*CFP* “FRIENDS AND FOES OF MULTICULTURAL EAST ASIA”, SPECIAL ISSUE, THE JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY EASTERN ASIA

Three decades have passed since East Asia emerged as a new destination for migrants.

While industrialized economies in this region have mostly accepted temporary guestworkers and coethnic migrants, the rapid emergence of multiethnic societies has brought about new research into multicultural East Asia. In the last decade, emerging scholarship on xenophobic discourses and practices has also documented the rise of a backlash against multiculturalism, primarily from the right- wing but also from liberal-oriented actors.

Most such studies exclusively address either one or the other dimension of this inter-related development. Against this background, the purpose of this special issue is to provide a forum for cross-national conversation on the historical process and political contexts that shape the complex landscape of multiculturalism and xenophobia in East Asia. 

The topics that we are particularly interested in include, but are not limited to:

• Multicultural policies, practices and their critics
• Racism, xenophobia and anti-immigrant sentiments
• Pro-migrant and anti-immigrant movements
• Legacies of colonialism and the Cold War on migration in East Asia
• Cultures and social mobility of migrants
• The rise of multicultural families and its implications
• Multiculturalism in education

The deadline for abstract submission is March 31. For more details, please refer to our website. 

The Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia (JCEA) is a peer-reviewed biannual journal that takes a leading role in new scholarship in Asia.

Building on a foundation of dedicated study in current political, social and economic trends in East and Southeast Asia, the JCEA is expanding its scope to unique aspects of Asian scholarship, including (socio-technical) convergence and future (network) studies.

The JCEA editorial board is committed to working very hard to boost the scholarly presence of new Asian scholarship around the world and secure its reputation as an emerging world-class publishing outlet. Editors welcome manuscripts based on original research or significant reexamination of existing literature.