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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"forced migrants"”.
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Complicating the Single Story: A Visual Analysis of Images of Forced Migrants
… images and writing produced by people with forced migrant experience and examine how they respond to the dominant narratives produced in the mainstream. My study asks the following questions: how do refugees and forced migrants use narrative and images to create representations of their …
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Is the European Union (EU) a normative power?: an in-depth look at its actions and policies on refugees, asylum seekers and forced migrants
<p>This paper examines the legality of the actions of the European Union with regards to their treatment of refugees and the legitimacy of the subsequent policies when tested against prevailing human rights norms and established international law on the rights of refugees, asylum seekers and the …
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Organised social networks and the positive resettlement of female forced migrants: A case study of the Scalabrini Women's Platform and Congolese women in Cape Town
… networks to improve the resettlement of female forced migrants in their destination country. It looks more specifically at the impact of the Scalabrini women’s platform on women from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) experience in the city of Cape Town. In the context of the DRC, forced …
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Between and Beyond Borders: Conflict, International Response, and Forced Migration
… and international humanitarian responses on forced migration in Sub-Saharan Africa between 1980 and 2007. In facing violent conflicts, not all people leave their homes. Some people decide to stay. Some people seek a refuge outside their countries while others stay inside their countries. Some …
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Ethnography of the 'gypsy problem' in Italy: The case of Kosovo Roma and Ashkali in Florence and Venice
… with Kosovo Romani (i.e. Roma and Ashkali) forced migrants, NGO workers and volunteers, local politicians and city councillors, civil servants and social workers in Florence and Venice, this thesis examines the complex interplay between discourses, policies, and practices which contribute to …
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Beyond Resettlement: The Role of Ethiopian Refugee Diaspora in Homeland Peacebuilding
<p>The number of people forced to flee their homeland across the world is increasing at an alarming rate. As a consequence, refugees have become a growing concern among researchers, practitioners, and policy makers. Although much attention has been afforded to refugee studies, the contributions of …
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Refugee labour market transition and the role of third sector practitioners
… as recruiters and managers of people from forced migration backgrounds. Secondly, the most successful collaborations involved employers developing their capabilities through processes of dialogue with the third sector practitioners. Thirdly, the third sector practitioners conducting …
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South African refugee law and policy in relation to the international refugee regime
… to sheltering "the huddled masses"4 of forced migrants. The result has been a swing away from a preoccupation with obligations assumed by treaty or convention, or extant in international customary law, to the introduction by countries in the developed world of increasingly restrictive …
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Plights of a Pandemic: The Disconnect Between Migration, Policy, and Practice in Kuwait
… these and related problems. Lockdowns forced migrants to stay at home for long periods of time with no income, food shortages, constant threats of eviction from landlords, and higher infection rates. This research uses semi-structured interviews and policy analysis to trace how labor …
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Forced Displacement and Racialization: The Colombian Experience
… experienced by three groups of displaced migrants in the global North and South. First, internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have been forced to move to the Coffee Region in Colombia after leaving their homes in rural regions between 2000 and 2015. Second, Colombian refugees who had …
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Between a Rock and a hard Place Exploring Xenophobia and Voluntary Refugee Repatriation in South Africa
In October 2019, thousands of migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers took the streets in Cape Town and Pretoria to publicly express their dissatisfaction with their living and protection conditions in South Africa. The protests erupted one month after a series of xenophobic incidents in several …
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A historical and intersectional analysis of discrimination and relationship functioning among Black Americans
… 2017) and maintain a unique social history as forced migrants subjected to enslavement. Discourse around racial disparities indicates that Black Americans are less likely to marry (Cherlin, 2010) and experience poorer health (Mays, Cochran, & Barnes, 2007). Notably, racial discrimination is a …
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South Africa's Developing Deterrence Regime: how the Retraction of Employment and Political Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers Poses a Threat to the Principle of Non-Refoulement
… their sojourn and increase the likelihood of enforced destitution. The amendments further prohibit the political activity of refugees and asylum seekers within South Africa as well as in relation to their country of origin. These amendments, this dissertation argues, fit within a broader move …