The unprecedented speed and scale of transnational migration are giving rise to complex, often contradictory, discourses, politics, policies, and practices. On the one hand, there is global competition for talents that seems to be breaking down gender, racial and ethnic hierarchies on which older migration regimes were built. *** PROGRAMME UPDATED ***

Wealthy countries are using migration as a strategy to compete for the most skilled and talented workers to fill gaps in their labour market and to replenish an aging workforce, draining resources from less privileged countries. Yet the skills, knowledge, and competencies of many migrants become devalued and delegitimised as the migrants attempt to enter education and employment.

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Building solidarities for Anti-Racist Adult Education

A conference from ESREA (European Society for Research on the Education of Adults)

13-15th June 2018
Moray House School of Education
University of Edinburgh
Holyrood Road
Edinburgh
EH8 8AQ

Key dates:

The deadline for the submission of abstracts will be January 31st, 2018

The acceptance of proposals will be announced by February 15th, 2018

Full papers (max. 5000 words) should be submitted by May 13th, 2018

Contacts:

Please send your abstracts to: [email protected]

For questions please contact one of the network convenors: [email protected] or [email protected]

Scientific Committee

Linda Morrice (University of Sussex), Annette Sprung (University of Graz), Angela Pilch-Ortega (University of Graz), Brigitte Kukovetz (University of Graz), John Grayson, Marcin Starnawski (University of Lower Silesia), Chris Parson (University of Geneva), Marcin Gołębniak (University of Lower Silesia), Jim Crowther (University of Edinburgh)

Organising Committee:

Jim Crowther, University of Edinburgh ([email protected])

Margaret Petrie, University of Edinburgh ([email protected])