CfP: “Young Africans on the Move: Exploring Intra- and Inter-continental Migration Processes and Dynamics”
A hybrid conference will be held from 28 to 30 November 2023 at the Ahfad University for Women, Omdurman (Sudan,), and online.
Introduction
The Regional Institute of Gender, Diversity, Peace, and Rights (RIGDPR) at Ahfad University for Women and the European Master in Migration and Intercultural Relations (EMMIR) are jointly organizing a hybrid conference with the aim of developing a wider understanding of young Africans’ migration, including dimensions of intersectionality and gender.
Africa has the youngest population worldwide, and it is growing. Some of these youths are active in migratory processes to destinations within and beyond the continent. Contrary to dominant perspectives, the majority of these movements are intra-country and intra-region.
The conference is intended to provide a platform for junior and senior researchers and to contribute to knowledge production on African migration in a critical, (self)reflexive and post-colonial mode.
Potential topics for papers and posters
- Forms and sources of knowledge on African migration – challenging the discursive field (e.g. by art-based research, inclusive participatory research, non-academic forms of knowledge, philosophical approaches)
- African migration dynamics, patterns, and routes, experiences and challenges, within and beyond the continent.
- Young Africans’ decision-making processes regarding migration
- Explorations on materiality and imaginations in the process of African migration
- Processes of trafficking of young Africans
- Challenging the categories: e.g. forced and voluntary/opportunity-seeking migration, economic migration, environmental migration
- (Self)Representation of migrant and diasporic young Africans
- Social networks, incl. digital networks in migration
- Gender relations (incl. gender-based violence): African migration and African diasporas
- Patterns of resilience and coping strategies of young African migrants
- Citizenship, justice, rights, and the migration of young Africans.
- Intra- and intercontinental policies and legal frameworks of African migration – searching for best practice tools.
Types of participation
The call for abstracts is open to everyone. A limited number of travel grants for paper presenters is available; preference will be given to junior scholars from the Global South.
Attendance as a guest to this hybrid conference is by invitation only. Online attendance (free of charge) will be offered to a wider audience based on registration.
Abstract and poster guidelines
- For both papers and posters, please submit abstracts of 300 words and bio notes of 100 words in word document format until May 10, 2023.
- Indicate clearly if you will present a paper or a poster. Also, indicate if you plan to attend in person or online. There is no conference fee, and paper presenters may ask for travel grants.
- Submitted abstracts should include results of original research. Please indicate if your paper would be available for an EMMIR Consortium publication (edited book or special issue journal).
- Authors of accepted posters will be asked to prepare recorded presentations for display throughout the conference days.
- Authors presenting online are also asked to prepare recorded presentations to be used in case of internet failure.
Important Dates:
- Call for abstracts: 10 March, 2023
- Deadline for submission of abstracts: 10 May 2023
- Notification of abstract acceptance: 10 June, 2023
- Award of travel grants: 30 June 2023
- Start of visa procedures: 1 September 2023
- Publication of conference programme, incl. abstracts and bio notes: 30 August 2023
- Deadline for submission of full papers and posters: 30 October, 2023
Conference contacts
Please submit your abstract proposals by 10 May to emmir.academic@uni-oldenburg.de.