- Immigration, multiculturalism and racism in the UK
- C. Whitwell / Sussex Centre for Migration Research, 2002
- This paper examines the relationship between international migration in the last decade of the 20th Century and the changing discourses in the UK around issues of multiculturalism, citizenship and the need to develop and implement eff...
- What policies should India adopt with regard to the diaspora so as to maximise her welfare and strategic goals?
- D. Kapur / Economic and Political Weekly, India, 2003
- With one of the largest pools of relatively low wage semi-skilled and skilled labour, India is poised as a critical of global sourcing of labour. How can India take advantage of these future trends, so as not only to maximise the welf...
- Dams, displacement and the disaffected in India
- Manthan,; K. Ghosh; R. Kumar / Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000
- The displacement of peoples from areas where two large dams are being constructed under the Subarnarekha Multi-purpose Project (SMP),is the focus for this paper. Different organisations directed/are directing the movements in these tw...
- Remittances from migrants more important than aid
- P. Gammeltoft / Danish Institute for International Studies, 2002
- This paper examines the flows of migrants' remittances in relation to other financial flows to developing countries. Since remittances by unofficial channels by all estimates are significant, the remittance amounts reported here are q...
- Altering the GATS framework to facilitate the temporary movement of labour
- R. Chanda / Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 1999
- This paper examines constraints on temporary movement of labour and proposes ways to strengthen and broaden the overall GATS framework in this area of trade in services. It proposes the introduction of multilateral guidelines f...
- South Africa's new immigration policy is "discrimination by default"
- B. Dodson / Southern African Migration Project, 2001
- This paper draws attention to the need for a gender analysis of the South African government’s proposed new policy on international migration, by identifying a number of areas of implicit gender discrimination. Such “discrim...
- Achievements and recommendations for GATS
- M. Mashayekhi / South Centre, 2000
- This working paper examines the issues related to the on-going WTO negotiations on trade in services, and their implications for developing countries. The major achievement of the Uruguay Round was to formulate an agreement on ...
- The political economy of formal sector pay and employment in developing countries
- Arup Banerji; J. Edgardo Campos; Richard H. Sabot / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1995
- Policymakers concerned about migration to high income countries must take into account the political economy of the labor market. Labor market pathologies, like macroeconomic mismanagement, can be extremely costly severely constrainin...
- How are issues of refugees, poverty and real development interlinked?
- P. Beaucage / Centre for Developing-Area Studies, McGill University, 2000
- This presentation pursues two areas of reflection concerning the limitations of development strategies, both of which result from observations of armed conflicts: one is what happens to refugees, displaced persons and the diaspora (in...
- Economic and social components of migration in two regions of Southern Province, Zambia
- L Cliggett / Centre for Development Studies, Bath University, 1997
- Paper addresses the migration process in the Zambia's Southern Province. Until recently when droughts and cattle diseases have begun to plague the area, Southern Province was known for its ideal farming conditions. Monze district has ...
- Envisioning the future and learning from the past: adapting to a changing environment in northern Mali
- M. Brockhaus; H. Djoudi (ed); B. Locatelli (ed) / Elsevier, 2013
- In West Africa, rural livelihoods that dependon natural resources develop coping and adapting strategies to face climate variability or change, and economic or political changes. The former Lake Faguibine in northern Mali has experien...
- Adolescent girls and migration in the developing world
- Population Council, USA, 2013
- Migration is transforming our world: by the end of this decade, most developing countries will have more people living in cities than in rural areas. Most migrants are in their early to mid-20s. Substantial numbers of adolescent girls...
- Environmentally-induced displacement and human security
- B. Terminski (ed) / Social Science Research Network, 2013
- Every year, at least tens of millions of people on all continents are forced to leave their places of residence. The predominant cause is the occurrence of natural disasters, creating the most dynamic category of internal displacement...
- What is known about social determinants of health in urban settings?
- T. Kjellstrom / World Health Organization, 2008
- This report summarises the social determinants of health in urban settings and provides guidance and examples of interventions that have been effective in achieving health equity. It is divided into 7 sections. Section 1 provides an i...
- Examining health inequalities in an urban context
- World Health Organization, 2010
- This report exposes the extent to which urban poor suffer disproportionately from a wide range of diseases (malnutrition, diabetes, tuberculosis, human immunodeficiency virus infection) and health problems (homicide), which can be tra...
- How can urban health researchers adopt an intersectional and gendered approach?
- V. Frye; S. Putnam; P. O’Campo / Health & Place, 2008
- The past decade has witnessed the rapid expansion of the field of urban health, including the establishment of an international society of urban health and annual conference, the publication of several books and the growing popularity...
- Migration as a way for coping with environmental changes: evidence from Asia and the Pacific
- B.W. Édes; F. Gemenne; J. Hill / Asian Development Bank, 2012
- Asia and the Pacific is the global area most prone to natural disasters, both in terms of the absolute number of disasters and of populations affected. This report aims to identify policy and other responses to impacts of environment ...
- Strengthening resilience and managing disaster risk in climate-induced migration in Asia and Pacific
- Asian Development Bank, 2011
- Migration driven by environmental factors is emerging as a serious concern, one that demands urgent attention from decision makers. The current paper addresses this issue in the context of the Asian and Pacific countries. ...
- Behavior of Remittance Inflows and its Determinants in Banglades
- N Begum 2012
- At present, remittances play a crucial role in the economy of Bangladesh. At the macro level, it helps to relieve our foreign exchange constraint, stabilize the exchange rate movement, and improve the balance of payments. A comfortabl...
- The Micronesian exodus
- Pacific Institute of Public Policy, 2010
- Micronesia has the highest per capita net emigration rate in the world. This paper provides an overview of the Micronesian migration experience, and shows that a range of public policies can shape a country’s experience with mig...
- Center for Ethnic and Migration Studies (CEDEM)
- The CEDEM is an interfaculty centre which aims to carry out theoretical and empirical research in the fields of human migrations, ethnic relations and racism. Among others, the Centre is interested in the relations between migration processes and uneven development. These researches are led in a pluri-disciplinary perspective: political science, sociology, anthropology, international relations, la...
- Institute for Human Security
- Based at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, the Institute for Human Security is a new university-wide institute, which endeavours to further interdisciplinary research on all aspects related to human security as defined by the United Nations and encourages an ongoing dialogue between academia, development agencies and policy makers.
- Research and Advocacy Unit [RAU] (RAU)
- The Research and Advocacy Unit [RAU] is an independent, non-governmental organisation. Its Mission is to provide high-quality research for the purposes of relevant and current policy change. RAU is run by a Management Committee composed of experienced researchers and advocacy experts.RAU’s work to date has focused on three major areas that are important in the current crisis in Zimbabwe: Wom...
- African Centre for Migration and Society (ACMS)
- The ACMS is an independent, interdisciplinary and internationally engaged Africa-based centre of excellence for research and teaching that shapes global discourse on human mobility, development and social transformation.
- INFOCON
- INFOCON aims to promote a better understanding of how Civil Society Organisations representing Transnational Communities can work on preventing and resolving conflicts in Europe and worldwide. Financed by the EU under the Seventh Framework Programme, this three-year research project was launched in April 2008.
- December 18
- Migration advocacy organisation
- The Irish Centre for Social Gerontology (ICSG)
- Te Irish Centre for Social Gerontology (ICSG) is a multidisciplinary research centre on ageing at NUI Galway. ICSG focuses on research, education and training in the field of social gerontology in Ireland and internationally. There is a specific research focus on rural gerontology, the economics of ageing and on technology and ageing.
- Caritas Europa
- Caritas Europa brings together 48 organisations that are active in 44 European countries. It is one of the seven regions of Caritas Internationalis, a confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development and social service organisations. Caritas Europa focuses its activities on issues related to poverty and social inequality, migration and asylum within all countries of Europe, humanitari...
- The Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA) (CoRMSA)
Strengthening partnerships between refugee and migrant service providers
- UN global initiative to fight trafficking
- Fighting human trafficking
