Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. Dept. of History, 2008. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on March 27, 2009) Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-279). Also issued in print.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-335) Also available in print.

Thèse 3 cycle--Géographie--Clermont-Ferrand II, 1979. / Bibliogr. p. 247-252.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-335) Also available online.

Magister Philosophiae - MPhil / This thesis examines the distribution of African migrants across the different segments of the labour force in South Africa. The specific objective of this study is to demonstrate that there has been structural changes from 2001 to 2011 in the deployment of African immigrants in terms of occupation, employment sector, income groups just to name a few. Studies that have been recorded using the 2001 population census suggest that the South African labour market attracts majority of African migrants that are not highly qualified. The proposed study makes use of the 2011 population census to evaluate the extent to which the situation has changed or whether it remained the same between the two periods. The assumption underlying this study is that, over time the magnitude of qualified migrants has improved. As far as African migration is concerned, to capture the structural changes during the ten-year period (2001 to 2011) this study focuses on variables such as demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. To profile changes in the participation of African migrants, this study makes use of the 2001 and 2011 national population census data. Furthermore, statistical packages are used to test the relationship between variables. Policy document about migration are also used to provide the legislated framework with regards to the involvement of foreign labour in the South African labour force. The geographical scope of the study is national meaning it covers all nine provinces of South Africa.

This study looks at the importance of social networks amongst urban migrants in Johannesburg. The aim of the study was to look at how the social networks of international migrants function, and how migrants make use of these networks in an urban setting; examining whether this differs between migrants with established social networks available at their final destination before departure, and migrants without such social networks, and if so, how it differs. The study looks at the importance of social networks throughout the entire migration process, more specifically investigating their impact on the decision-making, journey, arrival and adaptation conditions. The literature review highlights research within the areas of social capital and social networks, research which was used to develop the definition of social networks used in this thesis. The literature review further shows that most research on the subject has emphasised the advantages of having friends or family available at the country of destination. This chapter also establishes a set of important indicators which formed the framework of areas which needed to be included in the analysis of adaptation. In order to analyse the importance of social networks, a mixed methods approach was adopted. This approach allowed the quantitative section to establish particular relationships between variables, while the qualitative section explained these relationships further. The comprehensive quantitative data which was used came from the African Cities Project (ACP) which was a comparative and longitudinal survey conducted in 2008. To further explore the findings from this data, a case study was conducted using in-depth interviews with the most interesting migrant group identified in the ACP data; the Somalis. The decision to select the Somalis as the subject of the qualitative case study was based on the findings of the quantitative analysis, and in particular the fact that the Somali respondents in many ways contradicted much of the previous literature on social networks. The findings of this thesis suggest that the significance of social networks during the migration process has often been exaggerated in the literature. According to the data used in this study, migrants without social networks tend to be more successful in many areas, especially when it comes to adapting to the new country. Having personal networks at the country of destination before departure seems to be less important than the cultural knowledge needed to find and make use of the networks and assistance available.

ABSTRACT This research investigates how language affects the livelihoods of migrants and their use of social networks for income generation in Johannesburg. The study focuses on the Cameroonians, a community constituted by two main linguistic groups: Francophones and Anglophones. It explores the historic process of migration into the Republic of South Africa, the motivations behind the choice of the inner city of Johannesburg by Cameroonians, and it differentiates the type of social networks in which Cameroonians in this study engage in. The research report also explores how language shapes social networks among Cameroonians living in the inner city of Johannesburg. Findings of this study reveal that language does not have a direct effect on livelihoods as almost all Cameroonians migrants interviewed in this study are able to speak both English and French. It nevertheless, shapes the respondents’ opportunities and strategies as many rely on linguistic communities to access information, get social assistance, and find jobs. This study found that Cameroonians living in the inner city of Johannesburg use intra-linguistic social networks more than inter-linguistic group social networks for their income generating strategies. It also demonstrates the importance that language has in the lives of these respondents. The study is based on non-representative sample of Cameroonians living in Johannesburg. It used a multi-methods approach including in-depth face-to-face interviews and written sources such as journals, books and research reports were combined to gather relevant data. Thematic content analysis was used to analyse the data.

Hung Wai San. / Thesis submitted in: July 2005. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 107-115). / Abstracts and questionnaires in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.ii-iii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iv / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.vi / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vii / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.viii / Chapter Chapter 1. --- The background and the orientation of the research --- p.1 / Chapter 1. --- The background --- p.1 / Chapter 2. --- Research objectives and research questions --- p.9 / Chapter 3. --- Organization of the thesis --- p.10 / Chapter Chapter 2. --- Social network and the labor marker performance of new migrants --- p.12 / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.12 / Chapter 2. --- The concept of social network --- p.13 / Chapter 3. --- The characteristics of social network --- p.14 / Chapter A) --- The strength of ties --- p.15 / Chapter B) --- Network structure and composition --- p.17 / Chapter 4. --- The importance of social networks in the labor market performance of new migrants --- p.19 / Chapter A) --- The importance of social networks in the labor market performance compared with other job searching methods --- p.21 / Chapter B) --- The importance of social networks in the labor market performance compared with human capital --- p.23 / Chapter 5. --- The analytical framework --- p.26 / Chapter 6. --- Conclusion --- p.28 / Chapter Chapter 3. --- Methodology --- p.31 / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.31 / Chapter 2. --- Target population --- p.31 / Chapter 3. --- Sampling --- p.32 / Chapter 4. --- Data issues --- p.34 / Chapter 5. --- Focuses of the questionnaire --- p.44 / Chapter 6. --- Focuses of the interviews and focus group discussions --- p.46 / Chapter 7. --- Data analysis --- p.48 / Chapter 8. --- Conclusion --- p.50 / Chapter Chapter 4. --- Survey Findings --- p.51 / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.51 / Chapter 2. --- Demographic characteristics of the survey respondents --- p.51 / Chapter 3. --- Employment performance of respondents in Hong Kong --- p.57 / Chapter 4. --- Job searching details --- p.60 / Chapter 5. --- Network Dimensions --- p.63 / Chapter A) --- The network structure and composition --- p.63 / Chapter B) --- The strength of network ties --- p.64 / Chapter 6. --- The effects of social networks on the employment status --- p.67 / Chapter 7. --- The effects of social networks on the quality of the first job --- p.70 / Chapter 8. --- Conclusion --- p.71 / Chapter Chapter 5. --- Explanation of the employment performance of Chinese new migrants --- p.73 / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.73 / Chapter 2. --- The selectivity of Chinese new migrants --- p.74 / Chapter 3. --- Economic environment and the poor labor market performance of Chinese new migrants --- p.74 / Chapter 4. --- The limitations of social network on the labor market performance of Chinese new migrants --- p.80 / Chapter 5. --- The low transferability of human capital and the labor market performance of Chinese new migrants --- p.90 / Chapter 6. --- Conclusion --- p.93 / Chapter Chapter 6. --- Conclusion --- p.95 / Chapter 1. --- Summary of research findings --- p.95 / Chapter 2. --- Academic contribution --- p.97 / Chapter 3. --- Policy implication --- p.101 / Bibliography --- p.107 / Appendices --- p.116 / Appendix 1-Chinese version of the questionnaire --- p.116 / Appendix 2-English version of the questionnaire --- p.120 / Appendix 3-Interview guide --- p.124 / Appendix 4- Focus group discussion agenda --- p.126

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Cette thèse porte sur la question de la migration irrégulière. Plus précisément, elle porte sur la protection des droits des migrants en situation irrégulière dans le contexte européen de sécurisation de la migration. Cette thèse vise à répondre à l'absence d'interrogation sur la protection des migrants vulnérables en situation irrégulière dans les disciplines sociales, notamment en Relations Internationales. L'argument est basé sur la littérature en sécurité critique traitant de la décriminalisation du migrant en situation irrégulière et visant le dévoilement de l’artificialité de toute exclusion politique. Cette thèse s’ancre aussi dans la littérature des mouvements sociaux se concentrant sur l’accès des migrants en situation irrégulière aux droits sociaux et politiques des pays occidentaux. Elle est aussi inspirée par le corpus de littérature traitant des questions de la citoyenneté, de l’identité politique et de l’inclusion politique. Au plan empirique, cette thèse repose sur une analyse systématique du discours de plusieurs ONG humanitaires françaises, italiennes et espagnoles. L'analyse entend distribuer plus de 200 documents sur un axe allant de la dépolitisation, comprise comme l’exclusion du corps politique des migrants en situation irrégulière, vers la répolitisation, comprise comme l’inclusion politique des migrants concernés. À l'aide de cette grille d'analyse, cette thèse tentera de mettre en lumière une nouvelle façon d’argumenter la protection. La protection des droits des migrants en situation irrégulière peut se réaliser non seulement à travers le processus traditionnel d'octroi et de reconnaissance des droits par l'État du haut vers le bas mais, de plus en plus souvent et avec une assez grande efficacité, du bas vers le haut, en ayant comme point de départ le migrant lui-même et la société civile qui l’appuie dans ses revendications par rapport à l'État. Cette thèse argumente ainsi l'importance de mettre l'accent sur la politique de la protection, les jeux de pouvoir, les négociations entre plusieurs acteurs qui font et défont la protection l’inclusion et l’exclusion politique du migrant en situation irrégulière, le tout étant conçu comme processus de politisation-dépolitisation. Cette thèse affirme que toute décision juridique est avant tout une négociation politique qui doit impliquer une multitude d'acteurs et non seulement les États. Une plus grande importance devrait être accordée aux acteurs de la société civile et à l'individu lui-même concerné par l'exclusion, une meilleure crédibilité et une meilleure place dans la politique de la protection. Cette recherche affirme aussi que, dans ce contexte, l'humanitaire voit son intervention réformée, il devient un humanitaire politisé, activement engagé dans la protection des droits et par conséquent, dans la politisation du migrant en situation irrégulière. De là, toute l'importance de mettre en évidence l'existence de ce mouvement de protection sur la place publique, orchestré par l'humanitaire, et de voir par quels discours, par quelles stratégies et vers quels buts cette mobilisation de l'humanitaire se réalise.