Migrants And Expats The Swiss Migration And Mobility Nexus

Author : Ilka Steiner,Philippe Wanner
Publisher : Springer
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030056711

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Migrants and Expats: The Swiss Migration and Mobility Nexus by Ilka Steiner,Philippe Wanner Pdf

This open access book provides insight on current patterns of migration in Switzerland, which fall along a continuum from long-term and permanent to more temporary and fluid. These patterns are shaped by the interplay of legal norms, economic drivers and societal factors. The various dimensions of this Migration-Mobility Nexus are investigated by means of newly collected survey data: the Migration-Mobility Survey. The book covers different aspects of life in the host country, including the family dimension, the labour market and political participation as well as social integration. The book also takes into account the chronological dimension of migration by considering the migrants’ arrival, their stay, and their expectations regarding return. Through applying conclusions drawn from the Swiss context to the migration literature on other European and high-income countries, this book contributes to new knowledge on current migration processes in high-income countries. As such it will be a valuable reference work to scholars and students in migration, social scientists and policy makers.

Author : Philippe Wanner,Ilka Steiner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1013272307

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Migrants and Expats by Philippe Wanner,Ilka Steiner Pdf

This open access book provides insight on current patterns of migration in Switzerland, which fall along a continuum from long-term and permanent to more temporary and fluid. These patterns are shaped by the interplay of legal norms, economic drivers and societal factors. The various dimensions of this Migration-Mobility Nexus are investigated by means of newly collected survey data: the Migration-Mobility Survey. The book covers different aspects of life in the host country, including the family dimension, the labour market and political participation as well as social integration. The book also takes into account the chronological dimension of migration by considering the migrants' arrival, their stay, and their expectations regarding return. Through applying conclusions drawn from the Swiss context to the migration literature on other European and high-income countries, this book contributes to new knowledge on current migration processes in high-income countries. As such it will be a valuable reference work to scholars and students in migration, social scientists and policy makers. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

Author : Anna Xymena Wieczorek
Publisher : transcript Verlag
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783839442517

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Migration and (Im)Mobility by Anna Xymena Wieczorek Pdf

In her endeavour to overcome the established methodological, conceptual, and empirical dualism of mobility and migration, Anna Xymena Wieczorek develops a "mobilities perspective" by combining migration studies theories with approaches of the mobility studies. With the help of rich empirical data gathered among young adults of Polish heritage in Germany and Canada, Wieczorek conceptualizes three patterns of (im)mobility which illustrate the diversity of immigrants' geographical movements after their initial migration. She thus reveals the different social configurations promoting or hindering the development, maintenance or shifting of each pattern in migrants' biographical trajectories.

Author : Tina Büchler
Publisher : transcript Verlag
Page : 689 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783732856916

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Claiming Home by Tina Büchler Pdf

Through biographical narratives, Claiming Home traces how queer migrant women living in Switzerland navigate often contradictory perspectives on sexuality, gender, and nation. Situated between heteronormative and racialized stereotypes of migrant women on the one hand, and the implicitly white figure of the lesbian on the other, queer migrant women are often rendered ›impossible subjects.‹ Claiming Home maps how they negotiate conflicting loyalties in this field and how they, in their own way, claim a sense of belonging and home.

Author : Christian Lahusen,Ulrike Zschache,Maria Kousis
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030496593

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Transnational Solidarity in Times of Crises by Christian Lahusen,Ulrike Zschache,Maria Kousis Pdf

This open access collection is devoted to an in-depth, qualitative analysis of practices of cross-national solidarity in response to the current political and social crises, from citizens’ initiatives to networks of cooperation among civil society actors. The book analyses existing informal groups at the grassroots, furthering transnational solidarity in three thematic areas: disability, unemployment and immigration. Contributions assess how civic groups respond to the various crises affecting Europe, especially the economic and refugee crises, presenting new findings from a systematic comparative study conducted in eight European countries (Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, and the UK). The research will be of interest to scholars, students, journalists, policy-makers and activists interested in civil society, social movements, charitable actions, altruism and solidarity, as well as European studies and the socio-economic challenges of current European crises.

Author : Sonia Plaza,Dilip Ratha
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821382585

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Diaspora for Development in Africa by Sonia Plaza,Dilip Ratha Pdf

The diaspora of developing countries can be a potent force for development, through remittances, but more importantly, through promotion of trade, investment, knowledge and technology transfers. The book aims to consolidate research and evidence on these issues with a view to formulating policies in both sending and receiving countries.

Author : Michaela Benson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317105152

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Lifestyle Migration by Michaela Benson Pdf

Relatively affluent individuals from various corners of the globe are increasingly choosing to migrate, spurred on by the promise of a better and more fulfilling way of life within their destination. Despite its increasing scale, migration academics have yet to consolidate and establish lifestyle migration as a subfield of theoretical enquiry, until now. This volume offers a dynamic and holistic analysis of contemporary lifestyle migrations, exploring the expectations and aspirations which inform and drive migration alongside the realities of life within the destination. It also recognizes the structural conditions (and constraints) which frame lifestyle migration, laying the groundwork for further intellectual enquiry. Through rich empirical case studies this volume addresses this important and increasingly common form of migration in a manner that will interest scholars of mobility, migration, lifestyle and culture across the social sciences.

Author : Laure Sandoz
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030211226

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Mobilities of the Highly Skilled towards Switzerland by Laure Sandoz Pdf

This open access book analyses the strategies of migration intermediaries from the public and private sectors in Switzerland to select, attract, and retain highly skilled migrants who represent value to them. It reveals how state and economic actors define “wanted immigrants” and provide them with privileged access to the Swiss territory and labour market. The analysis draws on an ethnographic study conducted in the French-speaking Lake Geneva area and the German-speaking northwestern region of Switzerland between 2014 and 2018. It shows how institutional actors influence which resources are available to different groups of newcomers by defining and dividing migrants according to constructed social categories that correlate with specific status and privileges. This research thus shifts the focus from an approach that takes the category of highly skilled migrant for granted to one that regards context as crucial for structuring migrants’ characteristics, trajectories, and experiences. Beyond consideration of professional qualifications, the ways decision-makers perceive candidates and shape their resource environments are crucial for constructing them as skilled or unskilled, wanted or unwanted, welcome or unwelcome.

Author : Agnieszka Weinar,Amanda Klekowski von Koppenfels
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030422042

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Highly-Skilled Migration: Between Settlement and Mobility by Agnieszka Weinar,Amanda Klekowski von Koppenfels Pdf

This open access short reader discusses the emerging patterns of sedentary migration versus mobility of the highly-skilled thereby providing a comprehensive overview of the recent literature on highly-skilled migration. Highly-skilled migrations are arguably the only non-controversial migrant category in political and public discourse. The common perception is that highly-skilled migrants are high-earners with top educational skills and that they are easy to integrate. These perceptions make them a “wanted” migrant. There seems to be however a big divide between the popular perceptions of this migration and its realities uncovered in social research. This publication closes this divide by delving deeper in the variety of experiences, discourses and realities of highly skilled migrants, thereby uncovering the inherent divides between the highly skilled migrants from the North and the South. The reader shows that these divides are constructed realities, shaped by the state policies and underpinned by social imaginary. Written in an accessible language this reader is a perfect read for academics, students and policy makers and all those unfamiliar with the topic.

Author : Soumitra Dutta
Publisher : World Economic Forum
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789295044197

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Global Information Technology Report 2008-2009 by Soumitra Dutta Pdf

Author : Maciej Duszczyk,Marta Pachocka,Dominika Pszczółkowska
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429558764

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Relations between Immigration and Integration Policies in Europe by Maciej Duszczyk,Marta Pachocka,Dominika Pszczółkowska Pdf

Written from a pan-European perspective, this book examines the decision-making processes in immigration and integration policies in Europe across decades, focusing on several key moments of Europe’s postwar history. The analysis of factors taken into consideration by states in key moments of immigration policy (re)formulation shows that Europe is moving away from rational, economic arguments towards more political ones. This book contributes to the theoretical and practical debate regarding immigration and integration policies by arguing that – contrary to assumptions – immigration policy should not be treated as having precedence before integration policy. It also reflects on the growing anti-immigration sentiments as well as the securitisation and criminalisation of migration issues that are fuelled by right-wing politics. This book will be of key interest both to students and scholars of migration, the European Union, European integration, social policy, public policy, international relations, European studies, law, economics, sociology and to professionals, policy-makers, think tanks and associations in NGOs, the EU and other IOs. The Open Access version of this book, available at: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780429263736, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004307391

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Expectations Unfulfilled: Norwegian Migrants in Latin America, 1820-1940 by Anonim Pdf

In Expectations Unfulfilled scholars from Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Mexico, Norway, Spain and Sweden study the experiences of Norwegian migrants in Latin America between the Wars of Independence and World War II.

Author : Karolina Nikielska-Sekula,Amandine Desille
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030676087

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Visual Methodology in Migration Studies by Karolina Nikielska-Sekula,Amandine Desille Pdf

This open access book explores the use of visual methods in migration studies through a combination of theoretical analyses and empirical studies. The first section looks at how various visual methods, including photography, film, and mental maps, may be used to analyse the spatial presence of migrants. The second section addresses the processual building of narratives around migration, thereby using formats such as film and visual essay, and reflecting upon the ways they become carriers and mediators of both story and theory within the subject of migration. Section three focuses on vulnerable communities and discusses how visual methods can empower these communities, thereby also focusing on the theoretical and ethical implications of migration. The fourth section addresses the issue of migrant representation in visual discourses. Based on these contributions, a concluding methodological chapter systematizes the use of visual methods in migration studies across disciplines, with regard to their empirical, theoretical, and ethical implications. Multidisciplinary in character, this book is an interesting read for students and migration scholars who engage with visual methodologies, as well as practitioners, journalists, filmmakers, photographers, curators of exhibitions who address the topic of migration visually.

Author : Ibrahim Sirkeci,Fethiye Tilbe,Mehtap Erdogan
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781910781685

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The Migration Conference 2017 Programme and Abstracts Book by Ibrahim Sirkeci,Fethiye Tilbe,Mehtap Erdogan Pdf

The Migration Conference 2017 hosted by Harokopio University, Athens from 23 to 26 August. The 5th conference in our series, the 2017 Conference was probably the largest scholarly gathering on migration with a global scope. Human mobility, border management, integration and security, diversity and minorities as well as spatial patterns, identity and economic implications have dominated the public agenda and gave an extra impetus for the study of movers and non-movers over the last decade or so. Throughout the program of the Migration Conference you will find various key thematic areas are covered in about 400 presentations by about 400 colleagues coming from all around the world from Australia to Canada, China to Mexico, South Africa to Finland. We are also proud to bring you opportunities to meet with some of the leading scholars in the field. Our line of keynote speakers include Saskia Sassen, Oded Stark, Giuseppe Sciortino, Neli Esipova, and Yüksel Pazarkaya.

Author : Taco Brandsen,Sandro Cattacin,Adalbert Evers,Annette Zimmer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319215518

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Social Innovations in the Urban Context by Taco Brandsen,Sandro Cattacin,Adalbert Evers,Annette Zimmer Pdf

This book addresses the practice of social innovation, which is currently very much in the public eye. New ideas and approaches are needed to tackle the severe and wicked problems with which contemporary societies are struggling. Especially in times of economic crisis, social innovation is regarded as one of the crucial elements needed to move forward. Our knowledge of its dynamics has significantly progressed, thanks to an abundance of studies on social innovation both general and sector-specific. However, despite the valuable research conducted over the past years, the systematic analysis of social innovation is still contested and incomplete. The questions asked in the book will be the following: 1. What is the nature of social innovations? 2.What patterns can be identified in social innovations emerging at the local level? 3.How is the emergence and spread of social innovations related to urban governance? More precisely, which conditions and arrangements facilitate and hinders social innovation? We explore these questions using different types of data and methods, and studying different contexts. In particular, we focus on innovations that aim at solving problems of the young unemployed, single parents and migrants. This analysis is based on original research carried out in the period 2010-2013 in the framework of a European project with a specific empirical research strategy. Research was carried out in 20 cities in 10 different European countries.