Research Networks

The Asia Pacific Migration Research Network (APMRN)

Established in: 1995
Secretariat located at: Australian Centre for Population Research (Australian National University)
Countries involved:
Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, People's Republic of China, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the Pacific (based in Fiji) and Vietnam.
Short Description:
The central focus of the APMRN is the long-term role of migration and increased ethno-cultural diversity as major factors in the social transformation of societies in the Asia-Pacific region. The aim is to build an international research network which will carry out interdisciplinary research on social and political aspects of international migration and growing ethno-cultural diversity in the region.
Contact:
APMRM Coordinator
Robyn Iredale

The Central and Eastern European Network on Migration Research (CEENOM)

Established in: 1998
Secretariat located at: Russian Academy of Science, Moskow
Countries involved:
Azerbaijan, Armenia, Czech Republic, Belarus, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kirgizia, Moldova, Russian Federation, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Short Description:
The overall objective of the network is to uncover the main obstacles in the way of protecting the rights of migrant workers, which may prevent the countries involved from signing the UN migration convention.
Contact:
Anatoly Vishnevsky
Institute for Economic Forecasting, Centre for Demography and Human Ecology
Tel.: (095) 129 1722 332 4962
Fax.: (095) 310 7071