Call for presentations for Diaspora Business

​Diasporas’ role in world economy is increasingly becoming vital as
the number of people living and working away from their places of
birth is on the rise. Diasporas use their networks in both the home
and host countries and mostly become visible, and sometimes invisible,
as they influence living conditions in a world of globalised plural
cultures.

The economic, political, cultural, social, historical, literary works,
the media, amongst others, often influence livable spaces and places.
Some of the ways Diasporas play an influencing role are in diverse
areas such as health, wellbeing, livelihoods in home and host
countries, the emotional and psychological aspects of individuals and
groups in society through business activities, international
investments, conducting international business, production and
marketing. These Diaspora businesses also influence the viability of
numerous new developments, ventures, and act as bridge-builders in
many aspects of human activity, including sponsorship of concerts and
sports events, through their economic and financial contributions.

The complexities involved in understanding Diaspora Businesses
requires an international, interdisciplinary approach as the topic
needs to reflect on numerous perspectives, such as international
business, economy, sociology, public administration, history,
ethnology, sports, the arts, linguistics, developmental aid, just to
name a few, for creating much needed understanding of this ever
growing phenomenon and its dynamism.

The Steering Group welcomes the submission of proposals for short
workshops, practitioner-based activities, performances, and pre-formed
panels. We particularly welcome short film screenings; photographic
essays; installations; interactive talks and alternative presentation
styles that encourage engagement.

What to Send:

Proposals will also be considered on any related theme. 300 word
proposals should be submitted by Friday 13th March 2015. If a proposal
is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper of no more than
3000 words should be submitted by Friday 22nd May 2015. Proposals
should be submitted simultaneously to both Organising Chairs;
proposals may be in Word or RTF formats with the following information
and in this order:

a) author(s), b) affiliation as you would like it to appear in
programme, c) email address, d) title of proposal, e) body of
proposal, f) up to 10 keywords.

E-mails should be entitled: D&B1 Proposal Submission

All abstracts will be at least double blind peer reviewed. Please use
plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using any special
formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or
underline). We acknowledge receipt and answer to all proposals
submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week you should
assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost in
cyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an alternative electronic
route or resend.

Organising Chairs:

Rob Fisher and Ram Vemuri

Maria Elo

The aim of the conference is to bring together people from different
areas and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions
which are innovative and exciting. All proposals accepted for and
presented at the conference must be in English and will be eligible
for publication in an ISBN eBook. Selected proposals may be developed
for publication in a themed hard copy volume(s). All publications from
the conference will require editors, to be chosen from interested
delegates from the conference.

Inter-Disciplinary.Net believes it is a mark of personal courtesy and
professional respect to your colleagues that all delegates should
attend for the full duration of the meeting. If you are unable to make
this commitment, please do not submit an abstract for presentation.

Please note: Inter-Disciplinary.Net is a not-for-profit network and we
are not in a position to be able to assist with conference travel or
subsistence.