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1	What New or Supplementary Answers can the Life Story Approach provide within the Field of Return Migration and Entrepreneurship? : - A Case Study of Ghanaian Returnees Hansson, Magnus January 2011 (has links) Abstract Hansson, Magnus (2011): What New or Supplementary Answers can the Life Story Approach provide within the Field of Return Migration and Entrepreneurship? A Case Study of Ghanaian Returnees. Human Geography, Advanced level, Master thesis for Master Exam in Human Geography, 15 ECTS Supervisor: Bo Malmberg Language: English Short summary Researchers have claimed that return migrants from developing countries have great potential to influence the development process in terms of economic growth and poverty lessening. The primary aim of this thesis is, to provide new or additional information regarding why some Ghanaian returnees fail to set up a micro, small or medium enterprise while some others succeed. The secondary aim is to explain which capital gained abroad is of significant importance for Ghanaian return migrants’ success in setting up a business. For carrying out the research purposes, life story interviews with Ghanaian returnees who are running a business have been carried out in Ghana. Interviews with experts within the field of migration have been carried out as well as a literature review of the topic. Theories related to return migration reviewed in this thesis are, New economics of labour migration and the Structural approach, Transnationalism and the Social network theory, the Human capital theory and the Financial capital theory. The results showed that explanations for outcomes of returnees’ entrepreneurial activities are very complex and can be explained by many variables. Findings from the field research shows that social as well as human capital is more important than financial capital for Ghanaian returnees when setting up a business. Return migration entrepreneurship social capital human capital financial capital Ghana Återmigration entreprenörskap socialkapital humankapital finansiellt kapital Ghana
2	Return Migration in Europe: "A comparative analysis of voluntary return's policies and practices in France and Sweden" Moullin, Benjamin January 2010 (has links) This thesis aims to study both French and Swedish return migration policies with a practical perspective. The paper constitutes an attempt to understand how governmental institutions (such as migration authorities) deal with return migration and to clarify significant issues related to migrants’ needs for determining a successful return. Through analyzing competent literature and secondary material as starting point,the conducted study gives an interesting approach on the problematic gap between voluntary return policies in theory and in practice. migration return migration France Sweden OFII Migrationsverket frivillig återvandring aide retour volontaire återvända självmant aide retour humanitaire repatriation voluntary return discourse push and pull factors qualitative method concepts återmigration återflyttning refugees asylum seekers integration financial aid Social Sciences Samhällsvetenskap

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What New or Supplementary Answers can the Life Story Approach provide within the Field of Return Migration and Entrepreneurship? : - A Case Study of Ghanaian Returnees

Return Migration in Europe: "A comparative analysis of voluntary return's policies and practices in France and Sweden"