The Journal Comparative Population Studies (CPoS) welcomes submissions to the planned special issue, guest edited by Sergi Vidal (Autonomous University of Barcelona), Aude Bernard (University of Queensland), and Riccardo Valente (Autonomous University of Barcelona), initiated by the IUSSP panel Lifetime Migration.

The proposed special issue aims to leverage a trajectory-based approach that fully accounts for the multi-dimensional nature of migration across time and space, providing deeper insights into diverse migration trajectory patterns and their long-term individual and societal implications. The special issue is initiated by the scientific panel on Lifetime Migration of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), and aligns with its mission to promote research on migration that:

• Recognizes the heterogeneity of migration behaviours across diverse populations, spanning from lifetime sedentarism to repeat and chronic migration;
• Integrates internal and international migration into a continuum of population movement, identifying their linkages over the life course; and
• Establishes how migration trajectories relate to individual life chances as well as societal well-being and inequalities.

They welcome the submission of articles that make substantive contributions along these lines, covering diverse geographical regions and both historical and contemporary periods. Empirical contributions should ideally leverage longitudinal data and methods to offer a more in-depth analysis of migration trajectories over the life course.

Contributions from early career researchers are particularly encouraged.

Send your submission (extended abstracts or full articles) to lifelongmove@ced.uab.es, with a copy to cpos@bib.bund.de by 15 May 2025. Full papers are due by September 1, 2025.

Download the Call for Papers (pdf) for further details.