Ninth short term Training Programme on Methods and Approaches in Research on Migration Issues

CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Thiruvananthapuram 

Ninth short term Training Programme on Methods and Approaches in Research on Migration Issues

Migration research has gained prominence in today's globalised world given its relevance for the economy and society at large. Interest in migration studies has widened beyond the discipline of demography due to its manifold implications. The programme, offered from 2006, is designed and offered by the Research Unit on International Migration instituted by the Ministry of Indian Overseas Affairs as part of its mission to train young scholars engaged in research on migration. The programme intends to acquaint researchers with emerging issues and consequences of internal and international migration and familiarize them with research tools to conduct surveys on migration as well as to assess magnitudes, characteristics, ?ows and implications of migration based on types and sources of data. Applications are invited for the Ninth residential edition of the programme to be conducted during October 15-19, 2012. Researchers and doctoral scholars of Social Sciences working on migration and related issues are encouraged to apply. Fifteen participants will be selected for programme based on their suitability and they will be offered three-tier AC train fare from the shortest route, free board and lodging. Apply before 31st August, 2012 to the Registrar, Centre for Development Studies, Prasanth Nagar, Ulloor, Thiruvananthapuram 695011, (email: [email protected]) with curriculum vitae and a one page write-up on how the applicant expects to bene?t from attending the programme in pursuance of his/her ongoing research.

Tweet