ESF-ZiF-Bielefeld Conference
Environmental Change and Migration: From Vulnerabilities to Capabilities
5-9 December 2010
Links of Interest |
- UNU-EHS (United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security), established in December 2003, is part of the United Nations University (UNU) system, a worldwide network of Research and Training Institutes. Its mission is to advance human security through knowledge-based approaches to reducing vulnerability and environmental risks. More...
- Political Geography: an interdisciplinary journal for all students of political studies with an interest in the geographical and spatial aspects of politics
Political Geography is the flagship journal of political geography and research on the spatial dimensions of politics. The journal brings together leading contributions in its field, promoting international and interdisciplinary communication. Research emphases cover all scales of inquiry and diverse theories, methods, and methodologies. More...
- International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, published quarterly, is a multidisciplinary Journal focusing on international migration. It has information on asylum seekers, refugees and undocumented migrants, with an emphasis on health and social care. Scholarly research on topics such as refugee children and the integration of migrants are also included. More...
IJMHSC flyer (PDF - 1.1 MB)
- The International Political Science Association (IPSA), founded under the auspices of UNESCO in 1949, is an international scholarly association. IPSA is devoted to the advancement of political science through the collaboration of scholars in different parts of the world; to the organization of world congresses and other academic activities; to provide reference and documentation services; to facilitate diffusion of information linked to political science; and to promote internationally planned research. Learn more...
- Forced Migration Review (FMR) is published three times a year by the Refugee Studies Centre of the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford. FMR is available free of charge in print and online. Since it was launched in 1987 it has gained a global reputation as the most widely read publication on refugee and internal displacement issues.
Special issue on Climate Change and Displacement - Forced Migration Review issue 31: available in print and online free of charge in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.
- African Migration and Gender in Global Context – Implementing Migration Studies (IMMIS)
IMMIS is a joint research project on African Migration and Gender run by Makerere University, Kampala/Uganda, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda, Ahfad University for Women, Omdurman, Sudan and Oldenburg University, Germany. More about IMMIS...
- AMBIO, was founded in 1972, the year of the first UN Conference on the Environment which was held in Stockholm, Sweden. The journal is a nonprofit publication of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Ambio addresses the scientific, social, economic, and cultural factors that influence the condition of the human environment. It is widely recognized as an important international forum for debate on these issues. Learn more...
- Population and Environment is the sole social science journal focused on interdisciplinary research on social demographic aspects of environmental issues. The journal publishes cutting-edge research that contributes new insights on the complex, reciprocal links between human populations and the natural environment. More...
- The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is a global leader in sustainable development. IIED aims at building a fairer, more sustainable world, using evidence, action and influence in partnership with others. In Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central and South America, the Middle East and the Pacific, IIED works with some of the world's most vulnerable people to ensure they have a say in the policy arenas that most closely affect them — from village councils to international conventions. More...
- Transnationalism and Society: 35th Congress of the German Society for Sociology
11-15 October 2010 - Frankfurt am Main, Germany
The German Sociological Association (GSA) is a non-profit organization, which has as its aims the articulation of sociological problems, the furtherance of scholarly communication amongst its members, and the participation in the dissemination and deepening of sociological knowledge. More about GSA...
- EACH-FOR is a two year long research project within the frames of FP6 (Priority 8.1 - Policy-oriented research) of the European Commission.
'Forced migration' is a movement in which an element of coercion exists, including threats to life and livelihood, whether arising from natural or man-made causes (e.g. movements of refugees and internally displaced persons). The changes of natural and human-made environment will probably be the most significant factors among the causes of forced migration. It is essential to get accurate information about the current and future triggers of forced migration in each country of origin and within Europe itself. To learn more about it..
