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The Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies invites contributions for a special issue on irregularity, statelessness and protection in Southeast Asia.

International migration in Southeast Asia is an age-old phenomenon, linked to urbanisation, demographic change, international trade, cultural exchange, labour migration, colonialism, conflict, exclusion and persecution, environmental change and natural disaster.  Migration in the region has evolved in the modern era alongside the development and solidification of the system of modern nation states during times of transnational and civil conflict, and uneven economic growth and development.

This Special Issue will explore the underlying reasons for Southeast Asia’s approach to migration through examination of the theoretical concepts of ‘irregularity’, ’statelessness’ and ‘protection’ within Southeast Asia and their manifestations in policy, migration processes and practice.

Interdisciplinary research and analysis with a policy utility is a central focus of the Special Issue, and to support this we are seeking high quality, original contributions from researchers in the field.  A specific focus on Southeast Asia as a discrete and distinct geographic and geopolitical region provides a unique opportunity to highlight how states and other actors in the region conceptualise migration/asylum and respond to flows, thereby enabling considered and rigorous discussions of both research gaps and policy implications.

The Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies is unique in its character as it covers both migration and refugee studies, with a truly global coverage, across continents and topics. The journal publishes full-length theoretical and empirical research discussing the pressing concern of those who migrate into, through, or out of a country and those nations affected by them. Both quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches are welcome. All submissions are reviewed by leading migration scholars, including in Anthropology, Demography, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, International Relations, and Sociology. This Special Issue is seeking to make a contribution to both the academic and policy discourses, and so articles drawing on empirical research that is firmly rooted in the literature and with policy utility will be highly regarded.

Papers submitted must be original scholarly pieces and follow the submission guidelines of the journal: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?journalCode=wimm20&page=instructions#.VjcTDTiheUk

Please submit a 200-300 word abstract and a 200 word biographical note to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 10 December 2015.

Anticipated Special Issue Schedule
Abstract submission deadline: 10 December 2015
Notification of acceptance: 24 December 2015

Full manuscript submission: 1 April 2016

Editorial review: April/May 2016

Peer review: June/July 2016
Final revisions: August/September 2016
Publication date: End 2016

Please forward your queries and abstracts directly to the guest editor of the Special Issue, Marie McAuliffe (Australian National University): This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

JIRS Editor in Chief: Professor Anna Triandafyllidou (European University Institute): This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Associate Editor: Dr Irina Isaakyan (European University Institute): This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.