Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 287 for “"Resettlement"”.
-
Narratives of refugee resettlement workers: The impact of recent policy changes on refugee resettlement
… study captured the narratives of seven refugee resettlement workers in Texas to examine the impacts of refugee policy changes upon them and their organizations. The research questions were: (a) How do refugee resettlement workers describe the effects of recent refugee policies on their practice …
-
Resettlement, household vulnerability, livelihood adaptation and opportunities in Ethiopia : a case study of the Metema resettlement area
This thesis examines the recent experience of resettlement through a case-study of the Metema Woreda resettlement site, located in the Amhara Regional State from a disaster risk lens through the application of the sustainable livelihoods framework. Specifically, the study sought to examine the …
-
REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AND FAMILY REUNIFICATION IN CANADA
… However, rather than assisting with process of resettlement, current Canadian policy has the opposite effect. It appears to create a route by which people can sponsor their loved ones, but in reality the nature of the process is arduous and filled with time delays, regulatory and processing …
-
Participatory inclusion in the refugee resettlement process
… and practices that directly affect the refugee resettlement experience. The purpose of their involvement was to help ensure that resettlement activities were relevant to their needs. In an effort to make the findings as generalizable as possible, the researcher applied techniques of …
-
Transition in Occupations of Refugees During Resettlement
<p><strong>Purpose</strong>: In 2016, there were 22.5 million refugees worldwide (UNHCR, 2017). California resettled just over 5,000 of those 85,000 (Igielnik & Krogstad, 2017). Limited research has been conducted in the United States (U.S.) focusing on the refugee experience; furthermore, there is …
-
Responsible resettlement: implementing the corporate responsibility to respect human rights in the context of mining induced displacement and resettlement
Mining-induced displacement and resettlement is a high-risk activity that has an inherent potential to impact the human rights of those affected. However, current models of international best practice in resettlement, based on guidelines developed by International Financial Institutions, do not …
-
Resettlement Challenges for Refugees in the United States
<p>This study explored the resettlement-related challenges that refugees encounter in the United States (U.S.). It utilized a qualitative research design with semi-structured interviews with three refugee families from different countries of origin: Afghanistan, Burma, and Iraq. The interviews were …
-
An assessment of resettlement programmes in Southern Africa
The resettlement programmes in Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa aim to provide secure access to natural resources and infrastructure for landless people within rural areas, in order for them to achieve self sufficient livelihoods through the production of agriculture. Resettlement programmes are …
-
Rethinking resettlement--employment, negotiation, and land in Singrauli, India
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1992.
-
To cities, with nothing : prisoner resettlement in Newark, NJ
… unique case where the city directly managed six resettlement providers. The city also pledged to use its influence to support the goals of NPRI by encouraging employers to hire NPRI participants. I use interviews and performance data to understand two questions: (1) To what extent did the city, …
-
Conceptualizing Integration: Resettlement Experiences of Bhutanese Refugees in Pittsburgh, PA
… to incorporate the perspectives of refugees and resettlement professionals, as well as provide recommendations for policy and further research. I pursue these objectives with guidance from the Indicators of Integration Framework (Ager and Strang, 2004), a model that incorporates key dimensions of …
-
Global frameworks, local realities: migrant resettlement in the Russian Federation
The thesis explores the 'return' migration and resettlement experience of members of ethnic Russian and Russian speaking migrant populations who over the period 1991-2000 left their homes in the former republics of the Soviet Union to resettle on the territory of the Russian Federation, their …
-
Industry, environment and people--formulating a resettlement policy in India
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies, 1987.
-
An Examination of Refugees Strategies of Survival: A Critical Ethnographic Study of the Status of Resettlement Organizations and the Promotion of Alternative Forms of Resettlement Setting
<p>Resettled Refugees require humanizing approaches to community integration that promote healthy levels of independence and connection to the U.S. cultural practices, similar to that of home communities. Instead, a host culture dominates with complex and "none-reachable" profit-making institutions …
-
Prisons, their `partners', and `resettlement : a study of four male prisons
… of consultation undertaken to develop a Regional Resettlement Strategy (see Senior, 2002; 2003). Hence, significant moves had been made to improve awareness around, and the services involved in, prisoner `resettlement'. This took place amidst reemerging national interest in aspects of such …
-
Beyond Resettlement: The Role of Ethiopian Refugee Diaspora in Homeland Peacebuilding
… of homeland, opportunities and challenges in the resettlement country, and opportunities to inspire and enhance peacebuilding capabilities. Insights from the study expand existing dialogue on forced migrants and peacebuilding and enrich our understanding of how refugees are active agents in …
-
Beyond the evacuation zone: Japanese evacuation and resettlement in Spokane, Washington
… the effects of the evacuation, relocation, and resettlement program on non- evacuated communities with pre-World War II Japanese populations. Located outside the prohibited coastal zones in eastern Washington, Spokane's Japanese community of approximately 300 was not evacuated or interned. …
-
Land degradation in drylands : resettlement and borehole provision in Gam, Namibia
… lands are examined. Examples are drawn from a resettlement programme and the subsequent provision of boreholes in a semi-arid area in Gam, Namibia. The dissertation specifically seeks to examine the Government of Namibia's political decision on a resettlement programme in Gam and evaluate the …
-
Resettlement & Namibian San communities: prospectives for sustainable community development through empowerment
Namibia's Resettlement Programme aims to uplift all Namibians through the redistribution of land. This land reform programme seeks to assist the destitute and landless to become self-sufficient within five years. Policy provisions commit to providing special attention to San people as the most …
Page 1 of 15