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What is Forced Migration

Chapter 1
Migration and Urbanization: Local Solutions for Global Economic Challenges
a migratory movement in which an element of coercion exists, including threats to life and livelihood, whether arising from natural or man-made causes (e.g. movements of refugees and internally displaced persons as well as people displaced by natural or environmental disasters, chemical or nuclear disasters, famine, or development projects).
Published in Chapter:
International Labor Migration in a Globalizing Economy: Historical Dynamics and Prospects of Development
Eteri Rubinskaya (South Russia Institute of Management, Russia)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 17
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0111-5.ch001
Abstract
International labor migration is a multi-level, multi-dimensional social phenomenon being studied by specialists of different branches of science. Scientific views on the content of the concept, causes, and factors behind it, consequences from it, etc., have been developing together with the progress of this phenomenon and are still developing it now. The chapter is dedicated to the influence of the world economic trends (globalization, integration, transnationalization) on the international labor movement and changes of theoretical approaches to its analysis in the historical development of society on the examples of relevant contemporary concepts.
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Chapter 11
The Paradigmatic Displacement of Migration: Belonging v Set Apart I
The coerced removal of a human group from their quotidianities due to political causes, including external interventions, crime and corruption, and lack of natural disasters preparedness.
Published in Chapter: The Paradigmatic Displacement of Migration: Belonging v Set Apart I; From: Bioethics of Displacement and Its Implications
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Chapter 5
The Socioeconomic and Political Ramifications of Climate Migration in the 21st Century
The term forced migration refers to the physical removal of a population of individuals and families from their native country because of deteriorating social, economic, and political conditions resulting from environmental pressures that cause food insecurity, threats of violence, and geopolitical conflict (Definitions.net, 2022).
Published in Chapter: The Socioeconomic and Political Ramifications of Climate Migration in the 21st Century; From: Technological Development and Impact on Economic and Environmental Sustainability
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Chapter 26
Family Life of Women Forced to Migrate From Syria to Turkey
Involuntary immigration due to the problems caused by war (loss of home or relatives, etc.) and war, with the concern that the safety of life of itself or its relatives will be endangered, due to health problems and/or economic reasons.
Published in Chapter: Family Life of Women Forced to Migrate From Syria to Turkey; From: Handbook of Research on Policies, Protocols, and Practices for Social Work in the Digital World
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Chapter 7
Expanding Horizons for Interior Architecture: Accounting for Forced Migration
A general term which refers to the movements of internally displaced people, who left their local area to reside in another part of their countries due to conflicts, and people who left their countries to reside in another country. The causes of these movements range from political conflicts to natural disasters.
Published in Chapter: Expanding Horizons for Interior Architecture: Accounting for Forced Migration; From: Handbook of Research on Methodologies for Design and Production Practices in Interior Architecture
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Chapter 21
The Labor Market Effects of Immigration
An involuntary migration movement due to threats to life and livelihood, whether from natural or human-made factors.
Published in Chapter: The Labor Market Effects of Immigration; From: Handbook of Research on Unemployment and Labor Market Sustainability in the Era of Globalization
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Chapter 17
Global Migration, Discrimination, and the Internationalization of Higher Education
A general term used to describe migration flows that have an element of coercion, including threats to life and existence, caused by natural or human-induced causes (e.g., flows of refugees and internally displaced persons, as well as natural, displacement caused by ecological, chemical and nuclear disasters, famine, and development projects).
Published in Chapter: Global Migration, Discrimination, and the Internationalization of Higher Education; From: Handbook of Research on the Regulation of the Modern Global Migration and Economic Crisis
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Chapter 12
Thinking Transnationally: The Reunification of Migrant Families
When a person is forced to leave his or her territory because of extreme circumstances
Published in Chapter: Thinking Transnationally: The Reunification of Migrant Families; From: Handbook of Research on Effective Communication in Culturally Diverse Classrooms
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Chapter 11
Crossing Borders: Challenges of Refugee Women
Forcibly relocated to another place because of environmental forces nuclear disaster, war, threat, and other conflicts.
Published in Chapter: Crossing Borders: Challenges of Refugee Women; From: Immigrant Women’s Voices and Integrating Feminism Into Migration Theory
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Chapter 6
The Geopolitics of Conflict-Actuated Mass Displacement in the 21st Century
A condition in which individuals are compelled to flee or escape their habitual residence areas to find peace and safety elsewhere. The motivating factors for this type of migration can range from anywhere between avoiding armed conflicts, evading general violence and man-made disasters.
Published in Chapter: The Geopolitics of Conflict-Actuated Mass Displacement in the 21st Century; From: Handbook of Research on the Regulation of the Modern Global Migration and Economic Crisis
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