The Migration Conference 2020 Book of Abstracts and Programme

The Migration Conference 2020 Book of Abstracts and Programme PDF Author: The Migration Conference Team
Publisher: Transnational Press London
ISBN: 191299738X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 214

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This is the book of abstracts for the Migration Conference 2020, 8 to 11 September. We’re pleased to welcome you to the 8th Migration Conference. The Migration Conference 2020 is held online via Microsoft Teams platform due to COVID-19 Pandemic restrictions. We have as usual covering a wide array of topics in this year’s edition too. There are about 350 presentations and debates running over 4 days from 8th to 11th September 2020. We have tried to address the time zone differences by moving sessions towards mid-day and grouping presentations, where possible, according to time zones. However, we believe this is not perfect to accommodate hundreds of colleagues from Brazil to Japan, and Australia to Canada. PLEASE NOTE all times are GMT+1 British Summer Time (BST). MS Teams will normally show the times according to your computers local time. Our all-women keynote speakers line up this year features Nissa Finney, Jelena Dzankic, Martina Cvajner, Elli Heikkila, Agnes Igoye, and Helén Nilsson. Although the main language of the conference is English, this year we will have linguistic diversity as usual and there will also be some sessions in Spanish and Turkish. We thank all participants, invited speakers and conference committees for their efforts and contribution. We are particularly grateful to hundreds of colleagues who served as reviewers and helped the selection process.

The Migration Conference 2020 Book of Abstracts and Programme

The Migration Conference 2020 Book of Abstracts and Programme PDF Author: The Migration Conference Team
Publisher: Transnational Press London
ISBN: 191299738X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 214

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Book Description
This is the book of abstracts for the Migration Conference 2020, 8 to 11 September. We’re pleased to welcome you to the 8th Migration Conference. The Migration Conference 2020 is held online via Microsoft Teams platform due to COVID-19 Pandemic restrictions. We have as usual covering a wide array of topics in this year’s edition too. There are about 350 presentations and debates running over 4 days from 8th to 11th September 2020. We have tried to address the time zone differences by moving sessions towards mid-day and grouping presentations, where possible, according to time zones. However, we believe this is not perfect to accommodate hundreds of colleagues from Brazil to Japan, and Australia to Canada. PLEASE NOTE all times are GMT+1 British Summer Time (BST). MS Teams will normally show the times according to your computers local time. Our all-women keynote speakers line up this year features Nissa Finney, Jelena Dzankic, Martina Cvajner, Elli Heikkila, Agnes Igoye, and Helén Nilsson. Although the main language of the conference is English, this year we will have linguistic diversity as usual and there will also be some sessions in Spanish and Turkish. We thank all participants, invited speakers and conference committees for their efforts and contribution. We are particularly grateful to hundreds of colleagues who served as reviewers and helped the selection process.

The Migration Conference 2021 Book of Abstracts

The Migration Conference 2021 Book of Abstracts PDF Author: TMC 2021 Team
Publisher: Transnational Press London
ISBN: 180135068X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 374

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This is a compilation of the abstracts of papers presented at the Migration Conference 2021. Please visit migrationconference.net for more details.

The Migration Conference 2019 - Book of Abstracts and Programme

The Migration Conference 2019 - Book of Abstracts and Programme PDF Author: Fethiye Tilbe
Publisher: Transnational Press London
ISBN: 1910781517
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 359

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We’re pleased to welcome you to the Department of Political Science at the University of Bari “Aldo Moro” for the 7th Migration Conference. The conference is the largest scholarly gathering on migration with a global scope. Human mobility, economics, work, employment, integration, insecurity, diversity and minorities, as well as spatial patterns, culture, arts and legal and political aspects appear to be key areas in the current migration debates and research. Throughout the program of the Migration Conference you will find various key thematic areas covered in 598 presentations by 767 contributors coming from all around the world, from Australia to Canada, China to Colombia, Brazil to Korea, and South Africa to Norway. We are proud to bring together experts from universities, independent research organisations, governments, NGOs and the media. We are also proud to bring you opportunities to meet with some of the leading scholars in the field. This year invited speakers include Fiona B. Adamson, Markus Kotzur, Philip L. Martin, Karsten Paerregaard, Ferruccio Pastore, Martin Ruhs, Jeffrey H. Cohen, and Carlos Vargas Silva. Although the main language of the conference is English, this year we will have linguistic diversity as usual and there will be presentations in French, Italian, Spanish and Turkish. We have maintained over the years a frank and friendly environment where constructive criticism foster scholarship, while being nice improves networks and quality of the event. We hope to continue with this tradition and you will enjoy the Conference and Bari during your stay. We thank all participants, invited speakers and conference committees for their efforts and contribution. We also thank many colleagues who were interested in and submitted abstracts but could not make it this year. We are particularly grateful to hundreds of colleagues who served as reviewers and helped the selection process. We also thank to those colleagues who organised panels and agreed to chair parallel sessions over three days. We reserve our final thanks to the team of volunteers whose contributions have been essential to the success of the conference. In this regard, special thanks are reserved for our volunteers and team leaders Rosa, Alda, Franco, and Aldo from the University of Bari, Tuncay and Fatma from Regent’s University London, Fethiye from Namik Kemal University and Vildan from Galatasaray University, Ege from Middle East Technical University, Mehari from Regent’s University London, and Gizem from Transnational Press London. Our final thanks are reserved for the leaders of the University of Bari “Aldo Moro” and the Department of Political Science, President of Puglia Regional Administration and Mayor of City of Bari for hosting the Conference and for their generous support in enriching the Conference programme. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us through the conference email ([email protected]). Ibrahim Sirkeci and Michela C. Pellicani The Migration Conference Chairs The Migration Conference 2019 The Migration Conference is a global venue for academics, policy makers, practitioners, students and everybody who is interested in intelligent debate and research informed discussions on human mobility and its impacts around the world. The Migration Conference 2019 is the 7th conference in the series and co-organised and hosted by the University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Italy and Transnational Press London. The Migration Conferences were launched at the Regent’s Centre for Transnational Studies in 2012 when the first large scale well attended international peer-reviewed conference with a focus on Turkish migration in Europe in Regent’s Park campus of Regent’s University London. The migration conferences have been attended by thousands of participants coming from all around the world in London (2012), London (2014), Prague (2015), Vienna (2016), Athens (2017), Lisbon (2018), and Bari (2019).

The Migration Conference 2021 Selected Papers

The Migration Conference 2021 Selected Papers PDF Author: Ibrahim Sirkeci
Publisher: Transnational Press London
ISBN: 1801350981
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 362

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This is a collection of self-selected papers presented at The Migration Conference 2021 London. COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing restrictions and difficulties in international travel forced us to run the TMC online for a second time. It is a new and improving experience for most of us and there is strong hints that the conference will continue in hybrid form in the near future. As usual we have invited participants to submit 2000 words papers for the proceedings book and this volume brings you these papers. Topics covered in the volume includes gender, education, mass movements, refugees, religion, identity, migration policy, culture, diplomacy, remittances, climate, water, environment and pretty much everything about migration. Most of the papers are in English, but there are some in French, Spanish and Turkish too. This is a great book for those who want short accounts on all aspects of migration and refugees.

2021 COMAGI - 1st International Conference on Migration and Gender Issues - Book of Abstracts

2021 COMAGI - 1st International Conference on Migration and Gender Issues - Book of Abstracts PDF Author: Oksana Koshulko
Publisher: Transnational Press London
ISBN: 1801350566
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 113

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This Collection of abstracts is devoted to exploring migration and gender problems worldwide during the 1st International Conference on Migration and Gender Issues (2021 COMAGI). Among the problems that have been explored during the conference, were issues of human capital, social Inequalities, gender-specific consumption patterns, behavioural insights, gender quotas, labour migration, gender policy, local governments, physically challenged women, women’s emigration, etc. Organizers of the 2021 COMAGI: 9 The Scientific Committee of the 2021 COMAGI. 10 Acknowledgement 12 About the Collection. 13 Award for Research Leadership. 13 2021 COMAGI Programme. 14 Session – 1: Introductory session. 14 Session – 2: Plenary session. 15 Session on migration and gender issues. 18 Day-1 Session 1. Introductory session. 23 Introductory Speech by the Guest of Honour 23 Dr. Sergii Kholod Significance of the 1st International Conference on Migration and Gender Issues (2021 COMAGI) for scholars in migration and gender studies. 27 Adj. Prof. Dr. Elli Heikkilä Day-1 Session 2. Plenary session. 30 Fully used human capital? Economic integration of immigrants and challenges in Finland. 30 Adj. Prof. Dr. Elli Heikkilä Importance of Migration and Gender Studies for Humanity and the Scientific World in Particular 33 Dr. Oksana Koshulko Gender and Migration: Perspectives on Social Inequalities. 36 Prof. Dr. Ramona Mihaila From ‘Gastarbeiter’ to ‘Misafir’: The Experience of German and Turkish ‘Hospitality’ in Migration. 39 Dr. Tulay Atay and Dr. Aysun Yaşar Gender-specific consumption patterns, behavioral insights, and circular economy in the Republic of Moldova. 43 Dr. Corina Gribincea Engendering Rural Local Governance in India through Gender Quota: Where the Shoe Pinches. 46 Prof. Dr. Prabhat Kumar Datta Autonomous migration among married Muslim women: an engendered perspective of conjugal dynamics in the Republic of Niger 50 Dr. Paula Morgado Ukrainian labour migration: the phone calls experiment 54 Prof. Dr. Oleksandr Dluhopolskyi Is There Equality for All Patients? The Importance of Providing Accessible Healthcare. 56 Dr. Michelle Blakely All Migration is Gendered. 60 Prof. Dr. Jeffrey H. Cohen and Frances S. Sutton Day-2. Session on Migration and Gender Issues. 61 Gender Policy in Local Governments: How to improve development road?. 61 Galyna Fesenko and Tetiana Fesenko Breaking the Pattern - Multivocal reflections by Polish women on the experience of migration to the UK post-2004. 63 Sabina Fiebig Lord Marriage of Physically Challenged Women: Status and Issues. 65 Priti Diliprao Pohekar Evaporated War Brides at the heart of political issues of the Liberation: repatriation to France of East-European forced women laborers in Germany (1945). 67 Prempain Laurence Linguistic analysis of literary narratives: a different approach to the study of women’s emigration from Ukraine. 68 Olena Hlazkova Body or Face: Truth or Truce. Iranian Actresses Costumes in Domestic and Abroad Film Festivals. 70 Majid Parvanehpour Does marriage matter? Same-sex marriage legalisation and household well-being in the USA.. 72 Hina Amber and Yauheniya Shershunovich Women in politics, bureaucratic quality, and corruption in sub-Saharan Africa. 75 George Babington Amegavi Child Trafficking: Initiatives of Intervention. 77 Vipin Kumar Mishra and Ananya Mishra Do challenges pave the way to success for women scientists?. 79 Sherin Saheera Talk of Women empowerment 81 Dr. Reena Kumari Women’s Political Empowerment in Poland and Ukraine: Comparative Characteristics and Prospects. 83 Dr. Oksana Koshulko The construe of gender equality in employment perquisites with reference to GCC nations, Sweden and India. 84 Ms. Aksa Sam and Dr. Meera Rajeev Kumar Problems of Gender inequality in Ukraine. 87 Dr. Evgenia Makazan The concealed issues and challenges submerging the concept of marriage - an eye-opener for the present and future generations. 91 Dr. Meera Rajeev Kumar Poetics of Advocacy: Womanhood and Feminist Identity in Patricia Jabbeh Wesley’s Where the Road Turns. 93 Bartholomew Chizoba Akpah The impact of labor migration on dollarization in Ukraine. 95 Prof. Dr. Oleksandr Dluhopolskyi and Anna Baranets Gender-based differences in priorities and willingness to pursue agriculture among labor migrant’s families: a case of Parbat, Nepal 98 Benju Dhakal and Mahesh Jaishi Causes and Implications of Etsuko’s Pidgin Identity in A Pale View of Hills. 100 Amalia Călinescu Vulnerability Assessment of Development Induced Displacement Community in Lucknow District of Uttar Pradesh India. 102 Alka Singh Exploring the Experiences of Kurdish Refugees in Finland. 104 Afrouz Zibaei Women in the politics of Kerala and West Bengal 106 Krishna Roy Migration in Punjab: A Review.. 108 Parvinder Singh Challenges and opportunities of reverse migration during Covid-19: A study of Uttarakhand, India. 110 Prof. Prakash Chand Kandpal

The Migration Conference 2020 Proceedings: Migration and Integration

The Migration Conference 2020 Proceedings: Migration and Integration PDF Author: Ibrahim Sirkeci
Publisher: Transnational Press London
ISBN: 1912997886
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 290

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This is the first volume of the Proceedings of The Migration Conference 2020. The Migration Conference 2020 was held online due to COVID-19 Pandemic and yet, in over 80 parallel sessions and plenaries key migration debates saw nearly 500 experts from around the world engaging. This collection contains contributions mainly dealing with migration and integration debates. These are only a subset of all presentations from authors who chose to submit full short papers for publication after the conference. Most of the contributions are work in progress and unedited versions. The next migration conference is going to be hosted by Ming-Ai Institute in London, UK. Looking forward to continuing the debates on human mobility after the Pandemic. | www.migrationconference.net | @migrationevent | fb.me/MigrationConference | Email: [email protected]

Communication of Migration in Media and Arts

Communication of Migration in Media and Arts PDF Author: Vildan MAHMUTOĞLU
Publisher: Transnational Press London
ISBN: 1912997657
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 158

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“The main function of traditional media is to provide timely information to the public, but today, traditional media cannot fulfill these expectations with regard to the fluid nature of global migration. New digital media technologies such social media have arisen to fill the void, narrating the lives of migrants in artistic terms that bear the traces of the major social issues of migration. In this critical anthology, contributors examine the intersection of migration, art, and media studies in order to critically analyse the impact of their confluence upon migrant and receiving communities.” Vildan Mahmutoğlu is Associate Professor at Galatasaray University, Istanbul. Her research interests include migration, local cultures, gender, and minorities. Her published book chapters include “A Glimmer of Hope for Mass Media in a Liberal democracy: istanbulrumazinligi.com” and “Global media Entertainment: star search.” Her current research is about gender in diaspora. John Morán González is the J. Frank Dobie Regents Professor of American and English Literature at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is also Director of the Center for Mexican American Studies. He is author of two monographs and the edit or or c o-editor of thr ee anthologies.” Contents Introduction Vildan Mahmutoğlu and John Moran Gonzalez CHAPTER 1. Representation of Asylum seekers in Science Fiction films: Prawns in District 9 Vildan Mahmutoğlu CHAPTER 2. Border Imagery and Refugee Abjection in Contemporary Visual Art Balca Arda CHAPTER 3. Manifestations of Transfer in the Latest Post-Yugoslav Playwriting and Theatre: Migration, Cultural Mobility and Transculturality Gabriela Abrasowicz CHAPTER 4. Migrants, Identity, and Body Modification in Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Media Eric Trinka CHAPTER 5. ‘The new diaspora’ and interactive media campaigns: The case of Romanians migrating to the UK after Brexit Bianca Florentina Cheregi CHAPTER 6. Social Media and ICT Use by refugees, Immigrants and NGOs: A Literature Overview Bilgen Türkay CHAPTER 7. Reproduction of Desire: Overuse of Social Media Among Syrian Refugees and Its Effects on The Future Imagination Barış Öktem

Elite Migrants: South Asian Doctors in the UK

Elite Migrants: South Asian Doctors in the UK PDF Author: Yasmin Ghazala Farooq
Publisher: Transnational Press London
ISBN: 1912997630
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 198

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This book makes a major contribution to the community cohesion literature and adds a new dimension to our understanding of community cohesion in the UK. Previous research in this area has remained overly focused on the experiences of low/semi skilled migrants. The author provides an analysis of her funded empirical research that investigated the first time the integration experiences of overseas-trained South Asian doctors in three different UK geographical locales. She reflects on their experiences from the point of migration to settlement in the UK society and describes this elite group as existing somewhere between privilege and marginalisation. The book highlights how identities are more plural than discourses of belonging often allow. “In this excellent work of scholarship, Farooq provides us with a rich and insightful account of the experiences of a remarkably important migrant group – South Asian doctors who came to Britain to work in the NHS. This rich and multifaceted work provides a vital and engaging account of this remarkable group. Essential reading for anyone interested in the role of migrant workers in the NHS, and in the experiences and challenges faced by migrants settling to Britain during the 1960s and 1970s.” – Robert Ford, Professor of Political Science, University of Manchester, UK “Dr Farooq’s research into the lives and contributions of South Asian doctors working in NHS GP practices in the North of England is insightful as well as timely. Her work examines the complex intersections between class, race and migration. The analysis are supplemented with some wonderful quotes by the doctors on how they responded to their migration journeys, and adapted to their local communities and the changing demands of working within the NHS. The research provides a unique insight into the experiences of different generations of South Asian GPs who contributed so much to our local communities. – Tarani Chandola, Professor of Medical Sociology, University of Manchester, UK “Often seen as a uniquely British institution, the NHS is really an international institution where international medical graduates, international nurses and migrant labour have contributed to it its values, its identity and its purpose. Yasmin Farooq, together with her contemporary Julian Simpson who both worked with me to document this history will ensure that future historians will acknowledge and recognise the hidden contribution of these architects and pioneers to British Society and the International NHS.” – Aneez Esmail, Professor of General Practice, University of Manchester, UK . Contents Foreword by Aneez Esmail Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: The Context of Migration Chapter 2: Navigating the UK Medical System upon Arrival Chapter 3: Understanding Entrepreneurship within the General Practice Chapter 4: Integration and Sense of Belonging Chapter 5: Experiences of Racism and Coping Strategies Chapter 6: Discussion and Conclusions

Experiencing Ruptures in Migration – The Ordinary and Unexpected Journeys of Global Migrants

Experiencing Ruptures in Migration – The Ordinary and Unexpected Journeys of Global Migrants PDF Author: Delphine Mercier
Publisher: Transnational Press London
ISBN: 180135023X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225

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This book aims to portray migratory experiences, documented in the form of biographical narratives. We are interested in the dynamic aspect of migration, which effectively becomes a complex trajectory, made up of stages, returns, and circulations and no longer simply, as in the industrial era, a bipolar exile (there and here). In these complex and dynamic movements, many trajectories become bifurcations, by which we mean shifting fates. In these stories we found paths, events, and bifurcations, all combined together, in terms of biographical construction based on accumulated experiences. These narratives are both very banal and very unusual journeys, portraying a new international human globalization. They are simultaneously stories of barriers to be crossed in chaotic situations interspersed with peaceful events in quiet contexts. These journeys reveal not only the weight of migration policies, but also the certification policies implemented and developed by various countries. This book presents itineraries, social logics of mobility; the routes become the analysts. If statistics record regularities, the personal approach captures specificities that produce meaning and contribute to a reinterpretation of current forms of mobility. “The superb collection of ethnographies that the reader will find in the pages to follow provide yet further insight into the ways in which movement across state borders represents a creative accomplishment. With cases selected from around the world – the Middle East, North Africa, Latin America, North America, and Europe – the chapter in this book demonstrate that migration is undertaken not only against states and their bureaucracies, but in tension with and possibly in opposition to migrants’ closest associates – precisely the people whom social capital theory paints as the font of the resources that make migration possible. ” – Roger Waldinger, University of California Los Angeles, USA Contents Foreword – Roger Waldinger Introduction – Víctor Zúñiga, Kamel Doraï, Delphine Mercier, and Michel Peraldi Part One: Migrant Families and Their Re-configuration Chinese Migrant Women Creating Meaningful Lives Despite Vulnerable Statuses – Hélène Le Bail Conflict and Migration from Iraq: Building a Life in Exile Amid the Twists and Turns of a Dramatic History – Cyril Roussel From Family Dispersion to Asylum-Seeking: Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon and Syria – Kamel Doraï Part Two: Children’s Movements Across Borders A left-behind child from El Alto. Protection Strategies and Redefinition of Kinship Ties for the Children of Migrant Women in Bolivia – Robin Cavagnoud Journey to the Ordinary “Integration” of an Undocumented Moroccan Migrant in France – Mustapha El Miri Children Circulating Between the United States and Mexico – Víctor Zúñiga and Betsabé Román-González Part Three: From Adventure to Waiting: Emancipation of Restricted Trajectories Life While Waiting: Experiencing the Asylum Application in France – Carolina Kobelinsky A Family Resemblance: Migration, Work and Loyalty – Frédéric Décosse ‘Suzana’s choices’ Working in the maquiladoras, migrating to survive and living transnationally – Delphine Mercier Part Four: From Expatriate to Migrant? From “Expats” to migrants: Mano’s worlds in Marrakesh – Michel Peraldi The Aeronautical Engineer in Flight: Turbulence and the Capacity for Agency Across Borders – Alfredo Hualde Being a Doctor Over Here or Over There Collective action: the foundation of the capacity for agency in the migratory process? – Ariel Mendez Conclusion: Uncertainty, Anticipated – Deborah A. Boehm

Exclusion and Inclusion in International Migration: Power, Resistance and Identity

Exclusion and Inclusion in International Migration: Power, Resistance and Identity PDF Author: Armağan Teke Lloyd
Publisher: Transnational Press London
ISBN: 1912997169
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 249

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"People on the move face new barriers in a globalizing world. Some of these barriers are related with the rise of an increasingly security-oriented approach towards international migrants. Notwithstanding the forces of globalization, states have maintained their monopoly power over whom to admit and whom to deny within their borders. In other words, they remain the sovereign authority regulating the entry and exit of people. However, in recent years, a number of states have singled out international immigration as the greatest political and social threat to their cultural and national security. The securitization of immigration is founded upon the premise that the international movement of people represents an exceptional risk for the survival of the nation and this is often associated with terrorism, instability and criminality. The securitization of immigration is also based on the idea that the ‘traditional’ authority vested in states to regulate immigration is somehow insufficient and needs to be enhanced. These assumptions correspond with a real policy shift in some countries such as the United States, where the government is planning to spend approximately 23 Billion Dollars on border security and immigration enforcement in 2019 alone." "This edited volume is an exploration of the global landscapes inhabited by refugees and labour migrants, although the focus is largely on the former. Despite the fact that most of the empirical studies are drawn from within Europe, the book also includes research on Nepal, Australia, the Middle East and Japan in order to reveal the truly global dimensions of migration and the regimes governing this." Content INTRODUCTION by Armağan Teke Lloyd PART A: Ideology and Governance of Migration CHAPTER 1. Coming to Terms with Liberal Democracy by the Populist Radical Right Parties of Western Europe: Evidence from European Parliament Speeches over Minorities and Migration by Caner Tekin CHAPTER 2. ‘A Forest with many trees’ - Mapping migration governance and the dispersion of authority in Europe by Lisa Marie Borrelli, Rebecca Mavin and Giorgia Trasciani CHAPTER 3. Policing Migrants in Transit and Upon Arrival: The Bordering Tactic of Integration in Austria and Germany by Olivia Johnson PART B: Regulations: Suspension of Human Rights CHAPTER 4. Borders, Exception and Sovereignty: Australia’s Migration Policies as Instruments of Suspension of (Human) Rights and (International) Obligations by Ana Carolina Macedo Abreu CHAPTER 5. Power and Sandwiched Sovereignty: Nepali Migrant Workers in the Gulf Countries by Hari KC CHAPTER 6. The Body and Embodied Experiences in the British Asylum System: Developing a Conceptual Perspective by Rebecca Mavin CHAPTER 7. Eritrean Unaccompanied Refugee Minors in The Netherlands: Wellbeing and Health by Anna de Haan, Yodit Jacob, Trudy Mooren and Winta Ghebreab PART C: Migrants, Strategies and Identities CHAPTER 8. Social Inclusion Processes for unaccompanied minors in the city of Palermo: Fostering Autonomy through a New Social Inclusion Model by Roberta Lo Bianco and Georgia Chondrou CHAPTER 9. Urban Resistances and Migrant Activism Challenging the Border Regime in Madrid City by Ana Santamarina and Almudena Cabezas CHAPTER 10. RefConnect - A Mobile Social Network for Refugees by Evdokia Kogia, Styliani Liberopoulou, Nikolaos Alamanos, Vasilis Pierros, and Christos Michalakelis CHAPTER 11. Halo-Halo, Nostalgia and Navigating Life for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW’s) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Simeon S. Magliveras.