Has migration reached a threshold in 21st century China?
This international seminar is to examine the evidence of contemporary migration impact on societies and human development in China and to understand the complexities and challenges in designing policies and programme interventions needed for improving the livelihood of migrants living in urban areas and their left-behind in rural areas.
13:00 – 14:45
PANEL 1
Migration and socioeconomic transformation in modern China
Chair: Prof. Jane Falkingham, ESRC Centre for Population Change, University of Southampton
Internal migration trends and dynamics
Prof. Duan Chengrong, Institute of Population Research, Renmin University
Gender and development in the migration context
Prof. Zhenzhen Zheng, Institute of Population & Labor Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Structural factors, economic reforms and policy challenges in the migration context
Prof. Athar Hussain, Asia Research Institute, LSE
15:00 – 16.45
PANEL 2
Broadening the migration impact within and beyond China
Chair: Dr. Sabu Padmadas, Centre for Global Health, Population, Poverty and Policy, University of Southampton
The Chinese in Europe
Prof. Li Minghuan, School of Public Affairs, Xiamen University
Migrants’ social network and earnings
Prof. Lina Song, School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, University of Nottingham
A transition in migration in China: Towards a research agenda
Prof. Ronald Skeldon, Sussex Centre for Migration Research, University of Sussex
16:45
Appraisal and concluding remarks
17:00
End of the meeting
Date: 9th November 2012
Venue: Nuffield Theatre auditorium
Time: 12:45-17:00
For more information, please refer to the attached invitation and for the location map, please refer to the link below: http://southampton.likn.co/visitus/campuses/highfield.html
Please RSVP by contacting the Confucius Institute [email protected]