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Contested Refugeeness in the Lavrio Kurdish Camp After the 2015 Reception Crisis in Greece

open access: yesStudies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the meanings of refugeeness among Kurdish residents of the self‐managed Lavrio refugee camp in Greece in the aftermath of the 2015 reception crisis. Focusing on how Kurdish camp residents make sense of their political identities and on how they distinguish themselves from those they call ‘non‐political refugees’, the ...
Filyra Vlastou‐Dimopoulou
wiley   +1 more source

From Assessment to Employment: The Impact of Skills Tests on Reemployment Outcomes in Germany

open access: yesSocial Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Validating non‐formal and informal learning is a key element of EU activation strategies, as emphasised in the 2012 EU Council Recommendation. This study examines the effects of Germany's MYSKILLS assessment for jobseekers without vocational credentials.
Anton Nivorozhkin, Markus Promberger
wiley   +1 more source

Elem and Zimmadari: Masculine moral life in Rohingya refugee camps

open access: yesThe Australian Journal of Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article traces how masculine authority is assembled and evaluated in the everyday life of Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Drawing on 18 months of ethnographic fieldwork, it follows two young men, a volunteer mediator and a community school founder, to show how authority emerges not through formal roles or institutional ...
Mohammad Ibrahim Khalad
wiley   +1 more source

Integrative Framework for Understanding (Im)mobility Across Geographical Contexts

open access: yesTijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article, we present an integrative analytical framework for understanding (im)mobility across different geographical and thematic contexts. We contend that previous literature on (im)mobility has underplayed the psychosocial mechanisms underlying perceived capabilities and aspiration formation.
Aneta Stoker   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stated neighbourhood preferences: Examining the impact of individual background and neighbourhood characteristics

open access: yesTijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.
Survey data show that people generally prefer mixed neighbourhoods when given free choice. Neighbourhood preferences reflect preferences for homophily, but also mirror individual background and associations with current neighbourhoods. Being foreign‐born is associated with elevated ethnic preferences, especially when living in the most diverse or urban
Karen Haandrikman, Eva K. Andersson
wiley   +1 more source

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