Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce the call for proposals for the DeZIM 2024 conference, which will be held at the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) from 9 to 11 October 2024. Please see the call below for more information and submit your proposals for all participation formats and/or the Pre-Conference Workshop for Early Career Scholars by April 15, 2024 via email to tagung@dezim-institut.de. We look forward to having you in Mannheim! Best regards, Sandra (Morgenstern) -- Dr. Sandra Morgenstern Mannheim Centre for European Social Research University of Mannheim > > > ­ > > > > ­ > > > > ­ > > ­ > > > > ­ > > > > > > ­ > > > > ­ > > > > ­ > > > > ­ > > > > ­ > > > > ­ > > > > ­ > > > > ­ > > ­ > > > > ­ > > > > ­ > > ­ > > > > ­ > > > > ­ > > ­ > > > > ­ > > > > > > ­ > > > > ­ > > ­ > > > > > > > ­ > > ­ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ­ > > ­ > > > > *CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – DeZIM Conference 2024 > > 09. - 11. October 2024* > > Migration – Conflict – Solidarity. A Contested Field Between Politics > and Research > > > > ­ > > ­ > > > > ­ > > > > ­ > > > > > The processes of migration and post-migration > have significantly shaped Germany in > recent decades, giving rise to diverse questions > concerning recognition, participation, > social cohesion, and the discourse of identities. In this context, > migration is interpreted, > constructed, analyzed, and politicized as a challenging reality > between conflict and solidarity. > > Research and politics observe and shape this contested field, which > serves as a focal point of this year's DeZIM conference. The following > questions are particularly relevant: > > * What roles do information, perceived opportunities, and > experiences of marginalization and crises play in *migration > processes*? > * What are the impacts of migration from different phases and > origins on *transnational and local spaces*, and how do migration > and integration processes change as a result? > * What are the spatial conditions of negotiation processes: How can > *conflicts and patterns of solidarity* related to migration be > explained in a differentiated manner, both at the societal and > local levels? > * Who experiences discrimination, racism, and marginalization in > which societal areas, how can intersectional *discrimination and > racism* be systematically identified and analyzed, what > *consequences for participation* arise from this, and how can they > be addressed politically? > * How does *solidarity* emerge with socially marginalized groups? > * How are *democracy, diversity, and political representation* > navigated within the framework of migration and post-migration? > Where does representation remain invisible? What implications does > this have for responsiveness and for discourse surrounding > migration within democratic public spheres? > > The conference provides a platform for the exchange of research idea > and findings, and political as well as practical experiences related > to these and questions and more. We invite researchers at all career > stages, individuals from civil society and practice, as well as > stakeholders from politics and administration (also in collaboration), > to share their insights and experiences, engage in dialogue, and > discuss political pathways for the complex realities of migration > between conflict and solidarity. > > The conference starts on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, with a > pre-conference workshop in the afternoon, followed by an opening event > on the same evening, and ends on Friday, October 11, 2024, in the > early afternoon. > > Please note that the main conference language will be German. However, > contributions in English are welcome. > > *Participation Formats* > We welcome theoretical, empirical, methodological, or practical > contributions within the following formats: > > * *Roundtable:* A moderated panel discussion involving up to four > participants, followed by audience participation (90 minutes). > * *Panel:* Three individuals present their thematically related > works in 15-minute presentations within a shared panel. > Subsequently, a discussant provides commentary, followed by an > open discussion (90 minutes). > * *Workshop:* Moderated workshops focus on specific topics. > Following one or two expert inputs, there will be a group > discussion for deeper exploration (90 minutes). > * *Presentation:* Individuals can present their work in a 15-minute > session. Presentations will be grouped into different panels by > the organizers based on thematic considerations. > * *Poster:* Projects (e.g., PhD projects) in early stages or > selected results are presented in a poster session using an > A0-sized poster. > > *Pre-Conference-Workshop* > The workshop will take place on Wednesday afternoon, October 09, and > will focus on reflecting on concepts from migration, integration, and > racism research, incorporating an > interdisciplinary and international perspective. The target audience > includes, for example, researchers who are currently pursuing a PhD, > have recently completed their PhD, or are about to start. > > *Application for all praticipation formats and the > Pre-Conference-Workshop: * > until *April 15, 2024* via email to tagung@dezim-institut.de > > *All further details and information on how to apply can be found on > our website:* > Call for Abstracts: DeZIM Conference 2024 > <http://newslettertogo.com/5ghay3wj-qbkhb1o1-j703bmx3-147h> > > *Contact* > For inquiries, please contact Esther Beckey and Andrea Rumpel > attagung@dezim- > institut.de <mailto:tagung@dezim-%20institut.de>. Research networking > offices <http://newslettertogo.com/5ghay3wj-qbkhb1o1-ngmy34he-1bxv> > within the DeZIM research community are also available as points of > contact. > > *Program Committee and Conference Organization* > Esther Beckey (DeZIM-I), Zeynep Demir (IKG), Jan Dillhöfer (MZES), > Laura Goßner > (IAB), Alexandra Graevskaia (InZentIM), Andrea Rumpel (DeZIM-I) > > With kind regards, > Your DeZIM Team > > *ABOUT DEZIM* > > The German Centre for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM) > conducts research on integration and migration, consensus and > conflict, social participation and racism. It consists of the *DeZIM > Institute *and the *DeZIM Research Community*. The DeZIM Institute is > located in Berlin-Mitte. In the DeZIM Research Community, the DeZIM > Institute joins forces with seven other institutions conducting > research on migration and integration in Germany. DeZIM is funded by > the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and > Youth (BMFSFJ). <mailto:tagung@dezim-institut.de>** > > > > ­ > > ­ > > ­ > > ­ > > ­ > > /Impressum/ > Deutsches Zentrum für Integrations- und Migrationsforschung (DeZIM) e.V. > Mauerstraße 76 | 10117 Berlin > dezim-institut.de > <http://newslettertogo.com/5ghay3wj-qbkhb1o1-osyar4sn-194n> > Newsl <http://newslettertogo.com/5ghay3wj-qbkhb1o1-v258pvxy-856>etter > abbestellen <http://newslettertogo.com/5ghay3wj-qbkhb1o1-wu0qrfk3-14u5> > > ­ >