The Experience Of Return Migration

Author : Lisa Åkesson,Maria Eriksson Baaz
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781783602360

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Africa's Return Migrants by Lisa Åkesson,Maria Eriksson Baaz Pdf

Many African migrants residing abroad nurture a hope to one day return, at least temporarily, to their home country. In the wake of economic crises in the developed world, alongside rapid economic growth in parts of Africa, the impetus to ‘return’ is likely to increase. Such returnees are often portrayed as agents of development, bringing with them capital, knowledge and skills as well as connections and experience gained abroad. Yet, the reality is altogether more complex. In this much-needed volume, based on extensive original fieldwork, the authors reveal that there is all too often a gaping divide between abstract policy assumptions and migrants’ actual practices. In contrast to the prevailing optimism of policies on migration and development, Africa’s Return Migrants demonstrates that the capital obtained abroad is not always advantageous and that it can even hamper successful entrepreneurship and other forms of economic, political and social engagement.

Author : King, Russell,Kuschminder, Katie
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781839100055

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Handbook of Return Migration by King, Russell,Kuschminder, Katie Pdf

This authoritative Handbook provides an interdisciplinary appraisal of the field of return migration, advancing concepts and theories and setting an agenda for new debates.

Author : Katie Kuschminder
Publisher : Springer
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319557410

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Reintegration Strategies by Katie Kuschminder Pdf

This book critically examines and theorizes the process of how return migrants reintegrate into their countries of origin. The result is a new methodology for understanding the experiences of return migrants, or their 'reintegration strategies'. This approach demonstrates that reintegration strategies differ by type of return migrant, leading to variations in how far they are able to contribute to the development of their nation states. The author uses female return migration to Ethiopia as a case study, focusing on the impact of gender on reintegration strategies to analyse the connection between return migration and social change. This book will appeal to scholars of migration and refugee studies, as well as a wider audience of sociologists, anthropologists, demographers and policy makers.

Author : Robert B. Potter,Dennis Conway,Joan Phillips
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015062564276

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The Experience of Return Migration by Robert B. Potter,Dennis Conway,Joan Phillips Pdf

This volume brings together a range of case studies into the phenomenon of return migration to the Caribbean, focusing on topics such as the socio-cultural adjustments faced by transnational migrants, the extent to which they are 'othered', and the gendered character of their experiences on return.

Author : Godfrey Gunatilleke
Publisher : United Nations University Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 9280807455

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Migration to the Arab World by Godfrey Gunatilleke Pdf

Author : Elizabeth Mavroudi,Ben Page,Anastasia Christou
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781786433237

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Timespace and International Migration by Elizabeth Mavroudi,Ben Page,Anastasia Christou Pdf

Furthering understanding of the temporalities and spatialities of how people move across international boundaries, this book analyses how timespace intersects with migrant journeys as an integral aspect of the rhythms of daily lives. Individual chapters engage with these concepts by analysing a broad spectrum of migrations and mobilities, from youth mobility, to refugee migration, to gentrification, to food and to the political geography of the border.

Author : Jungwon Yeo
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031535628

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Return Migration and Crises in Non-Western Countries by Jungwon Yeo Pdf

Author : Zana Vathi,Russell King
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317214472

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Return Migration and Psychosocial Wellbeing by Zana Vathi,Russell King Pdf

Return migration is a topic of growing interest among academics and policy makers. Nonetheless, issues of psychosocial wellbeing are rarely discussed in its context. Return Migration and Psychosocial Wellbeing problematises the widely-held assumption that return to the country of origin, especially in the context of voluntary migrations, is a psychologically safe process. By exploding the forced-voluntary dichotomy, it analyses the continuum of experiences of return and the effect of time, the factors that affect the return process and associated mobilities, and their multiple links with returned migrants' wellbeing or psychosocial issues. Drawing research encompassing four different continents – Europe, North America, Africa and Asia – to offer a blend of studies, this timely volume contrasts with previous research which is heavily informed by clinical approaches and concepts, as the contributions in this book come from various disciplinary approaches such as sociology, geography, psychology, politics and anthropology. Indeed, this title will appeal to academics, NGOs and policy-makers working on migration and psychosocial wellbeing; and undergraduate and postgraduate students who are interested in the fields of migration, social policy, ethnicity studies, health studies, human geography, sociology and anthropology.

Author : Dennis Conway
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351903462

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Return Migration of the Next Generations by Dennis Conway Pdf

There is renewed interest in return migration among researchers of global movement patterns. Until recently, it was overlooked, regarded as the result of failure by emigrants, or related to the return of retired, elderly migrants. This important study looks at the one-and-a-half and second generation migrants, the youthful contract workers and the 'prolonged sojourners' and the consequences of their return to source communities.

Author : Rita Kaša,Inta Mieriņa
Publisher : Springer
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030120924

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The Emigrant Communities of Latvia by Rita Kaša,Inta Mieriņa Pdf

This open access volume examines experiences of contemporary Latvian migrants, thereby focusing on reasons for emigration, processes of integration in their host countries, and – in the case of return migration - re-integration in their home country. In the context of European migration, the book describes the case of Latvia, which is interesting due to the multiple waves of excessive emigration, continuously high migration potential among European Union member states, and diverse migrant characteristics. It provides a fascinating insight into the social and psychological aspects linked to migration in a comparative context. The data in this volume is rich in providing individual level perspectives of contemporary Latvian migrants by addressing issues such as emigrants’ economic, social and cultural inclusion in the host country, ties with the home country and culture, interaction with public authorities both in the host and home country, political views, and perspectives on the permanent settlement in migration or return. Through topics such as assimilation of children, relationships between emigrants representing different emigration waves, the complex identities and attachments of minority emigrants, and the role of culture and media in identity formation and presentation, this book addresses topics that any contemporary emigrant community is faced with.

Author : Kwok-bun Chan,Wai-wan Vivien Chan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783030409630

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Return Migrants in Hong Kong, Singapore and Israel by Kwok-bun Chan,Wai-wan Vivien Chan Pdf

This insightful volume explores the experiences of ethnic migrants returning to Hong Kong, Singapore, and Israel. Return migrants who were exposed to the western culture and society undergo personal transformations that significantly impact their views on values such as gender, individualism, democracy, tradition, and individual autonomy. To evaluate how well these individuals are able to reintegrate back into their native countries, the authors conducted a thorough comparative study between returnees in the three research sites through in-depth interviews, ethnographic fieldwork, and analyses of government policies. Among the topics discussed: Family as a strategic middle ground between the individual and society The social psychology of coping and adaptation Public, outer historical, and macro forces that shape returnees’ experiences Comparisons and contrasts between two primarily Chinese societies, along with one racially and culturally different Western society Cost-and-benefit analyses of decision-making in migration Return Migrants in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Israel is a compelling new perspective on the migrant experience drawn from in-depth research on returnees across three countries and a variety of circumstances.

Author : Robyn R. Iredale,Fei Guo,Santi Rozario
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1781957436

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Return Migration in the Asia Pacific by Robyn R. Iredale,Fei Guo,Santi Rozario Pdf

'There are few studies on return migration in general and even fewer on migrants who have returned to their home countries in the Asian and Pacific region. Much is heard about "brain drain but much less about brain drain reversal. This book is to be welcomed as the first multi-country study to be published on the return of skilled and business migrants and the impact that they can have on their home economies in Asia and the Pacific. That impact is shown to be various and to change over time, the contributions clearly varying depending upon the nature of the environments to which the migrants have returned. The book presents valuable material from Bangladesh, China, Taiwan and Viet Nam, together with a contextual analysis of migrant communities from these economies in Australia.' - Ronald Skeldon, University of Sussex, UK Globalisation and social transformation theorists have paid significantly less attention to the movement of people than they have to the movement of capital. This book redresses the balance and provides timely insights into recent developments in return skilled migration in four regions in the Asia Pacific - Bangladesh, China, Taiwan and Vietnam. The authors believe that the movement of skilled migrants, and the tacit knowledge they bring with them, is a vital component in the process of globalisation.

Author : Bryan Roberts,Cecilia Menjívar,Nestor P. Rodríguez
Publisher : Springer
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319497785

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Deportation and Return in a Border-Restricted World by Bryan Roberts,Cecilia Menjívar,Nestor P. Rodríguez Pdf

This volume focuses on recent experiences of return migration to Mexico and Central America from the United States. For most of the twentieth century, return migration to the US was a normal part of the migration process from Mexico and Central America, typically resulting in the eventual permanent settlement of migrants in the US. In recent years, however, such migration has become involuntary, as a growing proportion of return migration is taking place through formal orders of deportation. This book discusses return migration to Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, addressing different reasons for return, whether voluntary or involuntary, and highlighting the unique challenges faced by returnees to each region. Particular emphasis is placed on the lack of government and institutional policies in place for returning migrants who wish to attain work, training, or shelter in their home countries. Finally, the authors take a look at the phenomenon of migrants who can never return because they have disappeared during the migration process. Through its multinational focus, diverse thematic outlook, and use of ethnographic and survey methods, this volume provides an original contribution to the topic of return migration and broadens the scope of the literature currently available. As such, this book will be important to scholars and students interested in immigration policy and Latin America as well as policy makers and activists.

Author : Jeffrey H. Cohen,Ibrahim Sirkeci
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781789903461

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Handbook of Culture and Migration by Jeffrey H. Cohen,Ibrahim Sirkeci Pdf

Capturing the important place and power role that culture plays in the decision-making process of migration, this Handbook looks at human movement outside of a vacuum; taking into account the impact of family relationships, access to resources, and security and insecurity at both the points of origin and destination.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264649910

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Sustainable Reintegration of Returning Migrants A Better Homecoming by OECD Pdf

For many OECD countries, how to ensure the safe and dignified return to their origin countries of migrants who do not have grounds to remain is a key question. Sustainable Reintegration of Returning Migrants: A Better Homecoming reports the results of a multi-country peer review project carried out by the OECD, with support from the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).