18-19 February 2016, AMIS, Copenhagen

2016 Spring Conference

Measures of Control: Managing Migration in the 21st Century

Call for Papers: Centre for Advanced Migration Studies (AMIS) and IMISCOE jointly organize a conference on controlling migration, University of Copenhagen, 18-19. February 2016.

Keynote lectures: Adrian Favell (University of Leeds) and Sarah Fine (King’s College London)

In response to increasing and new patterns of migration, policies of control are increasingly proposed and implemented in Europe and elsewhere. This includes efforts to control numbers of immigrants and in particular the composition of the immigrant group, but also efforts to impact the political, social and cultural integration of immigrants once they have arrived in destination societies. This conference theorizes control, including its forms, manifestations and limits. Contributions may address (but are not restricted to):

Border controls, the externalization of border controls, and the technologies used to monitor and restrict migration
The rise and significance of migration industries, including the outsourcing of control to private companies
Incentives and disincentives – measures and technologies used to attract and keep out migrants
The refugee crisis and efforts to control and manage the influx in Europe
Efforts to prevent radicalization, including restrictions on the right of exit (e.g. to go fight in Syria)
Experiences of loss of control and xenophobia
Policies to impact the behaviour of immigrants, including their political, social and cultural integration
Conflicts between control and liberal rights in the aftermath of the Paris and Copenhagen killings
Programme

Thursday 18. February

16.00-16.30   Registration and coffee

16.30-18.00   Keynote lecture by Adrian Favell (University of Leeds)

18.00-19.00   Reception

Friday 19. February

9.00-12.00     Guided tour of multi-ethnic Nørrebro

12.00-13.00   Lunch

13.00-14.30   Parallel sessions

14.30-15.00 Coffee

15.00-16.30 Parallel sessions

16.45-18.15   Keynote lecture by Sarah Fine (King’s College London)

Abstracts of no more than 250 words should be submitted to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The deadline for submissions is 15th October 2015. By 2nd November you will be informed of whether your paper has been accepted. The maximum number of accepted papers is 60.

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