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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Direct provision"”.
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‘In between spaces’: experiences of asylum seekers in the ‘direct provision’ system in Ireland
… and often for years at a time. The Irish ‘direct provision’ system is part of this increasing network of ‘in between or ‘liminal’ spaces. This research is an interrogation and analysis of the lived experiences of asylum seekers living in the direct provision system in Ireland. Through a …
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Life after asylum: investigating the precarious geographies of home with refugees leaving direct provision in Cork, Ireland
Ireland’s asylum system of Direct Provision has received significant critique by researchers who have condemned the policy as restrictive, creating multiple exclusions for asylum seekers whilst exacerbating their economic, social and personal vulnerabilities both during asylum and afterward. More …
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From Oppression to Education: Transgressing to Freedom?
… This study seeks to understand an impact of the Direct Provision System on the life of the researcher and attempts to make meaning of her personal experience as an asylum seeker in Ireland. Subjectivity, emotions, self-reflexivity and voice are central to this research. From Oppression to …
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The implications for low income single women of New Zealand government housing policy reform : A dissertation submitted for the degree of Bachelor of Parks and Recreation Management Honours at Lincoln University, Canterbury
… a number of reforms to Government housing provision. The new policies will result in a shift in Government housing assistance from direct provision to a reliance on private mechanisms and an income supplement. At the time the policies were announced there was concern that the changes had …
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Diaspora Nation: Ireland’s Diaspora and Asylum Policies, and the Attempt to Deterritorialise the Irish State
… Irish, and asylum policies, represented by the Direct Provision system, the Irish government is attempting to blur the lines between state and nation by connecting the former's borders to the latter's bodies. This has produced a backlash amongst Irish citizens, who have sought to disentangle …
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The voices, views and challenges of migrant women and leadership in Ireland: using a feminist community education as a tool for participation
… communities and society. For many, the agony of direct provision is quite a difficult one coupled with the issues that ranges from racism, oppression, exploitation, isolation, despondency, depression and to a large extent dependency. The phrase ‘direct provision’ is a system where those who seek …
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Exploring the enabling approach to housing through the Abuja Mass Housing Scheme
… Yet, many government led interventions of direct provision have been unable to significantly impact access to and supply of housing for low and moderate income populations. While messy political realities are acknowledged as contributing to the failure of many of these past housing …
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Three Essays on the Economics of Agricultural Production Behavior, Renewable Natural Resources, and Welfare Dynamics
The proportion of the world’s population that directly interacts with agriculture and natural resources for their daily bread is declining amidst structural transformation (Timmer et al. 2009). Commensurately, the expectations and hopes placed on the remaining food and fiber producers in the world …
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The concept and practice of 'enabling' local housing authorities.
… authorities were expected to facilitate housing provision through the private or voluntary sectors. At the time this research began, it was clear that, whilst the magnitude of this reorientation of local government's traditional role generated significant discussion at the conceptual level, there …
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Is contracting out an efficient means of delivering health support services? : a case study of a public hospital in Uganda
… for more private sector involvement in the provision and financing of health services are increasingly being considered as a means of ensuring more efficient provision of health related services. Though such reforms may be designed, funded and implemented it does not imply that the …