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Cohen, Erez. "Re-thinking the 'migrant community' : a study of Latin American migrants and refugees in Adelaide." Title page, contents and abstract only, 2001. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phc6782.pdf.
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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 259-270) Based on 18-months fieldwork, 1997-1999, in various organisations, social clubs and radio programs that were constructed by participants and 'outsiders' as an expression of a local migrant community. Attempts to answer and challenge what it means to be a Latin American in Adelaide and in what sense Latin American migrants and refugees in Adelaide can be spoken about as members of an 'ethnic/migrant community' in relation to the official multiculturalism discourse and popular representations of migrants in Australia.
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Sabet-Esfahani, Afsaneh. "The experience of immigration : the case of Iranian women." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28276.
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This study investigated the question: What is the experience of immigration for Iranian women? This was accomplished by using an existential-phenomenological approach. The study included four adult single female co-researchers who had migrated to Canada from Iran and, by their own reckoning, were feeling settled in this country. The co-researchers were asked to describe their experience of immigration, from the beginning to the time they felt adjusted. The descriptions were audio-taped and transcribed. The analysis of these descriptions was conducted according to the method described by Colaizzi (1978). From the four descriptions thirty-two themes were derived. These themes were clarified and woven into a narrative description of the experience of immigration. Highlighted in the narrative description were five significant phases involved in the process which depicted an approximate symmetry of experiences. These significant experiences included sense of loss and attachment to the homeland, awareness of differences and conflicts, sense of self-invalidation and disorientation, reviewing oneself and the situation and sense of personal growth, stability and deriving meaning from the experience.Education, Faculty of
Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of
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Henry, Hani M. "Loss and mourning in immigration using the assimilation model to assess continuing bonds with native culture /." Connect to this document online, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=miami1138205134.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Miami University, Dept. of Psychology, 2006.Title from second page of PDF document. Document formatted into pages; contains [2], vi, 165 p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-158).
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Panţîru, Maria-Cristina. "An integrated strings model of transnational advocacy : case studies from Romania and the United Kingdom." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2011. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/6342/.
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Studies of transnational advocacy mainly explore separate processes – e.g. the use of persuasion, socialization, leverage, incentives and penalties – through which specific actors influence policy and law at national and transnational levels. These processes can be seen as strings pulled by the actors involved in order to promote their aims. However, the existing literature stops short of explaining the dynamics of advocacy across time, the number of strings necessary for inducing change and the failure of advocacy. In order to address these shortcomings this thesis analyses the interactions between various processes that constitute transnational advocacy and proposes a conceptual model – labelled the integrated strings model of advocacy – to facilitate the understanding of the dynamics of advocacy. This model suggests that transnational advocacy is constituted by the following interlinked processes, labelled stages and strings in order to emphasize their dynamics: - The stages are: the making of pilot or past solutions-in-practice, problematization, the development of a common frame for possible solutions, the creation of solutions-on-paper and the making of solutions-in-practice; - These stages are constituted by six strings: the creation of social enterprises, the use of expertise, regulations, technology, the formation of alliances and the marketization of ideas and services. This model provides a more comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of advocacy than the existing literature and explains why some advocacy processes were successful while other failed. The model is illustrated through three case studies of advocacy focused on: (a) heritage conservation and sustainable development in Romania; (b) children's rights in Romania; and (c) access to the UK' labour market for Romanian migrants in Britain. The integrated model was developed through empirical multi-sited research conducted in Romania and the UK. My methodology was influenced by multi-sited ethnography (Marcus 1998), grounded theory (Strauss and Corbin 1990) and actor-network theory (Callon 1986; Latour 2005).
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Anderson, Pamela Kim. "The State and the Legalization of Dual Citizenship/Dual Nationality: A Case Study of Mexico and the Philippines." Scholar Commons, 2011. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/2986.
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The purpose of this paper is to address the question of how does the inclusion or exclusion of political participation with dual citizenship or dual nationality impact the Philippines' and Mexico's efforts to achieve the economic and political benefits of dual citizenship from their citizens?
The hypothesis of the paper states that that if a sending state offers legal dual citizenship/nationality with political participation, then it will be successful at increasing the economic and political benefits provided by its emigrants; but if a sending state only offers legal dual citizenship/nationality without political participation than it will not be successful at increasing the economic and political benefits provided by its emigrants.
In order to explore this hypothesis an exploratory case study of Mexico and the Philippines is done to examine the implementation of those states' legalization of dual citizenship/dual nationality. The case study of each state explains the dual citizenship/dual nationality laws of the state and examines data to determine if the state has been successful at increasing the economic and political benefits provided by its emigrants. In the end, these case studies show no difference between the implementation of dual citizenship/nationality with political participation and without political participation and therefore do not support this hypothesis. Furthermore, the case studies do not show any significant improvement in either country in its relations with its emigrants after the passage of the legislation legalizing dual citizenship/dual nationality.
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Kritzer, Kristopher M. "Applying Lakoff's frames to changes in political media and congressional policymaking." Muncie, Ind. : Ball State University, 2009. http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/416.
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Hansen, Ellen Rita 1954. "Mexican women and the decision to migrate: Multiple respondents in household studies." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291879.
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This research is an exploration of the applicability of a methodology to the study of decision making on migration in Mexican households. This thesis shows the importance of using multiple respondents in order to examine the role of women in decision making within Mexican households that have migrated. Women's roles in the processes of decision making and migration are varied, but individuals in all households studied indicated that migration is a family, rather than individual, decision. Gender differences appeared in responses to many questions, emphasizing men's and women's different priorities. The most striking differences emerged between spouses in the same household, and the results show the inaccurate picture that can develop if one household member is used to represent all members.
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Moorhouse, Lesley. "An exploration of Zimbabwean migrant women's perceptions of their identity : selected case studies in Gqebera, Port Elizabeth, South Africa." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1200.
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This study explores the perceptions of women who had migrated to Gqebera, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, from Zimbabwe, in terms of their own identity. In-depth interviews were conducted, situated within a phenomenological paradigm with a feminist epistemological orientation, in order to describe the rich detail of a woman’s quotidian existence subsequent to the migratory experience. Findings suggest that women’s identities are constructed in relation to other people, both those who form their in-group and their out-group. The process of migration and difficulties associated with assimilation into the host community impacts on felt ethnicity, strengthening ties to the homeland and to fellow Zimbabweans. Identity is also impacted on by spatiality, or lived space, in terms of both memories of home and present space occupied. Migration incorporating even the post-migration period may well form an extended liminal experience for women.
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Kilpatrick, Anne. "The Jewish Immigrant Aid Services : an ethnic lobby in the Canadian political system." Thesis, McGill University, 1995. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=22598.
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The purpose of this study is to examine the Jewish Immigrant Aid Services (JIAS) as an example of an ethnic lobby in the Canadian political system. The research explores how in-group and external political factors influence the techniques and effectiveness of JIAS within the immigration policy arena. Specifically, this paper examines how JIAS' lobbying efforts are influenced as a result of issues emerging from within the organization (e.g. structure, hierarchy, leadership, etc), and those arising from within the organization's constituency: Canadian Jews as a whole, and other organizations within the Jewish polity. Further, the broader context of public opinion and the Canadian immigration system are explored to determine how each affects JIAS' advocacy efforts. The political system is examined from the perspective of the structure and agendas operating at three levels of government involved in the development and implementation of immigration policy (the Department of Immigration, Legislative and Senate committees on immigration and employment, and the Cabinet).
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Boyles, Julie. "Women's Actions and Reactions to Male Migration: A Case Study of Women in San Juan Guelavía, Oaxaca, Mexico." PDXScholar, 2013. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/659.
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Using a mixed methods, interdisciplinary case study approach, this research project explores the benefits, risks, and challenges of male migration for women who reside in San Juan Guelavía, Oaxaca, Mexico. In a unique approach in the field of migration studies, this project considers not only women whose husbands have migrated--absent husbands--but also the impact of male migration on women whose husbands have returned as well as women whose husbands have never left--anchored husbands. Women with returned husbands and even women with anchored husbands feel the threat, worry, and fear that male migration could, at an unknown point in the future, fragment their family. This case study approach looks at how women's work responses are differentiated by husbands' migration status, by age, and by husband's control over women's activities. Women with absent husbands tend be income-producing women as well as women ages 35 to 50 far more than women 35 and under and 50 and over. With motherhood as a cultured priority of rural Mexican women, women's income-producing opportunities are primarily limited to options within the home or in venues that can accommodate their children until the children enter school. Although this case study showed little or no connection between male migration and educational attainment, substantial policy-worthy findings suggest that the lack of value that residents of San Juan Guelavía place on the local public high school curriculum negatively impacts educational attainment of children beyond middle school. Women's traditional and cultural emphasis of marriage for their daughters as well as their reluctance to expose daughters to the negative influences of the city sway the decisions that women make for their daughters.
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Hollero, Maria Elisa School of Social Science & Policy UNSW. "Deconstructing the racialisation experience of Asian Australians: process, impact and response." 2007. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/40518.
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The study uses racialisation as a lens to understand the racist experiences of ordinary Asian Australians. It examines the racialisation processes underlying these experiences and explores the strategies employed to respond to and mitigate the impact of being racialised. It addresses the need to develop the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of racialisation and anti-racism in light of the dearth of research work on these especially in Australia. Different elements from various theories were drawn to frame the empirical investigation since no single theory was adequate as anchor for this qualitative study. In-depth interviews and focus groups with 64 Asian Australians generated rich narratives that provided interesting insights on the personal, political, and spiritual dimensions of human experience that connect the lives of racialised subjects. Deconstructing stories of racialised subjects laid bare the essence of racist experiences by revealing insights into when and how race becomes a salient signifier of difference. Racialisation provides a productive way of understanding racist experiences since it allows for the unpacking of the multi-layered linked processes of racial categorisation, racial differentiation and problematisation, marginalisation and exclusion, inferiorisation and devaluation. These processes are ordinarily part of the experiences of minority people. They constitute what can be called 'everyday racialisation'. The study uses stress-coping theory to examine the long-term and cumulative impact of being part of a racialised group. It shows how exposure to racism stressors has multifarious effects on the health and well-being of racialised subjects. The everyday racialisation of minority groups affects their socio-psychological functioning and limits the life chances and economic opportunities available to them. In addition, the study demonstrates how Asian Australians cope with the stress of their everyday racialisation by drawing from their personal repertoire of discursive, cognitive and behavioural strategies. These, in combination with outside support mechanisms, make up what can be termed ?everyday anti-racism? strategies. Racialisation provides valuable insights into when, how and why racialised subjects deploy these different strategies to negotiate, contest and bridge the constraints and boundaries imposed on them. The study offers an integrated model for understanding racialisation experience and lays the foundation for developing further the concepts of 'everyday racialisation' and 'everyday antiracism'.
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Jabinal, Ezyl. "Embracing the outside world : the Filipino migration with Australia, South Australia case study." 2007. http://arrow.unisa.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/unisa:36824.
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This dissertation is divided into six sections. The first section, the introduction and literature review, also covers the aim and objectives of the thesis. The second section discusses the labour migration from the Philippines to the outside world. It then explores the push forces and pull factors for Filipino migration in terms of: (i) economic issues, including unemployment and unchecked population growth, fiscal deficit and public-sector debt, natural disaster and globalisation; (ii) political factors, including a weak and inefficient state, security problems, and laws and policies; and (iii) dynamics of marriage and family migration, personal choice, wage difference and level of skills. The third section discusses the Philippines Government's roles in promoting migration, in implementing policies to protect its Filipino migrants and in providing supports for 'overseas contract workers' (OCWs). The fourth part of the thesis explains the importance of the remittances that overseas Filipinos send back to their home country. A series of case studies is presented on the fifth chapter; these focus on Filipino professional migration to Australia and particularly the state of South Australia. The case studies provide a more in-depth understanding of the Filipino migrants' role and position in a foreign country. The findings and observations made in the study are synthesised in the concluding sixth section.
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Shoko, Munatsi. "Household differentials and the individual decision to migrate to South Africa : the case of Gweru city in Zimbabwe." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/4881.
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Zimbabweans of all walks of life have crossed over to South Africa since the late 1990s for long and short periods of time, some of them even remaining there permanently. The increased amount of the migration is largely blamed on Zimbabwe’s socio-economic and political instability by most scholars. However, each individual would eventually migrate because of pressure that usually comes from the household. Hence, this study was aimed at investigating household influence on an individual’s decision to migrate to South Africa. This study was carried out in the central Zimbabwean city of Gweru. A household survey was conducted and basic descriptive analyses were used to generate the findings. The results indicate that only 2% of the households in the sample did not have a migrant in another country. Also, about 43.7% of all migrants were females and among those female migrants who have children, 45.7% of them had children younger than five years staying home when they left for South Africa. Most households seem to have a strong influence on the migration decision, and as a result the majority of the migrants send remittances back home.Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2010.
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"Identity construction in the Canadian context: a case study of Hong Kong migrants in Vancouver." 1999. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5889948.
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by Hui Tsz Wan Alison.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 114-120).
Abstracts in English and Chinese.
Acknowledgment --- p.i
Abstract --- p.ii
Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1
Chapter 2. --- The History of the Chinese in Vancouver --- p.22
Chapter 3. --- Contemporary Hong Kong Chinese in Vancouver --- p.42
Chapter 4. --- Relations with Local People --- p.69
Chapter 5. --- The Construction of Cultural Identities among the Hong Kong Chinese --- p.83
Chapter 6. --- Conclusion: Transnationalism and Cultural Identity --- p.108
Bibliography --- p.114
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Pillay, Natashya Kristanna. "An exploratory study of the citizenship processes of immigrants to South Africa : a case study of Pakistanis in Durban." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/4894.
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The number of Pakistani immigrants who are becoming citizens of South Africa is on the increase. This research was conducted with Pakistani citizens in Durban, South Africa, to examine the individual, social and political decision-making processes that resulted in their citizenship. The motivation for embarking on this study was to highlight the complexity involved in the process of contemplating and acquiring citizenship. In addition to this, local migration literature concentrates on African immigrants, thus this study on the citizenship processes of former Asian immigrants was necessary. Fifteen in-depth interviews were conducted with Pakistani citizens to determine their motivations to acquire citizenship and their experiences with local people and authorities. Pakistani citizens gained citizenship primarily for personal reasons. However, a range of contextual factors were also taken into consideration when deciding whether citizenship would be worthwhile. Social and political factors as well as the circumstances in the country of origin and the destination country were considered during the decision-making process. Durban was favoured as a city to settle in as Pakistani citizens believed it had a multitude of opportunities in comparison with other locations in South Africa. Furthermore, locals have embraced them and this has allowed them to assimilate into local society relatively easily. Pakistani citizens participate politically and make efforts to redress social inequalities; furthermore they are skilled professionals who have honest intentions. Thus they would like locals to abandon the negative preconceptions they hold towards foreigners.Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2010.
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Gebre, Liqu Teshome. "The experiences of immigrants in South Africa : a case study of Ethiopians in Durban." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/5677.
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Migration from non-SADe countries to South Africa has become the new trend of
population movement in Southem Africa. This research was conducted with Ethiopian
immigrants in Durban in an attempt to shed some insights into this new nexus. The
aim of the study was to understand the experiences of Ethiopian immigrants before,
during and after their migration. In-depth interviews were conducted with 15
Ethiopian immigrants in South Africa. The decision to migrate was mainly motivated
by economic reasons. There were many contributing fac tors in making the decision to
migrate. These included social networks, cost of travel, accessibility and availability
of opportunities in South Africa. Ethiopian immigrants have used different travel
routes and entry points to enter South Africa, both legally and illegally. They selected
Durban as their destination city because of the availability of economic opportunities
and the relatively less bureaucracy in government offices compared to other cities.
Various literatures suggest that immigrants in South Africa and other parts of the
world share the experiences of Ethiopian immigrants in South Africa in many ways.
The findings of this research suggest that most Ethiopian immigrants in South Africa
are involved in the informal economic sector. The target of their economic activities is
mainly South Africans in the townships and Ethiopian immigrants themselves. This
research also found that Ethiopian immigrants have not integrated with the local
community. The study further explains some of the challenges Ethiopian immigrants
face during their travel and stay in South Africa. Most of the Ethiopian immigrants
stated that they do not intend to stay in South Africa for long. Most of them plan to go
to economically more affluent countries like the United States of America.Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2007.
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"The impact of the 1997 issue on professionals: a pilot study on a group of civil engineering trainees." Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1991. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5886662.
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by Ng Chi-kwong.Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1991.
Bibliography: leaf 75.
ABSTRACT --- p.ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii
LIST OF TABLES --- p.v
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --- p.vi
Chapter I. --- THE 1997 ISSUE --- p.1
Chapter II. --- EMIGRATION AND BRAIN DRAIN --- p.4
The Extent of Emigration --- p.4
The Characteristics of the Emigrating People --- p.7
The Reasons for Emigration --- p.8
The Impact of Emigration Turnover on Organizations --- p.10
Chapter III. --- THE DEMAND OF GRADUATE MANPOWER --- p.13
Chapter IV. --- RESEARCH OBJECTIVES --- p.16
Chapter V. --- METHODOLOGY --- p.19
Research Stages --- p.19
Research Basis for Stage One --- p.20
Research Basis for Stage Two and Three --- p.20
The Sample --- p.21
Data Collection and Analysis --- p.22
Chapter VI. --- RESULTS OF THE FIRST STAGE DISCUSSION AND THE GUIDELINES FOR THE IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS IN THE THIRD STAGE OF PROJECT --- p.24
Chapter VII. --- RESULTS OF THE STAGE TWO QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY --- p.33
Chapter VIII. --- RESULTS OF THE FINAL STAGE IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS --- p.39
The Understanding on the 1997 Issue --- p.39
The Satisfaction About the Present Arrangements for Hong Kong's Future --- p.40
The Participation in the Local Political Development --- p.41
The Perceived Functions of Building the Airport --- p.42
The Emigration Phenomenon in the Profession --- p.43
The Perceived Effective-ness of the Existing Government Policy to Solve the Brain-drain Problem --- p.47
The Perceived Impact of the 1997 Issue on the Profession --- p.48
The Impact on the Trainees' Motivation to Get Recognition in the Profession --- p.52
Top Management Involvement in the Professional Organization --- p.52
Chapter IX. --- DISCUSSION --- p.54
Limitation of the Study --- p.54
The Difference in the Questionnaire Survey and the In-depth Interviews --- p.55
Chapter X. --- CONCLUSION --- p.57
The Reactions and the Opinions of the Civil Engineering Trainees Concerning the1997 Issue --- p.57
Suggestion for Further Study --- p.58
Recommendations --- p.59
Chapter APPENDIX 1: --- QUESTIONNAIRE --- p.61
Chapter APPENDIX 2: --- THE RESULTS IN THE QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY --- p.65
BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.75
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Simati, Sunema Pie. "The effect of migration on development in Tuvalu : a case study of PAC migrants and their families : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University, New Zealand." 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10179/1140.
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International migration and development have been traditionally treated as separate policy portfolios; however, today the two are increasingly viewed as interlinked. While the development status of a country could determine migration flows, migration can, in turn, contribute positively to national development, including economic, social and cultural progress. Consequently, if migration is not well managed, it can pose development challenges to a country’s development and progress. Therefore, partnership through greater networking between countries of origin and destination is needed to fully utilise the development potential of migration. For Tuvalu, migration has remained a vital ingredient for economic development and more importantly, the welfare of its people. The implementation of New Zealand’s Pacific Access Category (PAC) scheme in 2002 offered for the first time a formal migration opportunity for permanent or long-term migration of Tuvaluans. The PAC scheme allows 75 Tuvaluans per year to apply for permanent residence to work and live in New Zealand, provided they meet the scheme’s conditions. The goal of this research is to investigate, more than five years after PAC’s implementation, the ways in which long-term migration of Tuvaluans, through the PAC scheme, has benefited Tuvalu. To give a broader perspective on the issues explored in this study, the views of Tuvaluan leaders, as significant players in traditional Tuvaluan society, are included, in addition to the perspective of migrants’ families in Tuvalu and the migrants themselves in New Zealand. Combining transnationalist and developmental approaches as a theoretical framework, this thesis explores how Tuvalu’s mobile and immobile populations, through articulation of transnationalism, enhance family welfare, and grassroots and national development. The eight weeks’ fieldwork in Tuvalu and Auckland demonstrated that the physical separation of Tuvaluans from one another through migration does not limit the richness of the interactions and connections between them. In fact, the existence of active networking between island community groups and other Tuvaluan associations in Auckland and in Tuvalu strengthens the Tuvaluan culture both abroad and at home, thus ensuring strong family and community coherence. Maintaining transnational networks and practices is identified as of great significance to grassroots and community-based development in Tuvalu. However, the benefits of long-term migration can only be sustained as long as island loyalty, or loto fenua, and family kinship stays intact across borders, and networking amongst families, communities and church remains active.