Editorial Material
Demography
Sandra Lavenex, Nicola Piper
Summary: This article delves into the drivers of regional migration governance, the interaction between regional processes and global ones, and the role of external forces. It highlights the complex interplay between intergovernmental dynamics, transnational processes, and external influences on regional migration governance.
JOURNAL OF ETHNIC AND MIGRATION STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Demography
Aleksandra Lewicki
Summary: This article examines the racialisation of Eastern European immigrants in Western Europe, highlighting that discrimination occurs not only after migration but also through policies and laws; this racialisation not only shapes everyday lives after migration, but also affects the life opportunities of those born in Eastern Europe, reflecting the peripheralisation of Europe's East.
JOURNAL OF ETHNIC AND MIGRATION STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Demography
Andrew Mason, Ronald Lee
Summary: New estimates suggest that global GDP growth may slow by about 1 percentage point per year, with a stronger decline than population growth. GDP will shift towards sub-Saharan Africa more than population trends suggest. The changing population age distribution will have significant implications for living standards, public debt, and private assets in both lower-income and higher-income countries.
POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Demography
Francisco Rowe, Alessia Calafiore, Daniel Arribas-Bel, Krasen Samardzhiev, Martin Fleischmann
Summary: Existing empirical work on COVID-19 has primarily focused on nonpharmaceutical interventions and their impact on human mobility. This study examines how the pandemic has affected population movement patterns within countries, specifically in Britain. By analyzing a dataset of 21 million observations from Meta-Facebook users, the researchers found that population movement decreased during periods of high stringency measures, with the most densely populated areas experiencing the largest reductions. There was also evidence of temporary large-scale population movements from high-density areas to low-density areas, which reversed after the easing of interventions.
POPULATION SPACE AND PLACE
(2023)
Article
Demography
Nick Drydakis
Summary: The meta-analysis revealed that gay men and bisexual men and women tend to earn less than heterosexual individuals, while lesbian women tend to earn more. Despite existing anti-discrimination policies, there is still a persistent income gap, highlighting the need for comprehensive legislation and workplace guidelines to ensure fair pay.
JOURNAL OF POPULATION ECONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Demography
Luisa Feline Freier, Isabel Berganza, Cecile Blouin
Summary: The displacement of Venezuelan citizens presents a significant challenge for Latin American refugee policies. While many countries have incorporated the refugee definition of the Cartagena Declaration into their domestic laws, only Mexico and Brazil have applied this definition to Venezuelan citizens. This article provides a systematic legal analysis of the applicability of the Cartagena Declaration to the Venezuelan displacement, concluding with policy recommendations and suggestions for further research.
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
(2022)
Editorial Material
Demography
Giuseppe Gabrielli, Roberto Impicciatore
Summary: Successfully incorporating ethnic minorities is a challenge for modern societies, as migratory background affects the life trajectories of migrants' descendants. 'Hard' and 'soft' barriers lead to long-term inequality and low intergenerational social mobility, particularly in European immigration countries. Research in Southern Europe suggests that equal opportunities in education should support transitions from school to work and improve academic performance of immigrants' descendants.
JOURNAL OF ETHNIC AND MIGRATION STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Demography
Yuliya Kosyakova, Cornelia Kristen, Christoph Spoerlein
Summary: This study found that exposure to the destination language is the main factor in improving language fluency for both refugees and other new immigrants, with efficiency and incentives also playing a role in language learning. Refugees benefit more from structured learning, while other immigrants benefit more from informal exposure in their everyday environments. Overall, language acquisition is a general process that is similar across different types of immigrants.
JOURNAL OF ETHNIC AND MIGRATION STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Demography
Mirian G. Martinez-Aranda
Summary: This study investigates the situation of immigrants who are released from custody but still monitored by wearing electronic monitors (EM). The findings suggest that EM, as a surveillance tool, influences the immigrant's relationship with the state, community, and self. Immigrants lose access to co-ethnic social capital under surveillance, leading to the unequal distribution of autonomy and resources. The EM system creates a condition of 'extended punishment' that causes material and social harms to immigrants, families, and communities.
JOURNAL OF ETHNIC AND MIGRATION STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Demography
Faustine Perrin
Summary: This paper is the first attempt to assess the size of the gender gap and investigate its relationship with economic growth from a historical perspective. The authors construct a historical gender gap index using census-based data from 86 French counties in the mid-nineteenth century, and find that the Northern counties that have made the most effort to narrow the gap display better economic performance. Boys' and girls' education and family structures appear to be crucial determinants of gender equality.
JOURNAL OF DEMOGRAPHIC ECONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Demography
Markus Freitag, Nathalie Hofstetter
Summary: The article explores the effect of pandemic threat on attitudes towards immigrants during the Covid-19 crisis. The study finds that increased exposure to Covid-19 threat is associated with more negative attitudes towards immigrants. Anger plays a role in fostering anti-immigrant attitudes, while fear is linked to more immigrant-friendly orientations.
JOURNAL OF ETHNIC AND MIGRATION STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Demography
Hannes Weber
Summary: Although higher educated individuals usually report greater tolerance towards migrants and ethnic minorities, it is still uncertain whether increasing education actually causes this difference. A study on German children of immigrants found no causal effect of changing educational track on subsequent prejudice towards ethnic minorities.
JOURNAL OF ETHNIC AND MIGRATION STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Demography
Shu Cai
Summary: The study found that participating in social activities has a positive impact on cognitive function among the elderly, raising cognitive scores by approximately 29% of a standard deviation.
JOURNAL OF POPULATION ECONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Demography
Nicola De Martini Ugolotti
Summary: This paper explores the impact of music-making on forced migrants, highlighting issues of belonging, uncertainty, and marginalization. Through music-making, forced migrants are able to negotiate pleasure, expression, and sociality in contexts of enforced marginality, creating temporary but meaningful social relationships.
JOURNAL OF ETHNIC AND MIGRATION STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Demography
Myria Georgiou, Suzanne Hall, Deena Dajani
Summary: This article explores suspension as a process and politics in migration governance that disables individuals and destabilizes the state. It reveals how suspension is used to govern migration as an unequal and racialized system by obscuring state responsibilities and migrants' access to resources and rights. By focusing on urban settings and the relationship between everyday bordering and new solidarities, the article aims to understand the politics of migration in a volatile political and economic context.
JOURNAL OF ETHNIC AND MIGRATION STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Demography
Rune Ellefsen, Sveinung Sandberg
Summary: Research has shown that Muslims face widespread discrimination and hostility in Western countries, but less is known about how they resist and challenge such behavior. Through in-depth interviews with young Muslims in Norway, this study found that they use a repertoire of everyday resistance strategies to counter anti-Muslim hostility, which can help them avoid victimization, protect their religious identities, and ease their daily lives. Increased attention to narrative resistance in studies of everyday resistance can provide a better understanding of how marginalized groups cope with stigma.
JOURNAL OF ETHNIC AND MIGRATION STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Demography
Stefania Panebianco
Summary: The year 2015 marked the Mediterranean migration crisis, which has heavily impacted the Central Mediterranean route. The response from the European Union (EU) and its member states has been characterized by contradictory political strategies, with a focus on both humanitarian assistance and border control.
JOURNAL OF ETHNIC AND MIGRATION STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Demography
Philipp Stutz, Florian Trauner
Summary: Research suggests that EU readmission agreements have limited impact on the return rates of third countries, even in Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans. Most African countries have stabilized return rates, regardless of cooperation with the EU.
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
(2022)
Article
Demography
Tom Wilson, Jeromey Temple, Elin Charles-Edwards
Summary: This paper examines the possible effects of COVID-19 on Australia's demography over the next two decades, with a focus on population ageing. The projections show that the pandemic will likely have little impact on numerical population ageing but moderate effects on structural ageing. However, there is considerable uncertainty surrounding the future trajectory of COVID-19.
JOURNAL OF POPULATION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Demography
Matthew Wallace, Ben Wilson
Summary: The study confirms the authenticity of the migrant mortality advantage and rules out one of its primary mechanisms, population over-coverage. Through data analysis in Sweden, the researchers found a U-shaped difference in this advantage across different age groups.
POPULATION STUDIES-A JOURNAL OF DEMOGRAPHY
(2022)
