Wing and leg bone microstructure reflects migratory demands in resident and migrant populations of the Dark‐eyed Junco ( Junco hyemalis )

This chapter demonstrates how Latin American governments with large populations of migrants with precarious legal status in the United States are working together to promote policies focusing on their well-being and integration. It identifies the context in which these processes of policy diffusion and collaboration have taken place as well as their limitations. Notwithstanding the differences in capacities and motivations based on the domestic political and economic contexts, there is a convergence of practices and policies of diaspora engagement among Latin American countries driven by the common challenges faced by their migrant populations in the United States and by the Latino population more generally. These policies, framed as an issue of rights protection and the promotion of migrants’ well-being, are presented as a form of regional solidarity and unity, and are also mobilized by the Mexican government as a political instrument serving its foreign policy goals.

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Labor Migration to the Persian Gulf Monarchies

The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of the Middle East ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190087470.013.23 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Zahra R. Babar

Keyword(s):

Persian Gulf ◽

Labor Migration ◽

Unique Feature ◽

Migrant Populations ◽

International Labor ◽

The World ◽

Permanent Settlement ◽

Gulf States ◽

Formal Integration ◽

The Persian Gulf

The six oil monarchies of the Persian Gulf together form one of the most concentrated global sites of international labor migration, with some of the highest densities of non-citizens to citizens seen anywhere in the world. A somewhat unique feature of the region is that while it hosts millions of migrants, it allows almost no access to permanent settlement. Gulf States have hosted large cohorts of migrants for more than half a century but have done so without efforts toward formal integration through citizenship. Although labor migration as a phenomenon is both permanent and prominent, the Gulf States’ mechanism for governing migration systematically reinforces the temporariness and transience of their migrant populations.

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The role of research in improving responsiveness of palliative care to migrants and other underserved populations in the Netherlands: a qualitative interview study

BMC Palliative Care ◽

10.1186/s12904-020-00701-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

M. Torensma ◽

B. D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen ◽

X. de Voogd ◽

D. L. Willems ◽

J. L. Suurmond

Keyword(s):

Palliative Care ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Underserved Populations ◽

Ethnic Disparities ◽

Migration Background ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Migrant Populations ◽

Funding Agencies ◽

Qualitative Interview Study ◽

Palliative Patient

Abstract Background The aging of migrant populations across Europe challenges researchers in palliative care to produce knowledge that can be used to respond to the needs of the growing group of patients with a migration background and address ethnic disparities in palliative care. The aim of this study was to identify what factors influence researchers’ efforts to address responsiveness of palliative care to patients with a migration background and other underserved populations in their projects. Methods We conducted semi-structured interviews with 11 researchers involved in seven projects under the Dutch national program for palliative care innovation. Results Researchers’ efforts to address responsiveness of palliative care in their projects were influenced by individual factors, i.e. awareness of the need for responsiveness to patients with a migration background; experience with responsiveness; and, differences in perceptions on responsiveness in palliative care. Researchers’ efforts were furthermore influenced by institutional factors, i.e. the interaction with healthcare institutions and healthcare professionals as they rely on their ability to identify the palliative patient with a migration background, address the topic of palliative care, and enrol these patients in research; scientific standards that limit the flexibility needed for responsive research; and, the responsiveness requirements set by funding agencies. Conclusion Researchers play a key role in ensuring research addresses responsiveness to patients with a migration background. Such responsiveness may also benefit other underserved populations. However, at times researchers lack the knowledge and experience needed for responsive research. To address this we recommend training in responsiveness for researchers in the field of palliative care. We also recommend training for healthcare professionals involved in research projects to increase enrolment of patients with a migration background and other underrepresented populations. Lastly, we encourage researchers as well as research institutions and funding agencies to allow flexibility in research practices and set a standard for responsive research practice.

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