Call
for
Papers
Clandestine
Migration
Routes
and
Human
Insecurity
We
invite
abstracts
on
the
theme
of
Clandestine
Migration
Routes
and
Human
Insecurity
for
a
cross-‐regional
comparative
workshop
to
be
held
on
May
17-‐18,
2014
at
the
Watson
Institute
for
International
Studies
at
Brown
University
in
Providence,
Rhode
Island,
USA.
Please
send
200-‐word
abstracts
to
CMRHIworkshop@gmail.com
by
February
28,
2014.
Much
of
the
scholarship
on
migration
has
focused
on
the
border
as
a
site
of
control
and
resistance,
as
well
as
on
migrant
experiences
in
countries
of
destination.
In
contrast,
we
turn
our
attention
to
how
migrants
arrive
at
the
border,
to
the
vehicles,
networks,
multiple
boundary
crossings
and
hardships
that
constitute
the
journey
to
borders.
The
journey
itself
is
broadly
conceived
and
includes
journeys
from
countries
of
origin
to
countries
of
transit
or
destination,
as
well
as
deportation
journeys.
Some
of
the
research
questions
that
have
animated
this
call
for
papers
include
the
following:
1) How
do
these
clandestine
journeys
re-‐order
the
socio-‐economic
and
political
landscape
through
which
migrants
pass,
and
what
consequences
does
this
have
for
the
human
security
of
migrants
and
citizens?
2) How
do
migrants
and
citizens
resist
migration
controls
along
the
entirety
of
routes?
Might
this
resistance
and
the
relationships
that
underpin
it
differ
from
those
in
border
zones?
3) Can
the
human
security
of
migrants
be
reconciled
with
the
national
security
concerns
of
destination
states?
4) In
the
context
of
a
humanitarian
crisis
unfolding
along
clandestine
routes,
how
does
a
liberal
international
society
justify
draconian
migration
controls?
Every
effort
will
be
made
to
select
papers
that
facilitate
discussion
across
regions,
and
we
will
seek
geographical
breadth.
Preference
will
be
given
to
papers
that
make
comparisons
across
regions
and
to
papers
drawing
on
fieldwork.
Organizing
themes
for
panels
may
change
depending
on
the
paper
submissions,
but
examples
include:
(1)
Race,
Ethnicity
and
Nationality;
(2)
Gender
and
Sex;
(3)
Technology,
Criminal
Networks
and
the
Political
Economy
of
Transit;
(4)
Religion,
Social
Movements
and
Solidarity;
and
(5)
Detention,
Deportation
and
Migration
Policing.
Publication
Based
on
the
workshop’s
proceedings,
the
organizers
will
seek
to
publish
a
volume
(e.g.,
special
issue
in
a
first
tier
journal)
on
human
security
dilemmas
in
transit
corridors.
The
workshop
organizers
will
encourage
scholars
to
co-‐author
papers
in
order
to
generate
theoretical
insights
across
different
case
studies,
a
methodological
limitation
in
the
extant
literature
on
migrant
journeys.
Our
comparative
approach
to
migrant
journeys
thus
addresses
two
key
challenges
in
migration
studies:
it
moves
beyond
the
emphasis
on
destination
countries
and
their
borders;
and
it
encourages
scholars
from
different
regions
to
work
collaboratively
in
order
to
generate
theoretical
contributions
that
may
be
more
far
reaching
than
those
based
on
single
case
studies.
If
you
are
interested,
please
submit
a
200-‐word
paper
proposal
to
CMRHIworkshop@gmail.com
by
February
28,
2014.
Final
papers
are
due
on
May
5,
2014.
All
materials
must
be
submitted
in
English.
We
also
invite
scholars
to
join
our
inter-‐institutional
working
group
listserv,
which
will
bring
together
those
interested
in
future
publications.
To
join
the
working
group,
please
send
your
contact,
affiliation
information
and
a
brief
explanation
of
your
research
expertise
to
CMRHIworkshop@gmail.com.
Lead
Researchers
-‐ Noelle
Brigden,
Postdoctoral
Fellow,
Watson
Institute
for
International
Studies,
Brown
University,
and
Assistant
Professor,
Political
Science,
Marquette
University
-‐ Jasmin
Habib,
Associate
Professor,
Political
Science,
Balsillie
School
of
International
Affairs,
University
of
Waterloo
-‐ Cetta
Mainwaring,
Assistant
Professor,
Sociology
and
Legal
Studies,
Balsillie
School
of
International
Affairs,
University
of
Waterloo
-‐ Aysen
Üstübici,
Former
Fellow,
Settling
Into
Motion
Program,
Bucerius
Foundation,
and
PhD
Candidate,
Amsterdam
University
and
Koç
University
