Conference DL: Jan 2007

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

On behalf of the Berlin Institute for Comparative Social Research (BIVS) I would like to
invite you to to apply for a scholarship to attend the forthcoming EUROFOR Marie Curie
conference on “Politics of the Exclusion and Return: The Phenomena of Diaspora
Formations” in Budapest, Hungary.

After the successful staging of the past events in Italy, Greece, Malta and Slovenia, the
series of twelve scientific conferences on migration management is clearly gaining
momentum. The past conferences turrned out to be successful platforms for the
exchange of knowledge and fruitful debate of research ventures in the fields under
review.

The next event will take place from 12 - 15th April 2007 in Budapest. Approx. 30 young
researchers (mostly PhD candidates) as well as several experienced researchers,
scholars and policy-makers will be attending the event.

There are 32 Marie Curie scholarships available for young and experienced
researchers from EU Member States and Third Countries, covering travel and
accommodation for this four day conference.

This particular event focuses on diaspora formations, minority politics and trans-state
relations. The phenomena of diaspora formations will be discussed in an
interdisciplinary and comparative perspective.
Throughout the workshops and seminars the following topics will be addressed:

- Concepts and Notions of Diaspora
- Diaspora Communities: Case studies
- The Role of Diasporas in Contemporary Conflicts
- Ethnic Entrepreneurs in the Diaspora
- Trans-State Politics in the 21st Century: The impact of diasporas on changes in the
homelands

As usual in the Marie Curie EUROFOR conferences, Saturday morning will be
dedicated to the presentation and analysis of the local situation. In addition, two
workshops will serve as platform to discuss methodological issues and problems that
arise during the course of the researchers’ work.

Find attached the call for papers as well as the preliminary programme for the
conference in Hungary.

The deadline for paper proposal submission of the conference in Budapest is 31
January.

For download of the conference reader (including detailed application guidelines), see:
http://www.emz- berlin.de/ konf_e/eurofor_ conferences/ ek_E.htm

Since we made usage of various electronic distribution lists for this call for papers, it
may be that you receive this message more than once. We thank you for your
understanding and apologise for this inconvenience.

We look forward to receiving your application.
Best wishes and kind regards, on behalf of the EUROFOR Conference Team,
Tilman Hannig

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