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Unlike many of their North African and West African compatriots who reunified with family and settled in France in the 1970s and 80s, the decision of migrant worker hostel residents not to return definitively to places of origin at retirement is puzzling. Firstly, it calls into question the assumptions of the ‘myth of return’ literature, which explains non-return on the basis of family localisation. In the case of ‘geographically-single’ hostel residents, however, the grounds for non-return cannot be family localisation, since the men’s families remain in places of origin. Secondly, older hostel residents also remain unmoved by the financial incentives of a return homewards, where their French state pensions would have far greater purchasing power. Instead of definitive return, the overwhelming preference of hostel residents is for back-and-forth migration, between the hostel in France and communities of origin. The aim of this dissertation is to resolve this puzzle, by asking: What explains the hostel residents’ preference for back-and-forth mobility over definitive return at retirement? In order to make sense of these mobility decisions, several theories of migration are presented and evaluated against qualitative data from a multi-sited research design incorporating ethnography, life story and semi-structured interviews, and archive material. This fieldwork was carried out across France, Morocco and Senegal. Although no one theory adequately accounts for all the phenomena observed, the added value of each theory becomes most apparent when levels of analysis are kept distinct: at the household level as regards remittances; at the kinship/village level as regards re-integration in the home context; at the meso-level of ethnic communities in terms of migrants’ transnational ties; and at the macro-level of social systems concerning inclusion in healthcare and administrative organisations. Widening the focus beyond the puzzle/dilemma of late-in-life mobility, the thesis concludes by questioning what ‘home’ can mean for the retired hostel residents. An innovative way of theorising home – building on conventional conceptions of home based on territory and community – is outlined, arguing that to be ‘at home’ can also mean to be ‘included’ in different ‘social systems’. With this argument the thesis aims to contribute to broader debates on what it means for immigrants to belong and achieve inclusion in society.

<p>Titel:               FLYKT FRÅN EN VERKLIGHET TILL EN ANNAN. EN JÄMFÖRELSE AV RUTINER MELLAN FYRA BOENDEN FÖR ENSAMKOMMANDE FLYKTINGBARN</p><p>  </p><p>Författare:      Brask, Sandra</p><p>Ragnarsson, Sofie</p><p>Handledare:    Drugge, Gunnel</p><p> </p><p>Örebro universitet</p><p>Akademin för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete</p><p>Socionomprogrammet</p><p>Socialt arbete 21-40 poäng</p><p>C-uppsats, 15 poäng</p><p>Ht 2009</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Sammanfattning </strong></p><p>Under 2008 kom 1510 flyktingbarn och ungdomar till Sverige utan vårdnadshavare. Många kom från Irak och Afghanistan. Syftet med denna uppsats är att kartlägga och jämföra rutiner i verksamheten vid fyra ungdomsboenden för ensamkommande flyktingbarn. Frågeställning-arna handlar om vilka rutiner som finns kring introduktion, vardag, hälsa, fritidsaktiviteter, skola, socialt nätverk och identitetsutveckling. Utgångspunkt för analysen är Förenta Nation-ernas Konvention om Barnets Rättigheter, Randall Collins teori om interaktionsritualer samt tidigare forskning inom ämnet. Litteraturinhämtningen har skett främst utifrån artikeldata-baser. Resultaten har framtagits genom kvalitativ metod och semistruktureade intervjuer. Intervjumaterialet har behandlats utifrån ett fenomenologiskt betraktelsesätt. Följande har framkommit: I boendenas <em>introduktion</em> är vuxenstöd och tydlig information viktiga bestånds-delar. <em>Vardagsrutinerna </em>består av regler kring bl.a. basala mänskliga behov, hushållsgöromål och kommunikation. Gällande <em>hälsa</em> finns rutiner för hanteringen av fysiska besvär. Det psy-kiska måendet nämns dock huvudsakligen. Det finns rutiner kring individuella och gemen-samma <em>fritidsaktiviteter</em>. Beträffande <em>skolan</em> beskrivs rutiner kring skolstart, läxläsning och skolvägran. Kring ungdomarnas <em>sociala</em> <em>nätverk</em> finns rutiner för kontakt med släkt, vänner och gode män samt utökning av kontaktnätet. För <em>vägledning inför bildandet av en vuxen identitet</em> finns rutiner bl.a. för att motverka droganvändning och våld.  </p><p> </p><p>Nyckelord: ensamkommande flyktingbarn, ungdomsboenden, rutiner</p> / <p>Title:               FLIGHT FROM ONE REALITY TO ANOTHER. A COMPARISON OF</p><p>ROUTINES BETWEEN  FOUR YOUTH HOSTELS FOR UNACCOMPANIED ASYLUMSEEKING CHILDREN.  </p><p> </p><p>Authors:         Brask, Sandra</p><p>                      Ragnarsson, Sofie</p><p>Supervisor:     Drugge, Gunnel</p><p> </p><p>Örebro university</p><p>School of law, psychology and social work</p><p>Social Work Program</p><p>Social work 21-40 points</p><p>C-essay, 15 points</p><p>Autumn term 2009</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Abstract </strong></p><p>In 2008 1510 refugee children and adolescents arrived in Sweden without their guardians. Many of them came from Iraq and Afghanistan. The purpose of this essay is to make a survey and compare the routines of four youth hostels for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. The main issues concern routines in the fields of introduction, everyday life, health, leisure activities, school, social network and development of their identity. The basis of the analysis is The Convention on the rights of the child of The United Nations, Randall Collins theory of interaction rituals and research on the subject. The literature has in most part been collected from databases. The qualitative method and semi-structured interviews are used in the collection of the data. The interview material has been analysed using a phenomenological approach. The main findings are: In the <em>introduction</em> adult support and basic information are important components. The <em>daily routines</em> consist of guidelines about, e.g. basic human needs, household chores and communication. Concerning <em>health</em> there are routines in the field of physical ailments. The mental wellbeing is though more often mentioned. There are routines about individual and group <em>activities</em>. Regarding <em>school</em> routines about starting school, home-work and school refusal are described. In the matter of their <em>social</em> <em>network</em> there are routines for the contact with relatives, friends and legal guardians and extension of the network. To <em>guide</em> them on their <em>way to an adult identity</em> there are routines for e.g. the prevention of drugs and violence.</p><p> </p><p>Keywords: unaccompanied refugee children, adolescents, youth hostels, routines.</p>

<p>This study examines the effect on school achievement of a policy such as hostels, aimed at</p><p>giving children from a poor socioeconomic background an opportunity to receive education.</p><p>Data is collected from two different schools in a district in Andhra Pradesh, India, in which</p><p>both hostel students and day-scholar students, having a similar background, are studying.</p><p>Exam scores for three different subjects are used as dependent variables in the analysis. The</p><p>results indicate that private hostels do have a positive effect on achievement in all subjects,</p><p>thereby contributing to reducing the large gap in school achievement between different</p><p>socioeconomic groups</p>

This study examines the effect on school achievement of a policy such as hostels, aimed at giving children from a poor socioeconomic background an opportunity to receive education. Data is collected from two different schools in a district in Andhra Pradesh, India, in which both hostel students and day-scholar students, having a similar background, are studying. Exam scores for three different subjects are used as dependent variables in the analysis. The results indicate that private hostels do have a positive effect on achievement in all subjects, thereby contributing to reducing the large gap in school achievement between different socioeconomic groups

In recent years, the impacts of tourism on the environment have indicated an urgent need for sustainability principles to be introduced within the industry. Although problems arise regarding the definition and meanings of sustainability, the Ecological Footprint has been proposed as a key indicator of sustainable tourism. In this study, the ecological footprint was adapted to a tourism context, in order to measure the sustainability of backpacker tourists, who are speculated to be environmentally friendly due to their low budgets and use of few resources. During this study surveys were conducted with 123 backpackers and hostel tourists staying at 8 hostels located throughout Ontario and Quebec. Information was collected on respondents’ food, activity and transportation behaviours, as well as hostel occupancy rates, property sizes, energy usages, and waste management routines. This data was inputted into the ecological footprint calculator to determine the average ecological footprints of backpacker tourists in Ontario and Quebec, and the relationship between the ecological footprint, demographics and travelling behaviours. In addition to the data collected for ecological footprint calculations, information was also gathered on hostel and respondent environmental behaviours. The findings indicate that backpacker tourism is substantially more sustainable than some other forms of international travel, however it is generally not sustainable as an activity. Backpacker ecological footprints were considerably higher than the average footprints of residents in their home countries, indicating the immense impacts of transportation, which accounted for 77% of the average EF in this study. As most backpackers in this study were international travellers, the transportation impacts were often a result of flight emissions and although an inquiry was made into sustainable flight options, it is clear that there is currently no perfect solution for decreasing flight impacts. As a result, reducing the ecological footprint of backpacker tourism to a sustainable level currently appears to be for the most part, impossible. However, as backpacker tourism does contribute to the social and economic sustainability of some areas, minor changes are possible within the sector, to at least make the backpacker market as environmentally sustainable as currently possible.

In recent years, the impacts of tourism on the environment have indicated an urgent need for sustainability principles to be introduced within the industry. Although problems arise regarding the definition and meanings of sustainability, the Ecological Footprint has been proposed as a key indicator of sustainable tourism. In this study, the ecological footprint was adapted to a tourism context, in order to measure the sustainability of backpacker tourists, who are speculated to be environmentally friendly due to their low budgets and use of few resources. During this study surveys were conducted with 123 backpackers and hostel tourists staying at 8 hostels located throughout Ontario and Quebec. Information was collected on respondents’ food, activity and transportation behaviours, as well as hostel occupancy rates, property sizes, energy usages, and waste management routines. This data was inputted into the ecological footprint calculator to determine the average ecological footprints of backpacker tourists in Ontario and Quebec, and the relationship between the ecological footprint, demographics and travelling behaviours. In addition to the data collected for ecological footprint calculations, information was also gathered on hostel and respondent environmental behaviours. The findings indicate that backpacker tourism is substantially more sustainable than some other forms of international travel, however it is generally not sustainable as an activity. Backpacker ecological footprints were considerably higher than the average footprints of residents in their home countries, indicating the immense impacts of transportation, which accounted for 77% of the average EF in this study. As most backpackers in this study were international travellers, the transportation impacts were often a result of flight emissions and although an inquiry was made into sustainable flight options, it is clear that there is currently no perfect solution for decreasing flight impacts. As a result, reducing the ecological footprint of backpacker tourism to a sustainable level currently appears to be for the most part, impossible. However, as backpacker tourism does contribute to the social and economic sustainability of some areas, minor changes are possible within the sector, to at least make the backpacker market as environmentally sustainable as currently possible.

Titel:               FLYKT FRÅN EN VERKLIGHET TILL EN ANNAN. EN JÄMFÖRELSE AV RUTINER MELLAN FYRA BOENDEN FÖR ENSAMKOMMANDE FLYKTINGBARN    Författare:      Brask, Sandra Ragnarsson, Sofie Handledare:    Drugge, Gunnel   Örebro universitet Akademin för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete Socionomprogrammet Socialt arbete 21-40 poäng C-uppsats, 15 poäng Ht 2009         Sammanfattning Under 2008 kom 1510 flyktingbarn och ungdomar till Sverige utan vårdnadshavare. Många kom från Irak och Afghanistan. Syftet med denna uppsats är att kartlägga och jämföra rutiner i verksamheten vid fyra ungdomsboenden för ensamkommande flyktingbarn. Frågeställning-arna handlar om vilka rutiner som finns kring introduktion, vardag, hälsa, fritidsaktiviteter, skola, socialt nätverk och identitetsutveckling. Utgångspunkt för analysen är Förenta Nation-ernas Konvention om Barnets Rättigheter, Randall Collins teori om interaktionsritualer samt tidigare forskning inom ämnet. Litteraturinhämtningen har skett främst utifrån artikeldata-baser. Resultaten har framtagits genom kvalitativ metod och semistruktureade intervjuer. Intervjumaterialet har behandlats utifrån ett fenomenologiskt betraktelsesätt. Följande har framkommit: I boendenas introduktion är vuxenstöd och tydlig information viktiga bestånds-delar. Vardagsrutinerna består av regler kring bl.a. basala mänskliga behov, hushållsgöromål och kommunikation. Gällande hälsa finns rutiner för hanteringen av fysiska besvär. Det psy-kiska måendet nämns dock huvudsakligen. Det finns rutiner kring individuella och gemen-samma fritidsaktiviteter. Beträffande skolan beskrivs rutiner kring skolstart, läxläsning och skolvägran. Kring ungdomarnas sociala nätverk finns rutiner för kontakt med släkt, vänner och gode män samt utökning av kontaktnätet. För vägledning inför bildandet av en vuxen identitet finns rutiner bl.a. för att motverka droganvändning och våld.     Nyckelord: ensamkommande flyktingbarn, ungdomsboenden, rutiner / Title:               FLIGHT FROM ONE REALITY TO ANOTHER. A COMPARISON OF ROUTINES BETWEEN  FOUR YOUTH HOSTELS FOR UNACCOMPANIED ASYLUMSEEKING CHILDREN.     Authors:         Brask, Sandra                       Ragnarsson, Sofie Supervisor:     Drugge, Gunnel   Örebro university School of law, psychology and social work Social Work Program Social work 21-40 points C-essay, 15 points Autumn term 2009       Abstract In 2008 1510 refugee children and adolescents arrived in Sweden without their guardians. Many of them came from Iraq and Afghanistan. The purpose of this essay is to make a survey and compare the routines of four youth hostels for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. The main issues concern routines in the fields of introduction, everyday life, health, leisure activities, school, social network and development of their identity. The basis of the analysis is The Convention on the rights of the child of The United Nations, Randall Collins theory of interaction rituals and research on the subject. The literature has in most part been collected from databases. The qualitative method and semi-structured interviews are used in the collection of the data. The interview material has been analysed using a phenomenological approach. The main findings are: In the introduction adult support and basic information are important components. The daily routines consist of guidelines about, e.g. basic human needs, household chores and communication. Concerning health there are routines in the field of physical ailments. The mental wellbeing is though more often mentioned. There are routines about individual and group activities. Regarding school routines about starting school, home-work and school refusal are described. In the matter of their social network there are routines for the contact with relatives, friends and legal guardians and extension of the network. To guide them on their way to an adult identity there are routines for e.g. the prevention of drugs and violence.   Keywords: unaccompanied refugee children, adolescents, youth hostels, routines.

published_or_final_version / Architecture / Master / Master of Landscape Architecture

Hostels have become synonymous with the migrant labour system in South Africa. They were first introduced on the mines to house workers cheaply. The significant feature of these hostels was that they were for "single" males - they did not cater for the housing needs of workers families. Their design made them useful, to the employers, in controlling their workers. As the manufacturing and construction sectors grew, hostels similar to those one the mines were replicated in most urban centres in South Africa. They were useful in reducing the cost of reproducing labour by externalising these costs to the reserves, later the bantustans. At the same time they performed a valuable political role by ridding the "white" urban areas of the "swart gevaar". This role was reinforced during the period of Apartheid, and hostels are therefore seen as "artefacts of the era of apartheid". More recently they became notorious as "urban fortresses" from which acts of violence were perpetrated, particularly on the Reef. As the country moves towards a post-apartheid non-racial democracy the injustices and inhumanities of the hostel system will have to be redressed. The miserable and wretched conditions will have to be transformed and hostels will have to be integrated into "normal" community life. The recent violence succeeded, at great cost, in instilling a sense of urgency for the transformation of hostels, so as to reduce the potential for further conflict and violence. All the major actors committed themselves to a national development initiative to transform hostels. Hostels however, are a complex phenomenon, serving varying functions and performing many roles. There is therefore a need for a more thorough understanding of the various features of hostels to inform any intervention if it is going to be meaningful or lasting. This dissertation examines the complexities of the hostel question with a view to informing development interventions in hostels. In this thesis the focus is on physical/spatial planning interventions. / Theses (M.T.R.P.)-University of Natal, Durban, 1993.