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Remittances: eight analytical perspectives
Are remittances over-researched or are they a bountiful source of new insights? Continue reading Remittances: eight analytical perspectives
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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 distinct forms. Continue reading Scripting remittances: making sense of money transfers in transnational relationships
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 generally has the strongest impacts in countries with relatively small populations, such as El Salvador, Armenia … Continue reading Filipino migration is extraordinary
How does conflict in migrants’ country of origin affect remittance-sending?
We examine how conflict in the country of origin interacts with other factors in shaping migrants’ remittance-sending. Continue reading How does conflict in migrants’ country of origin affect remittance-sending?
Mobility, moralities and motherhood: navigating the contingencies of Cape Verdean lives
Transnational motherhood is managed and experienced in contexts of uncertainty and conflicting pressures. Continue reading Mobility, moralities and motherhood: navigating the contingencies of Cape Verdean lives
The determinants of migrant remittances
Why do some immigrants send much more money to their country of origin than others? Continue reading The determinants of migrant remittances
