Europe and the World: Mobilities, Values and Citizenship
InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
March 28-30, 2018
Organized by the Council for European Studies
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Call for Proposals
The intensification of migrant flows and capital mobility in Europe in an era marked by economic instability and security crises has generated a widespread political backlash that poses fundamental threats to Europe’s core institutions. Understanding these developments necessitates the careful study of the wide-ranging and powerful processes of mobility, both from within and outside of Europe, that are reconfiguring identities and citizenship regimes across European nation-states. Because mobility processes are shaped by economic, cultural, and geopolitical factors and the challenges they raise span the domains of political governance, party politics, economic policy, security, and collective self-understanding, this topic requires interdisciplinary engagement across the social sciences and humanities. Many of the challenges facing Europe raise questions about the position of Europe in the world. What is specific about the European political crisis and what features does it share with comparable developments in the United States and Asia? To what degree are these changes fueled by transnational cooperation and the diffusion of strategies among political actors? What are the possible consequences of the ongoing migration patterns and the associated rise of populist politics for democratic institutions and the welfare state? How are mainstream parties on the left and the right responding to the challenges from the radical right, both in terms of electoral strategy and policy? How can tensions between essentialist views of ‘European values’ and the reality of mass migration be addressed through creative policies aimed at social and cultural inclusion?
In light of these concerns, the aim of the conference is to discuss the dimensions and dynamics of the nexus between existing and emergent (im)mobilities, values, and citizenship. While proposals on all topics related to Europe will be considered, special attention will be given to research that emphasizes the cultural, social, and political challenges related to Europe’s experience with internal and external migration. Projects that place the predictors, consequences, and lived realities of these developments in a comparative and international perspective are especially welcome. Specific topics may include, but are not limited to the following:
• Subnational, national, and European collective identities
• Practices of citizenship
• Social, cultural, and intellectual exchange
• Civic engagement and global responsibility
• Values, citizenship, and immigrant incorporation
• Governance
• Mobility and social exclusion
• Politics of heritage and memory
• Education and global citizenship
• International migration
• Pilgrimage, exploration, and migration
• Borders and security
• Anti-immigration politics
We welcome proposals in all these areas, including cross-thematic and interdisciplinary papers. Proposals may be submitted from August 8 to October 2, 2017. Priority will be given to panel submissions. Participants will be notified of the Program Committee’s decision by December 15, 2017.
Information on how to submit proposals will be posted on the CES website and disseminated through its newsletter. Click here to subscribe to the CES Newsletter. For information on how to submit a proposal, please consult the Submission Help page.
| Jan Willem Duyvendak, Chair Council for European Studies University of Amsterdam |
| Bart Bonikowski, Co-Chair CES Conference Program Committee Harvard University |
Carla Santos, Co-Chair CES Conference Program Committee University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign |
