This study examines Peruvian public policies on Venezuelan migration, identifying factors influencing their formulation and implementation while uncovering behavioral patterns. Using a qualitative approach based process tracing thematic analysis of official documents, media narratives, statistical data, the research identifies three phases migration policy: (1) open-door policies, (2) securitization restriction, (3) invisibilization normalization irregular migration. These reveal disconnect...

In contrast to the other papers in this special issue, paper reflects a specific case of co-agency between states and individual migrants, particularly students alumni networks. Based on qualitative study with 29 Georgian 14 institutions organizations, explores impact polity building Georgia. Here we can observe two phases: Firstly, Georgia Germany act as co-agents by facilitating migration young financing their studies (student scholarships) objective that return transfer knowledge country...

This article highlights the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on immigration. and immigrant wellbeing in United States by focusing all categories migrants, documented undocumented. We argue that wake pandemic, immigrants disproportionately experienced higher rates unemployment, greater losses income, more exposure occupational risks, food housing insecurity, which exacerbated preexisting differentials access to health care generate COVID infection, morbidity, mortality among adults stunted...

While most research on the Tamil diaspora and conflict in Sri Lanka studies United Kingdom Canada, this article focuses role of organized Tamils Germany. Based an extensive three years qualitative field study Germany Lanka, using theoretical framework Bercovitch's (2007) cycle, I analyzed engagement phases conflict: emergence before war (until 1983), escalation (1983–2009), post-conflict reconstruction after (from 2009). In each these phases, they took different positions toward conflict....

International students are conceived as essential contributors to the development of their countries origin after they finished studies abroad. Political decision-makers therefore take measures that will eventually return home and bring back gained knowledge consequently contribute home. However, is a always best way in country or can international graduates equally from abroad through high mobility between different countries? This article aims address this question on basis an intensive...

Abstract In this paper, we focus on an exit regime for important and fast rising, but still under‐researched form of migration: student migration. More more countries in the Global South—which suffered large emigration numbers students to North past—have started establish their own regimes regulate interests. How do these studying abroad operate? And are they actually successful regulating migration interest state? Here, take a closer look at Caucasian state Georgia. Drawing Krasner's theory...

The impact of international student mobility on the development in countries origin is an under-researched topic migration studies. In a global knowledge economy, immigration Global North perceive students almost exclusively as ideal immigrants who are (mostly) young, flexible, and highly skilled when they enter labour market after graduation. However, can play important role for their origin. For instance, our own research alumni from selected South (Colombia, Georgia, Ghana, Indonesia)...