RC31 of International Sociological Association. Tag #ISA_RC31 for reposting https://www.isa-sociology.org/en/research-networks/research-committees/rc31-sociology-of-migration/https://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3munrlvql4k2eReflections on #Migration Beyond Economic Reductionism: Has Migration Changed Faster Than Migration Theory? By Hamid EL GHEZIOUI, & Abdelfttah ZAHIDI https://sites.google.com/view/isa31newsletter-june2026/11-reflection-early-careet?authuser=004 Sep 2026 01:07 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3munrlvql4k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3munrkvthdk2eReflections on #Migration Who Becomes Boundless? Migration, Privilege, and Entrepreneurship in a Multipolar World, by Manashi Ray https://sites.google.com/view/isa31newsletter-june2026/10-reflections-senior-researcher#h.1gq17mbh2n5204 Sep 2026 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3munrkvthdk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3munrjhrna22eReflections on Migration The Politics of “Unwelcome”?: Being Single, Migrant and Male, by Gökce Yurdakul https://sites.google.com/view/isa31newsletter-june2026/10-reflections-senior-researcher#h.p7ydaoien41e04 Sep 2026 01:05 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3munrjhrna22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3munriez6ls2eReflection on Migraiton by Ruttiya Bhula-or Migration, Care, and Dignity in Ageing Societies https://sites.google.com/view/isa31newsletter-june2026/10-reflections-senior-researcher#h.f7tozvbgicnn04 Sep 2026 01:05 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3munriez6ls2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3munmqbzjps2eRead our Reflection on Migration Disruptive Transitions: Why We Need to Study Immigrant Legalization as a Process, by Asst. Prof. Dr. Deisy Del Real https://sites.google.com/view/isa31newsletter-june2026/10-reflections-senior-researcher?authuser=003 Sep 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3munmqbzjps2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3munmpcb4dc2eRead our Reflection on Migration A research agenda – beyond the “Idyll” cliché by Prof. Dr. Eduardo Barberis, Associate Prof. Dr. Tiziana Caponio, Prof. Dr. Ruth McAreavey Insights from a new Handbook on Migration in Small Towns and Rural Areas. https://sites.google.com/view/isa31newsletter-june2026/10-reflections-senior-researcher?authuser=003 Sep 2026 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3munmpcb4dc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3munmkj7gqk2eLifetime Recognition https://blogs.uni-bielefeld.de/blog/soziologie/entry/kolloquium-zur-verabschiedung-von-professor A colloquium in honor of Thomas Faist’s retirement was held at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF) to recognize his long-standing scholarly contributions to the fields of transnationalism, citizenship& migration studies.03 Sep 2026 23:37 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3munmkj7gqk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3munmclyht22eCongratulations to Elena Chernyak for winning a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to the Slovak Republic (2026–27)! “From Arrival to Inclusion: Migration and #Integration in the U.S. and #Slovakia,” examines how immigration policies, institutions, community programs &public attitudes influence03 Sep 2026 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3munmclyht22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3munlrnq3hc2e#ISA_RC31_New_Book Congrats to A.S. Sandhya! Agents of migration: Institutional embeddedness of labour brokerage in Nepal. Palgrave Macmillan Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-8735-3 This book examines the growing role of migration intermediaries& labour migration agents in contemporary labour mobility.03 Sep 2026 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3munlrnq3hc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3munlpicbsc2e#ISA_RC31_New_Book Congratulations to Y Sadovskaya! Sadovskaya, Y. (2026). Kitaisky trud i biznes v Kazakhstane v 1991–2025: Nadolgo ili navsegda? [Chinese labor and business in Kazakhstan in 1991–2025: For long haul or permanent?]. Almaty: Service Press. Excerpt: https://sites.google.com/view/isa31newsletter-june2026/2new-book?authuser=003 Sep 2026 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3munlpicbsc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3munldxx2fc2e#ISA_RC31_New_Book Congrats to Prema A. Kurien! Claiming citizenship: Race, religion, and political mobilization among new Americans. Oxford Univ Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197784082.001.0001 The book focuses on Indian American civic&political activism in the U.S. public sphere around U.S.- &India-based issues.03 Sep 2026 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3munldxx2fc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3munkcu4wgs2e#ISA_RC31_New_Book Congratulations to Allen J. Kim & Johanna O. Zulueta! Ageing and transnational lives: Negotiating care, mobility, and belonging. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-5903-9 This book explores the complex intersections of #ageing, migration, and #transnational_family life.03 Sep 2026 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3munkcu4wgs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3munk4pptfc2o#ISA_RC31_New_book Congrats! John Marnell , B Camminga , Barbara Bompani and Kamau Wairuri (eds) (2026). East African #queer and #trans displacements. Bloomsbury Academic. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350422063 The first dedicated #OpenAccess collection examining #LGBTQI+ displacement across #EastAfrica.03 Sep 2026 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3munk4pptfc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3munjthzz322o#ISA_RC31_New_book Congrats! Bauschke-Urban, C., & Dedgjoni, D. (Eds.). (2025). Higher education and student mobilities from the Global South: Exploring student motivations, experiences, and outcomes. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/978100304274703 Sep 2026 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3munjthzz322ohttps://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3munjnkz7kc2oA new book from #RC31 member! Congrats! Barberis, E., Caponio, T., & McAreavey, R. (Eds.). (2026). Handbook on #migration in small towns and rural areas. This multidisciplinary Handbook examines intra- and international migration in small towns and rural areas. https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-on-migration-in-small-towns-and-rural-areas-9781035323500.html03 Sep 2026 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3munjnkz7kc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3mul3xnuck225The Call for Abstracts! Submit to #RC31 Sociology #Migration sponsored sessions: https://isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/wc2027/webprogrampreliminary/Symposium914.html Abstract submission for ISA World Congress of #Sociology ( #Gwangju, #Korea, 4–10 July 2027) is now open! Submit from 3 August to 14 October 2026. #ISAWCS2702 Sep 2026 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mul3xnuck225https://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3mukdrv4vbs2g#ISARC31 December 2026 Winter Newsletter: Submissions Now Open! Welcoming announcements, recent publications, cfps, conferences, research projects, awards, and other updates for the forthcoming Dec 2026 #SociologyofMigration Newsletter. Please submit by 15 Dec 2026 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccGy6bjYv_ZgACJVwqfkLSrlqhgTrI2f5mZLQD69PdgGAqCA/viewform02 Sep 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukdrv4vbs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3mukdbabbw22g #cfp #SpecialIssue: “Mediating Migration: Representation, Inequality, and the Politics of Difference in Contemporary Communication Environments” Media and Communication is inviting contributions to SI, Full call and submission information: https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/issue/futureissues#i59102 Sep 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukdbabbw22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3mukcwe44dk2g#cfp #Special_Issue: “Networks of Impact: Leveraging Social Capital and Social Networks for the Social Integration and Well-Being of #Immigrants” Social Sciences is inviting manuscripts examining the roles of social capital and social networks in immigrants’ social integration and well-being.02 Sep 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukcwe44dk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3mtl7hdvvhs2qThe Call for Abstracts for The XXI ISA World Congress of #Sociology ( #Gwangju, #Korea, 4–10 July 2027) is now open and RC31 has exciting panels for you! Submit from 3 August to 14 October 2026. #ISAWCS27 #ISARC31 #migrationsociology #immigration https://www.isa-sociology.org/isa-events/xxi-world-congress-of-sociology/call-for-abstracts21 Aug 2026 07:12 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtl7hdvvhs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3mrof2lk23k2f June / July 2026 issue of the ISA RC31 Newsletter is out! See the link below for - Recent books & pubs - Conference/workshop announcements - Research projects & initiatives - Cfp and other opportunities - News & activities from members https://sites.google.com/view/isa31newsletter-june2026/home #sociology #migrationstudies28 Jul 2026 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrof2lk23k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3mpppxw3na22xCongratulations to Manashi Ray, #RC31 Member & Treasurer, for the publication of her book, Becoming Boundless: Indian Transnational Entrepreneurs in the Global Economy! #sociology #migrationstudies #sociologyofmigration03 Jul 2026 04:37 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpppxw3na22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3moxhvexiik2cTWO DAYS left! ⏰ CALL FOR SESSIONS #migration #sociology We invite #ISA_RC31 members to serve as Session Organizers (deadline June 25, 2026) for #ISAWCS27 RC31 program is “Mobility and Displacement in a Global Context” & will explore the critical role of migration in shaping our contemporary world23 Jun 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxhvexiik2chttps://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3mehytge6oc27RC31 congratulates our members on winning awards from Eastern Sociological Society! Phi Hong Su (Williams College) won Public Sociology Award (Pre-Tenure), jointly with Carolina Bank Muñoz Rianka Roy (Wake Forest University@riankaroy.bsky.social) won Sociological Forum Inaugural Author Award10 Feb 2026 03:17 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mehytge6oc27https://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3lv3nq4pxsc23Thank you, RC31 members, for attending the Business Meeting at the ISA Forum in Rabat, Morocco! Here are some photos from the day #sociology #migration #SociologyOfMigration #MigrationStudies29 Jul 2025 08:09 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv3nq4pxsc23https://bsky.app/profile/isa-rc31.bsky.social/post/3ltboi4i2ts2j#RC31_Award #best_book in #migration studies Sharon M. Quinsaat’s Insurgent Communities, published by @uchicagopress.bsky.social, provides a sweeping history of #Filipino transnational social #activism in the #Netherlands and US from 1970s to the present day. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/I/bo211461142.html06 Jul 2025 06:48 +0000at://did:plc:v7nftw3mkrddz3versw5r2rt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltboi4i2ts2j