... representations of the colonial past and its consequences. © 2025 by The Regents of the University of California 2025 Portugal colonialism decolonization Africa historical memory migration During the second half of the twentieth century, Portugal underwent two paradigm shifts. The first...

... narrative of transformation immediately draws the reader into the diasporic worldviews that have shaped the Beninese musicians whose stories animate the book. © 2024 by The Regents of the University of California 2024 Benin Vodun religion music diaspora migration slavery Migrations...

... policies. But there is no question that the country has experienced massive loss of its well-trained human capital. Migration has had notable social impacts in Zimbabwe, reconfiguring gender roles and relations, marriage, the family, and parenting. Remittances elevate migrant women’s social status...

...Sonika Gupta India has hosted Tibetan’s government-in-exile for decades, but the disadvantages of stateless status have led to growing migration to other countries, adding to questions about the future of the Tibetan cause. There is a sense of precarity among Tibetans regarding their future...

... Gross National Happiness Nepal democratization migration citizenship minority rights The Himalayan country of Bhutan, with starkly rising mountains in the north and fertile plains in the south, is most famous for advancing the concept of Gross National Happiness (GNH) as an alternative...

...Alexandra Délano Alonso Under the presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexico has abandoned plans for a more humane migration policy. Faced with increasing flows of asylum seekers from elsewhere in the hemisphere, the Mexican government has adopted a strategy of control and enforcement...

... of national, regional, and global forces. © 2023 by The Regents of the University of California 2023 [email protected] Nigeria universities education civil society migration “Any restorative strategies must take into account the fact that this erosion has taken place over a long...

.... And poorer people cannot afford a second year’s advance rent for a new home, which is likely to be more expensive. © 2022 by The Regents of the University of California 2022 Jeddah Saudi Arabia urban planning cities housing migration In January 2022, a photo went viral in Jeddah, Saudi...

...Seçil Dağtaş; Şule Can The displacement of Syrians into Turkey is approaching its twelfth year, but the conditions of Syrian presence in the country are still fraught with ambivalence. The dramatic changes in migration and border dynamics and the instrumentalization of Syrian migrants in Turkish...

... over their relatives’ votes in the Philippines. © 2022 by The Regents of the University of California 2022 Philippines diaspora housing real estate urban development migration Arriving at Ninoy International Airport, Filipinos returning from overseas are greeted by numerous real...

...Holly Case Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán rails against migration from countries outside of Europe, yet he has been eager to grant citizenship to Hungarian-speakers from countries in the near abroad. Like other populist conservative leaders in the region, he promotes a fortress mentality...

... 2022 by The Regents of the University of California 2022 Haiti organized crime gangs migration asylum United States Just the other week, Mack, one of my research assistants chronicling the resettlement of depòte , or Haitian migrants deported back to Haiti from the United States due...

... the concept of security entanglement, illustrates how it operates, and explores some of its theoretical and practical implications. Similar blowback effects can be seen in North America, where migration-related entangled security dynamics are endemic and embedded in both “high” and “low” political issues...

...Joshua Lustig A new novel about the 2015 surge of migration to Europe raises questions about whether fiction that draws on ethnographic methods can bring a uniquely intimate perspective to the relations between asylum seekers and the volunteers who try to help them. Although one of Alameddine’s...

... competition. “Free Labor” politics coalesced around the ideal of the self-sufficient white male breadwinner. © 2021 by The Regents of the University of California 2021 Asian Americans hate crimes racism gender migration On March 16, 2021, a gunman purchased a firearm and used it to target...

...Michaela Benson The campaign that succeeded in pushing Britain out of the European Union focused on the perceived threat of unrestricted inward migration, obscuring the fact that over a million British citizens took advantage of open borders to settle in Europe. Post-Brexit, Britons no longer...

... a migration card, a temporary residence registration, and certificates attesting to their health and knowledge of the Russian language and Russian history and law. They must also pay a monthly patent fee. A migrant needs at least 25,000 rubles (roughly $350) in order to meet these initial requirements...

...Tanya Golash-Boza When the local police cooperate with immigration authorities, arrest on suspicion of any crime can lead to deportation. © 2019 Current History. All rights reserved. 2019 The Regents of the University of California criminal justice migration 9/11 United States Donald...

...Alima Bissenova Despite all of its symbolic continuity, Kazakhstan is a society in transition. © 2019 Current History. All rights reserved. 2019 The Regents of the University of California Kazakhstan urbanization globalization migration oil Islam Nursultan Nazarbayev 271 Despite...

... The Regents of the University of California Australia migration politics elections refugees Indon 222 [T]he idea that being tough on asylum wins elections has become one of the great enduring myths of Australian politics, and apparently both major parties have decided that the stakes are too...