Migration, settlement, and the concepts of house and home
In: Routledge advances in geography 14
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In: Routledge advances in geography 14
In: Global discourse: an interdisciplinary journal of current affairs and applied contemporary thought, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 450-453
ISSN: 2043-7897
In: Global networks: a journal of transnational affairs, Volume 10, Issue 3, p. 401-423
ISSN: 1471-0374
AbstractThe transnational immigrant home is understood analytically, in an extensive literature, as a mobile construct that is not necessarily confined in its application to a single locale or building. The home has significant symbolic meaning for transnationals, as well as referring to their places of residence. In this study, however, we explore the physical structure of the transnational immigrant home and its materiality – the house. We examine two distinct types of homes of Italian immigrants in Melbourne – their past houses in Italy and their current houses in Melbourne. We argue that these houses form tangible links within Italian–Australian social space, and are parts of a network that constructs this transnational space. It is necessary to consider the actual materiality of such houses in order to extend the common understanding of 'home', seeing it not only as an abstract idea but also as a specifically located tangible structure and an active participant in the formation of transnational social spaces.
In: Urban policy and research, p. 1-13
ISSN: 1476-7244
In: Journal of prevention & intervention in the community, Volume 44, Issue 4, p. 233-246
ISSN: 1540-7330
In: Journal of urban affairs, Volume 44, Issue 3, p. 291-304
ISSN: 1467-9906
In: Environmental science & policy, Volume 120, p. 118-126
ISSN: 1462-9011
This article assesses the quality of 15 primary studies that examined the effectiveness of youth foyer or foyer-like programs on the lives of young homeless people. The youth foyer model provides an integrated approach to tackling youth homelessness, connecting affordable accommodation to training and employment. In Australia, there is growing support from government for the development and funding of foyer programs. However to date, there has been very limited development and investment in the evidence base on the effectiveness of this model in Australia or internationally. Following an extensive literature search, we argue that there is a need to lift the standard of the evidence base of youth foyer effectiveness. We discuss two main issues: the difficulty studies had validating claims of foyer effectiveness, and limitations of research design and methodology. The implications of the lack of rigour in the research reviewed are three-fold. Firstly, youth foyer evaluation study quality could be improved by: clearer methodological and model documentation; post intervention follow-up design; comparison of data to non-randomised comparison groups; and a pre-publication peer-review process. This would be supported with clearer expectations from the research community regarding the production and assessment of grey literature. Secondly, while the standard of reporting needs to be raised, the 'gold standard' (i.e. randomised controlled trials) of research design in the scientific community is not a relevant benchmark in the field of homelessness research. This is due to the complexity of homelessness interventions and the inadequate funding of the homelessness research field. Greater investment in robust research and evaluation should accompany the substantial investment in youth foyer programs in order to accurately appraise the effectiveness of the youth foyer model. Thirdly, the lack of rigour in the studies reviewed suggests gaps in the service development of the youth foyers that were evaluated in the articles ...
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In: Journal of urban affairs, Volume 44, Issue 3, p. 361-379
ISSN: 1467-9906
In: Land use policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use, Volume 108, p. 105577
ISSN: 0264-8377
In: Global diversities
This book offers a critical reflection on the ways in which migration has shaped Australias cities, especially over the past twenty years. Australian cities are among the worlds most culturally diverse and are home to most of the nations population. This edited collection brings together contemporary research carried out by scholars across a range of diverse disciplines, all of whom are concerned with the intersections between migration and urban change. The chapters are organised under three sections: demographic, settlement and environmental transitions; urban form and housing transitions; and socio-cultural transitions. Drawing on diverse theoretical and methodological approaches, the chapters engage with a range of factors and influences affecting migration and urban development. The book will be of special interest to scholars and practitioners in the disciplines of sociology, urban planning, geography, public policy and environmental sustainability.
In: Wellbeing, space and society, Volume 5, p. 100178
ISSN: 2666-5581
In: AHURI Final Report, 2020
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Dass Migration die Ausnahme sei, Sesshaftigkeit hingegen der Normalfall, ist ein weitverbreiteter Irrtum. Gegen diese Auffassung von Gesellschaft richtet sich der vorliegende Band. Die Beitragenden nehmen die Wohnverhältnisse, den Haushalt sowie den Sachbesitz von Migranten in den Blick und damit die Diversität gesellschaftlicher und kultureller Bezüge. Vielfältige Alltagspraktiken und unterschiedliche Bewertungen des Wohnens machen deutlich, dass pauschale Kategorien oder statische Schemata für eine angemessene Beschreibung der postmigrantischen Gesellschaft nicht geeignet sind.