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(Be)Longing: Coping Among Ageing Filipinas In Valencia, Spain

Author(s): Mari-An Santos,Alvarez Catis / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

The Philippines is one of the largest migrant-sending countries in the world. Through their remittances, Filipino migrants sustain their families and the Philippine economy. Much literature has examined the phenomenon from perspectives of families left behind, but their emotional narratives are understudied. From narratives of ageing Filipinas (Filipino women) in Valencia, Spain who have lived there for more than 10 years, using the decolonised methodology of Sikolohiyang Pilipino or SP (Philippine Psychology), this research examines what drives their (be)longing. It is part of a larger study conducted from March to April 2019. The research reveals that the Filipino emotional culture of utang na loob drives coping in two ways: through faith in God within the context of the Catholic church and compassion built within Filipino communities over time. These are only some among a multitude of narratives of searching and finding a semblance of home... away from home. Considering what they contribute to the sending and receiving countries, these emotional narratives must be considered to address the psychosocial needs of migrants now and long after recovery from the global pandemic.

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(Re)producing Boundaries While Enforcing Borders in Immigration Detention

Author(s): Laura Rezzonico / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2020

Immigration detention centres can be conceptualised as sites of bordering that separate the wanted from the unwanted and reify the boundary between citizens and non-citizens. Using boundary making as an analytical lens that allows getting insights into the work of borders, this paper addresses the relationship between staff and detainees in these ambiguous sites, asking how staff members engage in boundary work to distance themselves from the pains of detainees and to legitimise their work in an institution of exclusion. It considers boundary making based on three kinds of categories – race, ethnicity and culture; (il)legality and (un)deservingness; and unknownness and criminality – that are morally charged. Through the construction of detainees as culturally and morally different, illegal and undeserving, as well as potentially dangerous, prison staff contribute to the reinforcement of borders, legitimating their exclusionary dimension.

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(red.) Natalia Bloch: Wszyscy jesteśmy migrantami. (Od)zyskiwanie migracyjnej pamięci

Author(s): Mariusz Dzięglewski / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 1/2018

Review of: Mariusz Dzięglewski - Wszyscy jesteśmy migrantami. (Od)zyskiwanie migracyjnej pamięci, (red.) Natalia Bloch, Centrum Kultury ZAMEK, Poznań 2016, ss. 346

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A “Communitarianist” Approach To The Issue Of Migrations

Author(s): Orazio Maria Gnerre / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Despite the urgency of talking about such a burning and current issue as the human migrations, unfortunately the divisiveness of this topic makes a lucid examination very difficult. On the work plane there are so many of those factors that it is necessary to order them according to logical hierarchical scales in order to organize a sensible discourse. By doing this, the risk is that it appears that some structural elements may be more or less important than others, so the challenge becomes precisely the ability to cover the problem in its entirety without neglecting apparently secondary aspects.

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A PSYCHOSOCIAL PROFILE OF THE IMMIGRANT: A CASE STUDY

Author(s): Ahmet Dastan / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2020

The migratory flux from the Midele East to the European Union has been on the rise in the past decades due to the almost continuous conflicts in the Arabic Peninsula and to the economic differences between the two regions. Many people were displaced by war and have decided to migrate to the European Union because of the good perspectives the EU Member States have offered for them and for their families. Although there are many general characteristics of the migratory flux from the Middle East to the European Union, every migration wave has its own traits, its own motives and its own dimensions. Starting from these premises, the specific traits, motives and dimensions of the migratory wave of members of the Hizmet Movement in the past three years will be studied in this article. This movement has emerged in Turkey half a century ago and has become today an important social construct in this country, a network formed of educated people who are involved in developing projects aimed at helping the community. Many of the volunteers who are part of the Hizmet Movement have decided to leave the country after the political events that took place in Turkey and 2016. This situation has led to a large wave of migrants from Turkey to the EU Member States in the past three years and to a migratory flux with its own traits, motives and dimensions. Starting from these premises, we will show how Hizmet is an example of a politically motivated, forced immigration, with consequences on employment, family, identity, standard of living, all analyzed from the perspective of the right to emigration according to the UN Global Compact for Emigration developed in 2016. In this article, we will seek to identify these specific characteristics of the recent migratory wave from Turkey to the European Union, the results of the study showing that this wave has many of the characteristics of the larger migratory flux that connects the Middle East and the European territory and that the characteristics of this migration spurt are predicted by the most important academic theories of migration.

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A ROME PLAN FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN MIGRATION CRISIS. The case for take-back realism

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 2017

The European Union urgently needs a credible policy on asylum and border management. It must combine effective control of external land and sea borders with respect for existing international and EU refugee law. || Such a policy must deter irregular migration of those who do not qualify for protection. It must treat asylum seekers respectfully. It must respect the fundamental norm of the rule of rescue - not to push individuals in need into danger - which is at the heart of the UN Refugee Convention (non-refoulement). Such a plan can replace the current Dublin procedures whose reform is currently being debated in the EU with no prospect for a successful outcome. What the EU needs instead is a Rome Plan for the Mediterranean: effective, humane, and politically viable. || This plan must also recognise a basic truth that holds for Italy and for other EU countries: EU countries are bad at returning third country nationals who do not qualify for protection. This is largely because most poor countries in the world have little interest in taking back their own citizens, who often send remittances. There is an urgent need for return realism.

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A SENDING COMMUNITY IN THE FACE OF A MIGRANT CRISIS. MOŃKI CASE STUDY

Author(s): Barbara Cieślińska / Language(s): English / Issue: 10/2019

The article presents results of the study carried out in Mońki, which is a town characterized by high intensity of economic emigration. The study was conducted in 2016, during the so-called the migration crisis, i.e. the increased influx of immigrants and refugees to the countries of the European Union. Although the wave of this influx did not reach Poland, but the migration crisis has become an important social issue, especially in the mass media. Our survey shows how being a member of an emigrant sending community affects the attitude towards receiving immigrants and refugees.

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Acta Historica Tallinnensia (2011), 17: Vabatahtlik ja sunniviisiline ränne eesti migratsiooniloos

Author(s): Ulrike Plath / Language(s): German / Issue: 1/2014

Review of: Vabatahtlik ja sunniviisiline ränne eesti migratsiooniloos. [Freiwillige und erzwungene Wanderbewegungen in der estnischen Migrationsgeschichte.] Hrsg. von Maie Pihlamägi . (Acta Historica Tallinnensia, Bd. 17.) Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus. Tallinn 2011. 168 S. ISSN 1406-2925. (€ 8,50.). Reviewed by Ulrike Plath.

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Actas de la Conferencia Migración 2020

Author(s): / Language(s): Spanish / Publication Year: 2020

La pandemia ocasionada por el COVID-19 causó mucho estrés y cambió nuestro trabajo y vida privada para siempre. Dado el volumen de casos infectados y el número de muertos desde marzo de 2020, la pandemia afectó prácticamente la vida de todos de una forma u otra. Hemos visto a amigos y familiares enfermarse y ser hospitalizados, así como a algunos que han visto lo peor. Las universidades y la profesión docente e investigadora en general cambiaron para siempre y ya está claro que no hay vuelta atrás. La “nueva normalidad” difícilmente se parecerá a lo que recordamos haber hecho hace un año. Las Conferencias sobre Migración comenzaron en el año 2011 y este año (2020), se suponía que íbamos a reunirnos en Tetovo, Macedonia para disfrutar de la investigación de los demás y celebrar con excelentes bebidas en las faldas de la montaña Šar y sobre el río Pena. Sin embargo, tuvimos que conformarnos con el árido espacio virtual ofrecido por MS Teams. Es probable que a partir de ahora utilicemos más de estos espacios virtuales pero la sensación generalizada es que lo virtual está lejos de reemplazar los encuentros e intercambios presenciales que solíamos disfrutar durante los últimos 9 años. Ojalá podamos encontrarnos en un lugar agradable para continuar con nuestra tradición de una “buena conferencia para gente agradable y por gente agradable”. Esperamos que los participantes del TMC2020 hayan disfrutado del evento a pesar de las deficiencias tecnológicas y las dificultades causadas por las diferencias horarias.

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Adaptation and identity shifts after migration and return migration: Turkish qualified returnees from Germany and the US

Author(s): Meltem Yilmaz Sener / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2020

This study looks at the adaptation experiences of Turkish qualified migrants who returned to Turkey after living in Germany and the US, discussing their identity shifts both during the period spent in the host country and after the return. I look at their i- pre-migration familiarity with the language and culture of the host country, ii- social groups in the host country, iii- association memberships in the host country, iv- frequency of their visits to Turkey, v- the extent to which they followed the developments in Turkey, vi- reasons behind the decision to return, vii- re-adaptation to the home country culture after return, and viii- relationships with other returnees and host country nationals after return. By focusing on these aspects of their experiences, I aim to demonstrate the kinds of orientations they have had to the host and home country cultures, and the identity shifts they had both after migration and return. I also discuss whether there are any differences between the returnees from Germany and the US in terms of these dimensions.

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Administracja polska wobec problemu migrantów po 2015 r. Kluczowe kwestie prawne i polityczne

Author(s): Andrzej Plasecki / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 5/2019

Over the course of Polish history, successive waves of migrants strengthened the country’s potential (16th century). In the 19th and 20th centuries, the emigration of Poles (including those of Jewish origin) had a negative impact on Poland’s politics and economy. Yet the post-2015 migration issue is an entirely new experience indeed. As regards migrants, the Polish state administration operates on the basis of reasonable and coherent regulations which provide for the application of the EU standards in the Republic of Poland. The situation of migrants in Poland and the Poles’ attitude towards them is mostly defined by the politics of the ruling party (Law and Justice). It is characterised by xenophobia, which makes reasonable problem-solving impossible. In addition, the party’s politicians often exaggerate the migrant problem in order to ensure ad hoc gains (e.g. on the voting day).

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Affecting International Migration Trends through a Multi-Faceted Policy: Kazakhstan within Central Asia and the EAEU

Author(s): Baurzhan Bokayev,Rymkul ISMAILOVA,Zulfiya Torebekova / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2020

This article assesses the implementation of migration policy in Kazakhstan over the past twenty years, focusing on the results attained through attempts to reverse Kazakhstan’s net negative migration trends. Our analysis traces the impact of socio-economic conditions on migration processes, using the example of the Central Asian and Eurasian Economic Union member states including Kazakhstan. Consideration of further factors, such as ethnic repatriation, also points to the uphill battle that Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries face in maintaining their skilled workforce and encouraging high skilled migrants to come into the country. The results of the analysis reveal the causes of the low level of efficiency in the Republic of Kazakhstan’s migration policy. Undocumented workers continue to play a major role in industries outside of the highly skilled and household workers, yet they are often denied their labor and human rights. The authors propose new approaches in the regulation of migration activities aimed at improving the quality of life of prospective migrants, improving the socio-economic conditions of the native population, and mitigating the further outflow of highly qualified specialists from the country. These approaches recognize that solutions must not only address barriers to economic success in Kazakhstan, but also must inspire confidence in Kazakhstan’s improving economic situation even when per capita income remains relatively low.

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Agency and Immigration Policy

Author(s): / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 2020

Immigration policy is interesting because seemingly powerless immigrants bare much of the brunt of said policies. Cultural idioms of us/them are unashamedly politicized at the expense of immigrants. Issues such as citizenship, human rights, labor rights, needs for laborer, culture and identity, all are intertwined into immigration policy. Policy, thus, becomes a tool of control and power. Moreover, immigrants and refugees are essentialized in everyday discourse as either hard working labors, or as lazy or immoral groups. They are politicized as barbarous caravans, or simply hordes of otherness. Immigrants are voiceless and at the same time burdened with all the ills of the host society. Much of the time, voices of their contributions are drowned out by the voices of fear and invasion. And this is inadvertently embedded in policy and its interpretations. This book is a selection of work from different places around the globe. It examines immigration and policy from different perspectives. Contributors to this book explore the intention of policies, its causes, and the results of its enactment, to society’s transformation but also it explores the action and agency of the subjects of said policies.

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Agency and Structure Revisited with Youth Responses to Gendered (Spatial) Mobilities in the EU

Author(s): Sahizer Samuk,Tabea Schlimbach,Emilia Kmiotek-Meier,Celia Diaz,Laura Díaz-Chorne,Volha Vysotskaya,Birte Nienaber,Monica ROMAN,Laura-Mihaela Mureşan,Ioana Manafi,Markus Däubler / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2020

Young people involved in geographical mobility face diverse gendered mobility settings and gender inequalities. How do the youth involved in diverse mobility types deal with adverse circumstances caused by gender beliefs and gender prejudices? To answer this question, problem-centred interviews with young people (18-29) are analysed using Grounded Theory. These young people are European citizens and they are involved in five mobility types: higher education, employment, voluntary work, vocational education and training, and entrepreneurship. We apply Emirbayer and Mische’s (1998) categories (iterational, projective and practical-evaluative) to the analysis of gendered mobility narratives as unequal gender perceptions reveal themselves in the context of different types of youth mobility. The analysis allows to see the ways young people reflect on their actions: refusal of gender beliefs, acceptance or rejection of gendered prejudices, individual vs. collective solutions, demand for equality in numbers, comparison of gendered workplaces and assumption of leadership in initiating mobility. At the same time, we observe how geographical mobilities can increase the critical sensibility of youth towards gender inequalities, contributing to new conceptualisation of agentic responses to structural constraints.

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Agnieszka Kubal. Immigration and Refugee Law in Russia: Socio-Legal Perspectives.

Author(s): Olga R. Gulina / Language(s): Russian / Issue: 1/2020

Review of: Olga Gulina - Agnieszka Kubal. Immigration and Refugee Law in Russia: Socio-Legal Perspectives. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019. 226 pp. ISBN 978-1-108-41789-1.

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Alina Laura Tiews: Fluchtpunkt Film

Author(s): Magdalena Saryusz-Wolska / Language(s): German / Issue: 3/2018

Review of: Alina Laura Tiews: Fluchtpunkt Film. Integration von Flüchtlingen und Vertriebenen durch den deutschen Nachkriegsfilm 1945-1990. (Diktatur und Demokratie im 20. Jahrhundert, Bd. 6.) be.bra wissenschaft verlag. Berlin 2017. 368 S., Ill. ISBN 978-3-95410- 092-7 (€ 32,–.). Reviewed by Magdalena Saryusz-Wolska.

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Almanya’da Türkler: Göçmenlik, Etnisite ve Din

Author(s): Erkan Perşembe / Language(s): Turkish / Publication Year: 0

Yurtdışına işçi göçü Türk toplumunun son 60 yılına damgasını vuran sosyal, kültürel, ekonomik ve siyasal boyutlarıyla çok sayıda araştırmacının ilgi odağı olan bir süreçtir. Almanya’da yoğunlaşan göç hareketliliğinde, Türk insanının yaşadığı deneyimler her iki toplum için de çok yönlü ve karmaşık sorunları bünyesinde barındırmaktadır.

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Amerika'da Türkler: Göçmenlik, Etnisite ve Din

Author(s): Mustafa Bakırcı / Language(s): Turkish / Publication Year: 0

Göç ve göçmenlik kavramları, kişilerin kendi vatanlarını/ülkelerini bırakarak başka bir ülkeye/bölgeye yerleşmelerini ifade etmek için kullanılan kavramlardır. Bugün dünyada her 33 kişiden birisi göçmen konumundadır. 2012 yılı itibariyle yaklaşık 214 milyon kişinin, doğduğu ülkeden başka bir ülkede yaşadığı ve bu sayının 2050 yılına kadar 404 milyona çıkacağı öngörülmektedir. Bu nedenle, göç ve buna bağlı olarak ortaya çıkan siyasî, dinî, kültürel ve ekonomik problemler, özellikle yoğun göç alan ve veren ülkelerin gündeminde önemli bir yer tutmaktadır (Giddens ve Sutton, 2016: 717). Birçok açıdan farklılıklar içeren, hatta bazen insanların hayal edemeyecekleri durumlarla karşılaşmalarına sebep olan göç olgusu hem göçmenler hem de ev sahibi ülke açısından birçok farklı konunun gündeme gelmesine neden olmaktadır.

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An Analysis of the Impact of the Syrian Crisis on Turkey’s Politic-Military, Social and Economic Security

Author(s): Sertif Demir,Muzaffer Ercan Yılmaz / Language(s): English / Issue: 26/2020

This study analyzes how the ongoing Syrian Crisis has affected Turkey’s security. It starts with an overview of recent developments in the Middle East in general and in Syria specifically. It then examines the political, military, social, and economic effects of the Syrian Crisis for Turkey’s security. It concludes that the Syrian Crisis represents Turkey’s most challenging security problem since the end of the Second World War as it has had many profound impacts on the country.

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Anna Jakubowska, Der Bund der Vertriebenen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und Polen (1957-2004). Selbst- und Fremddarstellung eines Vertriebenenverbandes

Author(s): Mateusz Matuszyk / Language(s): German / Issue: 1/2015

Review of: Anna Jakubowska: Der Bund der Vertriebenen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und Polen (1957-2004). Selbst- und Fremddarstellung eines Vertriebenenverbandes. (Studium zur Ostmitteleuropaforschung, Bd. 25.) Marburg 2012. VII, 239 S. ISBN 978-3-87969-372-6. (€ 34,–.). Reviewed by Mateusz E. Matuszyk.

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