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Victoria

Migration and Late Capitalism Conference

Date and time

2015.06.11 to 2015.06.13, all-day

Details

In 2013, the global migrant population was estimated at 232 million people or 3.2 per cent of the world population, up from 175 million in 2000 and 154 million in 1990. In the last two decades, scholars and policymakers have theorized and analyzed the causes, necessities, and consequences of this steady growth in transnational and regional mobile populations within the context of late capitalism, neo-colonialism, intensifying global circuits of power, and national security regimes. Migrant justice activists have simultaneously exposed and mobilized around transforming the punitive, dehumanizing, and exploitative laws and policies as they affect various categories of migrants – documented, undocumented, refugees, and asylum seekers.

The Migration and Mobility Program in the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives at the University of Victoria is pleased to host a three-day conference, which will bring together researchers, policymakers, and activists from diverse disciplinary and regional locations, including East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and North America. The purpose is to discuss new theoretical directions, interdisciplinary approaches, and critical dialogues on migration and mobility in the context of late capitalism with a particular, but not exclusive focus, on the geopolitics of the Asia-Pacific region. Key themes to be explored include:

Policy Advocacy, Activism, and Mobilization
Border Security and Surveillance
Colonialisms, Imperialisms, and Late Capitalisms
Indigenous Displacement and Mobility
Environmental Degradation
Migration Flows, Experiences, and Strategies
Religion and Migration

For more information, please email MigrationConference@uvic.ca

Venue

University of Victoria

City

Victoria

Country

Canada

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Economic sectors

General relevance - all sectors

Target groups

(Im)migrants workers

Geographical focuses

America - North, European Union, Canada, United States, Ontario, Alberta, México, Manitoba, Quebec, British Columbia, Other provinces, Federal, Asia, China, Philippines, Pacific and Oceania, Bangladesh, India, Thailand, Nova Scotia, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Romania, Vietnam, Japan, Australia, Taiwan, South Korea, Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Malaysia, Regional relevance, Regional relevance, Regional relevance, Regional relevance, National relevance, Cambodia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and New Zealand

Languages

English