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Handbook of Research on the Regulation of the Modern Global Migration and Economic Crisis
A person who voluntarily moves from one place to another for better conditions.
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Migration Policy Challenges and Management: Georgian and European Approach
Tamar Khokhobashvili (Georgian Technical University, Georgia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-6334-5.ch014
Abstract
International migration is a hot subject of modern scientific and political debates, towards which there is a mixed attitude. Evaluating the political, economic, social, and cultural consequences of migration and implementing and developing appropriate policies tailored to the country's interests is one of the important tasks of any country's domestic and foreign policy. Migration is a multidimensional process, which is the subject of various sciences such as sociology, demography, geography, history, economics, etc. representing the field of study. The chapter examines the political, social, and economic aspects of migration processes; analyzes the main directions, trends, and scales of international migration examines the importance of managing migration processes; discusses the growth factors of illegal emigration; examines the main causes of forced migration; and analyzes the role of the European Union in the migration policy management process.
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International Migration and the Rights of Migrants Guaranteed by the Legislation of Georgia and Their Implementation
There is no universally accepted definition of the term “migrant” at the international level. Usually, the term “migrant” refers to all cases where a person decides to migrate freely, without coercion, which is dictated by considerations of “personal well-being” and occurs without the intervention of an external coercive factor. Thus, the term is used to refer to persons and their family members who move to another country or region to improve both their material and social conditions and their personal and family prospects for the future.
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The Balkan Migration Route
Is a person who changes his or her place of usual residence, across an international border, temporarily or permanently, and for a variety of reasons. The term refers to all those on the Balkan route travelling to Europe, including people who intend to seek asylum and may later gain refugee status. The term ‘migrant’ is used in a broad sense and involves groups of people including refugees, asylum seekers, economic migrants, smuggling and human trafficking victims, minors, and undocumented people.
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Overview of Translational Activities to Promote the Inclusion of Migrant Population in Health Communication
An umbrella term, not defined under international law, reflecting the common lay understanding of a person who moves away from his or her place of usual residence, whether within a country or across an international border, temporarily or permanently, and for a variety of reasons. The term includes a number of well-defined legal categories of people, such as migrant workers; persons whose particular types of movements are legally defined, such as smuggled migrants; as well as those whose status or means of movement are not specifically defined under international law, such as international students ( IOM, 2019 ).
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Promotion of Migrant Entrepreneurship: The Portuguese Case Study
A person who moves from his/her country to another as a result of different situations. It is a comprehensive concept, encompassing the definition of emigrant, immigrant and refugee.
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South African Destination Among African Women Immigrants
A person (male or female) that is engaging in the act of migration.
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Identification of Various Dimensions and Indicators of Immigrant Integration Into Global Scenarios
Migrant is a person who moves away from his or her place of usual residence, whether within a country or across an international border, temporarily or permanently, and for a variety of reasons.
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Mind the Violent Afrophobic Language Gap and Its Impact on Anti-Immigration in Post-Apartheid South Africa
A migrant’ is used as a neutral term to describe a group of people who have in common a lack of citizenship attachment to their host country.
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Tracing the Rights of Domestic and International Kenyan House Helps: Profiles, Policy, and Consequences
A person who moves to live in another country to seek a better life, work or security.
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Globalization, the Media, and Challenges of Illegal Migration for Africa
A person who moves from one place to another, especially in order to find work or better living conditions.
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Creating a Beginners English for Speakers of Other Languages E-Course Curriculum for Adult Migrants: A Case Study in a Non-Formal Context
Migrant is a person who changes his/her country of usual residence, irrespective of the reason for migration or his/her legal status.
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Social Justice Leadership for Co-Educating Refugee and Migrant Students in Greek Primary Schools Through Distance Education During COVID-19
A broad term that applies to an individual who willingly leaves home and moves from one place to another, most often in search of employment.
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Cultural Citizenship and Refugee Integration: The Case of African Youth in Australia
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No One Left Behind?: Migrant and Refugee Health in the COVID-19 Crisis in Greece
In the global context, a person who is outside the territory of the State of which they are nationals or citizens and who has resided in a foreign country for more than one year irrespective of the causes, voluntary or involuntary, and the means, regular or irregular, used to migrate.
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A Study on the Determination of Family Structure and Economic Status of Families Immigrated from Syria to Turkey due to the War
An individual residing in a foreign country, regardless of reasons, voluntary or not, migration routes, regular or irregular.
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Experiences and Employability of Nigerien Migrants in Algeria and Libya
IOM defines a migrant as any person who is or has moved across an international border or within a state away from his/her habitual place of moving residence, regardless of (1) the person’s legal status (2) whether the movement is voluntary or involuntary (3) what the causes for the movement are, or (4) what the length of the stay is.
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Striving for Equity: Ways Education Can Be Used to Fight Against Oppressive Systems
A migrant refers to a person who has moved to a new place, inside or outside of their native land, for a short time.
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International Labor Migration in a Globalizing Economy: Historical Dynamics and Prospects of Development
IOM defines a migrant as any person who is moving or has moved across an international border or within a State away from his/her habitual place of residence, regardless of (1) the person’s legal status; (2) whether the movement is voluntary or involuntary; (3) what the causes for the movement are; or (4) what the length of the stay is. IOM concerns itself with migrants and migration-related issues and, in agreement with relevant States, with migrants who are in need of international migration services.
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The COVID-19 Challenges and Opportunities for Immigrant Career Development
An individual who seeks residence in another country by leaving their country of origin (DHS, 2017). Immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees, can all be considered migrants, though they have different legal implications based on their legal status (Schwartz et al., 2010). The term implies transnational connections when individuals move from one country to another (Segura & Zavella, 2007).
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Integra(-te): Project Based on Integrative Science, Entrepreneurial, and Multiculticultural Activities
People who move from one place to another, especially in order to find work or better living conditions.
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