Edited by the Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology

Migrant Security: Citizenship and Social Inclusion in a Transnational Era

08 February 2010Original 20-minute papers are sought for this symposium hosted by the Public Memory Research Centre at the University of Southern Queensland, 15-16 July 2010.<!--break-->
The symposium aims to promote cross-disciplinary debate in order to probe new formulations of migrants’ experience of community and individual security. The symposium seeks to analyse migrant perceptions of citizenship and social inclusion, particularly through the nature of migrants’ engagement with civic society. Significantly, the symposium will embed this approach with scholarship regarding transnational identities and the politics of forgiveness and belonging.
There is growing scholarly interest in migration, social inclusion and new understandings of transnational sentiment. The established body of scholarship regarding migration and civic identity is increasingly being revisited in the light of new interest in transnational identities and the increasingly complex relationship between local, national and global authorities.


For further information, including the keynote speaker and session chairs, please visit the symposium website: www.usq.edu.au/migrantsecurity<http://www.usq.edu.au/migrantsecurity>


Submitting an Abstract
Participants from a range of disciplines are invited to submit a 200 word abstract as a Word document.

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30 January 2010

ACCESS Victoria, the youth network of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, has relaunched its publication, Quarterly Access (QA). A key aim of QA is to provide an opportunity for undergraduates, postgraduates and young professionals interested in international affairs to get their ideas published.

Hard copies are being distributed to university libraries and other student hotspots around Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. QA is also available online at http://quarterlyaccess.typepad.com/