Social Remittances and the Disruption of Traditional Norms and Community Leaders

This article examines different forms of Ukrainian migrant women’s social remittances, articulating some results of two ethnographic studies: one focused on the migration of Ukrainian women to Italy, and the other on the social impact of emigration in Ukraine. First, the paper illustrates the patterns of monetary remittance management, which will be defined as a specific form of social remittance, since they are practices shaped by systems of norms challenged by migration. In the second part, the article moves on to discuss other types of social remittances transferred by migrant women to their families left behind: the right of self-care and self-realisation; the recognition of alternative and more women-friendly life-course patterns; consumption styles and ideas on economic education. Therefore, I will explore the contents of social remittances, but also the gender and intergenerational conflicts that characterise these flows of cultural resources.

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Migration and family change in Egypt: a comparative approach to social remittances

MIGRATION LETTERS ◽

10.33182/ml.v10i1.112 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 71-80 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Lucile Gruntz ◽

Delphine Pagès-El Karoui

Keyword(s):

Public Discourse ◽

Comparative Approach ◽

Structural Factors ◽

Host Countries ◽

Return Policies ◽

Social Remittances ◽

Power Set ◽

Gender Ideals ◽

Gulf States ◽

And Gender

Based on two ethnographical studies, our article explores social remittances from France and from the Gulf States, i.e. the way Egyptian migrants and returnees contribute to social change in their homeland with a focus on gender ideals and practices, as well as on the ways families cope with departure, absence and return. Policies in the home and host countries, public discourse, translocal networks, and individual locations within evolving structures of power, set the frame for an analysis of the consequences of migration in Egypt. This combination of structural factors is necessary to grasp the complex negotiations of family and gender norms, as asserted through idealized models, or enacted in daily practices in immigration and back home.

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Rethinking social remittances and the migration-development nexus from the perspective of time

MIGRATION LETTERS ◽

10.33182/ml.v10i1.107 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 11-22 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Peggy Levitt ◽

Deepak Lamba-Nieves

Keyword(s):

Social Influence ◽

Change Over Time ◽

Social Remittances ◽

The Relationship ◽

Migration And Development ◽

Over Time

This article explores how the conceptualization, management, and measurement of time affect the migration-development nexus. We focus on how social remittances transform the meaning and worth of time, thereby changing how these ideas and practices are accepted and valued and recalibrating the relationship between migration and development. Our data reveal the need to pay closer attention to how migration’s impacts shift over time in response to its changing significance, rhythms, and horizons. How does migrants’ social influence affect and change the needs, values, and mind-frames of non-migrants? How do the ways in which social remittances are constructed, perceived, and accepted change over time for their senders and receivers?

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RAISE IT UP!! Youth Arts and Awareness

Kalfou A Journal of Comparative and Relational Ethnic Studies ◽

10.15367/kf.v4i1.146 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Natasha Thomas-Jackson

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Social Justice ◽

Young People ◽

Social Transformation ◽

Family Members ◽

Community Leaders ◽

Youth Engagement ◽

Literary Arts ◽

Systemic Oppression ◽

Creative Self

RAISE IT UP! Youth Arts and Awareness (RIU) is an organization that promotes youth engagement, expression, and empowerment through the use of performance and literary arts and social justice activism. We envision a world where youth are fully recognized, valued, and supported as artist-activists and emerging thought leaders, working to create a world that is just, intersectional, and inclusive. Two fundamental tenets shape RIU’s policies, practices, and pedagogy. The first is that creative self-expression and culture making are powerful tools for personal and social transformation. The second is that social justice is truly possible only if and when we are willing to have transparent and authentic conversations about the oppression children experience at the hands of the adults in their lives. We are committed to amplifying youth voices and leadership and building cross-generational solidarity among people of all ages, particularly those impacted by marginalization. Though RIU is focused on and driven by the youth, a large part of our work includes helping adult family members, educators, and community leaders understand the ways in which systemic oppression shapes our perceptions of and interactions with the young people in our homes, neighborhoods, institutions, and decision-making bodies.

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STRATEGI PEMBERDAYAAN BURUH MIGRAN PEREMPUAN INDONESIA DI HONGKONG

Jurnal AGRISEP Kajian Masalah Sosial Ekonomi Pertanian dan Agribisnis ◽

10.31186/jagrisep.8.2.59-72 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 59-72

Author(s):

Tyas Retno Wulan ◽

Lala M. Kolopaking ◽

Ekawati Sri Wahyuni ◽

Irwan Abdullah

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Migrant Workers ◽

Financial Management ◽

Practical Knowledge ◽

Social Remittances ◽

Central Java ◽

The Social ◽

Ethical Work ◽

The Government ◽

Female Migrant

Social remittances (ideas, system practice, and social capital flow from the receiving country to the home country) of Indonesian female migrant workers (BMP) in Hong Kong appeared better and more complete than other BMP in other countries like Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, or Singapore. Based on that research, we are encouraged to do extensive research in order to identify factors that push BMP’s social remittances development in Hong Kong, to identify kinds of social remmitances they receive and to understand on how far their social remittances become a medium to empower them and their society. This study is done in qualitative method that uses an in-depth interview technique and FGD. Subjects of study are BMP, the government (Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration and BNP2TKI), NGOs, migrant workers’ organization and researchers of BMP. The study done in Cianjur (West Java), Wonosobo and Banyumas (Central Java) and Hong Kong indicates that during their migration process, female migrant workers not only have economical remittance that can be used for productive activities, but also social remittances. The social remittances are in the form practical knowledge such as language skill and nursery; knowledge on health, financial management; ethical work; the mindset changing and networking. The study indicate that female migrant workers are extraordinary women more than just an ex-helper. Their migration has put them into a position as an agent of development in society.Key words: Indonesians female migrant workers, social remmitances, empowerment

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PENYULUHAN TENTANG PEREMAJAAN KELAPA SAWIT DAN LEGALITAS LAHAN DI KECAMATAN KEMPAS KABUPATEN INDRAGIRI HILIR

10.31219/osf.io/57qvs ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Mulono Apriyanto

Keyword(s):

Community Service ◽

Oil Palm ◽

Financial Assistance ◽

Community Leaders ◽

Service Activities ◽

Agents Of Change ◽

Banking Institutions ◽

Farmer Groups ◽

Village Government ◽

The Village

The specific objectives and targets of these community service activities are to provide counseling on the rejuvenation of oil palm and the legality of farmers' land so that there is a change in the knowledge, understanding and skills of farmers who are members of farmer groups in an effort to want to rejuvenate oil palm plants and to provide an understanding of the importance of legality Farmer's land as an inseparable part of the structure of the requirements in order to get financial assistance to rejuvenate oil palm plants. The methods used are counseling, outreach, demonstration and assistance when the extension activities take place. Counseling methods provide counseling and conduct training after counseling. The demonstration method is carried out at the time of delivery of material. Farmers immediately practiced how to rejuvenate oil palm plants, after that they were given counseling about the ways and functions of farmers' land legality and farmer group institutions in order to get funds in groups. The assistance method aims to monitor developments after counseling to farmers by involving agents of change, namely community leaders, traditional leaders, the village government and banking institutions. In general, the implementation of community service in Kerta Jaya and Tassel Jaya villages, Kempas Subdistrict, Indragiri Hilir Regency can run well and well..

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