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(English) Sexuality and integration: a case of gay Iranian refugees’ collective memories and integration practices in Canada

عفوا، هذه المدخلة موجودة فقط في الإنجليزية الأمريكية.

Climate change, environmental degradation and migration

Climate change will have a progressively increasing impact on environmental degradation and environmentally dependent socio-economic systems with potential to cause substantial population displacement. The key concerns in Less Developed Countries (LDCs) will include serious threats to food security and health, considerable economic decline, inundation of coastal areas, and degradation of land and fresh water resources … متابعة قراءة Climate change, environmental degradation and migration →

Integration-Net for the settlement community

Integration-Net for the settlement community <www.integration-net.ca>, is a Canadian bilingual website hosted by the Centre for International Migration and Settlement Studies at Carleton University and funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. The website serves as a communications, information, and research tool to support the work of the Canadian settlement community.

Migration as preservation and loss: The paradox of transnational living for Low German Mennonite women

AbstractThroughout history, Low German Mennonites have executed collective migrations to preserve their religious integrity. Their contemporary migrations to North America are not collective orchurch-sanctioned, but economically-motivated. This paper explores the intertwined processes of gender and religion in transnational social spaces through the destination experiences ofMennonite women in Canada. The paradoxes of the transnational social field, … متابعة قراءة Migration as preservation and loss: The paradox of transnational living for Low German Mennonite women →

Looking Back and Building Futures: Former Refugees’ Views on Settling in New Zealand

The ‘Quota Refugees Ten Years On: Perspectives on Integration, Community and Identity’ programme of research aims to build a platform of knowledge and understanding about integration, community and identity for former refugees who arrived in New Zealand ten or more years ago through the refugee quota category.  The research involves a multi-method approach, including a … متابعة قراءة Looking Back and Building Futures: Former Refugees’ Views on Settling in New Zealand →

Adaptation and Devastation: The Impact of the Conflict on Trade and Markets In Darfur. Findings of a Scoping Study

This scoping study describes the importance of trade to the Darfur economy and to a wide range of rural and urban livelihoods.  Over the past five years trade in livestock and cash crops have been devastated by conflict, insecurity and a prohibitive tax regime, while trade in locally produced grain has all but collapsed.

Livelihoods, Power and Choice: The Vulnerability of the Northern Rizaygat, Darfur

This exploratory study illustrates the particular vulnerability of camel-herding pastoralists who are associated with the pro government janjaweed militia. This report challenges the widely held misperceptions about their vulnerability and presents a detailed series of recommendations.  Lessons learned from this very specific case from Darfur are critical for a lasting peace and have much wider … متابعة قراءة Livelihoods, Power and Choice: The Vulnerability of the Northern Rizaygat, Darfur →

Livelihoods, Migration and Conflict: Discussion of Findings from Two Studies in West and North Darfur, 2006 – 2007

Livelihoods, Migration and Conflict: Discussion of Findings from Two Studies in West and North Darfur, 2006 – 2007. Young, Jacobsen et al. This report discusses findings from a study conducted in Darfur from 2006-8 that explored the changing role of migration and remittances in the livelihoods of conflict-affected people.  It illustrates the shifts in livelihood … متابعة قراءة Livelihoods, Migration and Conflict: Discussion of Findings from Two Studies in West and North Darfur, 2006 – 2007 →

Changing Roles, Shifting Risks: Livelihood Impacts of Disarmament in Karamoja, Uganda

  The Feinstein International Center is pleased to release a new report on the Karamoja region of Uganda:   Changing Roles, Shifting Risks: Livelihood Impacts of Disarmament in Karamoja, Uganda By Elizabeth Stites and Darlington Akabwai   Changing Roles, Shifting Risks is the result of the first phase of a partnership with Save the Children … متابعة قراءة Changing Roles, Shifting Risks: Livelihood Impacts of Disarmament in Karamoja, Uganda →