Welcome to the Princeton Global Network on Child Migration

The Princeton Global Network on Child Migration brings together researchers from six countries and fosters cross-national collaboration and comparative research. The Network investigates the context affecting children of immigrants and child migrants in their receiving countries, as well as their physical, mental, and socioeconomic outcomes.

 


 

Announcements

The Centre for Research on Aging, Health and Wellbeing at The Australian National University is advertising a three-year postdoctoral position (supported by ARC and Australian Rotary Health grants) to use HILDA Survey data in longitudinal analysis of psychological wellbeing/mental health. Details of the position and the application process are available on the website.

The Center for Research on Child Wellbeing (CRCW) is featured on Princeton University's Research Spotlight. At the "spotlight," you can read about the three main projects at CRCW, including The Global Network on Child Migration.

The Global Network on Child Migration has just completed work on a special issue for The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. The papers were presented at a meeting of the Network in Barcelona, Spain.

Visits Between Hubs:

February- March 2012- Kathleen Kiernan of the United Kingdom hub will be visiting CRCW, the United States hub.

March-May 2012- Roberta Ricucci from the Italian hub will visit be visiting CRCW, the United States hub.

August 2012 - February 2013 - Andrew Clarke from the Australian hub will be visiting CRCW, the United States hub.

September 2012 - January 2013- Mathias Sinning from the Australian hub will visit CRCW, the United States hub.

 

Upcoming Events

May 5, 2012 - Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America: Choi, K., A. Hsin, and S. McLanahan. "Tiger Children? Trajectories of Cognitive Development of Asian Children in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia."

May 5, 2012 - Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America: Adsera, A. "The Role of Language in Shaping International Migration." (Joint with Mariola Pytlikova, Aarhus University, Denmark)

May 21-23, 2012 - Ruppin 2nd International Conference on Immigration and Social Integration: New Frontiers in Research and Policy-Making, Tel Aviv, Israel: "Insights from a Child-Centric Perspective of Migration."

June 2012 - European Population Conference, Stockholm: Adsera, A. "The Role of Language in Shaping International Migration." (Joint with Mariola Pytlikova, Aarhus University, Denmark)

June 21-23, 2012 - 4th Conference of Migrant and Ethnic Minority Health in Europe; European Public Health Association, Milan, Italy: Choi, K. and S. McLanahan. "Multiracial Children and Low Birth Weight."

June 21-23, 2012- 4th Conference of Migrant and Ethnic Minority Health in Europe; European Public Health Association, Milan, Italy: Martinson, M., M. Tienda and J. Teitler."Low Birthweight Among Immigrants in England and Australia."

 


                   Center for Research on Child Wellbeing           The Office of Population Research           Princeton University