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Beyond the Prototypical Male Migrant
(2010-06-07)
The primary theoretical accounts of migration have been largely unaffected by the feminisation of migration. But this does not mean that they are gender neutral. Drawing on the concept of gender knowledge developed by German sociologists Irene Dölling and Sünne Andresen, on the feminist critique of knowledge, feminist economics and studies on gender and migration, the paper interrogates two influential models of migration from neoclassical economics for their gendered assumptions: the Roy-Borjas selection model of ...
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Critical Perspectives on TTIP
(2015-12-03)
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Opportunities and constraints of peri-urban buffalo and dairy cattle systems in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
(ICDD, International Center for Development and Decent Work, University of Kassel, 2012-01)
In the big cities of Pakistan, peri-urban dairy production plays an important role for household
income generation and the supply of milk and meat to the urban population. On the other hand,
milk production in general, and peri-urban dairy production in particular, faces numerous problems
that have been well known for decades. Peri-urban dairy producers have been especially neglected
by politicians as well as non-government-organizations (NGOs).
Against this background, a study in Pakistan’s third largest city, ...
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Cooperation or Confrontation?
(2011-07-25)
With globalization and increased connectedness, migration has become a political issue. Nevertheless, without citizenship participation in the political system in the host society is limited. Based on a neo-institutionalist approach and referring to political opportunity structure theory, this paper analyzes differences in means of political participation by migrants in two cities, one in the U.S. and one in Germany. Specific focus is put on the welfare state as one factor potentially influencing forms of participation ...
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Nicaragua: Neue Wege in Sozialpolitik und ländlicher Entwicklung?
(Universität Kassel, Fachbereich Gesellschaftswissenschaften, Fachgebiet Internationale und Intergesellschaftliche Beziehungen, 2011)
Seit Anfang 2007 wird Nicaragua wieder von Daniel Ortega und der FSLN regiert. Trotz weit verbreiteter Skepsis auch innerhalb der Nicaragua-Solidaritätsbewegung, erhoffte man sich zumindest einige soziale Verbesserungen. Das vorliegende Working Paper beschäftigt sich mit der Politik der FSLN in den Bereichen Sozialpolitik und ländliche Entwicklung. Dabei wird insbesondere das unter dem Namen ‚Hambre Cero’ (Null Hunger) bekannt gewordene Programa Productivo Alimentario (PPA) genauer untersucht und im Kontext des sich ...
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Sozial verantwortliche Beschaffung von Informationstechnik
(ICCD, International Center for Development and Decent Work, University of Kassel, 2013-01)