Snippets of my research
Below are snippets of insights from my research, issues that I am fascinated by and care about, and would like to contribute to with new knowledge. In a summary like this, ... [Continue reading]
Remittances
Scripting remittances: making sense of money transfers in transnational relationships
This article proposes a conceptual framework for studying remittances as social transactions that can take a number of different forms. For the past three decades, the ... [Continue reading]
Filipino migration is extraordinary
The population of the Philippines is surpassing 100 million in late July 2014. That’s a reminder of the country’s importance in global migration. Emigration ... [Continue reading]
Re-thinking the role of remittances in transnational relationships
Presented at the Globalisation, Transnationalism and Development Colloquium, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University, 6 November 2013. (Thanks to the ... [Continue reading]
How does conflict in migrants’ country of origin affect remittance-sending?
This article examines how conflict in the country of origin interacts with other factors in shaping migrants’ remittance-sending practices. Our data come from a survey of ... [Continue reading]
Mobility, moralities and motherhood: navigating the contingencies of Cape Verdean lives
In this article we discuss how transnational motherhood is managed and experienced in contexts of uncertainty and conflicting pressures. We propose a conceptual approach and ... [Continue reading]
The determinants of migrant remittances
This article explores the factors that account for variation in remittance flows. Why do some immigrants send much more money to their country of origin than others? This is ... [Continue reading]
International labour migration: Consequences for countries of origin
In this paper I give an overview of how contemporary international labour migration can affect the country of origin. I do not intend to reach a grand conclusion concerning ... [Continue reading]
The human dynamics of migrant transnationalism
How is migrant transnationalism shaped by the human dynamics of relationships between migrants and non-migrants? This question is addressed through an analysis of asymmetries ... [Continue reading]
The capacity and desire to remit: comparing local and transnational influences
This article explores the relationship between transnationalism and integration by examining the determinants of remittance-sending practices. We base our analysis on the ... [Continue reading]
