Essays about: "Transit migration"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 20 essays containing the words Transit migration.

  1. 16. The Countryside dream : amenity Migration and the new transit-oriented communities

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Emelie Romé; [2014]
    Keywords : amenity migration; landsbygd; kontraurbanisering; ideal; stationssamhälle; rural; semi-rural;

    Abstract : This is a final thesis in landscape planning, at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). The study examines the current phenomenon of amenity migration and the international discourse applicability of the a "Countryside dream" in a small neighborhood in Käglinge, part of the transit-oriented community Oxie just outside of Malmö in the southern part of Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 17. Central American Female Migration and the Micro-Politics of Border Control: Mobile Ethnography along the Migrant Route in Mexico

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Sara Alemir; [2014]
    Keywords : gender; migration; illegality; borders; Mexico; Central America; United States; ethnography; mobile research; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Every year hundreds of thousands of Central American migrants from mainly Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador embark on a journey through Mexican territory with the hopes of a better future in the United States - estimations suggest that up to thirty percent are women. Transnational migration is due to heightened violence in Central America on the rise. READ MORE

  4. 18. Sustainable Developement: From Eco-Homes to Eco-Regions

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Tristan Lehari; [2013]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The Scenic Rim is a significant agricultural region an hour west of Australia’s third largest city, Brisbane, and also the coastal beaches of the Gold Coast. This region has been driven by agriculture for its entire history. READ MORE

  5. 19. Transit - Gate Keeping Unaccompanied Refugee Children : Examining frontline bureaucrats’ discretion and their perception of transit activities in the Swedish welfare system

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Pouran Djampour; [2011]
    Keywords : unaccompanied refugee children; frontline bureaucrat; discretion; critical citizenship; exclusion; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates through semi-structured interviews the perceived discretionary practice of frontline bureaucrats who work with unaccompanied refugee children in Sweden. The frontline bureaucrat theory outlined by Lipsky (1980) has additionally been used in understanding the effects of transit on the clients of these so-called gatekeepers, which in this study consist of teachers, social welfare secretaries and executive officials of the Migration board. READ MORE

  6. 20. The Economization of Migration

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Martin Håkansson; [2007]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Being acquainted with four of the most famous games in game theory, we will learn that players often are better paid off cooperating with each other, but that the structure of the game forces them to defect from cooperation. Only when confronted with the zero-sum game the players have no incentive to cooperate. READ MORE