International Migration and Rural Areas: Cross-National Comparative Perspectives - Edited by Birgit Jentsch and Myriam Simard

2011 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 429-432
Author(s):  
Ho Hon Leung
Keyword(s):  
International Migration ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Cross National

Book Reviews

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-184
Author(s):  
Jennifer Redmond ◽  
Ruth McAreavey ◽  
Theodoros Iosifides ◽  
Perttu Salmenhaara ◽  
Sirkka Komulainen
Keyword(s):  
International Migration ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Cultural Complexity ◽  
Oxford University ◽  
Nordic Region ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Cross National ◽  
Oxford University Press

John Welshman, Churchill's Children: The Evacuee Experience in Wartime Britain, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010, 288 pp., (ISBN13: 9780199574414), (paper).Birgit Jentsch and Myriam Simard (eds.), International Migration and Rural Areas: Cross-National Comparative Perspectives, Farnham: Ashgate, 2009, 218pp, (ISBN: 978-0-7546-7484-9), (cloth).Keith Jacobs, Experience and Representation, Contemporary Perspectives on Migration in Australia, Farnham: Ashgate, 2010, 176 pp, (ISBN: 978-0-7546-7610-2), (cloth).Raivo Vetik and Jelena Helemäe (eds.) The Russian Second Generation in Tallinn and Kohtla-Järve: The TIES Study in Estonia. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press - IMISCOE Reports, 2011, 242 pp, (ISBN: 978-90-8964-250-9), (cloth).Elisabeth Eide and Kaarina Nikunen, Media in Motion: Cultural Complexity and Migration in the Nordic Region. Farnham: Ashgate, 2011, 296 pp, (ISBN: 978-1409404460), (cloth).

International migration and economic participation in small towns and rural areas – cross-national evidence

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Danson ◽  
Birgit Jentsch
Keyword(s):  
International Migration ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
Rural Migrants ◽  
The Usa ◽  
International Migrants ◽  
Cross National

This paper analyses the neglected labour market experiences of international migrants to non-metropolitan areas, mainly drawing on the evidence of a large, cross-national research project on immigration, as well as on other available research evidence. By examining migrants’ employment experiences in four different countries – Canada, the USA, Ireland and Scotland – we are able to discuss key themes and consider them from a comparative perspective. The focus here is on the frequent occurrence of different forms of underemployment of rural migrants; issues around pay and working conditions; and the importance of welcoming communities.

The use of conceptual and categorical apparatus in the cross-national comparative researches

2017 ◽  
pp. 71-76
Author(s):  
Dariya Logvinova
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
International Migration ◽  
Economic Models ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Migration Policies ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
Social Discourses ◽  
Cross National

At the beginning of the XXI century a noticeable transformation of migration processes is observed under the influence of globalization, which effect the change of social, cultural, spiritual and economic models of different countries and world regions more and more actively. This stipulates the necessity for host countries to improve migration policies for more effective control over economic, social and cultural advantages or, vice versa, disadvantages, which international migration brings with it. Consequently, the necessity of constant examination of this problem seems logical, including the level of cross-national comparative researches, during which the study of the same phenomenon in two or more countries in various socio-cultural conditions with the usage of the same tools takes place. Taking into consideration the variable and unpredictable nature of the problem, the necessity of the stable basis for such researches is transparent, first of all, the need of permanent generally accepted and used conceptual and categorical apparatus, which predetermines primary importance of the research of this apparatus in the field of migration; in this context, the analysis of using of the terms “migrant” and “ethnic minority” in the scientific political and social discourses of such countries, as Canada, Great Britain and Germany is given in the case of this article. Keywords: Migration, migrant, ethnic minority, cross-national comparative researches, conceptual and categorical apparatus

scholarly journals The Evolution of Romania’s Internal Migration. Findings from the 1977, 1992, 2002 and 2011 Censuses

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-220
Author(s):  
Constanţa Mihăescu ◽  
Adrian Otoiu ◽  
Erika Marin ◽  
Ileana Niculescu-Aron
Keyword(s):  
International Migration ◽  
Internal Migration ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Migration Flow ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Migration Rates ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Internal Migrants

Abstract Although internal migration has been rather overlooked, both in terms of its magnitude and importance, its ability to reflect socio-economic changes is providing useful insights on the evolution of the Romanian society over the last decades. Based on the analysis of census microdata over the past 4 censuses, some major shifts in the magnitude and patterns in internal migration reveal the fact that characteristics of internal migrants have not only mirrored, but also preceded the changes observed for the total population. Among the most important developments revealed by our analysis have been a slight decrease in migration incidence since 1992, an increase in migrants residing in rural areas, especially in the South region, and a higher incidence among women, perhaps as a counterweight for higher international migration rates among men. Internal migrants’ age profile shows that they are 11 years older than the total population, up from a gap of only 6 years in 1977. Although they tend to be relatively more educated, their advantage has been on a declining trend and, contrary to common perceptions, are less likely to be single. At the county level, data reveals diverging patterns triggered by post-communist development, among which deindustrialization of some countries and strong international migration. These findings help portray the socio-economic changes as revealed by the analysis of census data, and provide any additional feedback to the annual internal migration flow estimates, by assessing the stock of those who moved from their birthplace, and showing how net internal migration patterns have morphed over time, both reflecting and effecting demographic and socioeconomic evolutions of the Romanian society1.

scholarly journals The prevalence of and risk factors for loneliness among older people in China

2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
KEMING YANG ◽  
CHRISTINA R. VICTOR
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Older People ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Negative Feeling ◽  
Western Countries ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Many ◽  
Cross National

ABSTRACTCompared with the many studies in western countries, research on the prevalence of and risk factors for loneliness amongst older people in China is sparse. This paper reviews the current cross-national literature on loneliness and, using data from two national surveys undertaken in 1992 and 2000, assesses the prevalence of loneliness amongst older people in China and explores the factors that raise their vulnerability to the negative feeling. The reported prevalence of loneliness was 15.6 per cent in 1992 and 29.6 per cent in 2000. We suggest that part of the differential is accounted for by the differences in the methodologies of the two surveys and in the questions used to assess loneliness. The evidence from both surveys suggests that loneliness was relatively prevalent among those aged 65 or more years, females and those living in rural areas, and that these variations had greater amplitude in 2000. As in western countries, increased age, being widowed or divorced, and poor self-rated health were significantly associated with old-age loneliness in China at the two dates. Two factors positively related to loneliness were found that are specific to the Chinese context, however: living in a rural (as opposed to urban) area, and thinking that one's children are not filial. To develop our understanding of loneliness among older people in China and other non-western countries, it will be necessary to construct more rigorous and comparable measurements of loneliness and to undertake longitudinal studies of social relationships.

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