Call for special issue proposals: Comparative research and theory-development in migration studies

Comparative Migration Studies (CMS) welcomes proposals for special issues related to the following theme: 

"Comparative research and theory-development in migration studies".

We are looking for articles that push present understandings of migration, integration, and race and ethnic relations in new conceptual, methodological, and empirical, directions. A special issue should include at least 4 original articles, plus an introduction. Proposals should provide an outline of the special issue, provisional titles and author names of contributors (who should have confirmed their participation), and at least 1 complete paper. All articles for CMS should include an abstract of no more than 250 words and observe a word-limit of 9,000 words. 

Deadline: 15 March, 2019. Please send your proposal directly via e-mail to:
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