The post-Cold war era marked the evolution in the changing nature of conflicts, transitioning from inter-state towards more complex intrastate encounters. This phenomenon consequently led to the increase of refugees and internally displaced persons which presented a set of key c…
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Irregular migration has become a politically controversial issue in most immigrant-receiving countries. Academic research has shown that states and their immigration policies actively create the legal conditions for the existence and perpetuation of irregular migration. Much of …
Significant criminological attention has been given to the relationship between immigration and crime. However, this relationship has not been researched in the UK to any great extent, and consequently the information on the UK context is limited. This research investigates how …
This thesis analyzes the political discourse on skilled labour migration in Germany between 2005 and 2009 and investigates how and why skilled labour migration polices are negotiated in the Federal Republic of Germany. In particular the thesis highlights the significance of unde…
The EU's relationship with Africa is defined by power asymmetry, commonly characterised by a distribution of resources and capabilities across issue areas that almost always favour those at the top. Although asymmetry constrains weaker parties in identifying their preferences an…
Drawing on 18 in-depth, narrative interviews, this thesis responds to an emerging theoretical literature which seeks to understand how state immigration policy affects migrant decision-making with an empirical contribution. While economic and refugee migration are generally cons…
İzmir is a city that has attracted immigrants throughout the history, and Basmane in particular, has functioned as a transition hub in İzmir Basmane is a multicultural, multilingual and multiethnic district in İzmir People from different cultures and ethnicities live in this dis…
Among the many stressors that undocumented Latinx families experience, the current political climate has exacerbated the worries and fears about deportation and can heighten psychological distress. Although the research is minimal with undocumented Latinx, recent figures indicat…
Scholars need to explore legal status and the movement in between legal statuses as a separate phenomenon from citizenship. I develop the “legal status fluidity” framework to investigate how immigrants navigate the U.S. immigration system. I draw my analysis from 54 in-depth int…
The United States is often painted as the ‘Nation of Immigrants,’ with an open-door policy where anyone can come to achieve the American Dream with a little hard work. For most of American history, this has not been the case. Immigration restriction has been the way the United S…
This qualitative research study investigates the perceptions of children, parents, and staff members at a Boston multi-service nonprofit for Haitian immigrants. It is an exploration of how children cultivate their identity, and how a center for immigrants functions in the curren…
Social policies that criminalize students can create a school environment that pushes immigrant students out of school and into immigration enforcement agencies' crosshairs. The school-to-prison pipeline is a well-documented phenomenon rooted in institutional racism and affects …
After new U.S. immigration laws in 1917, 1921, and 1924 established a regime of unprecedented restriction, some advocates and migrants argued that greater administrative flexibility was needed to provide relief in hardship cases. While both liberalizers and restrictionists gener…
This study explored mental illness and treatment stigma, acculturation, and mental health help-seeking behaviors and preferences among Filipinx residing in the United States. Filipinx individuals disproportionately utilize mental health services less than any other Asian America…
The value of narratives when crafting laws cannot be overstated; however, for stories to successfully influence public opinion, policy reform and policy results must include the correct elements. The Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) components and standards assess policy narrati…