Save the date: Vienna Centre for Migration & Law Inaugural Conference June 30 & July 1, 2025

We are excited to invite you to the Inaugural Conference of the Vienna Centre for Migration & Law (VCML) on “Migration in Times of Polarization”. The conference is taking place June 30 - July 1, 2025, at the University of Vienna.

The VCML was established in 2024 at the University of Vienna and is dedicated to conducting innovative research on migration law and the social and political factors influencing immigration societies; it takes an interdisciplinary, comparative, and human rights-focused approach to migration law. You can find more information about the Centre here.

We will kick off the two-day conference with the Work-In-Progress-Workshop (see Call for Abstracts here), followed by the Opening Keynote on June 30 at 7 pm. Tuesday, July 1, will feature three panels, each with four speakers, focusing on the VCML’s three streams: Global Mobility, International Protection, and Modes of Belonging. The conference will conclude on Tuesday evening with our Final Keynote at 5 pm.

Researchers at all career stages and of all backgrounds – from undergraduate and doctoral students to senior academics and independent researchers – are encouraged to join us.