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Dates: January 10/11, 2020Venue: Auditório da Biblioteca Municipal, Lagoa - Algarve (Portugal).Convenor: António Eduardo Mendonça –&#160;antonioeduardo@campus.ul.pt&#160;(IGOT - UL)*******Dear colleagues,we have the pleasure to announce the International Conference «Central Asian Migrants in Western Europe», dedicated to the study of Post-soviet Central Asian migrant communities in Western European countries since 1991.This event was made possible by the generous support of the Municipality of Lagoa – Algarve (Portugal).We invite contributions from anthropologists, sociologists, geographers, historians, demographers and others; we welcome papers both from senior researchers and from scholars who are completing their dissertation or have just received their PhD. There is a limited number of places.Abstracts of up to 300 words and a short bio (50 words) should be sent to&#160;antonioeduardo@campus.ul.pt by October 31. We expect all speakers to submit their revised papers for publication in an edited collection or special journal issue by July 2020.The language of the conference is English.Accommodation: the organization has a limited number of places to offer (two nights in a twin room); priority will be given to PhD students, post-docs, and scholars and researchers from the region - one per accepted paper. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide any support with travel expenses.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT&#160;antonioeduardo@campus.ul.pt