The Deutsches Histo­risches Institut Paris and the Ecole fran­çaise de Rome are issuing a call for contributions.

This call for papers aims to prepare a collec­tive publi­ca­tion focused on the actors and prac­tices of assis­tance to migrant popu­la­tions in Europe and the Middle East between 1945 and 1970. The project adopts an inno­va­tive pers­pec­tive, empha­si­zing on-the-ground dyna­mics and the inter­ac­tions among the various actors involved in migra­tion-related aid, between coope­ra­tion, compe­ti­tion, and entan­gle­ment. It also seeks to shed light on lesser-known figures—third-party actors in the field of displa­ce­ment assistance—whose roles, though signi­fi­cant, have often remained margi­na­lized in histo­rical scho­lar­ship. An edito­rial work­shop, desi­gned to coor­di­nate and refine the submitted texts, will be held at the German Histo­rical Insti­tute in Paris on December 3–5, 2025. Selected contri­bu­tors will have reviewed the draft papers of the other parti­ci­pants ahead of time, so that the work­shop can be fully dedi­cated to collec­ti­vely aligning and revi­sing the contri­bu­tions. All parti­ci­pants will be expected to submit their draft papers prior to the event to enable in-depth colla­bo­ra­tive work during the workshop.

Propo­sals for papers, prefe­rably in English, should be no longer than 500 words and accom­pa­nied by a short bio-biblio­gra­phical note of maximum one page. Please send both docu­ments as a single PDF file to anm@​francemel.​fr by 30 June 2025.

Find more infor­ma­tion about the appli­ca­tion process below or by clicking on this link.

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