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A configurational comparative approach to unpuzzling social strain in refugee, asylum-seeking and host communities in Lebanon and Germany (2025)
Thesis
Rogers, T. A configurational comparative approach to unpuzzling social strain in refugee, asylum-seeking and host communities in Lebanon and Germany. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This research investigates the negative experiences of refugee, asylum-seeking, and host communities in Lebanon and Germany and their vulnerability to Cognitive Opening, a response to a catalytic experience where individuals become willing to expose... Read More about A configurational comparative approach to unpuzzling social strain in refugee, asylum-seeking and host communities in Lebanon and Germany.

Remitting through crisis: Looking beyond resilience in UK migrant and diaspora communities (2024)
Journal Article
Lindley, A., Datta, K., Chase, E., Fadal, K., Hammond, L., Loureiro, G., & Majeed-Hajaj, S. (2024). Remitting through crisis: Looking beyond resilience in UK migrant and diaspora communities. Migration Studies, 12(3), Article mnae026. https://doi.org/10.1093/migration/mnae026

Migrants’ remittances have often been understood to operate as a form of insurance for families, communities and countries of origin, increasing in times of downturn and disaster. But what happens when the same crisis hits both destination and origin... Read More about Remitting through crisis: Looking beyond resilience in UK migrant and diaspora communities.

Poverty, Income Inequalities and Migration in the Global South (2023)
Book Chapter
Casentini, G., Hammond, L., & Bakewell, O. (2023). Poverty, Income Inequalities and Migration in the Global South. In H. Crawley, & J. K. Teye (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of South-South Migration and Inequality (371-392). Palgrave. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39814-8_17

In this chapter, we critically engage with the existing literature to explore how the condition of countries of origin, the situation in countries of destination and the role of remittances relate to the key analytical instruments of poverty and inco... Read More about Poverty, Income Inequalities and Migration in the Global South.

Human trafficking in the wake of disaster: A phenomenon displaced (2023)
Thesis
Weeks, C. Human trafficking in the wake of disaster: A phenomenon displaced. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Disaster is frequently cited as a driver of human trafficking, with claims that typhoons, earthquakes or tsunamis create a chaotic post-disaster environment ripe for traffickers to recruit their victims. Increased poverty, displacement and a breakdow... Read More about Human trafficking in the wake of disaster: A phenomenon displaced.

Labour Retention end Workforce Development in Ethiopia's Apparel and Textile Industry: The Case of Hawassa Industrial Park (2023)
Thesis
Gebrechristos Gebreegziabher, N. Labour Retention end Workforce Development in Ethiopia's Apparel and Textile Industry: The Case of Hawassa Industrial Park. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This research examines the dynamics and challenges of labour retention and, more broadly, building an industrial workforce in the Ethiopian apparel and textile industry in the 2010s/early 2020s through the case of Hawassa Industrial Park (HIP), Afric... Read More about Labour Retention end Workforce Development in Ethiopia's Apparel and Textile Industry: The Case of Hawassa Industrial Park.

Sorry For My Left: The Transnational Practices and Identity Formation of Second Generation Ghanaians (2023)
Thesis
Kwarteng, K. A. B. Sorry For My Left: The Transnational Practices and Identity Formation of Second Generation Ghanaians. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This study is a comparative analysis of the second generation Ghanaian transnational experience, focusing on the experiences of second generation Ghanaians in London, New York City, and Accra. This thesis examines the different transnational practice... Read More about Sorry For My Left: The Transnational Practices and Identity Formation of Second Generation Ghanaians.

Understanding how Laikipian households in Kenya move, stay connected and adapt through a political ecology of rural-urban livelihoods (2023)
Thesis
Sturridge, C. Understanding how Laikipian households in Kenya move, stay connected and adapt through a political ecology of rural-urban livelihoods. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis asks to what extent do rural-urban livelihoods build the adaptive capacity of households experiencing a mix of natural and societal pressures and opportunities in Laikipia County, Kenya. It addresses the question of how people move, stay... Read More about Understanding how Laikipian households in Kenya move, stay connected and adapt through a political ecology of rural-urban livelihoods.