Understanding Voluntary and Forced Migration

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to attend the 3rd Annual Conference “Understanding Voluntary and Forced Migration”, to be held in Lille, France, 29 April 2019. The aim of the conference is to bring together academic scientists, members of government institutions, members of international organizations and data producers to exchange their experiences and to share their research results on all aspects of voluntary and forced international migration. The organizing committee invites the submission of high-quality academic papers that use different datasets (administrative, survey, experimental). Topics related to the voluntary and forced migration include but are not limited to:

• What drives mobility and the choice of migratory routes?
• What influences the choice of the destination country?
• What factors and policies influence socio-economic integration of migrants?
• What shapes native attitudes towards migrants?
• What is the difference between forced and voluntary migration?
• What do we know about climate refugees?

Keynote speaker : Abdurrahman B. Aydemir (IZA, Sabanci University, Turkey), “Economic integration of immigrants”

If you would like to submit a paper (full papers accepted only) please send a pdf file on understandingmigration@gmail.com. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 1 March, 2019.

You can also find more information on the conference web-page: https://lillemigration.univ-lille3.fr/