[Bilimsel Haber] *Deadline Reminder: Migration and Activism in European History Since 1945*

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

*Deadline Reminder: Migration and Activism in European History Since 1945*


This edited book collection will seek to explore the relationship of
migration to political and social activism in contemporary Europe.
Recent scholarship has shown that migrants are often excluded from
traditional modes of political participation in their host countries and
have only limited interaction with native activists. Migrant
self-organizing appears to be related in part to the failure of the
political Left, pro-immigrant organizations, and international support
structures to adequately address the multiple needs of “new” immigrant
communities. Papers are sought that will attempt to address the
challenges faced by migrant and native activists who work together and
to understand the complexities of building effective political and
social movements. Examples of both successes and failures in the
construction of anti-racist and anti-sexist strategies are sought.
Contributions should focus on migrants from non-European countries to
any country/countries in Europe.

Papers that engage with historical themes within any humanities or
social science discipline are preferred. Researchers must demonstrate a
commitment to a methodological framework that is sensitive to the
intersections of gender, race, and class. Contributions are welcome from
scholars at any level of their professional careers.

Themes:

# Migrants in native organizations (e.g. trade unions, political parties,
feminist groups)
# Migrants and international organizing (e.g. NGOs, the UN, the EU)
# Migrants and transnational organizing (i.e. simultaneous activism in
home and host countries)
# Autonomous migrant associations and their interactions with native
organizations and governmental structures

Proposals should include:

# A 750-1000 word abstract
# A brief curriculum vitae (2 pages)
# Full contact information including mail, email, and phone/fax numbers

Proposals are due *1 November 2006*. Contributors will be notified by 30
January 2007 if their proposals have been accepted. Full articles of
6000 to 8000 words will be due no later than 31 May 2007. Proposals will
be accepted in English, French, or Italian. Final papers must be in
English.

Wendy Pojmann, editor – is Assistant Professor of modern European
history at Siena College in New York and the author of Immigrant Women
and Feminism in Italy (Ashgate 2006).

	
Wendy Pojmann
History Department
Siena College
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USA

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