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ISA RC31 Sociology of Migration @isa-rc31.bsky.social · Dec 31

Greetings! RC31 is now on Bluesky. We will gladly retweet announcements about conferences, new publications and other news from our members.

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Sección de Migraciones, Desplazamientos y Movilidades LASA @lasa-migraciones.bsky.social · Aug 1

We are please to announce that the section call for panels and papers for LASA 2026 (Paris, France, May 26-30, 2026) is open. More information at: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/int...

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Migraciones, Desplazamientos y Movilidades | News & Notes

The LASA Section on International Migrations will promote networking and dialogue related to academic work and debates on immigration from, to and within Latin America and the Caribbean among research...

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ISA RC31 Sociology of Migration @isa-rc31.bsky.social · Jul 29

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ISA RC31 Sociology of Migration @isa-rc31.bsky.social · Jul 29

Thank you, RC31 members, for attending the Business Meeting at the ISA Forum in Rabat, Morocco! Here are some photos from the day #sociology #migration #SociologyOfMigration #MigrationStudies

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ISA RC31 Sociology of Migration @isa-rc31.bsky.social · Jul 6

After much deliberation we decided that Phi Hong Su’s The #Border Within and Sharon M. Quinsaat’s Insurgent Communities are equally excellent and should be awarded as co-winners of the #best_book award. We also award an Honourable Mention to Zai Liang’s From #Chinatown to Everytown. #RC31_Award

ISA RC31 Sociology of Migration @isa-rc31.bsky.social · Jul 6

while simultaneously opposing the homeland state government, building solidarity across time and space.

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#migration #sociology

ISA RC31 Sociology of Migration @isa-rc31.bsky.social · Jul 6

By advancing her concept of the conflict-mobilization-collective identity nexus, she argues that activism and #social_movements are central to processes of #diaspora formation and can work to construct a diasporic sense of homeland attachment and loyalty,

ISA RC31 Sociology of Migration @isa-rc31.bsky.social · Jul 6

Rich multilingual #ethnography brings to life the solidarities and conflicts of Vietnamese migrants living in East and West Germany before, during and after German reunification.

ISA RC31 Sociology of Migration @isa-rc31.bsky.social · Jul 6

#RC31_Award #best_book in #migration studies

Sharon M. Quinsaat’s Insurgent Communities, published by @uchicagopress.bsky.social, provides a sweeping history of #Filipino transnational social #activism in the #Netherlands and US from 1970s to the present day.

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Insurgent Communities

Sociologist Sharon M. Quinsaat sheds new light on the formation of diasporic connections through transnational protests. When people migrate and settle in other countries, do they automatically form ...

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ISA RC31 Sociology of Migration @isa-rc31.bsky.social · Jul 6

Su theorises ethnic nationhood in #diaspora through a hierarchical structuring and splintering of an imagined community, stratified by geography, political histories, #migration contexts.

ISA RC31 Sociology of Migration @isa-rc31.bsky.social · Jul 6

#RC31_Award
Phi Hong Su’s The Border Within, published by @stanfordpress.bsky.social, is an exciting and novel account of the lasting Cold War divisions found among contemporary #Vietnamese #German communities. www.sup.org/books/sociol...

#migration #socioology #border #coldwar

The Border Within | Stanford University Press

When the Berlin Wall fell, Germany united in a wave of euphoria and solidarity. Also caught in the current were Vietnamese border crossers who had left their homeland after its reunification in 1975. ...

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ISA RC31 Sociology of Migration @isa-rc31.bsky.social · Jul 6

Best Book Award Announcement

Huge thanks to all the RC31 members who submitted their nominations for the #RC31_Award for Best Book! All the submissions were of exceptionally high quality, making the reading and judging a true joy for the committee members.

#migration #sogiology #isa

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ISA RC31 Sociology of Migration @isa-rc31.bsky.social · Jul 6

#ISA #migration #sociology #migrants #immigration #climatecrisis #climatechange #climatemigration

ISA RC31 Sociology of Migration @isa-rc31.bsky.social · Jul 6

#isaforum2025

ISA RC31 Sociology of Migration @isa-rc31.bsky.social · Jul 6

#RC31 SPECIAL LECTURE

All That is Solid Melts into Mobility: Understanding #Climate related #Migration as the Socio-Ecological Question

Lecture to be delivered by: Thomas FAIST (Bielefeld)
Location: SJES024
Mon, Jul 7, 13:00 - 14:45

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Special Lecture: All That is Solid Melts into Mobility: Understanding Climate-Related Migration as the Socio-Ecological Question

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ISA RC31 Sociology of Migration @isa-rc31.bsky.social · Jul 6

ISA members! We will be in Rabat this week! Check out the RC31 program here: isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/foru...

#ISA #migration #sociology #migrants #immigration

5th ISA Forum of Sociology (6-11 July 2025)

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ISA RC31 Sociology of Migration @isa-rc31.bsky.social · Jul 6

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ISA RC31 Sociology of Migration @isa-rc31.bsky.social · May 9

We thank all RC31 members who submitted their nominations for the #RC31_Award for Best Article! We received a large number of submissions this year and chose two co-winners, reflecting our main criteria of theoretical robustness and contribution to the field of international migration.

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ISA RC31 Sociology of Migration @isa-rc31.bsky.social · May 9

Reviewers' comments: Focusing on #immigrant legalization, Deisy’s article presents that #legalization is a #transitional process where multilayered interactions between the state regime, opportunity structure, and the permeability of application standards have unequal effects on immigrants

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ISA RC31 Sociology of Migration @isa-rc31.bsky.social · May 9

Congratulations to Deisy Del Real for co-winning this year's #RC31_Award for Best Article! The article, Gradations of Migrant Legality: The Impact of States’ Legal Structures and Bureaucracies on Immigrant Legalization and Livelihoods is available here:
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ISA RC31 Sociology of Migration @isa-rc31.bsky.social · May 9

Reviewers' comments: Karolina connects #anthropology and #MigrationStudies, taking an innovative approach to illustrate how transnational belonging/transnational can be embodied.
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ISA RC31 Sociology of Migration @isa-rc31.bsky.social · May 9

Congratulations to Karolina Nikielska-Sekuła for co-winning this year's #RC31_Award for Best Article! Her article, Embodied Transitional Belonging, was published in International Migration Review.
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ISA RC31 Sociology of Migration @isa-rc31.bsky.social · May 9

The link to the latest newsletter (Dec 2024) below seems to be broken. You can check it out at this link for news on RC31 events, members' awards, publications, events, and more! www.isa-sociology.org/uploads/imge...

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lorettabass.bsky.social @lorettabass.bsky.social · Jan 2

Welcome to the ISA 31 page on BlueSky! Here is a link to our most recent newsletter! #ISA_RC31 @isa-rc31.bsky.social /id/urn:aaid:sc:US:d2d9d02b-6c91-403c-b99e-1502c0814f86

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Derya Ozkul @deryaozkul.bsky.social · Nov 28

Happy to see our work w Natalie Welfens published in the Journal of Refugee Studies

“UNHCR–state relations: transfer of authority over refugee status determination”👇

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