Civil Repair through Narrative Intervention: The Righteous in International Migration

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Civil Repair through Narrative Intervention: The Righteous in International Migration

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Large-scale international migration can put major strains on societies. It challenges them to expand their horizon of solidarity and re-accommodate, if necessary, the ties that bind their members for the purpose of including incoming outsiders. For scholars interested in the mechanics of solidarity formation in society, international migration and public debates over this issue constitute a fertile terrain for insights. For civil sphere scholars, in particular, they offer a wealth of opportunities for theory development. Because they represent a “work in progress,” contemporary civil societies inevitably suffer from fragmented solidarity, albeit to differing degrees. Moreover, the symbolic boundary work that constantly takes place within the civil sphere delineating “us” and “them” can lead to polarization and conflict, further deteriorating already fragile solidarities. This process is especially evident in the debates taking place in various countries around the world regarding migrants. Sentiments oscillate between a humanitarian impulse to help the millions fleeing their homelands due to conflict, climate change or untenable political conditions, to the fear that such newcomers take natives’ jobs and tax the generosity of the welfare state. Immigration policy remains a political football in many countries, crippled by inaction, even in the face of a migrant/refugee “crisis.” Public responses to international migration feature the stories of “righteous” individuals who have distanced themselves from the members of their own groups and institutions, and have actively engaged in acts of cross-group solidarity to protect the lives of migrants, even at great personal costs and risks. So far, their stories have not been told systematically nor have they been theorized. We believe that gathering them, in this conference, and eventually in a volume, may inspire more inclusive responses to the phenomenon of international migration.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Civil Repair through Narrative Intervention: The Righteous in International Migration

Popis výsledku anglicky

Large-scale international migration can put major strains on societies. It challenges them to expand their horizon of solidarity and re-accommodate, if necessary, the ties that bind their members for the purpose of including incoming outsiders. For scholars interested in the mechanics of solidarity formation in society, international migration and public debates over this issue constitute a fertile terrain for insights. For civil sphere scholars, in particular, they offer a wealth of opportunities for theory development. Because they represent a “work in progress,” contemporary civil societies inevitably suffer from fragmented solidarity, albeit to differing degrees. Moreover, the symbolic boundary work that constantly takes place within the civil sphere delineating “us” and “them” can lead to polarization and conflict, further deteriorating already fragile solidarities. This process is especially evident in the debates taking place in various countries around the world regarding migrants. Sentiments oscillate between a humanitarian impulse to help the millions fleeing their homelands due to conflict, climate change or untenable political conditions, to the fear that such newcomers take natives’ jobs and tax the generosity of the welfare state. Immigration policy remains a political football in many countries, crippled by inaction, even in the face of a migrant/refugee “crisis.” Public responses to international migration feature the stories of “righteous” individuals who have distanced themselves from the members of their own groups and institutions, and have actively engaged in acts of cross-group solidarity to protect the lives of migrants, even at great personal costs and risks. So far, their stories have not been told systematically nor have they been theorized. We believe that gathering them, in this conference, and eventually in a volume, may inspire more inclusive responses to the phenomenon of international migration.

Druh

W - Uspořádání workshopu

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50401 - Sociology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2018

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Místo konání akce

Brno, Department of Sociology Masaryk University

Stát konání akce

CZ - Česká republika

Datum zahájení akce

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Datum ukončení akce

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Celkový počet účastníků

8

Počet zahraničních účastníků

6

Typ akce podle státní přísl. účastníků

WRD - Celosvětová akce