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 Bridget Anderson from the University of Bristol, UK, Professor Vanessa May from the University of Manchester, UK and Professor Catherine Degnen from Newcastle University, UK.
Important days and information
- Call for abstracts open 1 March -25 April 2025
- Informing the participants: 30 April 2025
- Registration opens: 15 May 2025
- Symposium 26-27 August 2025
Symposium is organised by Tackling precarious and informal work in the Nordic countries – project and Migration, care and ageing –research group of the Centre of Excellence in Research on Ageing and Care.