Worlds in Motion Redux? Expanding Migration Theories and Their Interconnections DOI Creative Commons
Fernando Riosmena

Population and Development Review, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 50(3), P. 677 - 726

Published: July 12, 2024

Abstract Migration theorizing has coalesced around sets encompassing several frameworks. Despite many contributions of these collections, contemporary migration exhibits three important shortcomings, which this paper aims to address. First, theories have traditionally not explicitly and jointly addressed fundamental questions in migration, namely (i) key motivations beyond those related “labor” (turmoil; environmental strain; family, or self‐realization factors); (ii) how axes social difference produce distinct mechanisms (e.g., by gender sexuality); (iii) the (in)direct roles state; (iv) spatial considerations, that is, immobility, internal versus international movement, step/onward/secondary migrations; (v) issues temporality, return its timing, intentionality. Engaging with classical scholarship, I provide an updated, revised, broadened set frameworks analytical lenses better incorporate issues. Second, most common typology used categorize into “initiation” “continuation” suffers from ambiguity imprecision. offer a new classification, typifying as more/less endogenous prior migrations. Third, scholarship advanced little systematically examining whether/how relate each other. basic taxonomy mechanism “competition,” “coexistence,” co‐occurrence, interrelation. conclude proposing expanded lenses, reflecting on implications modifications.

Language: Английский

Post-disaster (im)mobility aspiration and capability formation: case study of Southern California wildfire DOI Creative Commons

Nick Tinoco

Population and Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 45(2)

Published: April 11, 2023

Scholarship on the environmental dimensions of migration demonstrates complex interplay climatic and non-climatic factors which combine to create a potential for migration. Yet in times crisis or change, not everyone aspires is capable moving reduce their vulnerability. When, why, how populations vulnerable hazard risks decide migrate remains significant gap our understanding migration-environment relationship. Analysis data from 38 qualitative interviews shows Los Angeles County residents-after surviving 2018 Woolsey Fire-developed aspirations stay and/or rebuild, depending attachments meanings associated with communities. This paper also seeks clarify concept capabilities by considering separately return rebuild cultivate preparedness. Many who stayed worked strengthen community resilience alleviate concerns future wildfire risk. Some residents expressed individual commitments defend homes during fires, while well-equipped volunteer fire brigades have proliferated more affluent areas. Community mobilizations pressured local government services address perceived institutional failure previous responses fostered feelings collective efficacy among increased confidence remain high risk

Language: Английский

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The Multi-Dimensional Emergence of Climate-Induced Migrants in Rights-Based Litigation in the Global South DOI

Diogo Andreolla Serraglio,

Fernanda de Salles Cavedon-Capdeville, Fanny Thornton

et al.

Journal of Human Rights Practice, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(1), P. 227 - 247

Published: Jan. 13, 2024

Abstract The article evidences to what extent rights-based climate litigation is applied as a strategy enhance the recognition and protection of climate-induced migrants. Adopting deductive approach desk review, study, illustrates how migration has been addressed by International Human Rights Law, with some attention also paid growing application right safe justice. study highlights duties both States private actors in tackling emerging crisis under human rights agenda. Relevant responsibilities are framed particular within scope dealing topic. We present an analysis linked that was filed before distinct international, regional, national jurisdictions and, doing so, propose chronology cases—structured three generations—of population movements result change have discussed judicial means. first generation relates cases consider issue from perspective protection—in national, international jurisdictions. second emerges general claims, involving commitments In addition raising (forced) one expected impacts change, such frequently call upon approach. third encompasses centred on migrants per se. strengths limitations respond topic finally highlighted: we conclude remains blunt but not unpromising tool migration. Generic references risk largely prevail; nevertheless, strategic can facilitate visibility community, fostering development legal solutions longer term.

Language: Английский

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Beyond the binary of trapped populations and voluntary immobility: A people-centered perspective on environmental change and human immobility at Lake Urmia, Iran DOI Creative Commons

Sebastian Fernand Transiskus,

Monir Gholamzadeh Bazarbash

Global Environmental Change, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 84, P. 102803 - 102803

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Empirical research on the links between environmental change and human (im)mobility has made considerable progress in last decade. However, most attention is given to migration rather than understanding immobility, where human-centered perspectives are scarce various regions remain critically understudied. This paper seeks address these deficits. Methodologically based 75 qualitative in-depth interviews 8 focus group sessions with rural residents around desiccating Lake Urmia (Iran), study takes individual perceptions of degradation lived experiences immobility as its fundamental starting point. It investigates what (in)tangible losses occur analyses matters shaping aspirations capabilities migrate or stay. The findings provide unique empirical evidence multifaceted dimensions along spectrum moving beyond prevailing binary views voluntary trapped populations. A key finding this elucidation 'ambivalent immobility', comprising individuals whose complex contradictory: they want stay, but also leave, constantly weighing their growing local dissatisfaction against attachments place psychological/economic costs migration. Another novel contribution concerns 'precarious expanding our knowledge how understand themselves trapped. Grounded capability constraints emotional distress exacerbated by change, from did not voice any aspirations. distinguished them involuntary acquiescent immobile study, who despite either aspired expressed a preference Thus, highlights complexity contexts underscores need for more complement quantitative efforts foster nuanced diverse causes, dimensions, consequences immobility.

Language: Английский

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Editorial: Climate migration research and policy connections: progress since the Foresight Report DOI Creative Commons
Kees van der Geest, Alex de Sherbinin, François Gemenne

et al.

Frontiers in Climate, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 5

Published: June 23, 2023

EDITORIAL article Front. Clim., 23 June 2023Sec. Climate Mobility Volume 5 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2023.1231679

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“We are still here” climate change, gender and immobility in highly mobile Himalayan communities DOI
Himani Upadhyay, Kira Vinke, Helga Weisz

et al.

Climate and Development, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 16(5), P. 443 - 457

Published: July 19, 2023

In this paper we ask: why do people in rural agrarian communities facing increasing migration pressures from changing climatic conditions, stay? We aim to understand stay, who stays, what are the impacts of on those and their needs for adaptation? study a population not migrate Himalayan Uttarakhand, India, despite livelihoods being already severely disrupted by climate change high outmigration has led abandoned so-called 'ghost villages'. Semi-structured interviews (n = 72) were held with affected communities, experts, policymakers. Results show that motivations immobility shaped place attachment; place-based resource advantages; social milieu; dependence subsistence agriculture gender roles. find experiences differentiated gender, age situ resources. Those stay negatively impacted via loss labour agriculture, changes size composition, community, addition negative change. Our results likely relevant global scale, other smallholder risks. These populations will need gender-sensitive support adapt place.

Language: Английский

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Land degradation and migration DOI
Kathleen Hermans, Daniel Müller, David O’Byrne

et al.

Nature Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 6(12), P. 1503 - 1505

Published: Oct. 2, 2023

Language: Английский

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Gender, (im)mobility and social relations shaping vulnerabilities in coastal Bangladesh DOI
Ashraful Alam, Momtaj Bintay Khalil

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 82, P. 103342 - 103342

Published: Oct. 13, 2022

Language: Английский

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Environmental non-migration: framework, methods, and cases DOI Open Access
Bishawjit Mallick, Lori M. Hunter

Regional Environmental Change, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 23(1)

Published: Jan. 5, 2023

Language: Английский

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Policy challenges and responses to environmental non-migration DOI Creative Commons
Mostafa Mahmud Naser, Bishawjit Mallick,

Rup Priodarshini

et al.

npj Climate Action, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 2(1)

Published: March 6, 2023

Abstract The scientific literature, media, international summits, and policy forums highlighted enough the people who either move or are willing to because of environmental reasons. Still, voluntary non-migrants (ENM), assumed have strong resilience coping capacity, inordinately overlooked. importance addressing these ENMs has increasingly been emphasised. First, paper explains characteristics ENM, outlining key distinction between forced non-migrants. Second, it emphasises need protect populations affected by change disaster, specifically highlighting oft-neglected ENM gaps. Thus, examines what extent is addressed in existing global legal responses. Having identified gaps, further considers adaptation strategies well-planned relocation policies support non-migration. Finally, summarises policies’ scope reflects on gaps suggest way forward. This urges for a pragmatic strategic approach that ensures bottom-up community-oriented approaches supporting by: (i) coordinating activities, (ii) ensuring planned migration with dignity, (iii) enabling informed decision-making, (iv) mobilising national support, (v) developing appropriate institutional structures adaptation.

Language: Английский

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Trapped or staying put: Governing immobility in the context of climate change DOI Creative Commons
Fanny Thornton,

Diogo Andreolla Serraglio,

Alec Thornton

et al.

Frontiers in Climate, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 5

Published: March 24, 2023

By presenting a range of outcomes which result from the impacts changing environment on human mobility patterns, Foresight Report Migration and Global Environmental Change emphasized that, whereas some people choose to stay in specific location, others are simply unable leave, leading what report termed “trapped populations”. Much understanding about both voluntary involuntary immobility context environmental or climatic change has been gained since. The IPCC's recent climate impacts, vulnerabilities adaptation further underlined decades ahead, will be unwilling move away locations they may nevertheless vulnerable change. What received less attention is how ought governed norms should underpin its governance. In this paper, we rely select existing law policy instruments frameworks Latin American Pacific Islands regions outline key considerations governance structure suitable for (in)voluntary immobility. This inform individuals, communities, makers who seek navigate through complex reasons decisions “staying put” “getting stuck” face analysis builds upon review published literature and, especially, legal at national regional levels. We argue that more widespread, timely proactive approach required support resilience

Language: Английский

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