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Background and Aim: Vaccination programs become increasingly crucial during migratory movements driven by conflict and other disruptions. This study aims to determine the prevalence of childhood vaccination hesitancy among Syrian parents under temporary protection and identify areas for targeted interventions. Method: A total of 227 Syrian parents attending three Immigrant Health Centers in Sultangazi were assessed using the Arabic version of the Parent Attitude about Childhood Vaccines (PACV) survey, conducted between October and December 2023. Results: The prevalence of vaccine hesitancy among these parents was found to be 10.6%. An inverse correlation was observed between maternal education level and vaccine hesitancy, indicating that higher education levels were associated with lower levels of hesitancy. Conclusion: The observed rate of vaccine hesitancy among Syrian parents under temporary protection underscores the urgent need for targeted interventions. Tailored vaccination strategies for immigrant populations are essential to improve immunization rates and ensure the health and well-being of these communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Geographers and other immigration scholars must often navigate complex institutional landscapes to conduct migrant research, as a variety of organizations, entities, and agencies operate within immigrant-adjacent contexts. Such organizations can function as partners to facilitate a project, as gatekeepers who mediate access to immigrant communities and data sets, or as stakeholders who may influence project goals. To navigate these institutional contexts, geographers must make decisions with important logistical and epistemological implications for both project design and research contributions, shaping the knowledge production possible in these contexts. This article outlines relevant trends in the literature on the institutionalization and bureaucratization of immigration, connects these insights to feminist geographic scholarship on fieldwork and navigating immigrant institutions, and serves as an introduction to this special issue of the Geographical Review. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Abstract Background and Aim Vaccination programs become increasingly crucial during migratory movements driven by conflict and other disruptions. This study aims to determine the prevalence of childhood vaccination hesitancy among Syrian parents under temporary protection and identify areas for targeted interventions. Method A total of 227 Syrian parents attending three Immigrant Health Centers in Sultangazi were assessed using the Arabic version of the Parent Attitude about Childhood Vaccines (PACV) survey, conducted between October and December 2023. Results The prevalence of vaccine hesitancy among these parents was found to be 10.6%. An inverse correlation was observed between maternal education level and vaccine hesitancy, indicating that higher education levels were associated with lower levels of hesitancy. Conclusion The observed rate of vaccine hesitancy among Syrian parents under temporary protection underscores the urgent need for targeted interventions. Tailored vaccination strategies for immigrant populations are essential to improve immunization rates and ensure the health and well-being of these communities.

Abstract Migration policies have a significant impact on population health, particularly for individuals living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). These policies not only determine who is allowed to enter a country but also influence which immigrants can access services provided by the government. Some countries continue to impose restrictions on HIV-positive individuals, justifying these measures as necessary to protect public health and mitigate healthcare and economic concerns. However, these restrictions lack a valid public health rationale. Due to social, economic and political constraints, restrictive migration laws hinder access to HIV prevention, care and treatment services for immigrants living with HIV. Immigrants face numerous challenges in accessing medication, adhering to treatment regimens and benefitting from HIV preventive efforts. This situation increases the risk of HIV infection and adverse health outcomes due to limited access to preventive programmes, social stigma and engagement in risky behaviours. Additionally, these restrictive migration rules negatively affect immigrants’ mental health. To improve the health of both immigrants and host communities, inclusive and evidence-based migration policies that address healthcare through public health and human rights lenses are required.

Migration policies have a significant impact on population health, particularly for individuals living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). These policies not only determine who is allowed to enter a country but also influence which immigrants can access services provided by the government. Some countries continue to impose restrictions on HIV-positive individuals, justifying these measures as necessary to protect public health and mitigate healthcare and economic concerns. However, these restrictions lack a valid public health rationale. Due to social, economic and political constraints, restrictive migration laws hinder access to HIV prevention, care and treatment services for immigrants living with HIV. Immigrants face numerous challenges in accessing medication, adhering to treatment regimens and benefitting from HIV preventive efforts. This situation increases the risk of HIV infection and adverse health outcomes due to limited access to preventive programmes, social stigma and engagement in risky behaviours. Additionally, these restrictive migration rules negatively affect immigrants' mental health. To improve the health of both immigrants and host communities, inclusive and evidence-based migration policies that address healthcare through public health and human rights lenses are required. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the 21st century, the diversification of communication and transportation opportunities has not only facilitated regular migration movements but also led to changes in the volume and dimensions of irregular migration. Migrants not only significantly influence the demographic, sociological, and economic structures of the countries they move to but have also become subjects of security concerns. Member countries of the European Union (EU) are targeted by migration movements due to attractive factors such as high living and working conditions, economic prosperity, and governance styles that respect human rights. Claims that migrants threaten the societal security of the EU by affecting its language, religion, cultural values, traditions, and national identities have become frequent topics of discussion in political and academic circles. In this regard, the main aim of the study is to determine whether migration poses a threat to the societal security of the EU or if such a perception exists in EU society. The findings indicate a strong perception in EU society that migration constitutes a threat to societal security. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Philippines is a source of labor for many countries. Roughly 10 million overseas Filipinos are working and living outside of the Philippines. This paper examines the association between sociodemographic characteristics (sex, age, educational level, and income) and self-rated physical and mental health, access to healthcare, and health habits among immigrant Filipinos living in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. Through convenience sampling, Filipino migrants (n = 103) aged 18 years and above participated in the online survey between October 2022 and March 2023. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistical analysis and chi-square. Almost all respondents self-rated their health as excellent and very good. Female respondents are more affected by mental health. Most are enrolled in the Universal Health System of Spain (public insurance). There is more utilization of private health insurance among respondents aged 60 years and above and high-wage earners. Cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking are associated with males. More than half of the respondents perform weekly exercise occasionally or never. These findings suggest a potential need for targeted interventions with an emphasis on the practice of preventive health and the promotion of healthy lifestyles, especially among financially disadvantaged migrants with lesser health access. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the growing percentage of Chinese immigrants in the U.S. population, it is crucial to understand how pre-migration factors (such as reasons for migration) are related to the adjustment of families in the host country. The present study examined reasons for migration and their associations with post-migration sociocultural factors and parenting styles in a community-based sample of Chinese American immigrant families (N = 258) living in the San Francisco Bay Area. The parents' self-reported reasons for migration included family reasons (55.1%, e.g., family reunification), betterment reasons (18.0%, e.g., better education and occupational opportunities), and both family and betterment reasons (26.9%). Those who migrated for betterment reasons reported significantly higher parental education and per capita income than the family reason group (p < 0.001) and significantly higher income than the combined reason group (p = 0.007). No significant group differences emerged in cultural orientations and parenting styles after controlling for socioeconomic factors. The findings suggested that Chinese immigrant families who migrated solely for better education and occupational opportunities had significantly higher post-migration socioeconomic status than other reason groups. These differences have relevance for programs and services for new immigrants, as families might need different types of support (e.g., socioeconomic vs. relational) depending on their motivations for migration and post-migration socioeconomic resources.

The article addresses the issues of population migration, both planned and systematic, as well as uncontrolled and illegal, which have become an integral part of the existence of a globalized world. These processes serve as a vivid example of the blurring of borders and demonstrate the deepening interdependence of various factors and regions in the socio-economic, political, and cultural-spiritual spheres. Understanding migration processes, as multidirectional movements within the socio-cultural space of individuals and communities, driven by both objective and subjective reasons, is particularly important for Ukraine during the war with Russia, which has led to the displacement of numerous internally displaced persons, as well as the migration of millions of women and children beyond Ukraine's borders. The concept of liminality, especially in migration, is explained, explored, and philosophically substantiated, and how it influences migration processes in general, acculturation, and the adaptation of emigrants to foreign environments. It explores how this concept affects migration processes in general, acculturation, and the adaptation of emigrants to a foreign environment. The study looks into changes in micro-and macro-societies, the cultural environment of emigrants, and presents the author's concept of acquiring dual identity as one of the positive outcomes of the liminal state of emigrants. This concept suggests that quality integration into a foreign space can be achieved while preserving one's own national identity and gaining a new status as an immigrant. The article shows how the concept of "dual identity" helps emigrants or refugees overcome the liminal period during their integration into a foreign society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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• Parents' migration status is associated with infant's timely vaccination. • Having a foreign-born mother is positively associated with infant's timely vaccination. • Having a foreign-born father is positively associated with infant's timely vaccination. • Among migrant population, odds of timely vaccination decreases as length of stay increases. • Future research may explore factors behind lower rates of timely vaccination among settled migrants. Migration has been recognized as an important determinant of child health outcomes including childhood vaccination status. This paper aims to examine the association between parental migration status and a less studied aspect of child immunization outcomes, namely timeliness, within the context of New Zealand (NZ), a country characterized by a substantial proportion of its resident population born overseas. Additionally, the study explored the impact of residential duration on children's immunization timeliness. The data was taken from a large, representative population-based cohort study in NZ (Growing Up in NZ study). A total of 6156 children and their parents, comprising 2241 foreign-born and 3915 NZ-born mothers and a sub-group of their partners were included in the analysis. The survey data was linked with the National Immunization Register dataset. Timely immunization was defined as receiving two vaccines at each scheduled vaccination point (at six-week, three-month, and five-month, totaling six doses of vaccines) within 30 days of their due date. We examined the associations between parental migration status, maternal residential duration, and child immunization timeliness while controlling for socio-economic variations. The results were presented as adjusted odds ratios (AORs) with 95 % confidence intervals (CIs). The findings revealed that after adjustment for socioeconomic differences, children of foreign-born mothers exhibited higher odds of receiving all six studied vaccine doses on time compared to children of native-born mothers (AOR 1.51, 95 %CI:1.27–1.78). Similarly, having a foreign-born father was also significantly associated with timely completion of all six vaccine doses. Children of recent immigrants who had resided in the country for less than five years demonstrated higher odds of timely vaccination of all six vaccine doses compared to children of settled immigrants who had lived in the country for five or more years (AOR 1.65, 95 %CI: 1.25–2.19). This study revealed a significant pattern in NZ where immigrants exhibited higher rates of timely immunization for their children compared to native-born parents. However, the findings also underscore the importance of providing support to settled immigrants, as their children experienced declines in timely vaccination rates compared to children of recent immigrants and even those born to NZ-born parents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

ABSTRACT: The issue of immigration represents a phenomenon of great importance. Although there was tourism, and the arrival of individuals with different objectives; tourist, economic and labour motives, it has created a new social dimension. Cinema is one of the artistic media that has responded to this change by developing the immigration movement through moving stories (use of photographic images) depicting characters in the context of immigration, thus often referred to as "immigration" or "immigrant" cinema. In this cinematic environment, the aim of filmmakers and directors is to allude to social themes and content such as immigration. Therefore, this article aims to address the issue of migration from a cinematographic point of view; by studying how different migratory actions and situations are represented through the art of the screen. Through the social issues dealt with in Flowers from another world, we intend to discover how the phenomenon of migration is presented within its cinematographic context, the latter being a cultural product that partly reflects aspects of society. RESUMEN: El tema de la migración representa un fenómeno de gran importancia. Aunque existía el turismo, y la llegada de individuos con objetivos distintos; motivos turísticos, económicos y laborales, este ha creado una nueva dimensión social. El cine es uno de los medios artísticos que ha respondido a este cambio desarrollando el movimiento de la inmigración a través de historias en movimiento (uso de imágenes fotografiadas) representado a personajes en el contexto de la inmigración, por ello suele denominar ese tipo de cine “cine de inmigración” o “de inmigrantes”. En este ambiente cinematográfico, la finalidad de los cineastas y directores reside en aludir a temas y contenidos sociales tal como la inmigración. Pues, el presente artículo pretende abordar el tema de la migración desde un punto de vista cinematográfico; estudiando cómo se representan las diferentes acciones y situaciones migratorias a través del arte de la pantalla. A través de las cuestiones sociales tratadas en Flores de otro mundo pretendemos descubrir cómo se plantea el fenómeno de migración dentro de su contexto cinematográfico, siendo este último es un producto cultural que refleja en parte aspectos de la sociedad.

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The phenomenon of migration varies according to factors in many different dimensions, this study deals with irregular migration and the events that occur in this context. Turkey, due to its geopolitical position, is a transit country in the irregular migration issue, in comparison with neighboring countries, Turkey has become a transit country for migrants due to its relatively higher level of development compared to Middle Eastern countries located to its south and east, and its lower level of development compared to European countries. In this study, the results and reasons for Syrian refugee’s attempts to use Turkey as a transit country and cross to Greece over the Aegean Sea will be analyzed from the perspective of Barry Buzan’s ‘Regional Security Complex Theory. This study focuses on the problem of whether a regional security complex has emerged in the Balkans due to the migration movement resulting from the Syrian Civil War, using Buzan’s theory as a framework, between Turkey and Greece. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The Philippines is a source of labor for many countries. Roughly 10 million overseas Filipinos are working and living outside of the Philippines. This paper examines the association between sociodemographic characteristics (sex, age, educational level, and income) and self-rated physical and mental health, access to healthcare, and health habits among immigrant Filipinos living in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. Through convenience sampling, Filipino migrants (n = 103) aged 18 years and above participated in the online survey between October 2022 and March 2023. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistical analysis and chi-square. Almost all respondents self-rated their health as excellent and very good. Female respondents are more affected by mental health. Most are enrolled in the Universal Health System of Spain (public insurance). There is more utilization of private health insurance among respondents aged 60 years and above and high-wage earners. Cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking are associated with males. More than half of the respondents perform weekly exercise occasionally or never. These findings suggest a potential need for targeted interventions with an emphasis on the practice of preventive health and the promotion of healthy lifestyles, especially among financially disadvantaged migrants with lesser health access.

Using the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada (LSIC) and the linked LSIC‐Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB), this study finds that of all immigrant women in Canada, those from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have the lowest labour force participation rate. After controlling for various socioeconomic factors and employing logistic regressions on multiple rounds of the LSIC and LSIC‐IMDB datasets, this study claims that patriarchal gender roles may have survived for MENA women even after a few years of living in Canada, resulting in relatively low labour force participation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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ÖZ: Sivil Toplum Kuruluşları (STK), uyum faaliyetlerinin gerçekleşmesi adına önemli bir rol üstlenmektedir. Bu faaliyetlerin yürütülmesi esnasında, ihtiyaçların tespitinden, karşılanmasına kadarki tüm süreçlerde birtakım sorunlar yaşanabilmektedir. Bu nedenle bu çalışma, göçmen gruplarla çalışan STK yetkililerinin, göçmenlerin uyum sürecine yönelik gerçekleştirdikleri faaliyetler süresince yaşadıkları sorunların değerlendirilmesi amacı ile yürütülmüştür. Çalışma gerçekleştirilirken STK’ların çalışma içeriklerinin ve yaklaşım biçimlerinin coğrafi ve kültürel açıdan farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığının görülebilmesi hedeflenmiştir. Coğrafi ve kültürel olarak Şanlıurfa ve İstanbul olmak üzere iki farklı il seçilmiş ve bu iki ilde sığınmacılarla çalışan STK yöneticileri ile yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Kartopu örnekleme yöntemiyle 9 katılımcıya ulaşılmıştır. Görüşmeler doğrultusunda, göçmenlerle çalışma deneyimi, uyum faaliyetleri, göçmen çalışmasında kültürel değerler, göçmen çalışmalarının etkililiğine yönelik değerlendirmeler olmak üzere dört ana tema ortaya çıkmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda elde ettiğimiz veriler bu iki şehir özelinde STK’ların çalışma ve uygulama biçimlerinin benzer olduğu göstermiştir. Elde ettiğimiz bu sonucun, hem Türkiye özelinde yaşanan iç göç yoğunluğunun bölgesel farklılıkları giderek azaltması, hem küreselleşme sürecinde ülkelerin ve şehirlerin benzeşmesi hem de kurumsal yapıların giderek yerel yaklaşımlardan uzaklaşması ile ilişkili olduğu düşünülmüştür. ABSTRACT: Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) play an important role in the realization of harmonization activities. During the execution of these activities, some problems may occur in all processes from the determination of the needs to the meeting. For this reason, this study was carried out with the aim of evaluating the problems experienced by NGO officials working with immigrant groups during the activities they carried out for the integration process of immigrants. During the study, it was aimed to see whether the working contents and approaches of NGOs differ geographically and culturally. Two different provinces, Şanlıurfa and Istanbul, were selected geographically and culturally, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with NGO managers working with refugees in these two provinces. 9 participants were reached by snowball sampling method. In line with the interviews, four main themes emerged: experience of working with immigrants, integration activities, cultural values in immigrant work, and evaluations of the effectiveness of immigrant work. The data we obtained as a result of the research showed that the working and implementation styles of NGOs in these two cities are similar. It is thought that this result we have obtained is related to the fact that the intensity of internal migration in Turkey gradually reduces regional differences, as well as the similarity of countries and cities in the globalization process, and the fact that institutional structures gradually move away from local approaches.

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This article provides a critical qualitative review of 26 English-language journal articles from multiple countries that focus on research and practice among pre-service teachers, and their beliefs about, and experiences of, teaching migrant learners. The findings are organised around two themes. First, the review reveals that student teachers are more likely than not to hold negative beliefs and harbour anxieties about teaching migrant learners. While the cultural diversity of the country in which the student teachers are working does not seem to be a strong determinant of such beliefs, research suggests that such beliefs are more often linked to a lack of knowledge and training. Second, the review identifies a strong emphasis on belief in the value of empathy in learning to teach migrant learners, with the caveat that having a migrant background does not necessarily lead to a more empathetic student teacher. The wider discussion problematises empathy as a goal of training and highlights the challenges inherent in encouraging the development of critical self-reflection among pre-service teachers. The review ultimately questions the extent to which pre-service teacher education equips pre-service teachers to work effectively with migrant learners and proposes increased collaborations between researchers and pre-service teachers as a step towards expanding critical research and practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Aims: This interview study focuses on the needs and wishes of Arabic‐speaking migrant women in the Netherlands to culturally adapt and optimize the digital support platform SAFE (safewomen.nl) for intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA) for their use. Design: This is a qualitative interview‐based study. Methods: We conducted the study between March 2020 and 2021. The study entailed 16 semi‐structured interviews with Arabic‐speaking women in the Netherlands with a migration background. Results: Findings suggest that a cultural gap, a lack of knowledge of the Dutch law, and the prevalence of restrictive gender roles amongst the participants and their spouses affected their acknowledgement of the different forms of IPVA. Furthermore, mental health consequences of IPVA were also strongly stigmatized. Clear information in their native language, summarizing infographics and potential interactive features should be main components of any eHealth intervention for this target group. Conclusion: The participants in our study deemed e‐help a potentially valuable support option for women experiencing IPVA in their community. The impact of IPVA on mental health is currently overlooked within this target group and should be emphasized in future interventions. Impact Cultural sensitivity proved crucial in understanding the concepts of IPVA amongst women with migrant backgrounds. To ensure effective eHealth interventions for migrant women, they should be involved in the design and delivery of these interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

During the transition from a principality to an empire, Russia followed a policy of economic, political, military, socio-cultural and socio-psychological pressure and attrition, which lasted for three centuries, towards the occupation of the strategically important Caucasus, which was the only obstacle to the realization of the ideal of landing on the warm seas. Tsarist Russia which completed the occupation of the North Caucasus and South Caucasus turned the demographic structure of the Caucasus in its favour, by resettling the Christian population to the regions vacant from the autochthonous people, which was subjected to forced migration. The forced mass movement of Caucasians, who lost the 1864 Caucasian Russian War and became immigrants, started in the direction of the Ottoman lands, which were considered suitable for them. In line with the laws and regulations issued under the responsibility of the "Immigrant Commission", which was established to carry out the affairs related to the immigrants, it was tried to ensure the permanent settlement of the immigrants and to meet their needs. However, the use of the lands where the immigrants were settled by the local people brought along judicial, security, social and cultural harmony problems between the nomadic and settled people and the immigrant population and caused the resettlement of 1864 Caucasian immigrants to Anatolian lands as a sociological problem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article provides a critical qualitative review of 26 English-language journal articles from multiple countries that focus on research and practice among pre-service teachers, and their beliefs about, and experiences of, teaching migrant learners. The findings are organised around two themes. First, the review reveals that student teachers are more likely than not to hold negative beliefs and harbour anxieties about teaching migrant learners. While the cultural diversity of the country in which the student teachers are working does not seem to be a strong determinant of such beliefs, research suggests that such beliefs are more often linked to a lack of knowledge and training. Second, the review identifies a strong emphasis on belief in the value of empathy in learning to teach migrant learners, with the caveat that having a migrant background does not necessarily lead to a more empathetic student teacher. The wider discussion problematises empathy as a goal of training and highlights the challenges inherent in encouraging the development of critical self-reflection among pre-service teachers. The review ultimately questions the extent to which pre-service teacher education equips pre-service teachers to work effectively with migrant learners and proposes increased collaborations between researchers and pre-service teachers as a step towards expanding critical research and practice.

In the present day, the fact of migration has become an important issue that concerns almost the whole world. In many parts of the world and as a result of internal turmoil, wars, economic, political, and social turmoil, generally, in poor, underdeveloped, or developing countries, migration evolves into unpleasant scenes, particularly in the Middle East and in many other countries throughout the world. This situation shakes the countries both materially and morally. This article intends to study the individuals with disabilities who are forced to migrate and thus become refugees/asylum seekers/immigrants suffering from huge problems and the problems they encounter. Refugees with disabilities have many apparent and non-apparent problems, such as accommodation, exposure to discrimination, health and access to health services, employment, and education. Considering that even a healthy person would face many problems as a refugee, the problems of accommodation, nutrition, health, education, and employment increase exponentially for a person with a disability who becomes a refugee. Individuals with disabilities, who are already in need of care of others in many aspects during their everyday life, lose the right to live a decent life when they become refugees/immigrants/asylum seekers. This study examines mainly the problems of immigrants with disabilities in Türkiye as well as the standpoint of the world and the European Union with disabled immigrants. With the European Union norms and all international conventions, it has been recurrently stated that individuals with disabilities should be aided without discrimination on language, religion, race, gender, or citizenship/nationality. Sect to ensure these individuals are protected, treated equally with other individuals, and maintains their lives with dignity. Most of the studies performed on immigrants with disabilities, particularly those made in the European Union countries, express that official surveys and scientific studies on disabled immigrants are very few or insufficient. In this respect, it is not possible to state in this study that official, correct and valid figures can be adequately obtained with access to resources on immigrants with disabilities since they are not available. In many countries, adequate records, information, documents, and numerical data on immigrants with disabilities are not available or are incomplete. It has been observed that the data and resources on refugees with disabilities in the European Union are quite inadequate. This fact constituted the biggest limitation on the study. Accessible data, official figures and information are mostly obtained from disabled statistics and official sources in the EU and Turkiye. We endeavoured to review all literature that is relevant to our subject and accessible for us. Another matter that sounds interesting is that many studies conducted in the United States focused on the contribution of immigrants to the US economy and that immigration has been dealt with from this aspect. It is globally known that Turkiye has suffered a constant influx of immigrants due to its geographical location. Nowadays, Turkiye is the country hosting the maximum number of refugees throughout the world. Regarding the results of our study, education and school are out of reach for most immigrants living in Turkiye. Refugee children and youth do not go to school. Refugees with disabilities are not furnished with adequate information about non-governmental organizations that defend their rights. There are limited studies on handicapped immigrants in the world, in the European Union and Turkiye. Even though all international institutions in the world and their recommendations state that disabled refugees should be protected, these individuals cannot easily access shelter, health, education, employment and rehabilitation services. When these problems combined with the language barriers and financial hardships come in, the vast majority of disabled people have significant difficulties in coping with these problems. Based on these reasons, refugees are considered "unemployable" in terms of employment. The most important point this study intends to emphasise is to attract attention to the necessity of employing at least certain number of the handicapped refugees in European countries so that the EU countries lend assistance to Turkiye regarding the employment of disabled refugees, so that these individuals will live and hold on to life in a decent way and the burden on Turkiye can be alleviated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Migration is the movement of people from their current place of residence to another for a temporary or permanent residence due to various reasons. The reason for migration movements taking place during times of war is primarily the safety of life. This vital reason that also occurred during the Balkan Wars caused many people to move toward Istanbul and Anatolia. It was necessary to settle and subsidise the migrants arriving in Istanbul as individuals or in groups in the shortest time possible. As it is understood from the Istanbul press of the period, migrants were settled in various areas. Mosques, huts, barracks, inns, and hotels were some of these as well as the most important ones. However, the physical inadequacy of the settling locations and lack of hygiene negatively affected the living conditions of the migrants. Consequently, epidemics were easily spread among migrants living in crowded groups. All these reasons made it unavoidable for the migrants to be sent to the places where they were to be permanently settled as soon as possible. The main focus of the study was to investigate where these people hosted in Istanbul for quite a while during the Balkan Wars were settled and what kind of problems they experienced in the locations in question. Institutions dealing with Balkan migrants, according to which regulations and instructions they were treated, and the general situation of the migrants in Istanbul were also investigated in the study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) play an important role in the realization of harmonization activities. During the execution of these activities, some problems may occur in all processes from the determination of the needs to the meeting. For this reason, this study was carried out with the aim of evaluating the problems experienced by NGO officials working with immigrant groups during the activities they carried out for the integration process of immigrants. During the study, it was aimed to see whether the working contents and approaches of NGOs differ geographically and culturally. Two different provinces, Şanlıurfa and Istanbul, were selected geographically and culturally, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with NGO managers working with refugees in these two provinces. 9 participants were reached by snowball sampling method. In line with the interviews, four main themes emerged: experience of working with immigrants, integration activities, cultural values in immigrant work, and evaluations of the effectiveness of immigrant work. The data we obtained as a result of the research showed that the working and implementation styles of NGOs in these two cities are similar. It is thought that this result we have obtained is related to the fact that the intensity of internal migration in Turkey gradually reduces regional differences, as well as the similarity of countries and cities in the globalization process, and the fact that institutional structures gradually move away from local approaches. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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As the number of immigrants in urban space increases, the problems they experience become visible. Undoubtedly, the most important of these problems is the housing problem. House is both an indispensable requirement for migrant to continue with their daily lives and an important tool for the healthy operation of the orientation period. The Syrian migration that had started in 2011 has turned into an important social problem in our times. A part of this problem is no doubt the housing problem. The aim of this study is to handle the conditions of housing of Syrian migrant living in Turkey, and to examine the housing problem they are experiencing in various aspects. There are severe quality problems in houses that Syrian migrants live in. Depots, warehouses or animal sheds are rented to migrants, and most of the time, more than one families are urged to live in the same house because of increasing rental prices. It is observed that Syrian migrants are concentrated in certain regions and create their own ghettos. Ghettoization interrupts the orientation process, and migrants discriminated regarding living areas are facing the hazard of retiring into their shells. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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ABSTRACT: The aim of this study is to analyze such impacts on inflation, unemployment rate, economic development, and housing demand as from 2011. For this reason, the subject of this research is defined as “The Impact of Syrian Refugees on Turkish Economy”. Within this frame, “Is migration an economic and demographic solution for the ageing population and work force due to sector specific supply deficiencies?”, or “Could migration be deemed as a risk due to additional burden on social savings and public finance, increase of general price levels, and increased unemployment?” have been determined as the primary problems of this paper. We researched and analyzed the number of Syrian refugees, economic growth, unemployment rate, housing demand, and overall level of prices in between 2012 – 2019 based on the quarterly data. Total statistical information, relevant to Syrian refugees, was obtained from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and rest of the data was obtained from Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK). In order to make the analysis of Syrian refugees with respect to the Turkish Economy, we primarily used the parameter of time. Hence, the research was performed both for short and long terms. And we used Johansen cointegration, Granger causality, VAR (Vector Autoregressive Model), and Impulse-Response function models. Based on the results obtained, there are no negative impacts on the Turkish economy in the short term, yet negative impacts will be faced in the long term. As a result, the increase of the number of refugees is significantly affecting the unemployment rate, and it is actually creating a horizontal effect on inflation and housing demand. We finalized the research by the results of the analyses performed as well as the contribution of political designs’ and key feedbacks’ projections. ÖZ: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Suriye göçmenlerinin 2011 yılından itibaren günümüze kadar Türkiye’ye göç etmelerinin enflasyon, işsizlik, büyüme ve konut talebi üzerine etkisinin olup olmadığını araştırmaktır. Bu nedenle araştırmanın konusu “Suriyeli Mültecilerin Türkiye Ekonomisine Etkisi” olarak belirlenmiştir. Bu çerçevede araştırmanın temel problemi: “Göç, birçok ülkede yaşlanan nüfus ve işgücü arzındaki sektörel kıtlıklar ile ilgili ekonomik ve demografik sorunlara bir çözüm mü; yoksa göçmenlerin sosyal harcamalara ek bir baskı uygulamasıyla kamu mali dengesine, talep artışıyla fiyatlar genel düzeyine, işgücü arzının arttırmasıyla işsizliğe yol açması nedeniyle bir risk olarak görülebilir mi?” şeklindedir. Çalışmada Suriyeli göçmen miktarı, ekonomik büyüme, işsizlik oranı, konut talebi ve fiyatlar genel düzeyine ilişkin 2012-2019 yılları arasında üçer aylık veriler kullanılmıştır. Suriye göçmenlerine ait istatistikler Birleşmiş Milletler Mülteci Örgütü veri tabanından (UNHCR) elde edilmiştir. Diğer bütün değişkenler Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu veri tabanından (TÜİK) sağlanmıştır. Suriyeli göçmenlerin Türkiye Ekonomisi üzerine etkisinin analizi için göçün kısa ve uzun dönem etkilerine ayrı ayrı bakılmıştır. Johansen eşbütünleşme, Granger nedensellik, VAR ve Etki-Tepki fonksiyonları modellenmiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre, Suriyeli göçmenlerin kısa dönemde ele alınan değişkenler üzerinde Türkiye ekonomisini etkilemediği, ancak etkinin uzun dönemde ortaya çıktığı görülmektedir. Buna göre göçmen sayısındaki artış; işsizliği güçlü bir şekilde artırırken enflasyon ve konut talebi üzerinde artış yönünde yatay bir seyre neden olmaktadır. Ekonomik büyüme üzerinde ise dönemsel artış ve azalışlara yol açmaktadır. Çalışma, elde edilen analiz sonuçları üzerinden Suriye Mülteci Göçünün önümüzdeki yıllardaki projeksiyonuna ışık tutabilecek politik tasarım ve önerilerle sonlandırılmıştır

IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES' ISSUES REPRESENT TOPICS WHICH HOLD THE HEADLINES OF NEWSPAPERS EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD TODAY. SINCE IT IS A HEATED SUBJECT-MATTER WITH IMPLICATIONS IN THE MAIN ASPECTS OF LIFE, THE AIM OF THE PRESENT ARTICLE IS TO FOCUS ON SOME OF THE DOMAINS INTERESTED IN MIGRATION. THEREFORE, THE ARTICLE FOCUSSES UPON THE BOOK "MIGRATION THEORY. TALKING ACROSS DISCIPLINES" PUBLISHED WITH THE ROUTLEDGE IN 2022, WITH THE AIM TO CAPTURE THE IMPLICATIONS OF MIGRATION FOR THE SCIENCES ANTHROPOLOGY, DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMICS, GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, LAW, POLITICAL SCIENCES, SOCIOLOGY. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the growing percentage of Chinese immigrants in the U.S. population, it is crucial to understand how pre-migration factors (such as reasons for migration) are related to the adjustment of families in the host country. The present study examined reasons for migration and their associations with post-migration sociocultural factors and parenting styles in a community-based sample of Chinese American immigrant families (N = 258) living in the San Francisco Bay Area. The parents’ self-reported reasons for migration included family reasons (55.1%, e.g., family reunification), betterment reasons (18.0%, e.g., better education and occupational opportunities), and both family and betterment reasons (26.9%). Those who migrated for betterment reasons reported significantly higher parental education and per capita income than the family reason group (p < 0.001) and significantly higher income than the combined reason group (p = 0.007). No significant group differences emerged in cultural orientations and parenting styles after controlling for socioeconomic factors. The findings suggested that Chinese immigrant families who migrated solely for better education and occupational opportunities had significantly higher post-migration socioeconomic status than other reason groups. These differences have relevance for programs and services for new immigrants, as families might need different types of support (e.g., socioeconomic vs. relational) depending on their motivations for migration and post-migration socioeconomic resources.

Figurative framing, in the form of metaphorical expressions, is especially effective in carrying conceptual content on an issue and affecting public opinion. One topic that has been heavily debated in contemporary Hungarian media is migration. Framing starts with the label that journalists select to refer to fled people: bevándorló ("immigrant"), migráns ("migrant") or menekült ("refugee"). Depending on the label, different associations emerge, resting upon differing (metaphorical) conceptualizations evoked by the labels. We analysed metaphorical compounds based on the keywords in a media corpus of approx. 15 million words. Our results indicate that while all three keywords evoke predominantly negative frames and evaluations that build on stock metaphorical conceptualizations of fled people as also identified in the international literature – such as flood, object, business, war and crime –, the distribution of these metaphors does vary, depending on a) the selected keyword; and b) the political agenda of the media source. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Migration of people from one geographical location to another, within or outside a country, has a major role to play in the socio-economic development across the globe. "Migrants" and "immigrants" that showcase entrepreneurial traits and are valued in both home and host countries. Transnational entrepreneurs are often studied in various cross-national entrepreneurial research streams, like international entrepreneurship, immigrant entrepreneurship, thus causing ambiguity in the existing definitions. This paper contributes a specific definition of "transnational entrepreneurship", based on secondary research, which takes into account different mobility types. It emphasizes the importance of this construct for developing transnational entrepreneurial typologies. The authors propose a "framework of transnational entrepreneurship" in the paper.

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This research explores the use of hypothetical discussion – content that is speculative, conjectural, or abstract – in newspaper articles containing migrant crime. Content analysis and logistic regression are used to examine the presence of hypothetical discussion and its associated content in 225 newspaper articles from Canada, the UK, and the US. Results include various positive predictors of hypothetical discussion – e.g., mention of Islam; irregular migration status – as well as negative predictors – e.g., crime or migration status used in the article headline. Discussion of results are presented in the context of recent migration crises and growing nationalism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]