REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS IN
EUROPE. HISTORICAL ANALYSIS,
CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES
Rome, April 18, 2018
Coordinated y Giuseppe Motta in the context of
the project “L'Europa e i rifugiati. Profili storici e
implicazioni internazionali (secoli XX -XXI)” financed by the Department of
Document studies,
Linguistics, Philology and Geography
Fondazione Sapienza and CEMAS
research center of Sapienza University of Rome launch a call for papers for an
international multidisciplinary conference to be held in Rome, on April 18,
2018.
In the last years Europe has
experienced a notable flow of migrants coming from other continents owing to
conflicts or simply escaping from bad economic, political and social
conditions. The debates have focused on the distinction between refugees and
migrants and on the possible solutions to this contemporary issue: to close
borders or to adopt tolerant strategies of integration? To intervene directly
in the crisis or to leave others to deal with the problems? To keep national
options or to arrange a common European policy?
All these questions and many
more are frequent in everyday debates and are constantly connected with the
rise of a new nationalist illiberal radicalism that is threatening the idea of
European integration and is questioning the role of the European Union. But
behind these discussions there is a long history that need to be further
studied and analyzed. Europe has always dealt with migrations, wars and
exchanges of population and the European states are the result of these
historical processes they are still dealing with in the contemporary age.
This conference aims to
investigate the different issues concerning refugees, migrants, displaced
persons, evacuees, exiled and many more in order to discuss about this question
and to compare the different cases of yesterday with the emergency of today. A
special attention will be devoted to the different reactions against the
arrival of refugees and the revival of nationalist and xenophobic movements
that are challenging the European and national institutions. Our aim is to
remind of the years when the Europeans were refugees and to debate on the
historical, political, social and economic implications of this important
issue, which has characterized modern and contemporary ages and still
represents one of the most important keystones of the international scenario.
The Scientific Board welcomes
a multidisciplinary approach inviting scholars from different disciplines such
as political science, history, anthropology, sociology, international studies,
security studies, geopolitics, area studies, economics, geography,
sociolinguistics, literature, psychology, and related fields. The Scientific
Board encourages the submission of single papers, addressing the above mentioned
issues based on a chronological framework, but also innovative and original
analyses that could enrich our common knowledge and help the scientific study
of such phenomena.
The international
conference aims to attract scholars from European and non- European
universities, research institutes, independent networks, with a special focus
on young researchers (25-40
years old). Junior researchers, teaching assistants, PhD students are thus
warmly invited to submit their paper proposals.
The Scientific Board invites
proposals for individual papers to be presented in panels
organized by the Board but
accepts also entire panels that are to be assembled directly by the proponents.
A panel includes a chair and at least three presentations based on written
papers. In case of panel proposals, the chair could also be indicated
by the conference organizers.
A formal application email
should be sent to romeconference2016@uniroma1.it and
must include in a single
document:
1) contact info
2) up to 300 word abstract
4) a short biographical
statement.
Language of the conference:
English
The deadline for the
submission of paper proposals is March 1, 2018. Incomplete applications will
not be accepted. Applications for papers and for panels should be submitted in
a single message. Applicants will be notified about the acceptance of their
papers by March 10, 2018, and the conference program will be released in May.
Participants should pay the
registration fee by March 20, 2018.
Special rate (reserved for
participants under 40 years of age): 50 €
Normal rate: 80 €
Please note that the
registration fee does not include accommodation or travel expenses.
Participants are expected to organise and cover the cost for their travel. The
conference material, dinner and special gadgets will be provided by the
conference organizers.
We look forward to welcoming
you at the conference in Rome.
Scientific Board
Antonello Folco Biagini, Fondazione Sapienza
Stefano Bianchini, University of Bologna
Andrea Carteny, CEMAS, Sapienza University of Rome
Mariam Chkhartishvili, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi
State University
Roberto Pasca di Magliano, Sapienza University of Rome
Pasquale Fornaro, University
of Messina
Ljubomir Frčkoski, Ss. Cyril
and Methodius University of Skopje
Robert Hassan, Institute for
the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy
Gün Kut, Bogazici University
Cesare La Mantia, University
of Trieste
Andre Liebich, Graduate
Institute Geneva
Luis Moita, Autonomous
University of Lisbon
Mario Morcellini, Sapienza University of Rome
Giovanna Motta, Sapienza University of Rome
Giuseppe Motta, Sapienza Universty of Rome
Nadan Petrovic, Sapienza University of Rome
Alessandro Pistecchia, Unar – Ufficio Nazionale
Antidiscriminazioni razziali
Matteo Pizzigallo, University
of Naples Federico II
Ioan Aurel Pop, Babeș-Bolyai
University
Drago Roksandić, University of
Zagreb
Srđan Rudić, Historical
Institute in Belgrade
Julius H. Schoeps, Moses
Mendelssohn Centre, Potsdam
Charles Asher Small, Institute
for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy
Luis Tomé, Autonomous
University of Lisbon
