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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results28 Connexions Library6 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 11 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 8 Sources Library 1 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAfrican Odyssey Turns to the South: The Great Migrations Pitron, Guillaume Article 2012 Chronicles the economic hardships faced by Africans and the means they take to alleviate their suffering. The Amazon: Thirst for justice: New Internationalist May 1991 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1991 A look at the people who inhabit the Amazon rainforest, mainly focused on Brazil. Discussion of how the locals manage their environment and why many are migrating to urban centres. 'Being treated like slaves': Why migrant exploitation exists Treen, Mike Article 2018 A look at the labour market in modern capitalist society, and how it leads to the exploitation of migrant workers who are sometimes treated as slaves. Canadian Information Sharing Service: Pilot Copy, February 1976 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1976 The first issue of the Canadian Information Sharing Service publication. The name of the publication was later changed to Connexions and then to Connexions Digest. Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 2, Number 1 - May 1977 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 2, Number 4 - November 1977 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 Climate justice and migration in the media Sakellari, Maria Article 2018 A climate justice narrative is needed to communicate and enhance public understanding of migration induced by climate change. Key components must include human rights protection, greater equity in bur... Climate Migrants Lead Mass Migration to India's Cities Lal, Neeta Article 2016 South Asia will be severely impacted by climate change and cause challenges that the government must resolve. Connexions: Volume 3, Number 6 - December 1978 - Unemployment/Chomage Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 Connexions: Volume 7, Number 3 - July 1982 - Prairie Region/Region des Prairies Serial Publication (Periodical) 1982 Drought Gonzalez, Evereado Film/Video 2011 As a result of the persistent drought, an entire community prepares for an inevitable exodus from their homeland in northern Mexico. A Gran Marcha and Beyond: Against The Current vol. 122 The Editors Article 2006 March, 2006 marked an eruption that hit the streets, showed its strength, and took everyone including its participants by surprise. Millions marched all over the country: 300,000 in Chicago, 50,000 i... Immigration Is Good, Immigration Is Bad, Migration Is (a Fact): A Human Drama in Three Acts and a Few Ideas Kruh, Ulrike Article 2012 Immigration is bad – that is what the propagandists of populist politics are blazoning, in unison with their primitive media set on singing the same tune. Immigration is good, say the left, the greens... An Interview with Patricia Campbell: Against The Current vol. 123 Finkel, David Article 2006 Patricia Campbell is President of the Irish Independent Workers Union (IWU), an independent trade union and social movement in both the north and south of Ireland. She is a deputy editor of the journa... Keep Out: The case for open borders: New Internationalist October 2002 - #350 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2002 A look at refugees and the challenges they face. Discussion of how the refugee experience differs in different parts of the world. Migration: Changing the World Arnold, Guy Book 2011 The author discusses the increasing trend of migration in the modern world, its causes and effects, and peoples and governments responses. Migration and Morality Malik, Kenan Article 2013 Paul Collier's book Exodus has been welcomed as a humane and rational intervention in an often toxic debate. It seems to tell us more about the character of the contemporary immigration debate than i... New maps of land destruction show why caravans flee Central America Article 2018 A new map developed at the University of Cincinnati illustrates the extent of worldwide land degradation, including the deforestation that is now forcing migrants to leave Guatemala and Honduras. On Brexit, Borders, Being Offensive (But not being in a Hollywood movie) Malik, Kenan Article 2016 Kenan Malik recently gave a long interview to Dutch journalist Marco Visscher about Brexit, migration, democracy, politics, being offensive, growing up in racist Britian, and not being in a Hollywood ... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - October 30, 2014: Refugees Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2014 Topic of the week is Refugees. Featured articles look at migration, counter-surveillance resources, farmers in Ghana fighting to retain the freedom to save their own seeds, and rebuilding communities ... A Policy without a Conscience Malik, Kenan Article 2013 The tragedy and the horror of Lampedusa did not come out of the blue. Much of the responsibility lies with the policies pursued by European nations. The only policy that could prevent more tragedies l... Scattered Sand: The Story of China's Rural Migrants Pai, Hsiao-Hung Book 2012 Each year, 200 million workers from China’s vast rural interior travel between cities and provinces in search of employment: the largest human migration in history. This indispensable army of labour a... Socialist Register 2003: Volume 39: Fighting Identities Panitch, Leo; Leys, Colin (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2003 Time to Unfence our view of Migration Andersson, Ruben Article 2014 Instead of pretending that fence-building will solve anything, it is high time that we 'unfence' our views of migration. On the one hand, this means seeking other, more humane responses to human movem... Trafficking and Prostitution Reconsidered: New Perspectives on Migration, Sex Work, and Human Rights Boulder, Kamala Kempadoo (ed.) Book 2005 This collection of essays underscores the interlocking relationship between prostitution, migration and trafficking. They reveal a deep seated anxiety about borders, economic resources and the fragili... U.S. Labor's Subterranean Fire: Against The Current vol. 131 Post, Charlie Article 2007 The broad outlines of the crisis of the U.S. labor movement -— sharply declining union density, concession bargaining, failures to organize the growing non-union manufacturing and service sectors, the... The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration Wilkerson, Isabel Book 2010 Wilkerson chronicles the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million p... Women in Development: A Resource Guide for Organization and Action ISIS Women's International Information and Communication Service Book This guide offers an exploration of the relationship between women and multinationals, rural development, health, education, migration, etc. It presents concrete tools for activists and directs reader... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesCanadian Institute of International Affairs The CIIA provides a national, non-partisan forum for the analysis, discussion and debate of international issues focussing on the implications for Canadian interests. Activities include the National F... Center for Global Development An independent, not-for-profit think tank that works to reduce global poverty and inequality by encouraging policy change in the U.S. and other rich countries through rigorous research and active enga... Corporate Watch Corporate Watch is a not-for-profit co-operative providing critical information on the social and environmental impacts of corporations and capitalism. Since 1996 our research, journalism, analysis an... History & Policy History & Policy:
* Demonstrates the relevance of history to contemporary policymaking
* Puts historians in touch with those discussing and deciding public policy today
* Increases the influence of... North-South Institute/L'Institut Nord-Sud Provides policy-relevant research on the North-South issues of relations between industrialized and developing countries, in particular monitoring Canada's foreign policy role and its relations with t... OneWorld.net (U.S.) We bring together the latest news and views from over 1,600 organizations promoting human rights awareness and fighting poverty worldwide. The OneWorld network spans five continents and produces conte... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryAfrican odysseys turn to the south Pitron, Guillaume 2012 Fewer than 5% of African migrants now want to reach Europe or America. They’re looking instead to neighbouring countries, or the continent’s dreamland, South Africa. It’s a long, hard way there, and t... The bird that travels 29,000km a year Mooney,Chris 2014 The Rufa red knot's epic annual migration from Tierra del Fuego to the Canadian Arctic risks being grounded by climate change. Ethiopian workers 'beaten and robbed' by Saudi police 2017 A group of undocumented Ethiopians told The Associated Press news agency that after being captured by Saudi police officers they were subject to serious abuses, including beatings and filthy prison co... Migrants' billions put aid in the shade Provost, Claire 2013 Money transfers from workers abroad to family back home have tripled in a decade and are three times larger than global aid budgets. The Monkey's Voyage How Improbable Journeys Shaped the History of Life de Queiroz, Alan 2014 In The Monkey's Voyage, biologist Alan de Queiroz describes a radical new view of how fragmented distributions came into being, arguing that different species were not simply constrained by continenta... Reframing Migration: A Conversation With Historian Sunil Amrith Nayar, Varun 2017 The 2017 MacArthur Genius Fellowship recipient's interdisciplinary work on the Bay of Bengal teaches us that movement and migration are central forces in the making of Asian -- and global -- history. Upper Palaeolithic Siberian genome reveals dual ancestry of Native Americans Raghavan, Maanasa, Skoglund, Pontus, et. al. 2013 Our findings reveal that western Eurasian genetic signatures in modern-day Native Americans derive not only from post-Columbian admixture, as commonly thought, but also from a mixed ancestry of the Fi... From the Connexions ArchivesHuman Development Council Organization profile published 1981 Organization 1981 The St. John Human Development Council is an effort at social planning and coordination that is non-governmental and broadly based in the community. |
