IS Academy Migration and Development: Final Conference

22-24 January 2014
Maastricht

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This call is now closed. We will notify accepted applicants by 30th September 2013.

The final conference of the IS Academy: Migration and Development project will be hosted in Maastricht, the Netherlands from 22-24 January 2014 by Maastricht University and the Maastricht School of Management. The conference will share the results of the analysis of the IS Academy: Migration and Development Project data, and examine other results and analysis from other research around the world.

Papers will be presented on a range of migration and development issues, particularly on the determinants and consequences of remittances from highly skilled migration and permanent, temporary and circular migration (programs). Other topics include: migrant entrepreneurship; effects of migration on those left behind; immigrant integration processes; diasporas and transnationalism; forced migration, repatriation and reintegration; migration policies and social protection; methodological issues in migration research. We invite both thematic and country specific papers. We will also be organizing sessions focused on Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Burundi, Morocco and the Netherlands. Download the tentative schedule

Important dates:
15 September: Abstract submission
30 September: Announcement of accepted papers
30 November: Early registration deadline
1 December: Submission of full papers
NB: To be considered for publication, full papers must be sent by 1 December.

Early registration fees (until 30 November):
Non-student non-speaker: 250 euros
Non-student speaker: 150 euros
Student non-speaker: 150 euros
Student speaker: 150 euros for developed country nationals
50 euros for developing country nationals

Late registration fees:
Non-student non-speaker: 300 euros
Non-student speaker: 200 euros
Student non-speaker: 200 euros
Student speaker: 200 euros for developed country nationals
100 euros for developing country nationals

Payment Information:
Payments should be made via bank transfer to Maastricht University.

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Registration
Register for this conference via the registration form