The Migration Conference 2024, Mexico City – 3-9 July 2024

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The Migration Conference 2024, Mexico City – 3-9 July 2024

12th Migration Conference, 3-9 July 2024, Iberoamericana University, Mexico City, Mexico

The 12th Migration Conference, TMC 2024 was held from 3 to 9 July 2024 and virtually supported by Zoom sessions as a hybrid conference.

The Migration Conference 2024 was hosted by Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico. The main language of the Conference was English, with special sessions and streams in other languages including Spanish and Turkish.

The conference was organised in thematic streams of 97 parallel sessions, 4 plenary sessions and 4 roundtables over four days. Over 500 scholars from over 60 countries from New Zealand to Canada, from Argentina to South Korea have presented their work in Mexico City.




We thank our hosts, reviewers, participants, supporting organisations and the team of volunteers who collaboratively made the event a success.

Carla Pederzini, Karla Valenzuela and Ibrahim Sirkeci 
The Migration Conference 2024 Chairs

The TMC 2024 Committees:
Executive Team and Conference Chairs:

  • Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Sirkeci, International Business School, Manchester, UK (Chair)
  • Prof Carla Pederzini, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico (Chair)
  • Dr Karla Angélica Valenzuela-Moreno, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico (Chair)
  • Dr. Ülkü Sezgi Sözen, Faculty of Law, Universität Hamburg, Germany (Coordinator)
  • Prof. Dr. Jeffrey H. Cohen, Department of Anthropology, Ohio State University, USA
  • Prof. Dr. Philip L Martin, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of California Davis, USA

Transnational Advisory Committee:

  • Prof Gudrun Biffl, Krems, Austria
  • Professor Özgür H. Çınar, University of Greenwich, UK
  • Prof Lucinda Fonseca, University of Lisbon, Portugal
  • Prof Elli Heikkila, Migration Institute of Finland, Finland
  • Prof Mohamed Khachani, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Morocco
  • Prof Beatrice Knerr, Kassell University, Germany and Hefei University, China
  • Prof Markus Kotzur, Universität Hamburg, Germany
  • Prof Jonathan Liu, International Business School, UK
  • Prof Apostolos G Papadopoulos, Harokopio University of Athens, Greece
  • Prof João Peixoto, University of Lisbon, Portugal
  • Prof Michela C. Pellicani, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Italy
  • Prof Giuseppe Sciortino, University of Trento, Italy

Transnational Scientific Committee:

Africa

  • Agnes Igoye, Ministry of Interior Affairs, Uganda
  • Prof Mohamed Khachani, AMERM & Mohammed V University of Rabat, Morocco
  • Dr Rania Rafik Khalil, The British University in Egypt, Egypt
  • Dr Sadhana Manik, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  • Prof Claude Sumata, National Pedagogical University, DR Congo
  • Dr Ayman Zohry, Egyptian Society for Migration Studies, Egypt

Americas

  • Prof Jeffrey H. Cohen, Ohio State University, USA
  • Dr José Salvador Cueto-Calderón, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Mexico
  • Dr Ana Vila Freyer, Universidad Latina de México, Mexico
  • Dr Pascual Gerardo García-Macías, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Ecuador
  • Dr Carlos Alberto González Zepeda, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Cuajimalpa, Mexico
  • Dr Torunn Haaland, Gonzaga University, USA
  • Prof Liliana Jubilut, Universidade Católica de Santos, Brazil
  • Prof Philip L Martin, University of California Davis, USA
  • Prof Carla Pederzini, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico
  • Dr Eric M. Trinka, Emory & Henry College, USA
  • Dr Karla Angélica Valenzuela-Moreno, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico
  • Dr Hassan Vatanparast, Saskatchewan University, Canada
  • Prof Rodolfo García Zamora, Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Mexico
  • Dr Monette Zard, Columbia University, USA

Asia-Pacific

  • Prof Ram Bhagat, International Institute for Population Sciences, India
  • Dr Amira Halperin, University of Nottingham Ningbo, P.R. China
  • Dr Sadaf Mahmood, The Women University Multan, Pakistan
  • Dr Shweta Sinha Deshpande, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, India
  • Prof Nicholas Procter, University of South Australia, Australia
  • Dr Ruchi Singh, Indian Institute of Management, Bengaluru, India
  • Dr AKM Ahsan Ullah, University Brunei Darussalam, Brunei
  • Dr Xi Zhao, Hefei University, P.R. China

Eastern Europe

  • Dr Merita Zulfiu-Alili, South East European University, N. Macedonia
  • Dr Tuncay Bilecen, Kocaeli University, Turkey
  • Dr Suat Donmez, Istanbul Topkapi University, Turkey
  • Dr Olga R. Gulina, Benefit Research GMBH, Germany
  • Prof Dilek Cindoglu, Kadir Has University, Turkey
  • Prof Yaprak Civelek, Anadolu University, Turkey
  • Dr Z. Banu Dalaman, Istanbul Topkapi University, Turkey
  • Prof Sevim Atilla Demir, Sakarya University, Turkey
  • Prof Vladimir Iontsev, Moscow State University, Russian Federation
  • Dr İnci Aksu Kargın, Uşak University, Turkey
  • Prof Sebnem Koser Akcapar, Ankara Social Sciences University, Turkey
  • Dr Betul Dilara Seker, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Turkey
  • Dr Armagan Teke Lloyd, Abdullah Gul University, Turkey
  • Dr Vildan Mahmutoglu, Galatasaray University, Turkey
  • Dr Nermin Oruc, Centre for Development Evaluation and Social Science Research (CREDI), Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Prof Gökay Özerim, Yaşar University, Turkey
  • Prof Irina Savchenko, Linguistics University of Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation
  • Dr Onur Unutulmaz, Ankara Social Sciences University, Turkey
  • Dr Deniz Eroglu Utku, Trakya University, Turkey
  • Dr Pınar Yazgan, Sakarya University, Turkey

Western Europe

  • Dr Nirmala Devi Arunasalam, Global Banking School, United Kingdom
  • Dr Bahar Baser, Durham University, United Kingdom
  • Prof Aron Anselem Cohen, University of Granada, Spain
  • Dr Martina Cvajner, University of Trento, Italy
  • Dr Carla de Tona, University of Bologna, Italy
  • Dr Sureya Sonmez Efe, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom
  • Dr Deniz Cosan Eke, University of Vienna, Austria
  • Dr Alina Esteves, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
  • Prof Monica Ibáñez-Angulo, University of Burgos, Spain
  • Dr Gul Ince Beqo, University of Urbino, Italy
  • Dr Emre Eren Korkmaz, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
  • Prof Jonathan Liu, International Business School, United Kingdom
  • Dr Lan Lo, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
  • Dr Altay Manço, Institut de Recherche, Formation et Action sur les Migrations, Belgium
  • Dr A. Erdi Öztürk, London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
  • Dr Andrea Romano, Faculty of Law, University of Barcelona, Spain
  • Dr Sahizer Samuk-Carignani, University of Pisa, Italy
  • Prof Giuseppe Sciortino, University of Trento, Italy
  • Dr Caner Tekin, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
  • Dr Irene Tuzi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
  • Dr Ülkü Sezgi Sözen, University of Hamburg, Germany

Near East

  • Dr Yakhnich Liat, Beit Berl College, Israel
  • Dr Simeon Magliveras, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
  • Dr Bradley Saunders, American University of Bahrain, Bahrain
  • Dr Paulette K. Schuster, Reichman University, Israel
  • Dr Omar Al Serhan, Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates
  • Dr Md Mizanur Rahman, Qatar University, Qatar

The Migration Conference Technical Organisation Committee

  • Dr Aytac Yerden, Gedik University, Turkey (IT)
  • Ege Cakir, Middle East Technical University, Turkey (Admin)
  • Nihal Yazgan, Transnational Press London, UK (Admin)

Local Organisation Team:

  • Silvia Allan
  • María José Amézquita
  • Patricia Díaz
  • Cindy Espina
  • María de la Luz Estrada
  • Gabrielle Ford
  • José Carlos Gutiérrez
  • Ángeles Hernández
  • Aranza Icaza
  • Diego López
  • Samantha Mino
  • Margarita Núñez
  • Mariana Kiimi Ortiz Flores
  • Reagan Orloff
  • Emilia Romer
  • Andrea Ximena Salazar EstradaI
  • Samara Salinas
  • Jazmin Silva
  • Valeria Tapia
  • Irasema Trujillo
  • María Fernanda Díaz Trejo
  • Mitzi Villegas
  • Miriam Zamora

Best Paper Presentation Prizes at the TMC2024 Mexico City, Mexico

The following papers were selected as the best paper presentations at the TMC2024 Mexico City:

Keynote Speakers at TMC2024 Mexico City

  • María Dolores París Pombo, COLEF-Tijuana, Mexico
  • Margarita Núñez, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico
  • Estela Rivero, University of Notre Dame, USA
  • Cecilia Menjívar, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
  • Alejandro Anaya, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico
  • Ingmar Weber, Saarland University, Germany
  • Eva Dziadula, University of Notre Dame, USA
  • Alfredo Cuecuecha, Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, Mexico
  • Laura Canche (IOM)
  • Fabio Jimenez (IOM)
  • Pedro Paulo Orraca (Colef)
  • Pedro Casasalatriste (Amcham)
  • Jorge Schiavon, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico
  • Silvia Giorguli, El Colegio de México, Mexico
  • Agustin Escobar Latapí, CIESAS Occidente, Mexico
  • José Alberto Lara Pulido, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico
  • Roman Hoffmann, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria
  • Fernando Ríosmena, University of Texas, San Antonio, USA
  • Roberto Vélez, Centro de Estudios Espinosa Yglesias, Mexico
  • Alfredo Cuecuecha, University of Notre Dame
  • Norma Fuentes Mayorga, City University of New York, USA

Programme, Book of Abstracts and Publications

The Migration Conference 2024 Programme and Abstracts Book can be downloaded from here. Selected conference papers are invited to edited books following the conference as usual.

News about the Conference
The Migration Conference 2024 hosted in-person and online via Zoom.

Registration Fees

Face to Face (in-person) Participant Registration

Early Bird In-Person Registrations [Valid until 1 May 2024]:

  • Employed: £250
  • Student (Undergraduate/Masters): £150
  • PhD Student / Unemployed / Retired: £150
  • Low Income Country Resident: £135
  • Host Country Resident: £135
  • Partner Institution Faculty/Resident: £187.50
  • Host Institution Faculty/Student: £95

Late In-Person Registrations [Valid until 1 June 2024]:

  • Employed: £295
  • Student (Undergraduate/Masters): £195
  • PhD Student / Unemployed / Retired: £195
  • Low Income Country Resident: £175.00
  • Host Country Resident: £175.00
  • Partner Institution Faculty/Resident: £225.00
  • Host Institution Faculty/Student: £125.00

Virtual (online) Participant Registration

Early Bird Virtual Registrations [Valid until 1 May 2024]:

  • Employed: £125
  • Student (Undergraduate/Masters): £55
  • PhD Student / Unemployed / Retired: £65
  • Low Income Country Resident: £55
  • Host Country Resident: £65
  • Partner Institution Faculty/Resident: £65
  • Host Institution Faculty/Student: £35

Late Virtual Registrations [Valid until 1 June 2024]:

  • Employed: £175
  • Student (Undergraduate/Masters): £75
  • PhD Student / Unemployed / Retired: £85
  • Low Income Country Resident: £75
  • Host Country Resident: £85
  • Partner Institution Faculty/Resident: £85
  • Host Institution Faculty/Student: £55

TMC Conference Dinner Ticket

  • £65.00 [Early Bird – Valid until 1 May 2024]
  • £85.00 [Late – Valid until 1 June 2024]

Sponsors Registration [ 345.00 GBP (Closes 1 July 2024)]

Supporters and Sponsors of The Migration Conference
The Migration Conference 2024 has been supported by the following organisations:

 

Supporters of The Migration Conference: