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Routes to illegal residence: A case study of immigration detainees in the United Kingdom

This paper investigates the various ways in which migrants to the United Kingdom become illegally resident. Drawing on findings from a pilot study of undocumented migrants held in detention centres in the United Kingdom, it explores why respondents had chosen to come to the United Kingdom, how they came, and how they ended up residing … Continue reading Routes to illegal residence: A case study of immigration detainees in the United Kingdom

Palestinians and Pragmatic Citizenship: Negotiating Relationships between Citizenship and National Identity in Diaspora

Mavroudi, E. (2008) Palestinians and Pragmatic Citizenship: Negotiating Relationships between Citizenship and National Identity in Diaspora. Geoforum, 39(1), 307-318. Abstract This paper puts forward the notion of pragmatic citizenship and forms part of the ongoing re-appraisals of citizenship in relation to national identity in an attempt to make it more relevant and inclusive for those … Continue reading Palestinians and Pragmatic Citizenship: Negotiating Relationships between Citizenship and National Identity in Diaspora

The co-production of livelihoods and land use change: Case studies from South Africa and Ghana

Land use change and livelihood systems are often analyzed separately or with one “driving” the other. This “driver-feedback” relationship has been buttressed by approaches to social process that are often far too static. Actors are confronted with a bundle of choices that they must negotiate as they create pathways of change. These choices are always … Continue reading The co-production of livelihoods and land use change: Case studies from South Africa and Ghana