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Today, more people than ever live in a country other than the one in which they were born. According to the IOM World Migration Report 2022, the number of international migrants was estimated to be almost 272 million globally, 51 million more than in 2010. Nearly two thirds were labour migrants but there is an increasing number of people who migrate due to wars and environmental disasters. The causes of migration, how they are perceived historically and politically in the country of origin and destination as well as how migrants integrate in the destination countries speaks directly to the concepts of cohesion (social, economic, historical and cultural) and solidarity. How is cohesion achieved in migratory contexts? And how does this creation of integration oft-times can embed a process of solidarity with migrants, their countries of origin but also with the country of destination and its inhabitants.
We invite you to discuss the connections between solidarity and cohesion in the migration process. We are interested in various forms of activity including how integration and cohesion of migrants can happen through education (vocational and more traditional), training, employment and self-employment/entrepreneurship and how government and communities support such activities. While research indicates integration and cohesion may not be achieved due to structural barriers and inflexibilities and we encourage these studies, we are also interested in studies examining how migrants integrate, in which ways, and how this can lead to different manifestations of solidarity and cohesion.
We aim at participating in a thematic session in significant scientific journals, such as “Journal of Ethnic and Migration” or “International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy”.
We are looking for answers to the following questions:
Perhaps, these papers will be able to outline a new approach, the essence of which will be solidarity implemented in through education and employment opportunities and how these can in turn aim at strengthening solidarity.
"Solidarity is understood at a general level as the willingness to share resources with others or as practices with a social impact improving the lives of others (Solidarity, 2018, p. 5)." The essential importance of solidarity is reflected in classical and contemporary sociological literature (Durkheim 1893/1997). However, in the face of new social processes on a global and local scale, its importance is growing (Stjerno, 2012). Describing, explaining, and solving new problems requires looking for a new approach. The solidarity initiatives observed and described in research reports related to responses to various crises, including the migration crisis or the crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic, indicate not only the vital role of the principle of solidarity but also the crucial role of its adequate interpretation. One of the key issues is the transition from symbolic or spontaneous solidarity to systemic solidarity that strengthens both sides of the relationship (Bazuń, Kwiatkowski 2022).
Co-organizers of session number two:
Ana Cruz Garcia, Munster Technological University
Anna Mielczarek-Żejmo, University of Zielona Góra
Wei Xiong, Munster Technological University
Mariusz Kwiatkowski, University of Zielona Góra
