 January 2021, online
Keynote presentations:
- Pawel Kaczmarczyk (University of Warsaw): Migration transition and migration realities in contemporary Europe: a useful or misleading concept?
- Sharam Khosravi (Stockholm University): Migration studies with an accent
- Gökce Yurdakul (HU Berlin): Getting Respect in Germany: Between Gendered Racialization and Immigrant Role Models
Local Organizers:
- Anna Amelina (Cottbus University, „Migration, Conflict and Social Change“ Research Platform)
- Janine Dahinden (Neuchâtel University, IMISCOE SC “Reflexivities in Migration Studies")
- Felicitas Hillmann (Humboldt University Berlin)
A more detailed elaboration of the conference topic can be found here.
Conference Programme: You can download the full programme of the midterm conference:
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*RN35 at the 14th ESA Conference in Manchester, 20-23 August 2019.
Please click here for a report of our programme.
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* RN35 Midterm Conference 2019, 'Belongings and Borders – Biographies, Mobilities, and the Politics of Migration', 24-25 January 2019, University of Strasbourg (France)
The conference was organized in close cooperation with the Institute DynamE, the Institute of Advanced Studies (USIAS) of the University of Strasbourg, and the French-German University (UFA/DFH) and was thematically linked to the international research project MIGREVAL (http://migreval.hypotheses.org/).
Conference Programme: You can download the full programme of your midterm conference here.
Call for Papers: You can download the CfP for this conference here.
Keynote speakers:
David Bartram (University of Leicester)
Monica Massari (University of Naples Federico II)
Monika Salzbrunn (University of Lausanne)
Local Organizers:
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Ursula Apitzsch (Goethe-University Frankfurt)
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Daniel Bertaux (CNRS, Research Center DynamE, “Dynamiques Européennes”)
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Catherine Delcroix, (University of Strasbourg, Research Center DynamE, “Dynamiques Européennes”)
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Lena Inowlocki (Goethe-University Frankfurt)
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Elise Pape (University of Strasbourg, Research Center DynamE, “Dynamiques Européennes”)
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*RN35 Midterm Conference 2016, 'Facing a New Age of Migration? Methodological Challenges, Conceptual Questions, Political Entanglements', 1-2 September 2016, University of Bucharest
Conference Programme: You can download the full programme of your midterm conference here
Call for Papers: You can download the CfP for this conference here
Keynote speakers:
Bridget Anderson (Centre on Migration, Policy and Society - COMPAS, University of Oxford)
Michael Collyer (University of Sussex)
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*RN35 Midterm Conference 2014, 'Contested Migration Regimes: European Perspectives and Beyond', 13-14 November 2014, University of Frankfurt
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*RN35 Midterm Conference 2012, 'Managing migration in a world of economic crises with new profiles of migrants', 3-5 September 2012, University of Paris
RN35 Biennial Report for 2017-2019
RN35 Biennial Report for 2015-2017
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Overview of RN 35 publication output
Proceedings of the Straßbourg Mid-Term
European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology, Special Issue: Migration regimes in the spotlight: The politics of migration in an age of uncertainty, Volume 8, Issue 4 (2021), edited by Elise Pape, Kenneth Horvath, Catherine Delcroix, Ursula Apitzsch
Proceedings of the Frankfurt Mid-Term
Migration Studies, Special Issue: Migration regimes in the spotlight: The politics of migration in an age of uncertainty, Volume 5, Issue 3 (2017) edited by Kenneth Horvath, Anna Amelina, Karin Peters