Migration over the life course – Two IUSSP side events of the European Population Conference
University of Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom), 12 June 2024
- Deadline for expression of interest: 29 February 2024
The IUSSP Scientific Panel on Lifetime Migration addresses the growing calls to contextualise migration within individuals’ broader life trajectories. It aims to recognize the heterogeneity of migration behaviours across diverse populations, spanning from lifetime sedentarism to repeat and chronic migration, and to integrate internal and international migration into a continuum of population movement, identifying their linkages over the life course. Additionally, the panel seeks to establish how migration trajectories relate to individual life chances, societal well-being, and inequalities.
The two IUSSP events on ‘migration over the life course’ aim to convene researchers at various career stages who share an interest in the aforementioned objectives. The events will provide an outstanding international forum for sharing knowledge and results on current advances in the study of life course migration.
Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Residential (im)mobility over individual lifetimes and across generations
- Determinants and consequences of moving across earlier and later life stages
- Linkages between internal and international migration in individual lifetimes
- Family ties and migration over the life course
- Innovations in datasets, longitudinal methods, and spatial-temporal analysis
The day will be structured around two consecutive and stand-alone events:
Event 1 – Early-Career Research Open Review (from 9:00 to 13:00)
Event 1 consists of a small group discussion during which early-career researchers (within five years of PhD) will have the opportunity to receive tailored feedback on their ongoing research from senior researchers of international standing, including Profs. Alicia Adserà (Princeton University), Aude Bernard (University of Queensland), Michael White (Brown University), Clara Mulder (University of Groningen), Sergi Vidal (Autonomous University of Barcelona), and Helga de Valk (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute).
Interested participants are required to submit an extended abstract (4-5 pages) or a draft paper.
Event 2 – Workshop on the Future of Lifetime Migration Studies (from 15:00 to 17:00)
Event 2 targets researchers across different career stages. It will be the occasion to dig into the main results of three award-winning projects -FamilyTies, LIFELONGMOVE, and MYMOVE- funded under the ERC grant scheme. The goal is to encourage dialogue with the audience to reflect on ground-breaking ideas for future research in the field of life course migration.
Interested participants are required to submit a short note by email highlighting the fit of their research with the purpose of the session.
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This workshop is sponsored by the European Research Council (ERC) funded projects FAMILYTIES (PI: Clara Mulder), LIFELONGMOVE (PI: Sergi Vidal), and MYMOVE (PI: Helga de Valk)
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