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Papers relevant to the main theme of the conference, Migration and Well-Being, will be particularly welcome. Other papers will be considered as well, space permitting. Please upload your abstract here, or send it as an attachment Esta dirección electrónica esta protegida contra spambots. Es necesario activar Javascript para visualizarla Aviv University, Israel
January 8-10, 2013
We invite paper submissions for the International Conference on Migration and Well-Being organized by Tel Aviv University and RC31.

International Advisory Committee

David Bartram, University of Leicester, UK
Peter Kivisto, Augustana College, USA
Peggy Levitt, Wellesley College, USA
Marco Martiniello, University de Liege, Belgium; FRS-FNRS
Ewa Morawska, University of Essex, UK

Israeli Organizing Committee

Adriana Kemp, Tel Aviv University
Noah Lewin-Epstein, Tel Aviv University
Moshe Semyonov, Tel Aviv University
Sergio DellaPergola, Hebrew University
Rebeca Raijman, University of Haifa
Keynote Speaker: Professor Doug Massey, Princeton University

The conference will address such issues as:

* Economic and psychological well-being of immigrants
* Social exclusion and xenophobia
* The contribution of immigrants to the well-being of the local population, particularly the aging
* The role of remittances in improving the welfare of immigrant families
* Well-being of asylum seekers and refugees * Education and children of immigrants
* Migration policies and the well-being of immigrants

Submission of Papers

All paper presenters should submit an application consisting of the following two items:
a) Name of Author(s) and affiliation(s)
b) A short abstract (maximum of 500 words)

Deadline for submission: May 15, 2012
Decisions will be sent out: June 30, 2012

For more information on the conference, please visit our website.