UPCOMING EVENTS
Call for Papers - Journal of Advanced Studies on Borders, Cooperation and Development Volume 3, Issue 1
Call for Papers: Urban Borders
Journal of Advanced Studies on Borders, Cooperation and Development, Volume 3, Issue 1
Shared on behalf of CESCI (Central European Service for Cross-Border Initiatives). This special issue examines urban borders as dynamic cross-border structures, not fixed edge lines, exploring how twin cities and transnational corridors are governed, built, and experienced. Open access, no publication fees. Submission deadline: January 15, 2027.
BIG_Talk: Border Enclaves: An Ethnography of a Contested Territory in Europe’s Southern Periphery. A Conversation with Dr. Laia Soto-Bermant
DETAILS: Join us for a special BIG_Talk featuring author, Laia Soto-Bermant (University of Helsinki) in conversation with Franck Billé (UC Berkeley) about her recent book, Border Enclaves: An Ethnography of a Contested Territory in Europe’s Southern Periphery (Soto-Bermant, 2026).
September 29th from 10:30 am-12:00pm SED C168 or on Zoom REGISTER HERE
GOVERNING AT THE BORDER: NORMS, RULES, CROSS-BORDER AND TRANSNATIONAL PRACTICES; FROM THE CITIZEN TO THE INSTITUTION
BIG Lab and the Transfrontier Euro-Institut Network (TEIN) will convene researchers and practitioners in Mons, Belgium on 6–7 October 2026 for a two-day international conference on border governance and cross-border management.
The conference, "Governing at the Border: Norms, Rules, Cross-Border and Transnational Practices; From the Citizen to the Institution," brings together scholars from across Europe and beyond to examine how borders are governed, contested, and experienced at multiple scales — from everyday crossings to institutional frameworks.
CFP: Border Heritage Sessions
Japan's Borders in Globalization, the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken), and Kyoto University are seeking applications for research sessions on Japan's border heritage. Travel grants available for graduate students, early career researchers, and policy professionals to present groundbreaking work on borders and mobility in Japan at this November 2026 conference in Kyoto. Application deadline: June 5, 2026.