Centre for Development Studies Ninth short term Training Programme on Methods and Approaches in Research on Migration Issues October 15-19 2012

Centre for Development Studies, 

Prasanth Nagar, Ulloor, Thiruvananthapuram 695011, Email: ajikumar@cds.ac.in

Ninth short term Training Programme on Methods and Approaches in Research on Migration Issues October 15-19, 2012

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: ajikumar@cds.ac.in) with curriculum vitae and a one page write-up on how the applicant expects  to benefit from attending the programme  in pursuance of his/her ongoing research.  

Methods and Approaches for Research in Migration Issues

Introduction:
Migration research has gained prominence in today's globalised world given its relevance for the economy and the society at large. Interest in migration studies has widened beyond the discipline of demography due to its manifold implications. The course is designed and offered by the Research Unit on International Migration set up at CDS by the Ministry of Indian Overseas Affairs, Government of India as part of its plan to train young scholars engaged in research on migration. The CDS conducted two programmes during February 5-9 and March 26-30, 2007

Programme objectives:
The course intends to acquaint researchers with emerging issues and consequences of internal and international migration and familiarize them with the research tools of conducting surveys on migration as well as of assessing the magnitudes, characteristics, flows and implications of migration, based on types and sources of data.

Programme content: 
Duration of the programme is for five days. The participants are introduced to emerging issues in, and consequences of, internal and international migration. They are also familiarised with the methods and tools of conducting surveys and assessing the magnitudes, characteristics, flows and implications of migration, based on different types and sources of data.



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