XXVIII International Population Conference Cape Town, South Africa 29 October to 4 November 2017 Preliminary Scientific Programme (Version 11 May 2017) ( 1 Theme Conveners and Session Organizers for the Scientific Programme of the 2017 International Population Conference Theme Conveners: Aris Ananta, University of Indonesia Ragui Assaad, University of Minnesota Vladimir Canudas-Romo, University of Southern Denmark Suzana Cavenaghi, National School of Statistical Science (ENCE/IBGE), Brazil Barbara B. Crane, Ipas Eileen Crimmins, University of Southern California Gustavo De Santis, University of Florence Alex Chika Ezeh, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) Leiwen Jiang, Shanghai University / National Center for Atmospheric Research Jennifer Johnson-Hanks, University of California, Berkeley Sunita Kishor, ICF International Jean-François Kobiané, Université Ouaga I Pr Joseph Ki-Zerbo Marc Luy, Vienna Institute of Demography Stephen Matthews, The Pennsylvania State University Clifford Odimegwu, University of the Witwatersrand Carla Pederzini, Universidad Iberoamericana Héctor Perez-Brignoli, Universidad de Costa Rica Osman Sankoh, INDEPTH Network Noriko Tsuya, Keio University Cassio M. Turra, Cedeplar, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) Susan Watkins, University of California, Los Angeles Session Organizers: Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi, University of Tehran / Australian National University Visseho Adjiwanou, University of Cape Town Cally Ardington, University of Cape Town Oyedunni Arulogun, University of Ibadan Maruja Milagros Asis, Scalabrini Migration Centre, Philippines Winfred Avogo, Illinois State University Kofi Awusabo-Asare, University of Cape Coast Akinrinola Bankole, Guttmacher Institute Alaka Basu, Cornell University Cris Beauchemin, Institut National d'Etudes Démographiques (INED) Stan Becker, Johns Hopkins University Donatien Beguy, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) Ram Babu Bhagat, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) Francesco Billari, University of Oxford Philippe Bocquier, Université Catholique de Louvain Wanda Cabella, Universidad de la República Uruguay Yong Cai, University of North Carolina 2 Cameron Campbell, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Alessio Cangiano, University of the South Pacific Daniela Casale, University of the Witwatersrand John B. Casterline, The Ohio State University Andrew J. Cherlin, Johns Hopkins University Minja Kim Choe, East-West Center Samuel Clark, University of Washington Ernestina Coast, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Mark Collinson, University of the Witwatersrand Elizabeth Cooksey, The Ohio State University Mathias Czaika, International Migration Institute, University of Oxford Sonalde Desai, University of Maryland F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo, The Pennsylvania State University / RIPS, University of Ghana Gretchen Donehower, University of California, Berkeley Martin Dribe, Lund University Géraldine Duthé, Institut National d'Etudes Démographiques (INED) Carlos Javier Echarri Canovas, El Colegio de México Annabel Erulkar, Population Council - Ethiopia Philippe Fargues, European University Institute Ousmane Faye, African Influence Institute (AFRII) Alain Gagnon, Université de Montréal Patrick Gerland, United Nations Population Division Carren Ginsburg, University of Witwatersrand Bilampoa Gnoumou Thiombiano, Université Ouaga I Pr Joseph Ki-Zerbo Simon Gregson, Imperial College London Stephane Helleringer, Johns Hopkins University Allan G. Hill, University of Southampton Michelle J. Hindin, Bloomberg School of Public Health Thandie Hlabana, National University of Lesotho Lori Hunter, University of Colorado at Boulder Kaizo Iwakami Beltrao, Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (EBAPE/FGV) Domantas Jasilionis, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, Population Council Kathleen Kahn, University of the Witwatersrand Binod Khadria, Jawaharlal Nehru University Marwan Khawaja, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia Christine Khoza, Statistics South Africa Hans-Peter Kohler, University of Pennsylvania Tahu Kukutai, National Institute of Demographic and Economic Analysis, New Zealand Satomi Kurosu, Reitaku University Murray Leibbrandt, University of Cape Town Eva Lelièvre, Institut National d'Etudes Démographiques (INED) Nyovani Madise, University of Southampton Monica Magadi, University of Hull, United Kingdom Pranitha Maharaj, University of KwaZulu-Natal Hernan Manzelli, Centro de Estudios de Población (CENEP, Argentina Rachel Margolis, University of Western Ontario Leticia Marteleto, University of Texas at Austin Bruno Masquelier, Université Catholique de Louvain 3 Julian May, University of the Western Cape Cheikh Seydil Moctar Mbacké, Université de Thiès, Senegal Blessing Mberu, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) Robert Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University Ann Marie Moore, Guttmacher Institute Nouhou Moumouni, University of Geneva Ulrich Mueller, Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) John Mushomi, Makerere University Massy Mutumba, University of Michigan Priya Nanda, International Centre for Research on Women Andrew Noymer, University of California, Irvine Michel Oris, Université de Genève Edith Pacheco, El Colegio de México Jeffrey Passel, Pew Research Center M. Omar Rahman, Independent University, Bangladesh / Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health Diego Ramiro Farinas, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Sara Randall, University College London Clementine Rossier, Université de Genève Paulo Saad, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Landy Sanchez, El Colegio de México Claudine Sauvain-Dugerdil, Université de Genève Bruno Schoumaker, Université Catholique de Louvain T. Paul Schultz, Yale University Ana Scott, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil Kirk Scott, Lund University Rebecca Sear, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Iqbal Shah, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health Susan E. Short, Brown University Estelle Sidze, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) Sandile Simelane, Statistics South Africa Susheela Singh, Guttmacher Institute Tomas Sobotka, Vienna Institute of Demography Thomas Spoorenberg, United Nations Population Division Ann Strode, University of KwaZulu-Natal Jacques Vallin, Institut National d'Etudes Démographiques (INED) Jan Van Bavel, University of Leuven Mark VanLandingham, Tulane University Carmen Varela Petito, Universidad de la República Uruguay Maxine Weinstein, Georgetown University Frans Willekens, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI) Emilio Zagheni, University of Washington Yi Zeng, Duke University / Peking University Yu Zhu, Shanghai University / Fujian Normal University Zachary Zimmer, Mount Saint Vincent University Eliya Zulu, African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) 4 Volunteer Reviewers for the Scientific Programme of the 2017 International Population Conference Asharaf Abdul Salam, King Saud University Center for Population Studies Guy Abel, Asian Demographic Research Institute Susana Beatriz Adamo, CIESIN-Columbia University Abigail Aiken, University of Texas at Austin George Alter, University of Michigan Soumya Alva, John Snow, Inc. (JSI) Mouftaou Amadou Sanni, École Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie(ENSPD)/Université de Parakou (Bénin)) Barbara Anderson, University of Michigan Gunnar Andersson, Stockholm University Samuel Antobam, Ipas Ghana Marc Artzrouni, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour Oyedunni Arulogun, University of Ibadan Irina Badurashvili, Georgian Centre of Population Research Pau Baizan, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and ICREA Alisson Barbieri, CEDEPLAR, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Magali Barbieri, Institut National d'Études Démographiques Roderic Beaujot, University Of Western Ontario Stan Becker, Johns Hopkins University Gil Bellis, Institut National d'Études Démographiques Gervais Beninguisse, Institut de Formation et de Recherche Démographiques (IFORD) Alicia Bercovich, Institute for Labor and Society - IETS Ann Biddlecom, Guttmacher Institute Harriet Birungi, Population Council Didier Breton, Unistra / Institut National d'Études Démographiques Nicolas Brouard, Institut National d'Études Démographiques Helge Brunborg, Statistics Norway Cynthia Buckley, University of Illinois, Urbana Champagin Andre Caetano, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de MG Carlo Giovanni Camarda, Institut National d'Études Démographiques Yves Carrière, Université de Montréal Noureddine Chalbi, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis Tony Champion, Newcastle University Maria Eugenia Cosio Zavala, El Colegio de México Madhumita Das, International Center for Research On Women Gouranga Dasvarma, Flinders University Aline Desesquelles, Institut National d'Études Démographiques Ndeye Binta Dieme, Ansd Naa Dodua Dodoo, University of Legon, Ghana Rob Dorrington, University of Capetown Viviana Egidi, Università di Roma La Sapienza Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue, Cornell University Jacques Emina, University of Kinshasa, Department of Population and Development Studies Ann Evans, Australian National University 5 Martin Flatø, University of Oslo Andrew Foster, Brown University Ewa-Zofia Frątczak, Warsaw School of Economics - SGH Nobutaka Fukuda, Tohoku University Anastasia Gage, Tulane University Maria Garcia-Perez, El Colegio de la Frontera Anne Gauthier, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI) Anne Goujon, Wittgenstein Centre for