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11.09.2008
Generations in Flux − International Interdisciplinary Conference on Ethnicity, Integration and Family Ties

October 23-24, 2008 Helsinki, Finland
Deadline for submitting abstracts: September, 2008



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Generations in flux


−international interdisciplinary conference on ethnicity, integration and family ties


October 23-24,2008 Helsinki, Finland

Deadline for submitting abstracts is extended to 15.9. 2008
       

For the following sessions:

3)      Intergenerational dynamics: between individualisation and interconnectedness
among diaspora groups in Scandinavia

4)      Memory and belonging in diaspora communities

a.       Diaspora community, its memory through age and generations

b.      Movement and belonging: perceptions on self in an intergenerational context
in diasporic communities

5)      Multiple membership and changing forms of citizenship in youth cultures

6)      Religion in the world of diversity: perspectives to religious identity and
education

7)      Health and caring in immigrant populations

8)      Diversity management in global metropolis: border controls and precarious
labour?

9)      Interdisciplinary approaches to the right to culture as a human right

10)   Multicultural identity and language

12)   Organising foreignness

a.       Governing territories and populations

b.      Immigrant integration: between culture and politics

13)   Research on multiculturalism, ethnic relations and racism: methodological and
ethical challenges

Participants wishing to present papers are invited to submit an abstract of no more
than 200 words.  All abstracts must be submitted online using the abstract
submission form which can be found from the conference website:

http://www.nuorisotutkimusseura.fi/sivu.php?artikkeli_id=719
<https://alli-talo.alli.fi/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.nuorisotutkimusseura.fi/sivu.php?artikkeli_id=719>

New deadline for the abstract submission is September 15. 

Information about the acceptance of the paper will be sent to each participant by
email in 1st of October. The organisers reserve themselves the right to move papers
between sessions. 

More information about the conference, including fees and registration, as well as
about the submission of abstracts and session themes are available at
http://www.nuorisotutkimusseura.fi/sivu.php?artikkeli_id=685

Please forward this Second Call for papers to colleagues and all others with an
interest in study of Ethnic Relations, International Migration or Youth Research. 

Heidi Villikka
Conference secretary
The Finnish Youth Research Society
Asemapäällikönkatu 1 (2nd floor)
00520 Helsinki
FINLAND 
heidi.villikka@nuorisotutkimus.fi
+358 20 755 2657
www.nuorisotutkimusseura.fi