[Reader-list] Renewed Call for Articles/ InfoChange Agenda issue on Migration and Displacement

[OISHIK SIRCAR]

Dear All:



I am writing to invite contributions to the next issue of *InfoChange Agenda
*, a journal on issues of development and rights which I am guest-editing.
This special issue is on 'Migration and Displacement'. *This is a renewed
call for articles - so you are welcome to contribute even if you did
contribute earlier.*



*InfoChange Agenda *has been conceived as a quarterly dossier that informs
civil society on crucial issues of sustainable development and social
justice, diversity and pluralism issues that are being pushed into the
margins. It is designed to enable concerned citizens in India/ South Asia to
marshal salient information, facts, figures, perspectives and reportage, so
that they *can* clarify *their* ideas and participate in drawing up their
own agenda for a more equitable and sustainable world. You can find more
information on Infochange Agenda and access the previous issues at
www.infochangeindia.org
**


The broad themes being explored in this issue tentatively are:



*1.       **Why People Move*

*2.       **The Legacy of 'Partition' and '**Independence**': How has it has
shaped '** India **' today? *

*3.       **Refugees in **India**: Questions of Rights and Protection*

*4.       **The Internally Displaced in **India**: Exodus within Borders*

*5.       **Of Migration, Trafficking and Sex work: Confusing Conflations*

*6.       **Development or Displacement? Searching for answers beyond the
rhetoric*

*7.       **Reporting Disasters: Displacement and Media Sensitivity*

*8.       **The case of 'Other' Indians: Biharis in **Assam** and
'Outsiders' in **Maharashtra * **

*9.       **A Critique of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee's
(UNHCR) work in **India***

*10. **Displaced Women and Children: Vulnerability Unlimited?*

*11. **Displacement Dispatches*

i.                     Narmada Valley

ii.                   Orissa

iii.                 Jharkhand

iv.                  Indo-Bangladesh Border

v.                    North-East India

vi.                  Post-carnage Gujarat

vii.                Latur

viii.           Singur/ Nandigram

*12. **Tsunami Tales*

*13. **Homelessness and Displacement: Evictions in Metros*

*14. **The Indian government's policy on Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R
& R)*
Of course, the themes are not limited to these. You are welcome to write on
anything else that is connected with the broader theme of 'Migration and
Displacement'.

Since InfoChange Agenda is not a purely academic journal, I request you to
use minimal footnoting and make the pieces journalistic or feature-like.
Please try and stick to a word limit of 2000-3000. The Centre for
Communication and Development Studies (CCDS) that publishes the journal will
be happy to pay you a fee of Rs. 2000 for the contribution. So please do
send your complete postal address along with the article.


Can I also request you to maintain a deadline of December 30. This deadline
is marginally extendable if you commit to contributing.  You can email it to
oishiksircar at gmail.com



A contribution from you will not only be an invaluable addition to the
compilation but also lend a huge amount of credibility to our work.



Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Warmly,

Oishik Sircar




<oishiksircar at hotmail.com>





-- 
OISHIK SIRCAR

Fellow in Reproductive & Sexual Health and Women's Rights (LLM Programme)
Faculty of Law, University of Toronto

60 Harbord Street
Room 016 B
Toronto, ON M5S 3L1

oishiksircar at gmail.com
oishik.sircar at utoronto.ca

416.876.7926






-- 
OISHIK SIRCAR

Fellow in Reproductive & Sexual Health and Women's Rights (LLM Programme)
Faculty of Law, University of Toronto

60 Harbord Street
Room 016 B
Toronto, ON M5S 3L1

oishiksircar at gmail.com
oishik.sircar at utoronto.ca

416.876.7926