2018 International Sociological Association (ISA) Joint Conference for RC06 (Family) and RC41 (Population) on Changing Demography ⇆ Changing Families
Organised and Hosted by: National University of Singapore, Centre for Family and Population Research
Dates: 17-19 May 2018
Venue: Mandarin Orchard Singapore
Introduction
The first joint International Sociological Association (ISA) Conference for Research Committees RC06 (Family) and RC41 (Population) will bring more than 260 internationally renowned scholars, authors, researchers and students from about 50 countries to Singapore. Over 60 thematic panels will examine issues surrounding the bilateral relationship between family and demographic changes, factors shaping these changes and consequences of these changes. The presentions will cover crucial topics ranging from aging, children and youth, education, family and houshold, fertility, gender, health and mortality, marriage and union, migration ans urbanization, poverty and inequality, and many more.
Keynote Speakers
Professor Judith Seltzer
Department of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
2016 President, Population Association of America
Director, UCLA California Center for Population Research
Professor Wolfgang Lutz
Founding Director, Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital
Director, World Population Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Director, Vienna Institute of Demography
Professor for Social and Economic Statistics, Vienna University of Economics and Business
Important Dates and Deadlines
Conference Dates 17-19 May 2018
Early Bird Registration Deadline 15 February 2018
Regular Registration Deadline 16 March 2018
Centre for Family and Population Research (CFPR), Conference Organiser