49 research outputs found
Health policies and mixed migration - Lessons learnt from the 'Refugee Crisis'.
No full textGottlieb ND, Bozorgmehr K, Trummer U, Rechel B. Health policies and mixed migration - Lessons learnt from the 'Refugee Crisis'. Health policy . 2019;123(9):805-808
Ageism and Older Immigrants
No full textThe population of older immigrants in Europe has grown in recent decades. This population consists of two main groups: individuals who migrated as labour migrants and aged in the host country and those who migrated in older age. Because of the double jeopardy of their migration status and older age, both groups are potentially at risk for experiencing ageism in the form of marginalization and social exclusion. As with other groups of older adults, ageism towards older immigrants takes place at different institutional, cultural, social, and individual levels, and in many different contexts. Most immigration studies have failed to recognize older immigrants’ jeopardies as practices of ageism. This chapter discusses policies regarding older immigrants in the context of ageism. The following question is investigated and discussed: Does migrant status constitute a situation of increased vulnerability to ageism? The chapter concludes with recommendations and implications in light of current immigration waves
Verfahrensweisen der Universitätsevaluation im Internationalen Vergleich. Erfahrungen an der ETH Zürich und in den Niederlanden — Konsequenzen für Österreich
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Demography, Society and Culture: the profile of Turkey
No full textWith a population of over 80 million, Turkey occupies a unique geographicposition by being located partly in Asia and partly in Europe. It is not onlygeographically located between the West and East, it is also a country of conflicting values and beliefs since it has been influenced by diverse dynamics,which are reflected in its cultural, religious, and demographic profile andsocial structure. Over the last three decades, the country is going throughan alarming demographic transition as fertility has decreased sharply andlongevity has increased. Additionally, especially for the last decade, due tothe current political conditions inside and in the surrounding countries,Turkey has been one of the main transit gates for migration and asylumflow to the European Union (EU) from Middle Eastern countries, as itoffers relatively much better conditions than the countries of origin. Thesedynamics coming together with economic conditions unevenly distributedacross the country, increasing level of unemployment, a noticeable increasein the total amount of time and financial resources spent in educationtriggered by the desire for better job prospects and an observable questfor the quality of education have been influential in forming family andintergenerational relations in Turkey. It is fundamental to unfold theseissues to see where Turkey stands among European countries in terms ofimplications of current dynamics for future in terms of intergenerationalfamily relations and solidarity.<br/
Intergenerational Family Solidarity of Immigrants from Two Successor States of Former Yugoslavia Living in Austria
No full textMeđugeneracijska obiteljska solidarnost (IGFS) važna je za
socijalnu koheziju i ugrožena je migracijom. Malobrojni su
znanstveni dokazi o tome kako migranti održavaju
međugeneracijsku obiteljsku solidarnost. U Austriji je 2016.
boravilo 421 875 migranata iz bivših jugoslavenskih
republika, od kojih je većina došla iz Bosne i Hercegovine
(162 021) i Srbije (137 057). Imigranti iz tih zemalja
uglavnom su ekonomski migranti koji su se iselili u
šezdesetim godinama dvadesetoga stoljeća i izbjeglice iz
balkanskih ratova 1990-ih. Pregled literature pokazao je da
prethodnih istraživanja međugeneracijske solidarnosti u
obiteljima migranata u Austriji gotovo nema. Nisu
pronađene objavljene studije koje se izravno bave ovom
temom. Kako bi se produbilo razumijevanje ove
problematike, tri žene koje su 1990. godine izbjegle iz Bosne
i Srbije ispitane su o obiteljskim strukturama, obiteljskom
životu i obiteljskoj solidarnosti polustrukturiranim dubinskim
intervjuima koji se temelje na kvalitativnoj sociološkoj
metodi. Rezultati pokazuju da premda iseljavanje slabi
međugeneracijsku obiteljsku solidarnost u smislu učestalosti
kontakata, prevladava visoka normativna solidarnost i
rezultira osjećajima krivnje i neispunjenim obiteljskim
obvezama. Podrška roditeljima i rodbini iskazuje se slanjem
novca i robe u domovinu.Intergenerational Family Solidarity (IGFS) is important for social
cohesion and challenged by migration. Scientific evidence on
how migrants sustain IGFS is scarce. In 2016, 421,875 migrants
from different Former Yugoslav Republics were residing in
Austria, the majority coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina
(162.021) and Serbia (137.057). Immigrants from these
countries are predominantly economic migrants who came in the
1960s and refugees of the Balkan wars in the 1990s. A literature
review showed that intergenerational solidarity in migrant families
in Austria is hardly covered by previous research. No published
studies explicitly dealing with this subject were found. To generate
more understanding, three migrant women who migrated as
refugees in the 1990s from Bosnia and Serbia were asked about
their family structures, family life, and family solidarity through
semi-structured in-depth interviews based on qualitative sociological
method. Results show that although immigration has
weakened IGFS in terms of frequency of contact, high normative
solidarity prevails and results in feelings of guilt and non-met
family responsibilities. Support of parents and relatives is
sustained by sending money and goods to the home country
