**Apologies for cross-posting**
Dear colleagues,
As part of the 2nd International Conference on Migration and Mobilities (iMigMob), being held at the University of Plymouth, Prof. Tony Champion (Newcastle University) and Dr Ian Shuttleworth (Queen's University Belfast) will be convening a special session exploring trends in internal migration. Please note that abstracts should be submitted to Ian Shuttleworth before 9th March 2018. More information regarding the session can be found below. For information about the conference: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/2nd-international-conference-on-migration-and-mobilities.
Best wishes,
Mark Holton
**Call for Papers**
Session title: Trends in migration intensities through time
Organisers: Tony Champion and Ian Shuttleworth
Venue: iMigMob conference, Plymouth University, 12-13 July 2018
There is a growing literature and evidence base on trends in internal migration intensities. Interest by population geographers in this theme was triggered by the observation that internal migration at various spatial scales in the United States has been declining since the late 1960s, counter to some expectations. It is improbable that short-term factors can satisfactorily explain this decline given its duration, the implication being that more fundamental changes in society and migration responses are likely to be important.
Academic interest in this topic has led to publications such as the recent edited volume by Champion, Cooke and Shuttleworth (2018), Internal Migration in the Developed World: Are we becoming less mobile? This has answered some questions about the generalisability of the US experience amongst one type of country but has left many questions unanswered as well as raising yet others.
Because of this context, we are convening a session on ‘trends in migration intensities through time’ to be held at the iMigMob conference at Plymouth University, 12-13 July 2018 to develop further this emerging research agenda. Papers which deal with any aspects of temporal trends in internal migration are of interest but contributions will be especially welcomed that:
• Extend the evidence base on internal migration trends to other countries than those in the book, including beyond the developed world.
• Explore the causes of changing migration intensities at various spatial scales in different national contexts.
• Consider the social, cultural, political and economic implications of changing levels of migration and residential mobility.
There is a possibility that papers in the session will be considered for a special volume of Population, Space and Place to be edited by the session organisers.
Please send 200-word abstracts and titles to Ian Shuttleworth ([log in to unmask]) by March 9th 2018. Acceptance for the session will be notified by April 30th 2018.
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