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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 …
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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 …
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they experience the risks and promises of transnational labor migration in gendered and culturally specific ways. …
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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 …
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Current patterns of “move-in move-out” hypermobility are perfectly exemplified by residential tourism: the temporary or permanent mobility of relatively well-to-do citizens from mostly western countries to a variety of tourist destinations, where they buy property. The mobility of...
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This article examines the effects of globalization dynamics on the use of Catalan among Latin American migrants living in Catalonia. The globalization process pushes towards an increasing mobility of workers and companies. Barcelona is one of the cities where this dynamic has been more evident...
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This article is about the work of museums in constructing the intangible cultural heritage of migration and diasporas … to the intangible cultural heritage of migration to Europe and argue that by recording, documenting, safeguarding and …
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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 …
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and applying national and local culture and wisdom to sustain and improve quality of life. …
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networks. Actor-network theory breaks down the nature-culture dichotomy of actor-oriented theory, so that nature becomes as …
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