Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 08:02:53 +0200 (MET DST) From: Silva Meznaric To: Kurt Mills Subject: Re: Call for Papers In-Reply-To: On Tue, 23 Apr 1996, Kurt Mills wrote: > Thought you might be interested. Best, Fred Pearson > > ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > CALL FOR PAPERS > > We are looking for papers for a combined conference panel/book project > provisionally entitled "Refugees in the Emerging Global Order: Changing > Perceptions and International Responses." We plan to have three panels at > the International Studies Association in Toronto, March 22-26, 1997. In > addition, however, we plan to compile the books in an edited volume and > hope to have at least one workshop in addition the ISA presentations to > present and critique the papers of presenters. > > > Project Overview > > Over the past two decades the number of refugees worldwide has increased > dramatically. Concurrent with this, perceptions of the refugee crisis and > reactions to refugees have changed. This project will examine three > different dimensions of the changed refugee environment. First, it will > look at changing perceptions of refugees, partially situated within broader > discourses related to immigration. That is, it will examine the extent to > which refugees are increasingly being constructed as threats -- > politically, culturally and economically, as well as from broadened > perspectives of security. This is related both to geopolitical factors and > domestic neoliberal economic retrenchment. > > The second dimension of this issue is related to changing responses to > refugee crisis. This involves, on the one hand, looking at international > intervention in refugee crisis, and other reactions such as interdiction, > non-entree policies and alliance strategies. On the other hand, domestic > policies in the North have become more salient in dealing with refugee > crises as more refugees (although still a minority) and other immigrants > are able to make their way to the developed world, and states increasingly > view this as a question of security. Thus, the connection between domestic > policies and international action will also be addressed. > > The third dimension involves examining structures for greater cooperation > among states, regional and international governmental organizations, and > NGOs. Thus, the role of regional collective arrangements, such as NATO, the > WEU, and OSCE, will be readdressed, as they will have to be concerned with > matters that have generally been considered outside their original > objectives, such as refugee crises. It is also important to examine the > adequacy of the UNHCR and the IOM in dealing with this question. They need > a long-term vision which combines both universal norms and practical > politics, one that goes beyond immediate concerns for the plight of > refugees. Furthermore, this section will address the role played by NGOs. > As the role of the state is reappraised and alternatives are sought to > solve problems, NGOs have emerged as one of a number of critical not for > profit actors, private in form but public in purpose. > > > Panel/Book Structure > > The panels and sections of the book will correspond to the three dimensions > discussed above, and will include some or all of the subjects listed below. > We are also interested in other related topics. > > Panel/Section 1: Changing Perceptions of Refugees > > -the construction of refugees as threats > -societal and cultural factors > > Panel/Section 2: Changing Responses to Refugee Crises > > -international intervention in refugee crises > -interdiction, non-entree, and alliance strategies > -globalization and domestic-international linkages > > Panel/Section 3: The Role of International Governmental and Nongovernmental > Organizations > > -security organizations > -UNHCR/IOM > -NGOs > -coordinating international responses > > > Proposals > > Proposals should include a 250 word abstract and all contact information, > including affiliation and e-mail address. The deadline for paper proposals > is June 1, 1996. Please send proposals to either of the individuals below: > > Kurt Mills > Centre for Refugee Studies > York University > North York, Ontario > Canada M3J 1P3 > Phone: (416) 736-5663 > Fax: (416) 736-5837 > e-mail: kmills@yorku.ca > > Nazare Albuquerque Abell > Centre for International and Strategic Studies > York University > North York, Ontario > Canada M3J 1P3 > Phone: (416) 736-5156 > Fax: (416) 736-5752 > e-mail: naabell@yorku.ca > Dear Colleagues, thank you for this invitation. I will gladly participate in this project. Abstract follows in a week o two. Greetings, Silva Meznaric, Medvedgradska 29, Zagreb 10000, croatia. tel/fax 385 1 423 595.