CfP Section S16 “Contemporary Approaches to Migration Governance and Inclusion”, 2026 ECPR General Conference

Call for Panels and Papers for Section S16 “Contemporary Approaches to Migration Governance and Inclusion” at the 2026 ECPR General Conference (8–11 September 2026, Jagiellonian University)

Our ECPR Standing Group Migration and Ethnicity is now seeking Panel and Paper Proposals for Section S16 “Contemporary Approaches to Migration Governance and Inclusion: Policies, Actors, and Everyday Practices” chaired by Daniela Vintila and Verena Wisthaler at the 2026 ECPR General Conference (8–11 September 2026, Jagiellonian University).

You can submit your proposals for this Section via the ECPR website by 5 January 2026 (midnight UK time).

Section abstract: This Section (endorsed by the ECPR Standing Group Migration and Ethnicity) aims to bring together contributions that critically examine contemporary dynamics of migration governance, the drivers and effects of shifting policies on migrants’ inclusion and belonging, and the evolving role of social and political actors in integration policy-making. Adopting interdisciplinary perspectives and varied methodological approaches, the Section particularly welcomes panels and papers that tackle how legal, political, social, and technological transformations redefine the way in which states, institutions, civil society, and migrants shape migration policies and everyday inclusion practices. Proposals may cover a wide range of themes related to international migration, including (but not limited to):

• Comparative perspectives on the evolution of diaspora engagement policies;
• Changing dynamics of migrant political mobilization, claims-making, and everyday performative forms of citizenship;
• Emerging transformations in national and sub-national policy-making on immigration and integration;
• The role of ethnic, migrant, and diaspora organizations in migration and inclusion governance;
• New insights into migrants' inclusion in labor markers;
• The role of digital technologies in migrant inclusion and digital transformations of migration governance;
• Migrants’ social inclusion and welfare protection;
• Emerging patterns in citizenship acquisition/restitution;
• Public attitudes towards international mobility and migrants’ inclusion;
• Forced displacement;
• Narratives of belonging in diverse societies;
• The role of supranational institutions and international organizations in shaping migration governance.

For more detailed guidelines on how to submit your Panel and Paper proposals to this Section, please visit: https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/Content?ID=1588&EventID=349  

For any questions that you may have regarding the Section, please contact the Section chairs Daniela Vintila (Daniela.Vintila@uliege.be) and Verena Wisthaler (verena.wisthaler@eurac.edu).