RENTRE-1: International Mobility, Migration and Wellbeing Conference Istanbul University Istanbul, Turkey, March 3-6, 2019 |
Conference website | https://www.rentre.org/events |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rentre1 |
Abstract registration deadline | February 28, 2019 |
Submission deadline | February 28, 2019 |
INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY, MIGRATION AND WELLBEING CONFERENCE organized by Istanbul University and Oxford Brookes University will take place in Istanbul between 3-6 March 2019.
The conference invites empirical, conceptual and methodological papers and case studies on different themes of mobility and migration. Although papers related to one of the following fields are encouraged, authors are welcome to explore other related topics as well.
Submission Guidelines
All submissions must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.
- Extended abstracts should not exceed 2000 words in length, written in clear academic English, and include title, authors, affiliations, main text including study aims, approach, key arguments, findings and implications. Each submission should have 5-6 keywords.
Important dates:
Extended abstracts due: 10 Feb. 2018
Notification of Acceptance: 15 Feb. 2019
Registration: 23 Feb. 2019
List of Topics
- Wellbeing of migrants and their integration with the host society
- Migrant networks and their utilization
- Migrant services and resettlement
- Refugee children, youth and their future
- Politics of mobility and migration
- Hospitality and hostility towards foreigners
- Refugees perceptions of hosts
- Employment and entrepreneurship among migrants
- Case Studies: Roles of different sectors and disciplines
- Mobility and impact on wellbeing
- Role of migrants’ social, psychological, and intellectual capital in the integration and settlement processes
- Barriers to social and economic integration of disadvantaged migrants
- Migrants’ mechanisms for coping with integration and resettlement- related stressors
Committees
Organizing committee
- Assoc.Prof.Dr. Gurel Cetin, Istanbul University
- Prof.Dr. Levent Altinay, Oxford Brookes University
- Prof.Dr. Veysel Bozkurt, Istanbul University
Publication
All accepted papers will be published in conference proceedings. Selected papers will be invited for the special issues of Services Industries Journal, Journal of Economy, Culture and Society and Journal of Tourismology.
Venue
The conference will be hosted by Istanbul University. Turkey’s oldest university (established in 1453). The sessions will be held in the university’s Conference and Culture Center. The venue of the conference is in the heart of the historical city of Istanbul within a walking distance from key touristic attractions (Blue mosque, Hagia Sophia and the Imperial Palace). Thus, the charming surroundings provide the conference participants with a welcoming setting.
Istanbul University Conference Center, Beyazit, 34452, Istanbul.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to rentre@istanbul.edu.tr