Authors Authors Francisco Alba Professor-researcher of El Colegio de México; B.Sc. in Economy by the Universidad de San Luis Potosí and also B.A. in Philosophy by the Gregorian University, in Rome, Italy; He has achieved postgraduate studies in Demography in El Colegio de México, in the Institute of Political Studies in Paris, France, and in the University of Texas, In Austin, US. In 1985 he was the Director of the Demographic Studies and Urban Development Centre (CEDDU) of El Colegio de México. Currently is member of the Advisory Council of the National Institute of Migration and of the Protection for all the Migratory Workers of United Nations Committee. He was awarded with the National Award on Demography in 1991 and the National Award on Economy Banamex (shared) on 1971. Among his most recent publications are "El Tratado de Libre Comercio, la migración y las políticas migratorias", in Enrique R. Casares y Horacio Sobarzo (comps.), Diez años de TLCAN en México, una perspectiva analítica, FCE, 2004. E-mail: [email protected] Mariachiara di Cesare B.Sc. in Statistics, Demography and Social Sciences by the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" and Ph.D. in Demography by the same university. Currently she is doing some research activities in the Dipartimento di Scienze Demografiche on New Family and Reproductive Models among the immigrant communities in Italy. Among her most recent publications are Casacchia O., Cangiano A., Conti C., Di Cesare M., Iacoucci R., Vittori P., 2006, "Population prospects and problems of Italian regions", in Genus LVI, 2. E-mail: [email protected] April/June 2006 Papeles de POBLACIÓN No. 48 CIEAP/UAEM Arun Kumar Acharya He is a candidate for a Ph. D. degree in the Anthropological Research Institute (ILA) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He studied the Masters Degree on Demography at the International Institute of Population Sciences (IIPS) of Mumbai, India, and the Masters Degree in Geography at the Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India. He has participated in different international congresses such as the IUSSP 2002 in Bangkok, PAA 2004 in the US. His most recent publications are articles on migration and women's trading in India: "Explotación sexual y violencia contra mujeres: un estudio de aproximación al tráfico de mujeres en la India" in Diálogo Antropológico, número 6, and "Population growth and changing land use pattern in Mumbai Metropolitan region of India", in Caminhos de Geografia. E-mail: [email protected] Jorge Martínez Pizarro Researcher of the Latin American and Caribbean Demography Centre (Celade) Population Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago de Chile. He is a geographer and since 1990 works in this organization where he obtained the Masters Degree in Population and Development. He is also a member of the faculty of Celade. He has participated in the elaboration of several studies on population and development in Latin America and the Caribbean, especially in the field of migration; He is also a University Professor. He is the author of several publications on relations between poverty and poverty; migration and development, globalization and integration; migration of qualified workforce; and national studies on international migration, internal migration and spatial redistribution of the population. E-mail: [email protected] Jaciel Montoya Arce Ph. D. in Sociology by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), where he also studied his B.Sc and M.Sc., both on sociology as well. He has published several books, among which stand out: El proceso de metropolización en la ciudad de Toluca 1950-1990; Estado de México: población en movimiento. Un análisis demográfico del periodo 1950-1980, and Encuesta sobre prácticas de Authors los sujetos sociales de la zona metropolitana de la ciudad de Toluca. His interest area is the vulnerable groups. Currently he is the coordinator if the Research and Advanced Studies Centre of Population of the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico. E-mail: [email protected] Jorge Andrés Rodríguez Vignoli Sociologist by the University of Chile (1985-1989). He did postgraduate studies on population and development policies at the Latin American and Caribbean Demography Centre (Celade). He is currently studying the doctorate in American Studies on Economic and Social History at the University of Santiago de Chile. Since 1994 is research assistant in the Population and Development Area of Celade-ECLAC Population Division. His recent research subjects are: social and demographic vulnerability, internal migration, fecundity and nuptiality, residential segregation and proceedings for the generation of relevant sectorial indicators (dwelling, health, urban planning) using census micro data. He has recently published: "Segregación residencial en la ciudad latinoamericana", 2004, en EURE Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios Urbanos Regionales, vol. XXX, núm. 89, co-authoring with Camilo Arraigada; "La fecundidad alta en el istmo centroamericano: un riesgo en transición", in Población y Salud en Mesoámerica, vol. 2, núm. 1, July, 2004. E-mail: [email protected] Olga Lorena Rojas Martínez B.Sc. in Sociology by the Autonomous Metropolitan University, campus Xochimilco. M.SC. in Demography and Ph. D. in Population Studies by El Colegio de Mexico. Currently she is professor-researcher of the Demographic, Urban and Environmental Centre of El Colegio de Mexico and Researcher Level I. Her areas of interest are: family, gender and reproductive health. Some of her recent publications are "Las uniones conyugales en América Latina: transformaciones en un marco de desigualdad social y de género", in Notas de Población, Año XXXI, No. 78, Santiago de Chile, Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) and Latin American and Caribbean Demography Centre (CELADE) 2005, (co-authoring with Brígida García), and "Reflexiones April/June 2006 Papeles de POBLACIÓN No. 48 CIEAP/UAEM en torno a las valoraciones masculinas sobre los hijos y la paternidad", in Juan Guillermo Figueroa, Lucero Jiménez y Olivia Tena (publishers). E-mail: [email protected] María Fernanda Stang B.Sc is Social Communication by the National University of Entre Ríos, Argentina. Since November 2004 she has done some sporadic consulting for Celade-Ecla Population Division. From 2005 is a scholarship holder in research of LASSC (Latin American Social Sciencies Council). E-mail: [email protected]. Adriana Salas Stevanato M.Sc. in Geography Universidade Estadual Paulista (FCT-UNESP) in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Research assistant in the Institute of Social Research of UNAM, Mexico. E-mail: [email protected] Alejandra Salguero Velásquez Ph. D. in Sociology by the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (2002), she did a Masters degree on Behaviour Modification (1993) and B.Sc. in Psychology (1983) at the Faculty of Professional Studies Iztacala, UNAM. She has been research stayings by invitation at the University Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain. She has been a titular professor of the Psychology Degree of the Faculty of Professional Studies Iztacala since 1981. She is a member of the SNI (National Researcher Level I) since January 2005. Her research lines are: Male identities and paternity exercise in men and Paternity as a sociocultural process. Among her recent publications is "Análisis comparativo del significado de la paternidad en varones solteros sin hijos y casados con hijos", in Enseñanza e Investigación en Psicología, vol. 9, num. 1, enero-junio (2004). E-mail: [email protected] Authors Rodolfo Tuirán Economist, demographer and sociolgist. He obtained his Ph. D. in Sociology from the University of Texas, in Austin. He has been assistant secretary of the Social Development Secretary (from April 2002 to January 2006) and General Secretary of the National Population Council (from June 1997 to March 2002). He was also the president of the Mexican Demography Society (1996 and 1998) and professor-researcher of El Colegio de Mexico (1982-1996). He is author, editor or coordinator of 24 books and has published more than 160 articles on several subjects of sociodemographic nature in specialized journals and books. He received the National Demography Award in 1994 and he is a Researcher of the National Research System since 1991. E-mail: [email protected] Esperanza Tuñón Pablos She holds a Ph. D. in Sociology by the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She is specialized in gender studies and has published four books and more than 25 articles on this subject. Currently she is the Coordinator of the Population and Health Division of El Colegio de la Frontera Sur. She participates as a researcher level 2 in the National Research System and she is also member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences in the Social Sciences Area. E-mail: [email protected] Susana Vargas Evaristo She is a M.Sc. in Regional development with the speciality on Public Policies by El Colegio de la Frontera Norte and B.Sc. in Social Anthropology by the National School of Anthropology and History. She works as Technical Academic in the Cultural Studies Department of El Colegio de la Frontera Norte. Currently she is a scholarship holder-researcher of the Interdisciplinary Group on Women, Work and Poverty. Her research interest lines are related to the analysis of the family contexts of migrant under aged people who join the agricultural work force. E-mail: [email protected] April/June 2006 Papeles de POBLACIÓN No. 48 CIEAP/UAEM Gustavo Verduzco Igartúa He holds a Ph. D. in Sociology with speciality in Demography by the University of Texas in Austin. He graduated as B.Sc. in Sociology from the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of UNAM. He was director of the Sociological Studies Centre of El Colegio de Mexico between 2000 and 2003. His research lines are: relations countryside-city and regional analysis; migrations and labour markets; social organizations and third sector. Currently he is member of the National Research System, Level SII. Among his most recent publications are: Organizaciones no lucrativas: visión de su trayectoria en México, El Colegio de México y Centro Mexicano para la Filantropía, México, 2003, and "The Development of Regions Experiencing High Levels of Out-migration in Mexico: Analysis and considerations for maximizing the benefits of migration for sending regions" , in collaboration with Kurt Unger (CIDE), in Working Papers of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C., February, 2002. E-mail: [email protected]