key to Filipino diaspora identity. Called bayanihan —the selfless contribution to help in the spirit of belonging to one’s community—this collective behaviour is oft-cited by the state to encourage transfers and is also the reason philanthropic giving
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Deprivation of citizenship, undocumented labor and human trafficking
Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand
Steve Kwok-Leung Chan
study and high on the agenda of the United Nations, IGOs, and many NGOs. The term “trafficking” in persons is well defined legally as well as in various international covenants and national policy papers. The United Nations Convention against
positioning in places such as Turkey that act as bridges between regions and thus, connections between economies, political systems, and identities. Whereas nodes of intersections between regions can provide opportunities to dynamic communities, the recent
Regional and sub-regional effects on development policies
The Benelux and the Nordic countries compared
Lauri Siitonen
kind of analysis is to take a step away from centrifugal to sub-regional focus, from an institutional approach to one looking at policy processes from within the countries concerned. When looking at the national culture and identity as possible factors
Improving and protecting human rights
A reflection of the quality of education for migrant and marginalized Roma children in Europe
Silvia-Maria Chireac and Anna Devis Arbona
countries they sett led in, regarding language and ethnic identity, they recognize each other as part of a special people sharing and shaping a common cultural tradition over many hundreds of years. The attempted cultural extermination of the community in
From proclamation to denial
Indigenous rights and political participation in Venezuela
Catherine Alès
despite legal protections at the regional, national, and local levels. Also, if such a situation is common for indigenous people in many countries in Latin America, what is specific to the Venezuelan case? These questions will be at the heart of this
Regional integration from “below” in West Africa
A study of transboundary town-twinning of Idiroko (Nigeria) and Igolo (Benin)
Olukayode A. Faleye
; Schultz, 2009 ). As observed by Arreola (1996) , twinning is inevitably transnational and international. It contributes in varying degrees to the formation of commonality reaching beyond national configurations. In Europe, twinning has a recognized
James Gerber
intergovernmental institutions, the low levels of social trust if not among border residents, at least among national leaders, the high degree of economic, political, and social asymmetry, and the historically conflictual relationship that underlies state
Whither the people in the ASEAN Community?
Prospects in regional community building above and below the state
See Seng Tan
development, resilience against natural disasters, social protection and welfare, environmental protection, regional identity, and the like ( ASEAN, 2016a ). How that liberal-realist tension has animated and shaped (and continues to do so) ASEAN's community
. The notion of time addresses historical traditions and their effects on our sense of belonging and our identities. Space indicates the territorial limits of cohesion. Cohesion, according to this agenda, is to be discussed by examining the interaction