Pathways to Prosperity: Canada

Regina, SK, Canada
Thursday, October 6, 2016

Relations, Practices and Representations of Inclusion in Francophone Minority Communities:
Western Canada through the Prism of the Americas

This international interdisciplinary university-community conference aims to investigate the grey areas connected with inclusion in order to encourage dialogue in various minority communities in the Americas, including, for example, rooted communities, aboriginal and non-aboriginal communities, and newcomers. We are considering the term “inclusion” in the broader sense: political, social, economic, cultural, etc.

This investigation is particularly relevant since inclusion, particularly in the fields of education, culture and collective action (political, associative, etc.) is limited in multi-, inter- and transcultural contexts. Therefore, this conference will propose new analyses, the results of which will provide tools to communities and their decision-makers by involving university researchers, students and practitioners with an interest in issues of inclusion.

Topics to be examined may include:

• the influence of the trajectories of representatives and members of minority communities on practices of inclusion and how in turn these practices influence trajectories;
• the role of family, intergenerational, local and transnational relationships in constructing individual and collective identities, the cradle of inclusion;
• key areas and challenges on the educational, associative and religious levels, among others.

Furthermore, the complementary objective of the conference is to encourage comparative approaches, not only among cases studied in Western Canada, but also with cases in other parts of Canada, and in the Americas. These different levels of comparison serve a dual purpose: firstly, to allow for better understanding of certain blind spots; and secondly, to contribute to the emergence of innovative approaches and solutions with respect to inclusion.

Authors of papers will be invited to submit a text in French for publication. Preference will be given to proposals for papers in French.
Papers may be presented in French or English, but texts selected for publication will have to be written in French. Presentations will be 15 minutes in length, with a five-minute question period.

Please submit your proposal, including title, author(s) (and affiliation if applicable), a 250-word (max.) abstract and a brief biography to: Bruno Dupeyron, Ph.D., Principal Researcher: bruno.dupeyron@uregina.ca
with a copy to the Coordinator of the Centre canadien de recherche sur les francophonies en milieu minoritaire (CRFM) of La Cité universitaire francophone at the University of Regina: crfm.cite@uregina.ca

Guest speakers:
Nicole Gallant, Ph.D. of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) – Urbanization, Culture and Society and Michelle Landry, Ph.D. of the Université de Moncton are the two guest speakers for the conference.
Professor Gallant, a 2005 and 2008 grant recipient in the competition held by the Centre canadien de recherche sur les francophonies en milieu minoritaire (CRFM) of La Cité universitaire francophone, and Professor Landry, a 2013 CRFM grant recipient, will present the results of their research dealing with, among other topics, the theme of inclusion and the governance structures of Francophone minority communities.

Important Dates:
• Submission of proposals: March 31, 2016
• Sending of acceptance and rejection letters: April 20, 2016
• Submission of preliminary versions of articles (optional): September 1, 2016
• Submission of final versions of articles (optional): December 1, 2016

Scientific Committee:
Sophie Bouffard, Ph.D., La Cité universitaire francophone, University of Regina Laurie Carlson Berg, Ph.D., Faculty of Education, University of Regina
Paul Dubé, Ph.D., Campus Saint-Jean, University of Alberta
Janique Dubois, Ph.D., School of Political Studies, Université d’Ottawa
Bruno Dupeyron, Ph.D., CRFM, La Cité universitaire francophone, and Associate Professor at the Johnson-Shoyama School of Public Policy, University of Regina
Yves Frenette, Ph.D., Canada Research Chair holder – Chaire de recherche du Canada de niveau 1 sur les migrations, les transferts et les communautés francophones, Université de Saint-Boniface
Mamadou Ka, Université de Saint-Boniface
Yves Labrèche, Ph.D., Chaire de recherche du Canada de niveau 1 sur les migrations, les transferts et les communautés francophones, Université de Saint-Boniface
Paulin Mulatris, Ph.D., Campus Saint-Jean, University of Alberta