International migration experts gather in Stockholm for ”Social Policy and Migration in Developing Countries” Workshop in Stockholm 22-23 November 2007, Venue: Scandic Hotel, Hasselbacken, Djurgården, Stockholm

Over the past two decades, international migration has resurfaced as a prominent feature of contemporary social and economic life, as reflected in current political and academic debates in countries across the world. Much of existing research has focused on a specific flow of migration, namely from South to North, whereas the consequences of South-South migration are under-researched. The purpose of the workshop is to break new ground by linking migration with social development and social policy issues in the Global South. Assessing the relationship between migration and social policy raises several crucial questions: What impact does migration have on poverty? How applicable are the analytic frameworks for phenomena like remittances, “brain drain”, the “global care chain” or “transnationalism” to contexts of South-South migration, and what is their relevance to social policy? A key objective of this research is to increase the options available to developing countries faced with increasing migration by integrating social policy and migration debates. This workshop is the fourth in a series of workshops on Global Migration Regimes organized by the Stockholm Institute for Futures Studies. The background is the Institute’s ambition to integrate migration policy research with social policy research. The workshop is arranged by UNRISD, IOM International Organization for Migration and the Institute for Futures Studies with economic support from The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Sida. Among the participants: Mr. Måns Fellesson, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Dan Gallin, Switzerland, Mr. Hein de Haas, United Kingdom, Mr. Peo Hansen, Sweden, Ms. Katja Hujo, UNRISD, Mr. Jan O. Karlsson, Sweden, Mr. Binod Khadria, India, Ms. Eleonore Kofman United Kingdom, Ms. Gabriele Köhler UNICEF, Nepal, Mr. Frank Laczko, IOM, Switzerland, Mr. Per Lundborg, SOFI, Sweden, Ms. Kajsa Marsk, Sida, Sweden, Ms. Shea McClanahan, UNRISD, Switzerland, Mr. Jean-Baptiste Meyer, France, Mr. Philip Muus, Malmö University, Sweden, Ms. Ylva Sörman Nath, Sida, Sweden, Mr. Thomas Niedomysl, Institute for Futures Studies, Mr. Esse Nilsson, Sida, Sweden, Mr. John Oucho, University of Warwick, United Kingdom, Mr. Joakim Palme, Institute for Futures Studies, Ms. Jane Pillinger, Ireland, Ms. Nicola Piper, Swansea University, United Kingdom, Ms. Katri Pohjolainen Yap, Sida, Sweden, Ms. Parvati Raghuram, United Kingdom, Ms. Lisa Román, Sida, Sweden, Ms. Diane Sainsbury, Stockholm University, Sweden, Ms. Anne Sisask, Sida, Sweden, Mr. Andrés Solimano, Cepal, Chile, Mr. Welat Songur, Sweden, Mr. Kristof Tamas, European Commission, Belgium, Ms. Eva Tobisson, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden, Ms. Thanh-Dam Truong, ISS, Netherlands, Mr. Tsegaye Tegenu, Institute for Futures Studies, Mr. Eskil Wadensjö, SOFI, Sweden, Mr. Shahin Yaqub, UNICEF, Italy, Ms. Annelies Zoomers, Netherlands, Ms. Eva Åkerman Börje, Swedish Ministry of Justice, Sweden, Ms. Minna Örnéus, Sida, Sweden Read more at URL: http://www.framtidsstudier.se/eng/redirect.asp?p=1598 For further information, please contact Ms Julia Falkerby, tel +46 (0)765-401205 Tel: +46 8 402 12 00 ● Fax: +46 8 24 50 14 ● E-mail: info@framtidsstudier.se Box 591, SE-101 31 Stockholm ● Drottninggatan 33, 4 tr. ● www.framtidsstudier.se Organisationsnummer: 802013-3198