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Migration aspirations and migration cultures: A case study of Ukrainian migration towards the European Union Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Antwerpen
An abundant body of research focused on macrolevel, mesolevel, and microlevel factors explaining why individuals move across international borders. In this paper, we aim to complement the existing literature by exploring how, within a single country, mesolevel factors differently impact migration aspirations, focusing on a case study of Ukraine. We particularly focus on how migration aspirations of individuals in two different regions can be ...
Five Questions for Digital Migration Studies: Learning From Digital Connectivity and Forced Migration In(to) Europe Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This Special Collection “Forced migration and digital connectivity in(to) Europe” historicizes, contextualizes, empirically grounds, and conceptually reflects on the impact of digital technologies on forced migration. In this introductory essay, we elaborate digital migration as a developing field of research. Taking the exceptional attention for digital mediation within the recent so-called “European refugee crisis” as a starting point, we ...
Essays on migration, migration intentions, and terrorism Universiteit Gent
International Migration as Absolute Natural Law: An Inquiry into International Migration from the Perspective of Legal Philosophy Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This paper investigates to what extent international migration law is coherent with the concept of migration as a natural human right. Based on the assumption that migration is an inherently human behavior, beneficial to humankind, and therefore natural law, an analysis of the most prominent sources of international migration law is undertaken. The result of the analysis shows that modern international migration law is largely in line with the ...
International migration and environmental change : legal frameworks for international adaptive migration Universiteit Gent
The Relevance of a “Culture of Migration” in Understanding Migration Aspirations in Contemporary Turkey. Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Antwerpen
This article investigates the relevance of the presence of a “culture of migration” and related migration feedback mechanisms for explaining migration aspirations. This study focuses on the districts of Dinar and Emirdağ in Turkey—which have a distinct migration history toward Europe. The question is raised whether and how migration aspirations of potential migrants change according to the presence of a “culture of migration”—living in a ...
Beyond migration and ethnicity? Introduction to the theme of "The very beginning of Europe? Cultural and Social Dimensions of Early Medieval migration and Colonisation (5th-8th centuries) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This volume deals with the archaeology of a key period that
forms a turning point in the history of Europe, the 4th to the
7th century, during which Roman society would develop into
medieval society. Due to the problematic historiographic and
ideological context, which has had a strong influence on the
representation of this period (see below), it received less and
less attention from researchers during the second ...
forms a turning point in the history of Europe, the 4th to the
7th century, during which Roman society would develop into
medieval society. Due to the problematic historiographic and
ideological context, which has had a strong influence on the
representation of this period (see below), it received less and
less attention from researchers during the second ...