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The 2012 Ruppin International Conference will focus on the current situation of migration in the world in light of the current global economic situation. Over the past quarter century, the volume of international migrants more than doubled and the number is likely to increase yet further in the decades ahead. Surveys conducted by the firm Gallup between 2007 and 2010 reveal that some 14% of the world's adults would like to migrate to another country if they had the opportunity. Improved economic opportunities remain the principal factor motivating migrants. Declines in economies of immigrant receiving nations in the EU and North America are resulting in widening income gaps along ethnic lines and introduce acute questions to be addressed: Are we properly assessing the current situation of migrants in receiving countries? What impact will changing economic conditions have on the condition of migrants? What approach should governments take to addressing the vulnerability of migrants in the event of weakening economies? Will the role of community organizations evolve in addressing the social, cultural and economic challenges encountered by migrants? These and many more questions are relevant to assess the current situation of migration in the world.
Conference Host:
Ruppin Academic Center is proud to host the 2nd Ruppin International Conference
on Immigration and Integration, which brings together leading academic figures and policy makers from Israel and various countries around the world, as well as representatives of international organizations. The participants will share their knowledge on the new frontiers in research and immigration policy making.
This conference is part of Ruppin's overall commitment to the exploration of immigration issues and to the development of know-how in the field for successful social integration. Immigration and Social Integration is Israel's most challenging social issue, and Israel's experience in this matter serves as a valuable model that can help in understanding the phenomena on a global level.
Conference Tracks:
 Immigration and Social Integration in light of the current global economic situation
Immigration, health and mental health
Cultural issues related to immigrants' integration: identity and language
Immigrants in the education system
Economic integration of immigrants in the labor market
Immigrant's' rights and migration laws
Immigration policies- an international comparative perspective
Impact of immigration within the absorbing society: Perceptions, Pride and Prejudices
The involvement of civil society organizations in migration issues
Demographic and geographic issues related to migration
Measuring immigrant's integration using indices mmigration and in light of the current global
Chairman of the Academic Committee: Prof. Moshe Semyonov
Head of the Organizing Committee: Dr. Dvora Blum
Conference Content Coordinator: Dr. Karin Amit
The conference will be held at the Ruppin Academic Center, Emek Hefer Campus, Israel.
Official language of the conference is English.
For further information, please contact:
ruppin-conference@ruppin.ac.il
Keynote speakers at the conference:
Prof. Barry R Chiswick- George Washington University, Washington, DC U.S.A
Prof. Marta Tienda- Princeton University, U.S.A
Prof. Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Bamberg University, Germany
Mr. Graham Fraser, Commissioner of Official Languages, Canada
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