Call for Papers: Panel on “The Populist Turn of Migration Laws”
26 – 29 August 2025
We invite submissions for the panel, The Populist Turn of Migration Laws, to be held as part of the Section on Migration at the 2025 ECPR General Conference in Thessaloniki.
Panel Theme:
Populist forces have found fertile ground in the domain of migration, where they often use public resentment and nationalist sentiments to undermine legal protections and institutions designed to safeguard migrants. We are witnessing a “populist turn” in migration laws and practices, with trends such as pushbacks, deterrent measures, and externalisation becoming widespread. Protective legal norms are now under attack, with some blaming these very laws for intensifying populism.
Submission Guidelines:
We welcome papers from scholars across disciplines, including, but not limited to, law, political science, international relations, philosophy, sociology, psychology, and post-colonial studies.
Please submit an abstract (max. 250 words) via email to the panel chairs, Dr Ermioni Xanthopoulou ([email protected]) and Dr Mohammad Nayyeri ([email protected]) by 2 January 2025.
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