Journal Article Migration and democracy: how remittances undermine dictatorships Get access dictatorships. By Abel Escribà-Folch, Covadonga Meseguer Joseph Wright. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 2022. 320pp. £84.00. Isbn978 0 69119 938 2. Available as e-book. Yvonne Su York University, Canada Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 99, Issue 3, May 2023, Pages 1326–1327, https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiad084 Published: 02 2023

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact disaster rehabilitation interventions on bonding social capital in aftermath Typhoon Yolanda. Design/methodology/approach data from project are drawn eight barangays Tacloban City, Philippines. Local residents and politicians were surveyed interviewed examine perceptions resilience community self-help. Findings evidence shows that haphazard or inequitable distribution relief goods services generated discontent within communities....

For the last forty years, remittances have been a lifeline for some Filipinos in times of crisis as well everyday life. So, it was no surprise when media and nongovernmental organizations credited Philippine diaspora with playing significant role post-disaster recovery after Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda struck 2013. While poured this disaster, they were differently experienced, had different impacts, led to uneven outcomes. This article highlights class-based inequalities that structure access...

The ‘migration–development nexus’ has become an established development mantra with debate surrounding the ability of migration to promote economic growth and reduce poverty. optimism this is paired a push control through promotion temporary programmes initiatives considered support regular movement migrants. This dominant paradigm come under criticism, however, for overlooking multidimensional costs migrants their families. As evidence on gathers, debates within policy scholarly arenas have...

Disasters, as forms of crisis, offer opportunities to place in sharper focus historical and ongoing inequalities the production reproduction everyday life. The opportunity for transformative change, however, risks being lost when representations disaster increasingly obscure silence full costs complexity post-disaster recovery. This article identifies construction subsequent proliferation survival myths context Philippines after 2013 Typhoon Haiyan from a feminist perspective. Using data...

People exposed to natural hazards, especially those in weak states, depend on their social networks survive. But the face of disasters, such as Typhoon Haiyan that struck Philippines 2013, a household's local network is equally affected, and household have needs seek help from outside ties. After Haiyan, migrants rose major source assistance for post-disaster recovery. This study asks how does capital types ties households affect remittance-receiving after disasters? Drawing 72 interviews...

Queer migration and counter-movement literature are established subsets of social science scholarship that, together, could illuminate debates around queer rights activism in a context. Yet, the intersection these two sets is largely underexplored. Recognizing this gap, valuable case study can be found Brazil, which home to both only LGBTQI+ refugee centre Latin America, Casa Miga, growing anti-gay anti-gender counter-movement. Thus, better understand conceptual novelty literature, we draw...

This paper argues that the American ABC (Abstain, Be Faithful, and Condomise) HIV prevention model has failed in Botswana as a result of cultural irrelevance, imposition dominant Christian ideals lack local involvement consultation. The will first examine development Model how it is distributed Botswana. second section demonstrate irrelevance by examining sexual practices four ethnic groups within Botswana: Bakalanga, Bangwato, Basarwa, Baherero. breakdown its to culture export have strongly...

This short article contributes to the growing scholarship on complex ways sexual orientation and gender identity impact people’s experiences of migration, informal labour, sex work. Drawing surveys interviews with twelve trans Venezuelan asylum seekers undocumented migrants in Brazil six key informant workers, activists, humanitarian NGO staff, this asks: How has COVID-19 affected livelihoods migrants?

Abstract When Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines on November 8, 2013, it took lives of over 6,300 people. Many those who died were men did not evacuate in order to protect their homes. As a result, widowhood was significant and devastating consequence Haiyan, but widowed women also one most neglected underserved vulnerable populations aftermath disaster. The data used this study drawn from 15 semi-structured interviews three focus group discussions with areas province Leyte that heavily...

Over the last 15 years, a growing literature has suggested that remittances are important for post-disaster recovery in many developing countries. Yet, limited research explored complex relationships between remittance senders and receivers during after disasters. The focus is on remittance-receiving households Tacloban City Philippines Typhoon Haiyan. This study identifies five main factors affect ability of to turn their links with migrants into These (1) households’ socio-economic class,...

AbstractClimate change’s impacts vary across different geographical regions and societies, thus, underpinning the value of context-specific adaptation strategies grounded in local knowledge, social cohesion community dynamics. This paper explores potentials pitfalls capital to climate change – an underexplored area inquiry on Indigenous development literature. A qualitative case study design was used conduct interviews a focus group discussion with 14 Mamanwas two government workers Eastern...

This article presents a case study of how COVID-19 has increased the precarity and risks labour exploitation for vulnerable populations. Looking at situation LGBTQ+ Venezuelan asylum seekers in Brazil during COVID-19, it examines challenges they faced were exacerbated pandemic Brazilian government’s poor response to lockdown policies forced take greater that exposed them virus. Based on 56 surveys with Manaus, Brazil, discusses impacted livelihoods seekers. Specifically, demonstrates...

This article critically reflects on the implementation of combining photovoice and videovoice as research methods to explore perspectives marginalized groups in precarious situations. Specifically, we apply it understanding experiences LGBTQ+ refugees migrants their host country Brazil. Photovoice allow us move beyond words, utilizing a medium free from burdens language or literacy, can present world global community own terms, allowing for greater agency highlighting various social...

Research has shown that globally, people often rely on their social networks to survive and recover from crises disasters. This phenomenon also been seen in the Philippines, a nation well-acquainted with paper will look at role capital played survival of an understudied vulnerable group Philippines during COVID-19 pandemic - survivors Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda) living resettlement sites north Tacloban City. Using qualitative approach analysis 357 household surveys site...

"The urban climate challenge: rethinking the role of cities in global regime, edited by Craig Johnson, Noah Toly and Heike Schroeder." Canadian Journal Development Studies / Revue canadienne d'études du développement, 38(4), pp. 582–583