Women, Immigration/Transmigration and Public Policy

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
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WOMEN, IMMIGRATION, TRANSNATIONAL MIGRATION AND PUBLIC POLICY
MAY 17-18
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
Canada

SPONSORED BY THE NANCY’S CHAIR IN WOMEN’S STUDIES FOR THE MARITIMES AND THE FEMINIST PUBLIC POLICY PROJECT

We invite submission of abstracts for presentations addressing the topic Women, Immigration, Transnational Migration and Public Policy. Presentations may include discussion of social science, legal, etc data, discussion of cultural representations, policy recommendations, etc. Weare especially interested in the interconnection between immigration/transnational migration and globalization, and the feminization of poverty within the global political economy.

Topics may include but are not limited to:
So called “mail-order” bride marriages
Domestic workers
Transnational marriages
Spouse-dependent immigration status
International issues of domestic violence

Please send 500 word abstracts by January 15th to:Lenore Kuo, Nancy’s Chair in Women’s Studies, Mt. St. Vincent University Halifax, Nova Scotia B3M2J6 CANADA
lenore.kuo@msvu.ca

The conference will be held at Mt. St. Vincent University, a small, traditionally female, public institution, overlooking picturesque Bedford Basin.

Private rooms in 4 person suites will be available for $32.25/night(Canadian) including taxes, continental breakfast, parking and sportscenter pass for conference attendees.