Following the ever more visible and changing flow of international migration in the past decades, increasing ethnic, cultural, and religious diversity in European societies has evoked a need to broaden our understanding of how various actors contribute to patterns of both inclusion and exclusion.  One arena where migration, religiosity and intercultural relations intersect is civil society. Churches, non-profit organizations, and migrant self-organizations are actively engaged in services or other activities which are intended to further the inclusion of migrants, cover basic needs, and/or represent migrants socially and politically.  Our questions, therefore, centre on the complex role and actual impact of civil society in contributing to the inclusion and exclusion of different migrant groups or communities at the macro, meso and micro levels. This call for papers seeks empirical contributions which explore how migrants’ experiences are shaped by various types of civil society organizations in the receiving country. In particular, we are interested in the role of religiosity and intercultural relations and how this plays out in various local, glocal, or transnational contexts. 

Contributions can include, but are not limited to:

• Case studies on the role of civil society in shaping the inclusion of migrants in the receiving society, and in their everyday life; 

• Studies on civil society organizations work in combating ethnic and religious discrimination 

• Studies on how civil society organizations meet gender-specific needs of migrants, as well as needs that arise from intersectionalities such as different sexual orientations, or disabilities. 

Abstracts of up to 250 words can be sent to info@migrel.com by February 1st, 2023. 

For any additional questions, please feel free to contact us: 

Conference coordinator: Ingrid Løland 
E-mail: ingrid.loland@vid.no 
Tel: +47 - 93085887