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Call for Papers | Entre guerres et paix: nouveaux regards et enjeux des migrations portugaises (1914-1945)
The colloquium "Between wars and peace: new perspectives and challenges of Portuguese migration (1919-1945), which will take place on 19 and 20 November 2026 in Paris, is accepting proposals for papers until 30 April. This is an initiative of the University of Paris 8 and NOVA FCSH and aims to promote dialogue and debate among academics on Portuguese migration in the interwar period.

Paper proposals should include an abstract (up to 250 words), a title, the author’s name, institutional affiliation, and a short biographical note (up to 200 words). Proposals in French, English, and Portuguese are accepted.

Themes:
• World Wars and Portuguese migration
• Exile, opposition, and resistance
• Reception and support networks
• Political and trade-union engagement
• Irregular emigration
• Migration, migrants, and police and administrative management
• Emigration and immigration policies
• Policies and practices of exclusion
• Migrant agency
• Community structures
• Health and Portuguese migration
• Migration, voluntary and forced returns
• Migration and the press
• Memory of Portuguese migration
• Any other topic deemed to be of scientific interest for understanding the history of Portuguese migration during the interwar period

Submission date: 30 april 2026
Submission e-mail: histmigport@gmail.com

For more information, please consult the attached file

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