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Definition of migration

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crossing of an administrative boundary and changing place of residence for over 6 months

2
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Types of mobility

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displacement

Forced resettlement

Abandonment

Transhumance

circular migration

international migration

pastoral nomadism

rural to urban migration

3
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Historical movements

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people have always moved

British colonial- partition of india

Syrian conflict- large scale and mostly forced

4
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Extended economic rationality

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what point do we decide to move- links with the socio-psychological theories- linking with interacting with the environment

  • mostly for economic reasons
  • lack of human agency and household
5
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Ravensteins law of migration

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each main current of migration - produces a compensatiing counter current

1885

6
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Migrants

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Acted by forces by all different levels

economic
social
political
reasons

7
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Push and pull factors and intervening obstacles

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life cycle stages- retirement - separation

language

right to papers

restrictions

building a better future for children

haven’t got enough money- bad agriculture/crop fail

or seeking a change in adventure

8
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Behavioural models

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response to a change in needs

migration caused by stress and dissatisfaction- however not everyone affected to the same degree

movable
what you get from where you live

9
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What causes immobility?

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not enough money
havent got a job there

but mostly not economic 
- high satisification
- resource barriers
-Low mobility potential 
- positive attachment to a place
scared
tied to their place by obligation- look after mom
10
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Migration as a system

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other factors affect migrants

recieving community and sending community

flows of migration

what is a successful migration?

household- migrant

11
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new economics of labour migration and remittances

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migration as a risk spreading strategy
diversifies livelihood
migrant remains part of the household through remittances

remittances

  • usually from a major urban centre or overseas
  • facilitates the household
  • complex relationship over space and time
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refugees and asylum seekers

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british government- uses time as a weapon- to make and give decisions

failed asylum seekers - in a space- dont belong either place

persecution aspect and fear from own country- fleeing generalised violence

refugge- unable or willing to return

13
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Diaspora

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strong ethnic group consciousness sustained over long period of time-

Jewish community

people who spread from home locations to other locations- a troubled relationship with host societies- suggesting a lack of acceptance

14
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Transnationalism

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we dont have single fixed identities

links to a sense of place

gilroy 1993- extroverted geography - routes not roots

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resettlement

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factors

  • climate change
  • development
  • conflict
  • natural disaster

little support in transition of livelihoods

not done very well- risks of impovershiment are high- lacking a political voice- affected communites are marginalised- landless- jobless- food insecurity

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Abandonment

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idea of people drifting from place to place- not a good place

there is a threshold people leave- community not viable

migration and gender- feminisation of migration flows- more women migrating- specific roles- export orientated– service sector- can alter gender relations - cohen - pay less than men

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Reading- cohen 2011

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remittances are one part of a system of strong transnational connections- that link people over distances and around diverse cultural practices

non- movers- rely on remittances- sometimes caught in a web of dependency and consumerism

remittances- can displace local inequalities
drive- consumptive spending

refugees and displaces persons- represent challenges- revolve around impacts on social/natural disasters- as they seek safety and opportunities

highly skilled migrant- welcomed by destination country- unskilled negaotiate at border- remains unassimilated- accept low wage work

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Reading- stark and Bloom 1985

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migration looked upon as a process of innovation- adoption/diffusion