Essays about: "life course migration"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words life course migration.
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1. Environmentally friendly, or friendly environment? Exploring environmental sustainability as a motive for residential mobility
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälleAbstract : Considering worldwide urban growth, and the challenges involved concerning sustainable development, the aim of this thesis is to broaden knowledge about the drivers and motivations concerning intra-urban residential mobility. With a specific focus on exploring environmental sustainability as a possible motive for residential mobility, the empirical data is gathered from fourteen semi-structured, in-depth interviews with residents in the Gothenburg metropolitan area, in Sweden. READ MORE
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2. Re/constructing Teacher Identity in Refugee Education : A Study on National and International Teachers’ Narratives Working in Greece
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktikAbstract : The global ‘refugee crisis’ is increasingly affecting Europe and especially Greece, which has been the country through which many people on the move enter Europe. Within refugee education the role of teachers is recognised as the key facilitator of education, yet there are few studies which centre on teachers. READ MORE
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3. Migrant women entrepreneurship in Sweden: A life-course approach to contextualize gendered career trajectories.
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionenAbstract : Emerging from discussions within gender, contextual embeddedness, and migration, this research addresses the issue of the labor market integration of highly educated migrant women in Sweden. The thesis seeks to broaden the understanding of the gender gap in entrepreneurship by contextualizing the decisions of starting a business, analyzing the different strategies employed by migrant women to develop their businesses as well as the role of entrepreneurship in their lives in relation to gender norms. READ MORE
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4. Amidst uncertainty and othering, EU citizens in search of belonging: The impact of Brexit on migrant identity and significant life-course decisions
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : The UK's departure from the EU marks a pivotal moment in the history of intra-EU migration, one which foretells significant consequences for the identities and future plans of EU27 citizens who call the UK home, as they try to navigate the uncertainty and xenophobic othering sparked by the referendum result in June 2016. This thesis proposes five hypotheses on the cause-and-effect relationships that link migrant identity to subsequent decision-making in the context of Brexit, through coping strategies and other determining factors. READ MORE
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5. In searching for Belonging-Almost at home abroad : A qualitative study on the way refugees developfeelings of home and belonging in the Romanian citiesof Bucharest and Timisoara
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionenAbstract : Due to an increased flow of refugees, migration has become an important issue that hasraised a lot of concern during the past years. During 2015 alone European member statesreported almost two million migrants crossing their external borders. READ MORE
