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CfP: The Transnational Journal for Social Support Call for Papers

The research cluster for Transnational Social Support at the Institute of Education, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is calling for papers for two upcoming special issues and for a book review section in their journal “Transnational Social Review – A Social Work Journal” (TSR). Please find the hyperlinks to pdfs of the call for papers below:

Call for Papers: Borders – transborders – no borders: Problematizing the “figure of the migrant”, The deadline is extended until August 10, 2014

Call for Papers: Transnational Childhoods; Deadline for submission of proposal abstracts: August 31, 2014

Call for Book Reviews

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