Digitally mediated transnational mobilities and migration infrastructure in/from Asia

Panel proposal to ICAS 13, 28 July – 1 August 2024, Surabaya, Indonesia

Convenors

Dr Juan Zhang (University of Bristol, UK)

Associate Professor Lan Anh Hoang (University of Melbourne, Australia)

Abstract

In the past decade, transnational migration and mobility patterns have been shaped by a variety of health and environmental crises, regional and international geopolitical tensions, as well as the opportunities and challenges stemming from evolving global economic outlooks. Notably, the digital boom has had a profound effect on the scale, composition, and velocity of human mobility flows, radically transforming the ways migrants conduct their transnational lives. There is a growing body of literature that explores how digital technologies, particularly social media and networking platforms, have become integral to global mobilities, increasingly blurring the boundaries between physical and virtual worlds. However, there is pressing need for more scholarly examination to address the wide-reaching implications of how digitalised networks – especially social media platforms, AI technologies, and the internet of things – are reshaping and redefining migration infrastructure (Xiang and Lindquist 2014; Lin et al. 2017). Further exploration is also required to understand the effects of pervasive digitalisation on mobility practices, from the digitisation of work to the rapid expansion of remote technologies embedded deeply in the social realms of communication, education, business, and care.

To address this knowledge gap, this panel invites scholarly contributions on digitally mediated transnational mobilities and migration infrastructure in and from Asia. The panel welcomes empirical studies as well as theoretically-driven analyses, with a specific emphasis on the following themes and questions:

1.            How are digital networks and novel media platforms reshaping people’s migration experiences and transnational ties? Specifically, how are migrant family dynamics, gender relations, community engagement, and citizenship claims evolving across physical and virtual worlds?

2.            How does the recalibration of education prospects and work structures towards remote and hybrid models transform migration aspiration, movement patterns, and mobility practices?

3.            How do digital technologies challenge/restructure the established migration infrastructure in the Asian context?

4.            Could the expanding digital divide lead to uneven migration routes and create disparities in mobility outcomes?

We invite abstract submissions that address these questions. Those wishing to join the panel are encouraged to submit a short abstract (250 words maximum) and biographical notes (100 words) to the convenors Dr Juan Zhang (juan.zhang@bristol.ac.uk) and A/P Lan Anh Hoang (lahoang@unimelb.edu.au) by 6 October 2023 (Friday).

Managing Editor: Xin Fan

The NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship seeks to encourage a new generation of scholars from a wide range of disciplines and professional fields to undertake research relevant to the improvement of education. These $27,500 fellowships support individuals whose dissertations show potential for bringing fresh and constructive perspectives to the history, theory, analysis, or practice of formal or informal education anywhere in the world.

This highly competitive program aims to identify the most talented researchers conducting dissertation research related to education. The Dissertation Fellowship program receives many more applications than it can fund. This year 35 fellowships will be awarded.

THE AWARD

1 Academic Year

2 Professional Development Retreats Led by Senior Scholars

$27,500 Fellowship Stipend

QUALIFICATIONS

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The NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program is open to all eligible applicants regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation.

• Basic selection criteria are as follows:
  • Importance of the research question to education
  • Quality of the research approach and feasibility of the work plan
  • Applicant’s future potential as a researcher and interest in educational research
• Applicants need not be citizens of the United States; however, they must be candidates for the doctoral degree at a graduate school within the United States.
• Fellowships are not intended to finance data collection or the completion of doctoral coursework, but rather to support the final analysis of the research topic and the writing of the dissertation. For this reason, all applicants must document that they will have completed all pre-dissertation requirements by June 1, 2024 and must provide a clear and specific plan for completing the dissertation within a one or two-year time frame.
• Applicants should have a demonstrated record of research experience in education.
• Proposed project must be an education research project. NAEd/Spencer funds studies that examine the efficacy of curriculum and teaching methods; however, we do not fund the initial development of curriculum or instructional programs.
• Applications will be judged on the applicant’s past research record, career trajectory in education research, and the quality of the project described in the application.
• Fellows may not accept employment other than as described in the application, nor may they accept other awards without prior approval (including awards from NAEd or Spencer) that would provide duplicate benefits.
• Applications must be made by the individual applying for the fellowship; group applications will not be accepted.

Managing Editor: Tong Meng

The NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship supports 25 early career scholars working in critical areas of education research. These $70,000 fellowships support non-residential postdoctoral proposals that make significant scholarly contributions to the field of education. The fellowship also develops the careers of its recipients through professional development activities involving NAEd members.

THE AWARD

1 Year’s Teaching Leave

3 Professional Development Retreats Led by Senior Scholars

$70,000 Fellowship Stipend

QUALIFICATIONS

The NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is open to all eligible applicants regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation.

• Applicants must have received their PhD, EdD, or equivalent research degree between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2022. 
• Please note, if you defended your dissertation in 2022 but did not receive your diploma, or were not conferred, until 2023, then you will not be eligible to apply for the fellowship this year. However, please do consider applying next year.
• Applicants may also not hold tenure status at the time of the application deadline.
• Applicant should have a demonstrated record of research experience in education.
• Proposed project must be an education research project. NAEd funds studies that examine the efficacy of curriculum and teaching methods, however, we do not fund the initial development of curriculum or instructional programs.
• Applications will be judged on the applicant’s past research record, career trajectory in education research, and the quality of the project described in the application.
• Applications must be made by the individual applying for the fellowship; group applications will not be accepted.
• Non-US citizens are welcome to apply.
• Concurrent funding for the proposed project is not permitted. You may not hold a grant from the Spencer Foundation at the same time as this fellowship.

More info: https://naeducation.org/naedspencer-postdoctoral-fellowship-program/

Managing Editor: Tong Meng

The Sociological Review

Application deadline: 01/09/2023

Apply now to join The Sociological Review’s annual three-day residential writing retreat for early career scholars, which this year will be held in November at a beautiful rural location in Wales. Fourteen places will be awarded on a competitive basis to PhD students and postdocs, and the retreat is free of charge to attend.

About The Sociological Review’s 2023 ECR Writing Retreat

Since 2016, the Sociological Review Foundation’s annual writing retreat has offered early career scholars the chance to focus on writing a journal article or chapter of a PhD thesis within a supportive and focused environment.

We are delighted to announce that in 2023, our ECR writing retreat will be facilitated by Sociological Review editorial board members Professor Steven Brown and Dr Cath Lambert. The retreat, which will take place at Gladstone’s Library in the village of Hawarden in Wales, will offer participants a wonderful opportunity to spend three days writing in a tranquil environment under the guidance of qualified writing retreat facilitators, as well as the opportunity to rest, socialise and enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Hawarden village.

Strictly Come Writing 2023 will be free to attend for the 14 participants selected in open competition, with all writing sessions, meals and on-site accommodation provided.

Date and location

Strictly Come Writing 2023 will be held at Gladstone’s Library. It will begin at 13.00 on Wednesday 8 November and conclude at 17.00 on Friday 10 November.

Gladstone’s Library is located in Church Lane, Hawarden, Flintshire, CH5 3DF, Wales. The village of Hawarden is 7 miles from Chester and 30 miles from Liverpool Airport.

Founded by William Ewart Gladstone and overseen by a registered charity, this unique institution centres on a residential library that contains over 200,000 volumes of theology and history as well as material on philosophy, classics, art and literature.

Aims and activities

The aim of Strictly Come Writing 2023 is to give participants the opportunity to advance their writing on a journal article or chapter of a PhD thesis within a supportive environment free of surveillance and distractions.

Work during the retreat will be based on the principles developed by Grant & Knowles (2000), McGrail et al. (2006), Murray and Newton (2009) and Murray (2012).

Participants will receive information about the preparation they will be expected to undertake prior to the retreat. Retreat days will comprise timed writing sessions, with all delegates writing in one room at the same time, with facilitators telling participants when to start and when to stop. Facilitators will also provide one-on-one support during breaks, and will moderate peer discussion to review progress during the retreat.

Eligibility criteria

Strictly Come Writing 2023 is a writing retreat for early career scholars: postdocs who are within three years of the award of their doctorate (excluding career breaks for paternity, maternity or health reasons), and postgraduate research students within the final or write-up year of their PhD studies.

There are 14 places available on this year’s retreat, to be awarded on a competitive basis. All applications will be reviewed by members of The Sociological Review editorial board.

Due to the significant cost to the Sociological Review Foundation to run these annual retreats, successful applicants will be required to make a refundable deposit of £50 to secure their place.

Bursaries

Strictly Come Writing 2023 is free of charge to those awarded a place, including all writing sessions, meals, single-occupancy accommodation for the nights of Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 November 2023, and transportation between Chester train station and Gladstone’s Library.

For early career researchers who meet the relevant criteria, we offer travel bursaries of £100 for UK-based applicants and £200 for non-UK based applicants, and childcare bursaries of £70 per day. Further details about bursaries are provided in the application form for Strictly Come Writing 2023.

Please note that we will consider applications for bursaries only from unfunded students who are not in receipt of scholarships, or funding from research councils or their home institutions to support their studies. Those who are in receipt of a full-time wage are not eligible for the above bursaries, with the exception of ECR teaching fellows who are on a contract of 12 months or less and do not have institutional conference/event attendance funding.

We will seek verification of the employment and funding status of those selected for bursaries.

How to apply

Apply to join Strictly Come Writing 2023 via this form.

If you have any questions about this application process, please email events@thesociologicalreview.com

Deadline

The deadline to apply to join Strictly Come Writing 2023, The Sociological Review’s annual ECR writing retreat, is Friday 1 September, 17.00 BST/UTC+1.

Decisions of the selection panel will be communicated to applicants on Monday 18 September 2023.

Managing Editor: Tong Meng