Essays about: "migration decision-making"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 57 essays containing the words migration decision-making.
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16. Migration Decision-Making in Puerto Rico: Impact of Colonialism in a US Territory (1898-present) : An analysis of lived experiences
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälleAbstract : Puerto Rico, an island in the Caribbean and an unincorporated territory belonging to the United States (US), is facing an uncertain future as its population rapidly declines through emigration. The American public has only begun to pay attention to this problem in recent years as more and more Puerto Ricans relocate to the US mainland. READ MORE
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17. Stuck in Times of COVID-19 : Representation of Migrants in New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : This thesis examines the representation of temporary migrants in the OCVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand. The aim of the study is to understand how the pandemic effected this early decision making by the New Zealand Parliament in correlation with migration, more specific, the temporary migrants who are stuck within New Zealands borders. READ MORE
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18. Putting behavioral assays on fish to the test: Are sociality and scototaxis trials relevant in the wild?
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskapAbstract : Animal behavior has become a frequently used tool in modern ecology and ecotoxicology, where laboratory behavioral traits are recognized as sensitive endpoints for assessing natural behavior or non-lethal effects of pollutants on animals. Within these research fields, behavioral traits measured in laboratory environments have been used to formulate predictions of ecological consequences that accompany specific behavior. READ MORE
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19. Decision-Making and Destination Selection Among Syrian Refugees - A mixed-method research of asylum destination choice; The Case of Sweden
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : This research explored why self-selected refugees made a decision to choose Sweden as a final destination after introducing the restrictive asylum laws (2016:752) by the Swedish Government in 2016. With a pragmatist approach, data were gathered through a mixed-methods research design to investigate the research questions at hand by analyzing quantitative surveys, further supported by and expanded upon by the qualitative follow-up interviews with five respondents. READ MORE
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20. Municipal responses to national refugee settlement policies : A case study of two welcoming municipaleties in Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis investigates two Swedish municipalities that have vocalised a discontent with Sweden’s recent “Settlement Act,” arguing that they would like to receive more refugees than the national policy allows. Making it an interesting case of decision-making processes within governance studies. READ MORE