Symposium on Precarities and Temporalities in Migratory Contexts

Welcome to the Symposium on Precarities and Temporalities in Migratory Contexts!


Precarity, i.e. insecurity and uncertainty in life, is structural, situational and, for many, especially for migrants and racialised minorities, an enduring condition of life. Sociologists and social scientists have for long acknowledged that time, temporalities and rhythms are simultaneously central to the organisation of the society and everyday lives yet commonly taken for granted. For migration scholars time has become an important perspective for the analysis of power dynamics, governance structures, individual experiences and forms of agency and asymmetric relations as well as experiences of precarity. 

This two-day symposium brings together scholars who research different aspects of precarities and temporalities in migration contexts, paying attention to how they shape migrants’ and racialised minorities’ life circumstances and experiences. Confirmed keynote speakers include Professor from the University of Bristol, UK, Professor from the University of Manchester, UK and Professor from Newcastle University, UK. 

Important days and information

  • open 1 March -25 April 2025
  • Informing the participants: 30 April  2025
  • opens: 22 May 2025
  • Symposium 26-27 August 2025

Symposium is organised by – project and of the .