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Trade unions, agency (migrant) workers and the insiders/outsiders debate: Germany and Belgium compared
Dr. Valeria Pulignano gives a presentation for the International Migration Institute Trinity Term 2017 seminar series.
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Integration of Brits in Turkey and Turks in Britain
Ibrahim Sirkeci explores integration patterns of English-speaking movers in Turkey and those of Turkish-speaking movers in Britain International migration studies have largely focused on movers from the developing countries, or the South. Nevertheless, about one third of the global human mobility...
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'All the money I raised, I raised from Ghana': Understanding reverse remittance practice among Ghanaian migrants in the UK and their relatives in Ghana
In the context of Ghanaians in the UK, Geraldine Adiku explores how migrant remittance practices are not only from 'developed' to 'developing' country; many are sent in the reverse direction, a fact largely ignored by scholarship on the topic Remittances have acquired considerable significance on...
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African migration to and from Europe: Rethinking circular migration
Antony Otieno Ong'ayo presents an alternative approach to the management of migration in the context of EU–Africa migration relations The effects of contemporary migration dynamics within and from Africa to Europe increasingly translate into cross border challenges facing the European Union. The...
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Migratory flows, colonial encounters and the histories of transatlantic slavery
Olivette Otele explores how histories of transatlantic slavery impact on contemporary questions of migration Transatlantic slavery is a complex history of encounters between people of African and European descent. It is also a history of migrations, trade and subjugation. In this presentation, I...
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Gender, violence and vulnerability: Examining the politics of protection in the current refugee 'crisis'
Examining the ways in which gender has been used as a category of analysis in the current refugee 'crisis', and whether in effect international organisations, NGOs, and EU governments have really offered any protection to victims of gender violence For many years gender was not taken into account...
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North–South migration and postcolonial encounters: Portuguese labour migrants in Angola
Lisa Åkesson unsettles the image of migrants’ border crossing as solely taking place in South–North direction by looking at the contemporary postcolonial Portuguese labour migration to Angola Global discourses as well as migration regimes often build on and reinforce the image of migrants’ border...
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Governing migration through death in Europe and the US: Identification, burial and the crisis of modern humanism
Vicki Squire examines similarities and differences in practices of ‘governing migration through death’ across the US–Mexico (Sonoran) and in the EU–North African (Mediterranean) contexts Border deaths have become an established feature of contemporary migratory politics in both Europe and the US....
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Cyclone–migration–adaptation nexus in the social context of Bangladesh
Bishawjit Mallick investigates how coastal communities in Bangladesh perceive, react and adapt to a cyclone disaster, and what role migration and non-migration play in recovering devastated livelihoods Climatologists predict an increase in the frequency and intensity of cyclone disasters in...
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Between knowledge and power: Understanding how international organisations see migration
Antoine Pécoud (University of Paris 13) critically analyses the reports produced by international organisations on migration, shedding light on the way these actors frame migration and develop their recommendations on how it should be governed Migration has become, since the nineties, the subject...
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Humanitarian non-state actors and the delocalised EU border of the Central Mediterranean
Paolo Cuttitta looks at how different humanitarian non-state actors (from large-scale international organisations to small local NGOs) operate in different spaces of the delocalised EU border Non-state actors have become increasingly important players within the European–North African migration…
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'To have and have not': International migration, poverty and inequality in Algeria
Mouhoub el Mouhoud considers the effects of emigration on poverty and inequality by drawing on an original survey conducted in Algeria This presentation considers the effects of emigration on poverty and inequality by drawing on an original survey conducted in Algeria. It is the first household...
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The cultural tranmission of the fertility transition: Evidence from internal migrations in 19th century France
Hillel Rapoport (Paris School of Economics) looks at theories of migrants' social remittances in a historical context relating to fertility in 19th century France France experienced a demographic transition earlier than richer and more educated countries. This presentation offers a novel...
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From coffee to industry: Changes in migrants' characteristics in metropolitan areas in Brazil
Presenting his PhD research, Visiting Fellow Guilherme Ortega explores migrant characteristic in Campinas metropolitan area, Brazil The overall aim of this work is to investigate the migratory processes of Campinas Metropolitan Area in Brazil and the flows and sociodemographic characteristics of...
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Emigration and the distribution of income per natural: Evidence from Egypt
Joachim Jarreau investigates whether the benefits of migration actually reach the poorest households We study the impact of emigration on income distribution of Egyptian households, using longitudinal data covering 1998–2012. Controlling for selection of migrants and work participation of...
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Birthplace, bloodline and beyond: How 'Liberian citizenship' is currently constructed in Liberia and abroad
Robtel Neajai Pailey interrogates how Liberian citizenship has been constructed across time and space This presentation interrogates whether or not an ‘authentic’ Liberian citizen actually exists based on multi-sited fieldwork conducted between June 2012 and July 2013. Using actor-oriented…
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The micro-politics of mobility and immobility
Jørgen Carling looks at the politics of the individual and the role of power relations in mobility and immobility This presentation is part of the 2016 IMI Hilary Term seminar series, which seeks to interrogate the relationship between migration, politics and political change. The series offers a...
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Ethnicity, socialization, policy preferences or social structure? Disentangling and comparing the sources of migrants' political preferences across Europe
Laura Morales compares the political party preferences of migrants across Europe The objective of this paper is to study the party preferences of migrants in a comparative perspective. While long considered politically quiescent, recent studies show that migrants participate politically in their...
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Cross border migration as the transnational social question
Thomas Faist shows how the 'transnational social question' relates to political conflicts around the inequalities connected to cross-border migration in immigration and emigration contexts On a world scale, distress and social instability are reminiscent of the social inequalities that obtained…
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When the diaspora takes charge: state making and diaspora return in Rwanda
Simon Turner explores state and nation building in Rwanda since its 1994 genocide Over the past sixty years, Rwanda has experienced massive population displacements due to ethnic tensions, war and genocide. These movements of populations have in turn caused radical transformations of the…
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A multilevel citizenship puzzle: Residence and citizenship in national and local elections
Rainer Baubock explores the citizenship puzzle - citizenship status and its relevance in contemporary democracies In contemporary democracies, the franchise in national elections has been largely separated from territorial residence by extending it to voters residing permanently abroad, but not...
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Who is acting for what change? A relational approach to transnational engagements of Afghans in Britain and Germany
This paper investigates why Afghans in the wider diaspora take action in certain ways. This paper investigates why Afghans in the wider diaspora take action in certain ways. It builds on the analysis of transnational activities and different ‘spheres of engagement’ (Van Hear 2015). With the help…
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Migration through marriage: Analysing struggles around mobility and its control in the European border regime
An ethnographic border regime analysis showing that the governing of migration remains an attempt to control rather than effecting a total control of movement, and that marriage becomes an important strategy for migrants' mobility According to article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human...
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Migration, politics and political change: Introduction to the seminar series and preliminary TRANSMIC findings
Ali Chaudhary and Marieke van Houte introduce the seminar series on migration, politics and political change and their TRANSMIC project, examining the links between migration, citizenship, and migration and development This presentation is part of the 2016 IMI Hilary Term seminar series, which...
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Transnational health insurances and the involvement of Congolese immigrants in their relatives' health from abroad
Looking at the impact of financial remittances on immigrant relatives’ access to healthcare via community-based health insurances For many years, the migration and development literature has looked at the impact of financial remittances on immigrant relatives’ access to healthcare. More recent…
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Hyper-mobile migrant workers and the lack of social protection within the European Union: a case study from the Netherlands
Case study of hyper-mobile migrants employed on large-scale construction sites in the Netherlands, highlighting the ways these workers express their agency in dealing with a cross-border employment context in which social protection is difficult to access Within the European Union a labour...
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Access to social protection for internal migrants and the obstacles to adequate coverage
The main destinations of migrants are the mega cities and other urban areas, yet governments are ill-prepared to receive this large influx of people and internal migrants are exposed to a new set of risks and vulnerabilities. Internal migration is increasingly rural-urban. The main destinations…
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Hope and uncertainty in African migration: Life after deportation to Ghana
IMI Visiting Fellow Nauja Kleist presents her research on return migration in the context of restrictive mobility regimes in Europe and Africa, within theories on hope, (im)mobility, social fields, gender, and belonging. Contemporary migration is characterized by a mobility paradox. The increased...
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Reverse welfare magnet
Would a narrower gap in social services provision help to manage migration from developing countries? Income gap is widely accepted to be the single-most compelling factor that determines migration from developing to developed countries. It is driven by the income maximisation motive. Hence,...
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The changing face of social protection in Africa's cities
Examining how social protection is conceptualised in research in African contexts and reviewing the extent to which these different approaches can take into account the changing populations of urban spaces, especially those experiencing high migration Over the last two decades, the concept of...
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Immigrant integration and social capital formation: evidence from New Zealand
Comparing immigrant and native-born social capital formation via New Zealand data which permits a distinction between indicators of stocks of social capital and indicators of investment in the form of participation in community and voluntary activities In this presentation Professor Poot compares...
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Legislating for transnational ageing: a challenge for the Dutch and French welfare states
What motivates policymakers to initially develop these very specifically-targeted policy proposals which contradict the territorial logic of the welfare state? Transnational mobility presents fundamental challenges to nationally-bounded welfare states, which historically have tended to be…
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Learning how to feel: Spiritual knowledge and emotionally-based narratives of social transformation amongst Nigerian and Congolese pastors in diaspora
IMI Trinity term Visiting Fellow Rafael Cazarin gives an exceptional seminar on narratives of social transformation amongst Nigerian and Congolese pastors in diaspora The celebration of conferences, the articulation of visions with spiritual gifts and the teachings on everyday life orientate...
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What archaeological data tell us about the movement of populations in the last millenia
What archaeological data tell us about the movement of populations in the last millenia: presented by Nicolas Zorzin
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Applying a gender lens to migration and development: insights from research in Southern Africa
Applying a gender lens to migration and development: insights from research in Southern Africa: presented by Belinda Dodson
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Trinity seminar series 2015: Remaining 'attached strangers': Encounters, relationships and the future of African migrants in China
Remaining 'attached strangers': Encounters, relationships and the future of African migrants in China, presented by Linessa Dan Lin
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Emigration from Central and Eastern Europe: Origin Country Perspectives
MIGRATION AND MODERNIZATION IN POLAND: AN ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE presented by Marcin Galent (Jagiellonian University, Krakow) Migrants from Central and Eastern Europe have become an inseparable part of the British ethnic mosaic. Eastern European migration attracts a lot of...
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Hilary Seminar Series 2015: Mobile female traders from Mali in Dakar
Mobile female traders from Mali in Dakar (Senegal): Place-making abroad and on the move, presented by Gunvor Jonsson
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Hilary Seminar Series 2015: Sub-Saharan mobility and the transformation of the urban religious landscape in Morocco
'Sub-Saharan mobility and the transformation of the urban religious landscape in Morocco', presented by Johara Berriane
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THEMIS: ‘Brain-gain' return of India’s high-skilled entrepreneurs
Malasree Neepa Acharya presents her paper '‘Brain-gain' return of India’s high-skilled entrepreneurs: Home, transformation, and power politics in the cosmopolitan global south' in Parallel session V(D) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics This paper investigates the impact of...
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Hilary Seminar Series 2014: Fortress Europe or Europe of Rights?
'Fortress Europe or Europe of Rights? The Europeanization of family migration policies in France, Germany, and the Netherlands' presented by Saskia Bonjour (Leiden University).
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Hilary Seminar Series 2014: The numbers game
'The numbers game: Targets and indicators in UK immigration policy' presented by Christina Boswell (University of Edinburgh).
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THEMIS: Elites and emulators: the evolution of an Iraqi Kurdish - European migration system
Erlend Paasche presents his paper 'Elites and emulators: the evolution of an Iraqi Kurdish - European migration system' in Parallel session VI(D) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013 This paper deals with both emigration and return, applying a…
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THEMIS: Egypt: Migration, revolution, and social change
Philip Marfleet presents his paper 'Egypt: Migration, revolution, and social change' in Parallel session VI(D) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013 For decades Egypt was a source country for migration to states of the Gulf. Now some of its poorest...
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THEMIS: Citizens of Kazakhstan in a Russian city: factors facilitating and limiting transnational activities (the case of Novosibirsk)
Larisa Kosygina presents her paper 'Citizens of Kazakhstan in a Russian city: factors facilitating and limiting transnational activities' in Parallel session VI(C) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013 This paper discusses some results of my…
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THEMIS: Transformative stages of migrant identity: a diachronic and synchronic study of the first-generation Romanian migrants in the UK
Oana Romocea presents her paper 'Transformative stages of migrant identity' in Parallel session VI(C) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013 Part of my doctoral research, the present paper aims to explore how migrant identity transforms over time in...
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THEMIS: Beyond migrant lives: The rise and fall of meso-level actors
Joana Sousa Ribeiro presents his paper 'Beyond migrant lives: the rise and fall of meso-level actors' in Parallel session VI(B) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013 This paper examines the migration from East European countries to Portugal as a...
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THEMIS: Accounting for diversity in Polish migration in Europe: motivation and early integration
Lucinda Platt presents her paper 'Accounting for diversity in Polish migration in Europe' co-authored by Renee Luthra & Justyna Salamonska in Parallel session VI(B) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013 Research on the decision to migrate...
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THEMIS: The ‘Neogramscian approach’: using 'Critical Theories' to explain migration systems
Robert Westermann presents his paper 'The ‘Neogramscian approach’: using 'Critical Theories' to explain migration systems' in Parallel session V(E) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013 Until now World System approaches, also known as Critical...
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THEMIS: ‘Now smells like revolution': migrants' activism, subjectivities, and agency in contemporary London
Gabriela Quevedo presents her paper '‘Now smells like revolution': migrants' activism, subjectivities, and agency in contemporary London' in Parallel session V(E) of the conference Examining Migration Dynamics: Networks and Beyond, 24-26 Sept 2013 Over the last sixty years London has transformed...
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