Dr.Alessio Cangiano

MSI III Garden Apartments

49-49/1Sukhumvit Soi12, Khlong Toei

Wattana,Bangkok 10110, Thailand

Mob. +66957530618

E-mail:

Biographic information

Sex: MaleDoB: 20th April 1973Place of Birth: Roma (Italy)Nationality: Italian

WORK EXPERIENCE – Full-time positions

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August 2011 – August 2017School of Economics

University of the South Pacific (USP)

Position: Senior Lecturer andCoordinator of Demography and Official Statistics Programs

Teaching portfolio and teaching-related duties:

  • PD301: Pacific Population, Urbanization and Environmental Issues (lecturer and coordinator)
  • PD303: Applied Demography for Public Policy and Planning (lecturer and coordinator)
  • PD401/402: Advanced Demographic Methods I/II (lecturer and coordinator)
  • OS301: Statistical Data Analysis – Census and Surveys (lecturer and coordinator)
  • OS101: Official Statistics and National Statistical Systems (coordinator, Distant learning mode)
  • DG400: Advanced Research Methodology for Social Sciences (lecturer for module on quantitative methods)
  • Online conversion of three Official Statistics/Demography courses to be offered in USP regional campuses
  • Supervision of two Master theses

Research:

  • Principal investigator in the research project “Patterns of Mobility and Development in Pacific Island States: An Integrated Analysis”(2015-)
  • Visiting researcher at the National Statistical Offices of Fiji, Samoa and Vanuatu (Dec 2015 - Jan 2016)
  • Chair, IUSSP Scientific Panel on Population and Development in Small Island Developing States (2015-) (
  • Associate researcher for the project: “LAB-MIG-GOV - Which labour migration governance for a more competitive and inclusive Europe?” coordinated by the International and European Forum for Migration Research (FIERI) (2011-2015)

Project coordination and statistical capacity building:

  • Coordination role oftwo donor-funded projects for the curriculum development and online conversion of the Official Statistics Program
  • USP representative in the Pacific Statistics Steering Committee (2014-)
  • Local organizer/resource person for three regional statistical training workshopsin partnership with SPC, UNFPA and OECD-PARIS21
  • Implementation of OECD-PARIS21 School Survey of USP Official Statistics Students
  • Organization of various statistical advocacy initiatives in Fiji (World Statistics Day, career advice sessions, visits of secondary schools)

Oct 2005 – May 2011Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS)

University of Oxford

Position:Research officer

Research projects:

  • Integration and citizenship in the UK(Jul 2010 – May 2011)

Survey of non-EEA nationals applying for British Citizenshipcommissioned by the UK Border Agency. Role: researcher

  • The Role of Migrant Care Workers in Ageing Society(Oct 2006 – Sep 2009)

Comparative project coordinated by COMPAS in collaboration with the National University of Ireland, Georgetown University (U.S.), and the University of Ottawa (Canada). Role: UK Project manager and member of the International coordination team

  • European Network of Cities for Local Integration Policies for Migrants(Sep 2006 – Apr 2008)

Study group coordinated by the European Forum for Migration Studies with partner institutes of the IMISCOE research network. Role: UK Project coordinator

  • Diversity, Integration and the Economy(Oct 2005 – Mar 2008)

International project coordinated by the Hamburg Institute for International Economics (HWWI).Role: UK Project coordinator

  • Muslims and Social Cohesion in Britain(Oct 2005 – Apr 2006)

Survey of migrant populations in Birmingham, Bradford and Newham. Role: researcher

Teaching:

  • (2007-10)Guest lecturer for the Master Degree 'Current themes and policy issues in migration studies' offered by the School of Anthropology (Course convener: Dr. Xiang Biao).
  • (Oct-Nov 2007)Tutorials for undergraduate studentsin Demography, Course of Human Sciences (Course convener: Prof. D. Coleman)

Jul 2001 – Oct 2004Department of Demography

University of Rome “La Sapienza”

Position: Research and Teaching Assistant (part-time)

Research Projects:

  • Population Movements in the Mediterranean Area (Jan 2003 – Oct 2004)
  • Are We Few or Too Many People? Some Relationships between Demographic Trends and Socio-Economic Development(Jul 2001 – Jun 2003)

Teaching:

  • (2002-04) Teaching assistant for the undergraduate course on Demography (Chair: Prof. M. Natale), Faculty of Political Sciences. Modules: Population projections, Demographic transition, Migration statistics, International data sources (8 annual lectures + several workshops)
  • (2002-04) Co-supervisor of 3 undergraduate students’ final dissertations in Demography (Main supervisor: Prof. M. Natale), Faculty of Political Sciences

WORK EXPERIENCE – Consultancy work

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Nov 2017 – ongoingUN Population Fund (UNFPA)(Pacific Sub-Regional Office) – Suva

Secondary data analysesof Demographic and Health Surveysfor five Pacific Island states to inform the development of UNFPA’s Contraceptive Social Marketing pilot strategy (27 days)

Apr 2017 – July 2017UN Women(Asia and the Pacific Regional Office) – Bangkok

Statistical Revision of the Report“Women Migrant Workers in ASEAN”(5 days, Subcontracted by lead consultant: Dr.Andreea Torre)

Mar 2008 – Apr 2008European Commission(DG Employment& Social Affairs)– Brussels

Member of the Expert Panel for the project: “Long Term Social Trends in Europe” (3 days)

Jan 2008 – Mar 2008Centre for the Study of International Politics (CeSPI) – Rome

Member of the Expert Group on “Impact of Migration Flows in the Health and Social Care Sector” (3 days)

Jul 2007 – Oct 2007European Parliament(DG Internal Policies of the Union) – Brussels

Expert briefing note for the Hearing: “Integration of Economic MigrantWorkers” (5 days)

Jan 2005 – Jul 2005ISMU Foundation for the Study of Multi-Ethnicity – Milan

Research consultant for the project:“Outcomes of the 2002 Regularisation in the Italian Southern Regions” (42 days)

EDUCATION

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Oct 2001 – Jun 2005University of Rome “La Sapienza”

PhD in Demography

Thesis: “The Determinants of International Migrations: Demographic and Socio-Economic Imbalances and Individual Motivations”

Supervisor: Prof. Marcello Natale (retired), Prof. Salvatore Strozza

Mar – Jun 2004Institut National d’Etudes Démographiques–Paris

RTN fellow, Research Unit on International Migrations and Minorities

PhD Project: The Determinants of International Migrations to the EU(Supervisor: Dr. Patrick Simon)

Feb – Mar 2003 International Max Plank Research School for Demography–Rostock

Visiting student, Research Group on Population, Economy and Environment

(Supervisor: Prof.Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz)

Oct 1995 – May 2001University of Rome “La Sapienza”

Laurea (BSc + Master equivalent)in Statistics (cum laude)

Thesis:“TheImpact of Immigration onthe Italian Pension System”(Supervisor: Prof.Graziella Caselli)

GRANTS and FELLOWSHIPS

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Oct 2017IUSSP, travel support grant for the XXVIII International Population Conference

Mar 2015 – Mar 2017USP Strategic Research Theme Grant, FJD 30,568 (principal investigator)

June 2015IUSSP start-up grant for Panel on Population & Development in Small Island Developing States, EUR 5,000

Aug 2013IUSSP, travel support grant for the XXVII International Population Conference

Jan 2011 –Mar 2015Compagnia di San Paolo, RiksbankensJubileumsfond, VolkswagenStiftung, research grant, EUR 668,000 (co-investigator, PI: FerruccioPastore)

Oct 2006–Sep 2008Nuffield Foundation, research grant, GBP 137,571 (co-investigator, PI: Sarah Spencer)

Mar 2004 – Jun 2004Marie Curie Research Training Networks fellowship, funded by the EC FP6 on Human Resources and Mobility, EUR 9,200

Feb 2003 – Mar 2003Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Trainingfellowship, EUR 1,500

Nov 2001 – Oct 2004University “La Sapienza”, Doctoral fellowship, EUR 30,600

Technicaland IT Expertise

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  • Quantitative data coding, processing, management and tabulation, including advancedknowledge of CSPro
  • Proficiency in statistical analyses using Microsoft Excel, SPSS and STATA, working knowledge of R
  • Demographic analyses and projectionsusing Mortpak and Spectrum
  • Extensive experience analysing Census, Household Surveys (especially Labour Force Surveys and Demographic and Health Surveys) and administrative immigration data
  • Proficiency in the use of data visualization techniques with Microsoft Excel and familiarity with ad-hoc data visualization applications (Gapminder, Tableau)
  • Experience of survey and sampling design
  • Basic knowledge of geo-referenced data sources and GIS techniques, including working knowledge of MapInfo
  • Extensive knowledge of web platforms for dissemination of demographic and social data
  • Some experience of qualitative data collection and analysis, including working knowledge of NVIVO
  • Proficient user of web-learning platforms (Moodle)and working knowledge of software for the management of bibliographic references (Endnote, Zotero)

LANGUAGES

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Italian (mother tongue), English (Proficient), French (Fluent), Spanish (basic)

PUBLICATIONS

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Edited volumes

(2016)(with Torre A.R.) “Situating the nexus: Migration, Gender and Politics of Development in Pacific Islands”, Special Issue of the Journal of Pacific Studies, 36(1).

Peer-reviewed journal articles

(forthcoming 2018) (with Torre A.R.) “When children are not “the left behind”. Transnational practices of intraregional mobility in the South Pacific”, Transitions, 2(2).

(2016)(with Torre A.R.) “Migration, Gender and Politics of Development in Pacific Islands – An Introduction”, Journal of Pacific Studies, 36(1): 5-20.

(2016)“Net Migration as a Target for Migration Policies: A Review and Appraisal of the UK Experience”, International Migration, 54(2): 18–33.

(2014) “Migration policies and migrant employment outcomes: conceptual analysis and comparative evidence for Europe”, Journal of Comparative Migration Studies2(4): 417-443 (special issue on “The Governance of Migrant Labour Supply in Europe, Before and During the Crisis”).

(2014)(withWalshK.), “Recruitment Processes and Immigration Regulations: The Disjointed Pathways to Employing Migrant Carers in Ageing Societies”, Work, Employment and Society, 28(3):372-389.

(2014)“Elder Care and Migrant Labor in Europe: A Demographic Outlook”, Population and Development Review, 40(1): 131–154.

(2010)(withShutes I.), “Ageing, Demand for Care and the Role of Migrant Care Workers in the UK”, Journal of Population Ageing, 3(1-2): 39-57

(2005) (with Casacchia O., Conti C., Di Cesare M., Iacoucci R. and Vittori P.) “Population Prospects and Problems of Italian Regions”, Genus, LXI(3-4): 495-538

(2005) (with Strozza S.)[in Italian] “Non-EU Immigrants in Italian Labour Markets: Empirical Evidence at Local Level”, Economia & Lavoro, 39(1): 89-124

(2002)[in Italian] “International Migration and FutureDynamicsof Pension Expenditure in Italy: A Demo-Economic Simulation”, RivistaItaliana di Economia, Demografia e Statistica, 56(1-2): 249-262

Book chapters

(2014) “Migration and Population Growth: Future Predictions and Contemporary Politics”, in Anderson B. and Keith M. (eds.), Migration: A COMPAS Anthology, COMPAS: Oxford. (e-book version available at:

(2012) “Population trends, human capital development and the role of migrant workers in an ageing Europe”, in Gortazar C., Parra M.C., Segaert B. and Timmerman C. (eds.) European Migration and Asylum Policies: Coherence or Contradiction, Brussels: Bruylant, 241-250

(2010) “Migrant Labour in Social Care:ACommentary”, in Ruhs M. and Anderson B. (eds.), Who Needs Migrant Workers? Labour Shortages, Immigration and Public Policy, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 154-158

(2008) (with Strozza S.) “Foreign Immigration in Southern European Receiving Countries: New Evidence from National Data Sources”, in Bonifazi C.,Okolski M., Schoorl J. and Simon P. (eds.), International Migration in Europe: New Trends and New Methods of Analysis, IMISCOE research, Amsterdam University Press, 153-178

(2008) “Foreign Migrants in Southern European Countries: Evaluation of Recent Data”, in Raymer J. and Willekens F. (eds.), International Migration in Europe: Data, Models and Estimates, Wiley & Sons Ltd, 89-114

(2006) [in Italian] (with Strozza S.) “One-off Regularisation Programmes: Rules and Outcomes of Different Rounds”, in Strozza S. and Zucchetti E. (eds.), Il Mezzogiornodopo la granderegolarizzazione. L’esperienza italiana nel contesto internazionale, Milan: Franco Angeli, 13-40

(2006) [in Italian] (with Bernasconi M., Conti C. and Strozza S.) “Synthesis Models of the Regularisation between Territories and National Groups”, in Strozza S. and Zucchetti E. (eds.), Il Mezzogiorno dopo la grande regolarizzazione. L’esperienza italiana nel contesto internazionale, Milan: Franco Angeli, 137-190

(2006) “New Trends and Possible Push Factors of International Migration in the Euro-Mediterranean Area”, in Conti C., Deriu F., Di Cesare M., Reynaud C., Accorinti M. and Bruzzone S. (eds.), I Sensi della Ricerca: Interdisciplinarità e negli studi di popolazione, Rome: Department of Demography, 375-395

(2003)[in Italian] “Education as a Determinant of Demographic Patterns: Multi-State Population Projections for Three African Countries”, in Natale M. and Moretti E. (eds.), Siamopochi o siamotroppi? Alcune relazioni tra evoluzione demografica e sviluppo economico e sociale, Milan: Franco Angeli, 187-216

(2002)[in Italian] “International Migration,Demographic Impact and Social Security Implications: A Macro-Simulation”, in Natale M. (ed.), Economia e Popolazione, Milan: Franco Angeli, 315-326

Research Reports,Working Papersand Online Publications

(2018) “The Impact of Migration on UK Population Growth”, Migration Observatory Briefing, COMPAS, University of Oxford (updated from earlier version), available at:

(2017) (withJha S., Torre A.R. et al.) Women Migrant Workers in the ASEAN Economic Community, research report for UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP), available at

(2016) (with Torre A.R.)“Temporary migration in the Pacific: a substitute for more inclusive migration opportunities?”, online article for Devpolicy blog, available at

(2015)(with Impicciatore R.) “Migrant entry channels and family-related migratory patterns in Europe: a theoretical and empirical investigation”. FIERI Working Paper, Forum InternazionaleedEuropeo di Ricerchesull’Immigrazione, Turin, available at:

(2012)“Immigration policy and migrant labour market outcomes in the European Union: New evidence from the EU Labour Force Survey”. LAB-MIG-GOV Working Paper, Forum InternazionaleedEuropeo di Ricerchesull’Immigrazione, Turin, available at:

(2011) “Demographic Objectives in Migration Policy-Making”, Migration Observatory Policy Primer, COMPAS, University of Oxford, available at:

(2010) “The migrants who care”, online article for openDemocracy, 50.50, available at

(2010) Building Demography into Migration Research: Population Change and the Latent Demand for Migration in 21st Century Europe, Working Paper 10-82, Oxford: Centre on Migration, Policy and Society, available at:

(2010)UK Data Sources on International Migration and the Migrant Population: AReview and Appraisal, Resource Paper, Oxford: Centre on Migration, Policy and Society, available at:

(2009) (with Shutes I., Spencer S. and Leeson G.)Migrant Care Workers in Ageing Societies: Research Findings in the United Kingdom, Oxford: Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (ISBN 978-1-907271-00-7), available at:

(2008)Employment Support Services and Migrant Integration in the UK Labour Market, Hamburg Institute for International Economics (HWWI), Policy Paper, 3-7, ISSN 1862-4960,available at:

(2008) (with Torre A.R.)Case Study on Diversity Policy in Employment and Service Provision in Torino, Online report, Dublin: European Foundation for the Improvement of the Living and Working Conditions.

(2008) (with Torre A.R.)Case Study on Diversity Policy in Employment and Service Provision in Brescia, Online report, Dublin: European Foundation for the Improvement of the Living and Working Conditions.

(2007) (with Torre A.R.)Case Study on Housing for Migrants in Brescia, Online report, Dublin: European Foundation for the Improvement of the Living and Working Conditions.

(2007)Mapping of Race and Poverty in Birmingham, Research Report, London: Barrow Cadbury Trust

(2002) (with Bertuccioli W.)[in Italian] “Demographic, Economic, Social and Health Indicatorsfor the World Regions: Construction of a Data Archive”, Materiali di studi e di ricerche 13, Rome: Department of Demography

Conferences and Events

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Recent and selected presentations

  • “Demographic Data in Small Island Developing States: State-of-the-art, Challenges and Opportunities”, XXVIII IUSSP International Population Conference, Session 72 on Data quality and time trends, Cape Town, South Africa, 29 October - 4 November 2017.
  • (with Torre A.R.) “New South-South mobilities and migrant-centred development in Pacific Islands”, XXVIII IUSSP International Population Conference, Session 109 on the Effects of international migration, Cape Town, South Africa, 29 October - 4 November 2017.
  • (with Torre A.R.) “Intra-Regional Mobility and Migrant-centred Development in the Pacific”, 2017 Pacific Update Conference, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji,20-21July 2017
  • (with Torre A.R.) “Selective Immigration Policies and Temporary Labour Mobility Schemes in the Pacific”, 6thBiennial Conference of The Australian Association for Pacific Studies “Tides of Transformation: Pacific Pasts, Pacific Futures”, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia, 1-3 April 2016
  • “Statistics for development: a user’s perspective”, public event for the 2ndWorld Statistics Day “Better Data - Better Lives”, Suva, Fiji, 20 October 2015
  • (with Torre A.R.) “Beyond the ‘triple win’ mantra: A critique of managed migration policies in the South Pacific”, Conference “Migration and Late Capitalism Critical Intersections with the Asia-Pacific and Beyond”, University of Victoria, Victoria BC, Canada, 11-13 June 2015
  • “Using Pacific microdata for demographic and migration research”, OECD/Paris21 Workshop “Data Dissemination Policy”, Suva, Fiji, 1-3 June 2015
  • “Immigration policies and migrant entry channels: a theoretical and empirical investigation”, DEMIG Conference on “The Determinants of International Migration”, Wolfson College, University of Oxford, 23-25 September 2014
  • “Migration and European Care Regimes: A Demographic Outlook”, International Workshop “Comparing Care-Migration Regimes across Familialist Welfare States in Europe and Asia”. Collegio Carlo Alberto, Moncalieri (Torino), 12 December 2013
  • “A ticket to ride? Immigration status on entry and labour market inclusion in Europe”, 2013 Conference of The Australian Sociological Association on “Reflections, Intersections and Aspirations”, Concurrent Paper Session 4: Migration, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism, Monash University Caulfield Campus, 25-28 November 2013
  • “Exploring neo-Malthusian demographic arguments in migration policy-making”, XXVII IUSSP International Population Conference, Busan, Republic of Korea, 26-31 August 2013
  • “Immigration status and labour market integration: conceptual analysis and empirical evidence for Europe”, XXVII IUSSP International Population Conference, Busan, Republic of Korea, 26-31 August 2013
  • “Use of Census data to estimate internal and international migration”, SIAP/UNFPA/USP Sub-regional training on Using Population and Census Data for Sub-national Planning: Thematic Analysis on Youth
    5-9 August 2013
  • “Labour migration in Europe: what statistics can (and cannot) tell us”, Labour Migration Academy, International Labour Organization - Training Centre, Turin, 6th July 2012
  • (invited) speaker at the conference ‘Research that makes a difference- getting policy research to policymakers’, UK Border Agency and European Migration Network, Oxford, 8th December 2009
  • (invited) “The measurement of health workforce migration: data availability, quality and use”, CIHR/Health Canada Chair in Health Human Resource Policy Conference ‘Migration of Health Professionals and its Impact on Health Human Resource Planning’, University of Ottawa, 29th May 2009

Event organization

  • Session on Population and Development in Small Island Developing States at 2017 International Population Conference, Cape Town, 29th October - 4th Nov 2017 (organizer and scientific coordinator)
  • USP/SPC/OECD-Paris21 Workshop on Data Visualization, Suva, 2-4 November 2015 (co-organizer)
  • COMPAS Work-in-Progress seminar series, weekly sessions for COMPAS staff, Associate researchers and DPhil students. Oxford, October 2008 –May 2011 (convenor & chair)
  • COMPAS and European Policy Centre'sForum on “Ageing Societies: the Role of Migrant Care Workers”, Brussels, Residence Palace, 23rdFebruary 2010 (co-organizer)
  • Launch of the COMPAS report “Migrant Care Workers in Ageing Societies: Research findings for the UK”, London, Church House Conference Centre, 25th June 2009 (co-organizer)
  • Workshop on migrant care workers at the Annual Conference of the Social Care Association.Cardiff, Marriot Hotel, 10thMarch 2009 (organizer & chair)
  • Round Tablediscussions on migrant integration policies with officials of Italian Municipalities and local stakeholders,Turin and Brescia, July-September 2007 (organizer & chair)
  • Workshop “A Mediterranean Path towards Integration?”, part of the COMPAS Annual Conference “Between 'Parallel Lives' and 'Community Cohesion' Toward new models of immigration, integration and multiculturalism”.Oxford, St Anne's College, 6th July 2007 (organizer & chair)

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