Dear Sir or Madam,

The Department of Political Movements and Ethnic Studies of the Institute of Political Science and Administration at the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, in cooperation with the International Political Science Association, RC21 Political Socialization and Education, has the honour and pleasure to inviting you to participate in the international academic conference entitled “Migration Movements in the modern World”.

The conference is scheduled to take place on 16–17 April 2026 at the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) in Lublin.

The objective of the conference is to present research findings and to promote interdisciplinary discussion on issues related to contemporary migration movements.

Proposed areas of interest include:

• Theoretical and methodological issues of migration movements (e.g. migration movement, migration, emigration, immigration, re-emigration, resettlement, refugee status, incoming population).
• Historical, social, cultural, religious, ethical, political, economic, and international determinants of migration movements.
• Legal aspects of migration movements (national, European, and international public law).
• Assumptions and frameworks of local, national, and international migration policies.
• Models and initiatives for the integration of foreigners.
• The impact of migration movements on the functioning of the state, region, and the world.
• Attitudes of citizens, social, religious and political organisations, and social and political movements towards migration.
• The portrayal of migration and migrants in the media.
• Analysis of selected contemporary migration movements.

The conference organisers would like to invite scholars conducting research in the broadly understood field of migration studies to participate in the conference proceedings. The event will also feature a student and doctoral panel.

Once positively reviewed, papers submitted by participants will be published as chapters in a scientific monograph issued by a publishing house included in the register of publishers of peer-reviewed scholarly monographs, as published by the Minister of Science and Higher Education on 18 January 2019.

The conference fee is 500 PLN (120 EUR or 150 USD) for both onsite and online participants. It includes conference materials, snacks and beverages during sessions, a formal dinner on the first day and a guided tour of Lublin related to the conference theme.

To register, please fill out the form on the event website:

https://www.umcs.pl/pl/application-for-participation,33707.htm

For any questions or concerns, please contact: jakub.bijak@mail.umcs.pl 

More details are available on the conference website: https://www.umcs.pl/pl/international-scientific-conference-migration-movements-in-modern-world,33705.htm

Yours faithfully,

The Organizing Committee of the International Scientific Conference
Migration Movements in the Modern World