aim of this paper is to examine the roles played by culture in relation to livelihood resilience, posing the question of … traditions for their survival. This paper shows how culture and traditional values strengthen livelihood resilience and argues …

and applying national and local culture and wisdom to sustain and improve quality of life. …

networks. Actor-network theory breaks down the nature-culture dichotomy of actor-oriented theory, so that nature becomes as …

This paper recommends expanding research on the interrelations between climate change, cities, culture and the way …

While it is still a matter of global dialogue whether and how migration will feature in the post-2015 framework …, remittance-dependent countries like Nepal clearly back migration in their post-Millennium Development Goal (MDG) discussions. We … remittance-intense migration to include the increasing diversity of migration patterns and related commodification services, the …

leads to migration. However, the literature concerning migration in China has been primarily focused at the provincial scale … and on eastern parts of the country. Relatively few studies have examined migration between counties and these rarely … involve poor areas, and even more rarely involving out-migration areas. Using statistical data, this study analyzes the …

they experience the risks and promises of transnational labor migration in gendered and culturally specific ways. …

as changes in marital patterns, family relations and customary practices. In the case of Benin, the paper looks at … variability, are confronted with high bride prices, changing family relations and customary practices. The paper concludes by …