Objavljeno: 4. 5. 2016. u 09:20
Tomislav Knežević

CfP: The Challenge of the Refugee Crisis – Panacea or Pandemonium for Europe? Undergraduate conference
Deadline: 15 May 2016

https://politicalscience.ceu.edu/challenge-refugee-crisis-panacea-or-pandemonium-europe-undergraduate-conference

European countries are struggling to respond to an unprecedented surge in desperate migrants, the largest movement of people Europe has seen since 1945. The largest group of people come from war-torn Syria but there are many from Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria, Eritrea, or Kosovo. The growing crisis has led to politically charged arguments about Europe’s open borders and sharing the burden. Disputes are heated not only about definitions of ‘migrants’ vs. ‘refugees’ but also what obligations – legal, moral, etc. - European states have in dealing with this crisis. Many have argued Europe’s Schengen Area is under threat, European traditions and values are at risk, and open border arrangement only help terrorist infiltrate European societies. At the same time, Europe’s aging population results in a shrinking workforce and a shortage of labor market needs.

The Political Science Department hosts a 3-day conference for undergraduate students to address these challenges and opportunities from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Participants will have a unique opportunity to participate in debates between student participants, as well as experts from different fields of expertise and European countries.

The conference takes place at CEU’s downtown campus on 15-17 August 2016.

The organizing committee invites paper proposals on a wide range of topics related to the European Refugee Crisis and from disciplines such as political science, anthropology, sociology, international studies, security studies, geopolitics, area studies, economics, nationalism studies, and related fields. We especially welcome proposals on securitization of borders, migration and civil rights, the rise of the far right, labor migration, conflict resolution, and citizenship rights in Europe.

Applicants should be current undergraduate students. Each student can send only one paper proposal. Individual paper proposals must include three items, all in one file (doc or pdf format) sent to polsci[at]ceu[dot]edu:
*Contact information: the name, email, postal address and academic affiliation of the applicant (university, degree program, expected date of graduation).
*A 300- to 500-word abstract (shorter abstracts will not be considered)
*A 150-word biographical statement, in narrative form (a text with the length of one paragraph).

Limited amount of financial aid will be available for selected undergraduate students to participate in the event. Please indicate your need for financial aid when applying.

Organizers will secure accommodation in the CEU Residence Center at discount price. Lunches, snacks for breaks, social events will be covered by the organizers.

All selected participinats will have to pay a 50 EUR conference registration fee.

The deadline for applications is extended to 15 May 2016. 
Contact person: Robert Sata

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Fakultet hrvatskih studija Sveučilišta u Zagrebu visokoučilišna je ustanova i znanstvena organizacija, koja ima poziv: istraživati i proučavati hrvatsko društvo, državu, prostor, stanovništvo, iseljeništvo, kulturu, hrvatsko civilizacijsko i povijesno naslijeđe u europskom i općesvjetskom kontekstu; o postojećim znanjima i novostečenim spoznajama poučavati u sustavu visokoučilišne naobrazbe te njegovati hrvatski nacionalni i kulturni identitet.

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