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4 June (Wed)   |   5 June (Thurs)  |  6 June (Fri)  |  7 June (Sat)

 
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Wednesday, June 4th

  

1:00 - 6:00 p.m.

 

Conference Registration and Lodge Check-In at Reception Desk

 

6:00 - 7:15 p.m.

 

Dinner at Stables

 

7:30 - 10:00 p.m.

 

Opening Session

 

Introductory Remarks:

Steve Tollman, University of Witwatersrand, S. Africa

 

Chair:

Loyiso Nongxa, Acting Vice Chancellor, University of Witwatersrand, S. Africa

  

Keynote Speaker:

Malegapura Makgoba, Vice Chancellor, University of Natal, S. Africa

 

 

 

Thursday, June 5th

 

7:00 - 8:30 a.m.

 

Breakfast at the Stables

 

8:30 - 11:00 a.m.

 

Session I: Migration in Demographic Perspective

 

Chair:

Marta Tienda, Princeton University, USA

 

Overview Paper:

Douglas Massey, University of Pennsylvania, USA

Patterns and Processes of International Migration in the 21st Century

 

Regional Papers:

 

Africa:

Dorrit Posel, University of Natal, S. Africa

"Have Migration Patterns in post-Apartheid South Africa Changed?"

 

Latin America:

Marcela Cerruti, CENEP, Argentina

 

"Urbanization and Internal Migration Patterns in Latin America"

 

Asia:

Philip Guest, Population Council, Thailand

"Bridging the Gap: Internal Migration in Asia"

Rapporteur:

Sally Findley, Columbia University, USA

"Migration in Demographic Perspective: An Overview" (PowerPoint Presentation)

 

INDEPTH Reflections:

Kubaje Adazu, Kisumu DSS site, Kenya

 

11:00 - 11:30 a.m.

 

Tea and Refreshments

 

11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

 

Session II: Comparative Urban Systems

 

Chair:

Eleanor Preston Whyte, University of Natal, S. Africa

 

Overview Paper:

Bryan Roberts, University of Texas at Austin, USA

"Comparative Systems: An Overview"

 

Regional Papers:

 

Africa:

Abdou Maliq Simone, New School, USA

"Moving Towards Uncertainty: Migration and the Turbulence of African Urban Life"

 

Urban Policy in LDCs:

Peter Marcuse, Columbia University, USA

"Migration and Urban Spatial Structure in a Globalizing World: A Comparative Look"

 

Asia:

Graeme Hugo, GISCA, Australia

"Urbanization in Asia: An Overview"

Rapporteur:

Alejandro Portes, Princeton University, USA

"Urbanization in Comparative Perspective"

 

INDEPTH Reflections:

Pierre Ngom, Nairobi urban DSS site, Kenya

 

2:30 - 4:00 p.m.

 

Lunch at the Stables

4:30 - 7:00 p.m. (Stables Conference Room)

 

Session III: Migration, Household Behavior and
Community Differentiation

 

Chair:

Steve Tollman, University of Witwatersrand, S. Africa

 

Overview Paper:

Oded Stark, University of Bonn, Germany

"Tales of Migration without Wage Differentials: Individual, Family, and Community Contests"

 

Case Study Papers:

 

South Africa:

Mark Collinson, Agincourt, University of Witwatersrand, S. Africa

"Highly Prevalent Circular Migration: Households, Mobility, and Economic Status in Rural South Africa"

 

Cuba:

Norma Montes, CEDEM, University of Havana, Cuba

"Internal Migration in Cuba in XXth Century Last Decades: An Overview"

 

Thailand:

Sara Curran, Princeton University, USA

Kanchana Tangchonlatip, Mahidol University, Thailand

"Migration, Cumulative Causation and Gender: Evidence from Thailand"

 

Africa:

Vicky Hosegood, ACHPS, S. Africa

"The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Children's Living Arrangements and Migration in Rural South Africa"

 

Rapporteur:

Sangeetha Madhaven, University of Witwatersrand, S. Africa

"Migration, Household Behavior and Community Differentiation: An Overview" (PowerPoint Presentation)

 

INDEPTH Reflections:

Sureeporn Punpueng, Kanchanaburi DSS site, Thailand

 

7:15 - 8:30 p.m.

 

Dinner at the Stables

 

8:00 - 10:00  (Optional Activity)

Wild Game Drive

 

(Note: If you intend to partake in the game drive, sandwiches and beverages will be provided in lieu of dinner)

 

 

 

Friday, June 6th

7:00 - 8:30 a.m.

 

Breakfast at the Stables

 

8:30 - 11:00 a.m. (Stables Conference Room)

 

Session IV: Urban Systems and Labor Markets

 

Chair:

Marta Tienda, Princeton University, USA

 

Overview Paper:

Robert E. B. Lucas, Boston University, USA

"The Economic Well-Being of Movers and Stayers: Assimilation, Impacts, Links and Proximity"

 

Case Study Papers:

 

Colombia:

C. Elisa Florez, CEDE, Colombia

"Migration and the Urban Informal Sector in Colombia"

 

Kenya:

Kinuthia Macharia, American University, USA

"Migration in Kenya and Its Impact on the Labor Market"

 

Global/US:

Patricia Fernandez-Kelly, Princeton University, USA

"The State and Internal Migration in Guadalajara and West Baltimore"

Rapporteur:

Christine Oppong, University of Ghana, Ghana

 

INDEPTH Reflections:

Francis Obare, Nairobi Urban DSS site, Kenya

 

11:00 - 11:30 a.m.

 

Tea and Refreshments

 

11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

 

Session V: Migration and Population Health

 

Chair:

Steve Tollman, University of Witwatersrand, S. Africa

 

Overview Paper:

Michel Garenne, Pasteur Institute, France

"Migration, Urbanisation and Child Health in Africa: A Global Perspective"

 

Case Study Papers:

 

Brazil:

Burt Singer, Princeton University, USA

Marcia Castro, Princeton University, USA

"Migration, Urbanization and Malaria: A Comparative Analysis of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Machadinho, Rondônia, Brazil"

 

South Africa:

Kathleen Kahn, Agincourt, University of Witwatersrand, S. Africa

"Health Consequences of Migration: Evidence from South Africa's Rural Northeast (Agincourt)"

 

Vietnam:

Mark VanLandingham, Tulane University, USA

"Impacts of Rural to Urban Migration on the Health of Young Adult Migrants in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam"

Rapporteur:

Nicholas Christakis, Harvard Medical School , USA

 

INDEPTH Reflections:

Fred Nalugoda, Rakai DSS site, Uganda

 

2:30 - 4:00 p.m.

 

Lunch at the Stables

4:30 - 7:00 p.m. (Stables Conference Room)

 

Session VI: Migrants' Rights, Forced Migration and
Migration Policy

 

Chair:

Eleanor Preston Whyte, University of Natal, S. Africa

 

Overview Paper:

Hania Zlotnik, United Nations, USA

"Migrants' Rights, Forced Migration and Migration Policy in Africa"

 

Case Study Papers:

 

Asia:

Ron Skeldon, University of Sussex, UK

"Migration and Poverty"

 

Africa:

David Hughes, Rutgers University, USA

"Refugees and Squatters: Immigration and the Politics of Territory on the Zimbabwe-Mozambique Border"

 

 

Latin America:

Donny Meertens, National University of Colombia, Colombia

"Forced Displacement in Colombia: Public Policy, Gender, and Iniatives for Reconstruction"

 

Rapporteur:

Aderanti Adepoju, Human Resources Development Centre, Nigeria

 

INDEPTH Reflections:

Mark Collinson, Agincourt DSS site, Thailand

 

7:15 - 8:30 p.m.