Migration and Diversity in the Greater Mediterranean

MIGRATION AND DIVERSITY IN THE GREATER MEDITERRANEAN:
SOCIAL AND OTHER IMPLICATIONS
Kamilari Crete Greece  11  to 16 July 2010

Call for Papers



PURPOSE AND THEMES OF THE CONFERENCE

The end of the Cold war and the increasing pace of globalization brought about significant changes in the once isolated and relatively homogenous counties of the Mediterranean basin. Prompted by these and other developments, young people from neighboring countries, the Middle East, Asia, and elsewhere flocked to Mediterranean countries in search for employment opportunities. Unaccustomed to receiving immigrants, countries in the region were caught unprepared to deal with the economic, social, political, security and other implications.

In a broader perspective however, migration has been a major factor of social transformations at each 'epoque. The Mediterranean basin was always a crossroad of migrating movements with enormous impact at historic, social, economic and political level. Thus the generative factors and the consequences of the recent developments need multi-disciplinary approach in order to describe the present situation and to suggest possible social and political responses.

This conference aims to bring together academics and practitioners from the region and elsewhere to discuss, analyze, and assess the implications of migration and enhance our understanding of the phenomenon and its economic, security, social and other implications in both sending and recipient countries. At the practical level, the objective of this gathering will be to contribute to the development of policies that would tackle this important and growing phenomenon in the Mediterranean basin and beyond.

Among other issues, the conference will deal with the impact of migration through time on:

    * civil society
    * education
    * gender relations
    * governance
    * political representation
    * economic development
    * national identity
    * national and societal security
    * international relations

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