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SUMMARY:Cross-Border Mobility: Migration\, Logistics and Geopolitics - call for papers
DESCRIPTION:Győr\, Hungary – October 14-17\, 2026 \nThe Széchenyi István University in Győr is pleased to invite you to Cross-Border Mobility: Migration\, Logistics and Geopolitics of T2M the International Association for the History of Transport\, Traffic and Mobility. The conference aims to provide an academic platform for researchers\, professionals\, policymakers\, and stakeholders to present their work and research on the history of mobility and its contemporary human implications. By fostering collaboration and adopting multidimensional approaches\, the conference seeks to identify pathways toward a more inclusive\, resilient\, and sustainable future mobility. \n\nSubmission Information\n\n\nAuthors are invited to submit abstracts or full papers for presentation at the conference. Selected papers may also be published in Scopus/WoS-indexed journals. The official language of the conference is English. \n\naim and scope\n\n\n\n\nFollowing the First World War and the dissolution of the major empires\, the imposition of rigid borders and systematic controls fundamentally restructured global transportation during the early twentieth century. This shift fragmented existing transport infrastructure as nations prioritised border sovereignty. Throughout the twentieth century\, global shifts fundamentally reshaped cross-border mobility: international migration\, trade\, and logistics became deeply entangled with geopolitical interests\, security\, and economic strategy. Borders evolved from mere dividing lines into complex zones of regulation where state and non-state actors exert influence. Conversely\, transport infrastructures often serve as a bridge; these cross-border systems facilitate cooperation and align the political and economic interests of neighbouring states. Within entities like the Soviet Union\, the European Union\, or the United States\, these networks act as vital social\, economic\, and cultural arteries. \nCross-border mobility is a foundational force in human history. For centuries\, the movement of people\, resources\, ideas\, and power has shaped societal development\, economic systems\, and the spatial logic of states and empires. This conference seeks to examine these dimensions of mobility through both historical and contemporary lenses\, focusing specifically on the intersection of migration\, logistical infrastructure\, and geopolitical strategy. \n\n\n\n\nMobility is more than mere physical movement; it is a social and political construct shaped by legal frameworks\, technological capabilities\, power dynamics\, and cultural narratives. Analysing mobility allows researchers to cast new light on the evolution and current status of state borders and centre-periphery relations\, revealing the specific mechanisms used to incentivise\, restrict\, or monitor human and material flow. \nThe conference emphasises that migration is never an isolated phenomenon; rather\, it is deeply embedded within logistical and geopolitical contexts. The evolution of transport networks\, trade routes\, supply systems\, and administrative structures has fundamentally dictated the direction\, intensity\, and social impact of human movement. Conversely\, these migration patterns have actively reshaped geopolitical strategy\, border enforcement\, and the mechanisms of spatial control. \nThe conference is broad in its chronological scope: we invite proposals spanning the pre-modern\, early modern\, and modern eras\, through to the twentieth and twenty-first centuries – a period defined by global conflicts and upheavals. We especially encourage contributions that adopt longitudinal approaches\, theoretical proposals\, comparative frameworks\, or transnational perspectives. \nThis conference provides an interdisciplinary forum to examine the historical and contemporary dynamics of cross-border mobility. We invite contributions from historians\, sociologists\, humanities scholars\, and international relations experts\, as well as economists\, legal scholars\, engineers\, and artists. We also welcome the perspectives of policymakers and educators. We particularly value presentations grounded in empirical research\, comparative frameworks\, or critical theoretical approaches that interrogate the nexus of migration\, global logistics\, and geopolitical strategy. \n\n\n\n\nThe conference welcomes submissions on a broad range of topics\, including but not limited to:\n\n\n\nmigration systems and population movements\nimperial\, state and private logistics: the history\, heritage\, present and sustainability of roads\, ports\, railways\, infrastructure\, local transportation systems and warehouse networks\nthe geopolitical significance of trade and transit routes\nmilitary mobility\, military supply and war logistics\nforced mobility: deportations\, flight\, resettlements\, climate/environmental inequalities\nmobility\, identity and border regions\nhistorical and current changes in geopolitical thinking and spatial perception\nsocialist and post-socialist mobilities\nthe relationship between mobility and state sovereignty\nthe role of transport infrastructure in regional and cross-border integration\nglobal supply chains\, logistics and infrastructure\nthe impact of geopolitical conflicts and crises on mobility\nlegal\, economic\, architectural and artistic aspects of cross-border mobility\ndigitalisation\, technology and new forms of mobility\n\nDeadline for the submission of abstracts 7 June \nRegistration opens 1 June \nConference site: https://t2m2026.sze.hu
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SUMMARY:Imagining Railways from 1900 to the Present: Places\, People\, Infrastructures\, Texts
DESCRIPTION:RAILIMAGE Conference\nTurku\, Finland\, 1–3 April 2027 \n  \nCall for Papers\nImagining Railways from 1900 to the Present: Places\, People\, Infrastructures\, Texts\nThe project ‘Twentieth-Century Railway Imaginations: Building the Mobility and Infrastructural Humanities’ (RAILIMAGE) invites scholars from all backgrounds to submit paper proposals for its 2027 conference. We also warmly encourage early-career researchers to apply. \nThe conference takes a diachronic view of railways focused on how people have experienced and imagined them\, their spaces\, and the experiences that railways generated in almost every global region during the long twentieth century. We welcome submissions from researchers in a multiplicity of disciplines\, including literary and cultural studies\, critical realist studies\, human geography\, political science\, visual studies\, mobility humanities\, transport history\, cultural history and more. A core contribution made by the project consists in recentring the long twentieth century in humanistic railway studies. This was an era when railways were the primary instrument of social change brought about by mobility. However\, its transformative importance has often been overlooked in railwaystudies focused on the novelty of the mode in the nineteenth century and its potential to deliver sustainable long-distance transport in the twenty-first century. \nThe conference will feature three keynote speakers as well as an early-career keynote talk (to be announced). \nThemes to be explored include\, but are not limited to\, the following: \n\nthe railway and (literary and/or artistic) form\nthe railway as infrastructure\ngender and sexual identity\n(post)colonial perspectives\nrailway and war\nexperiences of long-distance travel\nexperiences of commuting\nthe experience of railway work (labour\, bureaucracy)\nspaces of the railway\nrailway people\nrailway heritage and memory politics\nrailway and care\nrailway future\nrailways\, landscape and the environment\ncomparisons between literary and visual depictions of the railway\n\nIf you are interested\, please send a proposal of max. 500 words to the organizers no later than 30 September 2026. All abstracts should include a title as well as the names\, affiliations and email addresses of all authors. Please also provide a short bio (max. 100 words) for each author. \nImportant Dates \n\n30 September 2026: Deadline for submission of paper proposals\n30 November 2026: Notification of paper acceptance\n31 January 2027: Registration closes\n1–3 April 2027: Conference\n\nPractical Information \n\nThe conference is an in-person event only.\nThe conference language is English.\nArtists requiring specific infrastructure or equipment are encouraged to get in touch with us regarding their needs before submitting an application.\nMore information is available on the conference website: blogs2.abo.fi/railimage\n\nContact Details \nPlease submit your paper proposal to railimage.abo@gmail.com \nIf you have any questions about the conference\, please do not hesitate to get in touch. \n\nJason Finch\, Åbo Akademi University\, Finland (jason.finch@abo.fi)\nAdam Borch\, Åbo Akademi University\, Finland\nZeynep Correia\, Åbo Akademi University\, Finland\nNiral Joshi\, Åbo Akademi University\, Finland\n\nAbout RAILIMAGE \nThe project “Twentieth-Century Railway Imaginations: Building the Mobility and Infrastructural Humanities” (RAILIMAGE) develops an urgently needed humanization of transport studies. It is active from August 2024 until July 2027. RAILIMAGE is writing the global qualitative and imaginative history of the long-distance railwayjourney and its spaces in the twentieth century\, thus reaffirming the role of the railway in twenty-first-century imaginations of more sustainable mobility. The project advances an interdisciplinary approach to mobility and infrastructures\, combining techniques and insights from the humanities\, especially spatial literary studies\, with critical realist philosophy\, human geography and regional studies. The project team are working on case studies which illuminate regions such as the countries formerly part of the Ottoman Empire\, colonial and postcolonial India\, the UK\, the USA and Scandinavia\, as well as considering the experiences of long- distance train travellers originating in these regions. \nRAILIMAGE is headed by Professor Jason Finch and based in the department of English Language and Literature at Åbo Akademi University\, Finland. The project is funded by the H. W. Donner Foundation (administered by the Åbo Akademi University Foundation). \nOriginal Photo by Winston Tjia on Unsplash
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