[Discussion] Migrants and Refugees in Central Eurasia

[Gonul Pultar]

CONF./CFP- Migrants and Refugees in Central Eurasia, Kennan Institute

Kennan Institute Invites Proposals for Conference on "Immigration, Forced 
Migrants, and Refugees in Central Eurasia."

The Kennan Institute is pleased to announce a new series of research
workshops on "Immigration, Forced Migrants, and Refugees in Central
Eurasia." According to the United Nations, there are currently 185 million
people living in countries other than their birth, up from 80 million
people three decades ago. This global phenomenon is of special importance
in Central Eurasia, where the collapse of the Soviet state, together with
conditions of ethnic conflict, political ambiguity, new-found freedom of
movement, and economic chaos, have created waves of migration which have
come to shape economic, political, social, and security issues in the
region. The Kennan Institute now proposes to convene practitioners,
policymakers, and scholars who study the many issues surrounding new
migration trends in the region. The workshop series will bring together up
to fifteen individuals from various disciplines with recent field experience.

The Kennan Institute's Workshop Series is designed to serve as a forum at
which scholars from various disciplines can discuss the different aspects
of migration, share research findings, and suggest policy recommendations. 
Participants in the series would explore the ways in which policymakers and
practitioners can utilize the specialized knowledge of academics in the
discipline and scholars can recognize how policy affects their field. The
workshop series will be directed by Cynthia Buckley (University of Texas,
Austin). The series will consist of two meetings, targeting specialists
with recent field experience. The first meeting will be held on 28-29 March
2004. The second meeting is scheduled for Fall 2004. Further research on
common themes is expected to form the basis for a collection of papers and
series of policy briefs.

Selection for the workshop series will be based on an open national
competition. Participation in the workshop series is open to U.S. citizens
and permanent residents at the post-doctoral level (pre-tenure) and Ph.D. 
candidates who have completed field research for their dissertations. The
workshop series is interdisciplinary. Any area of social science or
humanities research that focuses on issues of migration contemporary or
historical is welcome. Per diem costs and travel support for the workshops
will be provided by the Kennan Institute.

Those interested should submit an abstract (less than 1000 words) of their
current research, a current CV, and two letters of recommendation to:
Migration Workshop, The Kennan Institute/Woodrow Wilson Center, One Woodrow
Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004-3027. 
Abstracts and resumes may be sent by email to: kennan@wwic.si.edu;
recommendation letters must be sent by mail. All application materials must
be in English and must be received by 1 December 2003.

The "Immigration, Forced Migrants, and Refugees in Central Eurasia"
Workshop Series is supported by the Program for Research and Training on
Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title
VIII) and the George F. Kennan Fund.

For further information, please contact Erin Trouth at (202) 691-4132 or 
visit www.wilsoncenter.org/kennan.



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