Topic
Illegal emigration
About: Illegal emigration is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 12 publications have been published within this topic receiving 47 citations.
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Book•
23 Mar 2000
TL;DR: The authors examines how the socialist transformation of East Germany during the two decades following the defeat of the Third Reich was received, implemented, refashioned and adapted at the grass-roots.
Abstract: The thesis examines how the socialist transformation of East Germany during the two decades following the defeat of the Third Reich was received, implemented, refashioned and adapted at the grass-roots. Concentrating on the region of East Berlin and Brandenburg, it focuses on a selected number of points where the personal lives and interests of 'ordinary' people intersected most closely and were confronted most immediately by the ruling Socialist Unity Party's (SED) attempt to refashion society in the Soviet Occupation Zone/German Democratic Republic: 1.) increasing industrial productivity in raw materials and heavy industry, which meant mobilizing and disciplining workers to produce more; 2.) dispossessing old agrarian elites and later coaxing and coercing farmers into large collective farms; and 3.) protecting these 'achievements' through the creation of armed forces, which meant recruiting East German youths into the army. The popular reaction towards these three ambitious policies, the manner and extent of their realization at the grass-roots level and the role of local officials form the subject of three chapters of the thesis. The fourth substantive chapter examines the problem of Republikflucht ('fleeing the republic', or illegal emigration to the West), a unique and most conspicuous popular response to the transformation of East Germany which typified many of the problems the regime had in exerting control at the grass-roots and which placed certain constraints on the entire process of 'constructing socialism'. Together, these chapters argue that what was a radical social and political transformation of East Germany at the macro-level was more a slow, patchy and inconsistent transition at the grass-roots. East German socialism was not just a new 'totalitarian' construction, but rather a mixture of different structures and mentalities inherited from German past, various Soviet imports, occasional dictatorial intervention as well as unplanned human actions by 'ordinary' East Germans.
19 citations
Journal Article•
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed the causes and consequences of emigration from Lithuania, its extent and structure, as well as problems such as decrease in population number, illegal emigration, young people and women emigration and brain drain.
Abstract: The main aim of this paper is to show the strengths of emigration from Lithuania and highlight the drama of social and economic development of the country in this context. The article analyses the causes and consequences of emigration from Lithuania, its extent and structure, as well as problems – decrease in population number, illegal emigration, young people and women emigration, brain drain. The research shows that the fundamental reason of emigration is ineffective economic policy and the lack of self-realization opportunities in Lithuania.
9 citations
Journal Article•
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed how international emigration has affected the agroecosystems of two rural communities in the state of Veracruz in Mexico, focusing on factors such as family income, decision making, labor organization, agricultural diversity, technological management and the purpose of production.
Abstract: Mexico has a tradition of migration to the United States. Nevertheless, Veracruz had not experienced a significant exodus of its population up until the nineteen nineties, when emigration from Veracruz began to increase rapidly, especially in the rural sector, thus affecting the region’s agroecosystems. Correspondingly, the main objective of this investigation was to analyze how international emigration has affected the agroecosystems of two rural communities in the state of Veracruz. Special attention was paid to factors such as family income, decision making, labor organization, agricultural diversity, technological management and the purpose of production. Information was gathered by direct observation and from interviews with key informants. A survey was conducted in 60 homes and six case studies were employed. Although there are differences between communities, regarding the type of migration (legal or illegal), generally, the following patterns were identified: 1) Agricultural activity is primarily subsidized by remittances sent by emigrants; 2) The departure of the head of the family leads to a change concerning who makes the decisions; woman normally occupy subordinate roles; 3) Migration results in an increase in the number of hired farm workers and a greater work load for those who remain in the community; 4) The departure of the work force tends to diminish agricultural diversity; 5) Remittances have a positive impact on technological management by the family production unit; 6) Illegal emigration favors subsistence farming, whereas legal emigration favors commercial production.
8 citations
1 Jan 2015
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors defined and quantified cross-cultural migration in Europe since 1500: a Plea for a Broader View and a study on the Attempts to Address the Economic and Social Challenges of Immigration in EU Member States.
Abstract: Part 1. Who are the migrants and what is their impact 1. Quantifying and Qualifying Cross-cultural Migrations in Europe since 1500: a Plea for a Broader View 2. Migration as a Historical Issue 3. Maritime History and History of Migration: Combined Perspectives 4. "We are all Transnationals now": the Relevance of Transnationality for Understanding Social Inequalities 5. Immigration, Diversity and the Labour Market Outcomes of Native Workers: Some Recent Developments Part 2 Migrations and politics 6. European Migrants after the Second World War 7. Migrants and European Institutions: a Study on the Attempts to Address the Economic and Social Challenges of Immigration in EU Member States 8. Irish Immigration Then and Now 9. Italian Illegal Emigration after World War II and Illegal Immigrants in Italy Today: Similarities and Differences 10. A new Italian Migration Toward Australia? Evidences from the Last Decades and Associations with the Recent Economic Crisis Part 3 Migrations and citizenship 11. From Economic Integration to Active Political Participation of Immigrants: the Belgium Experience from Paris to the Maastricht Treaty (1950-1993) 12. Living on the Edge: Migration, Citizenship and the Renegotiation of Social Contracts in European Border Regions 13. Who Am I? Italian and Foreign Youth in Search of Their National Identity
7 citations
TL;DR: The authors explored the complex interactions between the migration-development nexus and revolutionary national politics in the aspirations of Tunisian young men to emigrate in the post-revolution period, and found that the primacy of illegal emigration from Tunisia indicates the dominance of exploitative migration policies.
Abstract: In the 3 years since the ousting of Tunisia's dictator Zine El Abedine Ben Ali in January 2011, net emigration from Tunisia has doubled, suggesting a link between revolutionary politics and aspirations to emigrate. A large proportion of this emigration has taken the form of a clandestine crossing to Europe, locally called El Harka. This paper explores the complex interactions between the ‘migration-development nexus’ and revolutionary national politics in the aspirations of Tunisian young men to emigrate in the post-Revolution period. I use the sociologist Albert O. Hirschman's concept of ‘Exit-Voice-Loyalty’ to come to an understanding of the geographical imaginaries and spatial practices expressed by individual Tunisian men in relation to migration. I present my findings within a typology of ‘surplus’, ‘circulation’, and ‘engagement’ to describe the ways in which the inherent politics of migration are expressed. ‘Surplus’ emerged as a powerful discourse in post-Revolution Tunis, leading to politically significant notions of migrant identity. ‘Circulation’ denotes the developmental ideal held in tension with concerns over legality. I argue that the primacy of illegal emigration from Tunisia indicates the dominance of exploitative migration policies. Finally, political ‘engagement’ in the post-Revolution period is theorised to correlate to disinterest in emigration. The institution of freedom of expression is argued to increase ‘loyalty’, through privileging ‘voice’ over ‘exit’ as a course of action for the discontent. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
5 citations
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