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IZA/IAMO Forum 2016
Rural Labor in Transition: Structural Change, Migration and Governance

Location:Halle (Saale), Germany
Date:June 22 - 24, 2016

Submission Deadline:February 21, 2016
Notification of Acceptance:March 04, 2016
Event Manager:Dominik Spitza

 

Organizing Comittee

 

About the Forum

The relevance of agriculture in formal employment dropped in many European, Central and East Asian countries over the previous decades. The mutually reinforcing and interdependent processes of non-agricultural sector development and urbanization have resulted in new dynamics and diversity in rural labour landscape. Remittances as the link between urban and international migrants and their original households have gained importance in sustaining rural livelihoods, especially in poorer countries and regions. Yet, in a number of countries agricultural activities still fulfil important safety net functions. However, a potential lack of qualified agricultural labour and increasing wages, as observed in some places, will constrain future prospects of the agricultural and non-agricultural sectors. These phenomena are not fully understood in terms of their functioning and poverty and sustainability outcomes.
The IAMO Forum 2016 places the interlinkages between people’s mobility across localities, countries, sectors and types of employment as well as local economic development in the focus. The drivers and consequences will be debated from a social sciences perspective, including economics, political sciences, sociology, anthropology and history. We welcome submissions of papers addressing these aspects with a regional focus on Europe, Central Asia and China.
The conference is jointly organized with the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
The IAMO Forum 2016 focuses on the interlinkages between people’s mobility across localities, countries, sectors and types of employment, as well as local economic development. The drivers and consequences will be debated from a social sciences perspective, including economics, political sciences, sociology, anthropology and history. We welcome submissions of papers addressing these aspects with a regional focus on Europe, Central Asia and China. Contributions on the following topics are welcome:
  • Links between rural economic development and migration.
  • The effects of migration on rural households’ welfare.
  • The role of agricultural development in labor shortage and excess labor.
  • Institutional drivers and barriers of regional and occupational mobility.
  • Organization of labor relations and management in agriculture.
  • The effect of migration on local governance and transition processes.
  • Submissions that do not correspond to the above issues but fit within the general conference theme will also be considered by the organizing committee.
     

    Call for Organized Sessions

    We welcome proposals for organized sessions that match the theme of the IAMO Forum 2016. Session proposals should include the title of the proposed session and an abstract of up to 1,000 words (excluding bibliography) that concisely and clearly describes the relevance of the session to the meeting theme and states a list of potential speakers. Session proposals can only be submitted electronically until Monday, January 18, 2016. Notification of acceptance of session proposals will be sent by Monday, February 22, 2016.
     

    Call for Extended Abstracts

    We request the contribution of extended abstracts with up to 1,000 words (excluding bibliography). The abstracts need to include a concise summary of the significance, major research questions, data and methods, and findings. Abstracts can only be submitted electronically 23:59 CET Sunday, February 21, 2016. All contributed extended abstracts will go through peer review. Notification of selected abstracts for an oral presentation will be sent by Monday, March 4, 2016. All accepted abstracts will be published on the conference website.
    +++ Please note, the submission section is available here +++
     

    Conference Fee

    The conference fee covers admission to all sessions, conference folders, refreshments during breaks, lunches on all conference days, and evening events on the first and second conference day. The fee does not cover accommodation or travel costs. Deadline for final online registration: 31 May, 2016.

    The reduced fee for Bachelor or Master students does not include evening events and conference folders. Please, include a copy of your student card while registration.

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    Contact and Conference Venue

    For further information please contact Dr. Vasyl Kvartiuk and Dr. Diana Traikova

    Tel.: +49 345 ​2928-110
    Fax: +49 ​345 ​2928-199
    forum2016@iamo.de
    www.iamo.de/forum/2016

    Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)
    Structural Development of Farms and Rural Areas
    Theodor-Lieser-Str. 2
    06120 Halle (Saale)
    Germany

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