Essays about: "IOM"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the word IOM.
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1. Aunque les cueste la vida/ Even if it will cost them their life : A study of irregular migration between Guatemala and the United States of America and the effects it has on the Maya communities
University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studierAbstract : Today, many Guatemalans flee the country and leave their home communities behind due to poor living conditions and high unemployment. Irregular migration involves many risks yet is for many seen as a necessity to live a purposeful life. READ MORE
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2. For The Benefit of All? – A WPR analysis of the International Organization for Migration’s discourses on ‘climate migration’
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : This thesis examines the discourses produced by the International Organization for Migration in relation to the phenomenon of ‘climate migration’ in order to identify the main problematization and subsequent implications. Using Carol Bacchi’s approach entitled “What’s the problem represented to be?” and conducting a qualitative policy analysis of 13 documents written by the IOM between 2007-2022, the thesis answers the following questions: i) How does the IOM problematize ‘climate migration’ within its knowledge products? ii) How are the ‘climate migrants’ represented? iii) What are the implications of such problematizations? The analysis reveals that ‘climate migration’ is linked to one’s vulnerability to cope with climate change and is seen as an appropriate adaptation strategy. READ MORE
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3. Can All Humanitarian Workers Access the Same Support and is that Support Effective? : A qualitative study of MHPSS for staff in humanitarian organizations
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Humanitarian workers often operate in high-risk environments, including warzones, environmental disasters, and outbreaks of infectious diseases, amongst others. Research shows that the mental health of any worker is affected when exposed to high levels of negative stress for some time. READ MORE
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4. Climate Change and Internal Displacement
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : AbstractThere is a major relationship between these two aspects: climate change and IPDs (Internal Displacement Persons) – as climate change is a major challenge for people who faced displacement and leave their shelters – which makes their living conditions worst and it leads result in diminishing the wellbeing of people (Ferris, 2011). Moreover, it has been observed that the researcher has successfully contributed in accomplishing the research concern and attaining the effective results – while involving the role of international Humanitarian Law which is used to protect the needs of climate refugees/people displaced because of climate change – also, the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement can be relevant for meeting the protection needs of people who have been displaced because of climate change. READ MORE
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5. Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Migrant Hotspot at the Gates of Fortress Europe
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för migration, etnicitet och samhälle; Linköpings universitet/REMESO - Institutet för forskning om Migration, Etnicitet och SamhälleAbstract : This thesis is a qualitative study focusing on the situation that has evolved in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) from the beginning of 2018, when migrants and refugees started entering the country in large numbers in the context of the so-called Balkan route. The approach adopted in the thesis is informed by critical studies emphasizing the asymmetries entailed in the emerging multilevel governance of migration. READ MORE
