Bachelor thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (BSc)
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This thesis contends with embedded forms of (post)colonialism found within contemporary immigration procedures faced by non-Western immigrants in Europe. While reflecting on how colonial...Show moreThis thesis contends with embedded forms of (post)colonialism found within contemporary immigration procedures faced by non-Western immigrants in Europe. While reflecting on how colonial hierarchies and Othering is sustained through certain immigration processes the concept of agency is considered. Ultimately, this thesis finds that it is within the structure of victimhood that non-Western immigrants and refugees are able to maneuver and negotiate significant degrees of agency.Show less
After Al Smith became the Democratic standard-bearer at the Democratic National Convention of 1928, Raskob was entrusted with the important position of chair of the Democratic National Committee ...Show moreAfter Al Smith became the Democratic standard-bearer at the Democratic National Convention of 1928, Raskob was entrusted with the important position of chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Having a Catholic presidential nominee was unprecedented in the white, Protestant politics of the 1920s United States, and Smith doubled down on this by granting the Catholic capitalist Raskob an influential position in the Democratic Party. This led to a storm of anti-Catholic and anti-immigrant bigotry that began raging in the Southern and Western states, once Democratic strongholds. But their Catholicism was not the only unprecedented aspect of this political team, as Smith and Raskob were both also adamantly opposed to Prohibition. Raskob even was a board member of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment (AAPA) in 1928 and played a crucial role in affecting Smith’s views on this issue, as this thesis argues and proves. Smith and Raskob shared the belief that it was anti-Catholic bigotry and opposition to immigrant communities that had been heavily influential in creating the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the one that banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors within the country. Their ideas proved to be correct. In fact, when the Eighteenth Amendment was enforced through the famous Volstead Act of 1920, Catholic, immigrant, African-American, and lower-class communities in urban areas were disproportionately targeted. These ethnic and religious aspects of American Prohibition helped shape and cement the alliance of Smith and Raskob and impacted both Republican and Democratic voting blocs greatly when Smith ran for president in 1928.Show less
Rising house prices are of increasing concern for the Dutch government. Many elements influence the house prices, but it is often unclear how much can be contributed specifically. This research...Show moreRising house prices are of increasing concern for the Dutch government. Many elements influence the house prices, but it is often unclear how much can be contributed specifically. This research studies the effect of immigration on house prices in the Netherlands from 2013 till 2019. It contributes to understanding the influence recent immigration flows have on the Dutch economy, by estimating its impact on the housing market. Furthermore, it looks for differences of this effect between three geographic areas; municipalities, districts and neighborhoods. The results show a positive effect on the house prices in general because of decreased supply. This effect is negative for house prices in districts and neighborhoods due to the native population moving out (native flight). Natives with the highest disposable income respond to immigration by moving to different districts or neighborhoods. This generates a negative effect on housing demand and decreases house prices is in these areas. There are some differences between provinces in the strength of the effect. No negative relation is found between immigration and crime, or between immigration and housing supply.Show less
Master thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (MSc)
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Venezuela’s economic and political crisis has exponentially increased the transnational migration of Venezuelans to Colombia. Many migrants have established in central locations of Bogotá and the...Show moreVenezuela’s economic and political crisis has exponentially increased the transnational migration of Venezuelans to Colombia. Many migrants have established in central locations of Bogotá and the surrounding area searching for economic stability and healthcare services. Undocumented pregnant immigrants who need to access these services sometimes face roadblocks based on their documentation status. This thesis will explore and analyze undocumented migrants arriving in Bogotá and the surrounding area experience the process of pregnancy, and childbearing. To further understand how they negotiate and navigate policies and healthcare services using their social networks. This research took place over the course of two and a half months, using written analysis and audiovisual methods consisting of semistructured interviews and participant observation in non-profit organizations, hospitals, and homes of pregnant Venezuelan immigrants. The result is a film and text that work side by side to argue how pregnant immigrants navigate barriers of local policy and healthcare and acquire goods and services through the practice of bonding and bridging social networks. These networks allow them to obtain goods and services while also developing strong connections that provide emotional support.Show less
The debate on immigration is broad and controversial, but many of the academic literature on the topic is lacking philosophical analysis. In this thesis, my aim is to provide a philosophical...Show moreThe debate on immigration is broad and controversial, but many of the academic literature on the topic is lacking philosophical analysis. In this thesis, my aim is to provide a philosophical argument against the naturalization of all immigrants. I will do so by showing that the naturalization of some immigrants is not a moral obligation but in fact supererogatory instead.Show less
The politics of indigenous people in such a diverse and extended territory like India, and the meaning of holding an indigenous identity, are facts of primary importance to a country that poses its...Show moreThe politics of indigenous people in such a diverse and extended territory like India, and the meaning of holding an indigenous identity, are facts of primary importance to a country that poses its basis on principles of equality, democracy and inclusiveness. The following thesis will therefore analyse and investigate the indigenous policies carried out, in specific, in the northeast territory of India. To do so, two main approach will be taken, which will analyse two elements that seem to characterise this geographic region: instability and location. The first term is linked to the recent Indian Lok Sabha Elections of 2019. The second is related to the international border in which indigenous tribes of this area are living.Show less
The immigration reforms of the Trump administration have had significant impacts on the rights of undocumented people. Due to this, social movement organisations have been trying to ensure more...Show moreThe immigration reforms of the Trump administration have had significant impacts on the rights of undocumented people. Due to this, social movement organisations have been trying to ensure more rights for undocumented people and create a more trusting and safe environment. This thesis will show the impact social movement organisations have had in Austin, Texas by analysing several social movement organisations active in Austin.Show less
This thesis sheds light on a largely forgotten but nonetheless important group of refugees during the Cold War. The Chilean case study represents an anomaly in the traditional Cold War narrative....Show moreThis thesis sheds light on a largely forgotten but nonetheless important group of refugees during the Cold War. The Chilean case study represents an anomaly in the traditional Cold War narrative. Instead of escaping the presumed evil of communism the Chileans fled from an undemocratic right-wing military regime ultimately becoming the first major non-European refugees to apply for asylum in Western Europe after the Second World War. The Netherlands accepted around 1502 Chilean refugees whereas Ireland only admitted 107 Chilean refugees. Both countries had different approaches towards the reception of these refugees. This raises the following question: Why was the reception of Chilean refugees in the Netherlands so vastly different from the reception in Ireland, 1973-1990? This study adopts Karen Jacobsen’s analytical framework that identifies four key categories of factors that influence refugee policies. However, some adaptations were made in order to fit the individual context of both countries: 1) legal bureaucratic response; 2) national security considerations; 3) the treatment of refugees; 4) civil society; 5) and integration. These factors are discussed and analysed per case and its findings are based on primary sources of the National Archive of Ireland in Dublin, the National Archive of the Netherlands in the Hague, and the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam.Show less
This thesis analyzes pro-gay, anti-immigrant rhetoric (PGAIR) in Dutch political parties across the spectrum since 2000. The thesis compares and contrasts rhetorical trends across parties and...Show moreThis thesis analyzes pro-gay, anti-immigrant rhetoric (PGAIR) in Dutch political parties across the spectrum since 2000. The thesis compares and contrasts rhetorical trends across parties and election cycles. In doing so, it shows the influence of populist politics on mainstream politics. It concludes that all three mainstream parties VVD, CDA and PvdA have used PGAIR as a rhetorical tool since 2000. An increase in use could be linked to the rise in popularity of anti-immigrant populist rhetoric in the Netherlands.Show less
In the period surrounding the Amsterdam (1904) and Stuttgart (1907) congresses of the Second International, immigration became a subject of socialist debate. On the international as well as the...Show moreIn the period surrounding the Amsterdam (1904) and Stuttgart (1907) congresses of the Second International, immigration became a subject of socialist debate. On the international as well as the national level, socialist organisations and prominent socialists had to shape their positions. This thesis examines the connection between reformist, nationalist, and anti-immigration sentiments within the Second International by comparing the views of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Socialist Party of America (SPA) on the issue of immigration.Show less
In this thesis I examine the arguments against open borders that David Miller gives in his book 'Strangers in Our Midst'. First, I identify and examine three stages in his case. Then, I show...Show moreIn this thesis I examine the arguments against open borders that David Miller gives in his book 'Strangers in Our Midst'. First, I identify and examine three stages in his case. Then, I show problems with the first two stages. Finally, I examine the third stage and, focusing on the usage of 'culture' make clear why Miller's case fails.Show less
This research analyzes the Dutch reactions in the Netherlands East Indies to the growing amount of Chinese migrants entering the colony in the period 1880-1912. Through a focus on immigration...Show moreThis research analyzes the Dutch reactions in the Netherlands East Indies to the growing amount of Chinese migrants entering the colony in the period 1880-1912. Through a focus on immigration policies, public opinion in Indies newspapers, fingerprinting policies, diplomacy with China, consular representation and discussions on nationality, this research explains why the Netherlands East Indies as a colonial state could not close its borders for Chinese migrants, even when considering anti-Chinese immigration policies were a global phenomenon in this period. As this research shows, both the specific nature of the Dutch colonial state and the increasing diplomatic pressure from China were important factors in how Dutch immigration policies were shaped.Show less
From the early 1990's onwards, increasing number of immigrants have settled in South Korea. As a result, the South Korean state transitioned from defining South Korea as an ethnically and...Show moreFrom the early 1990's onwards, increasing number of immigrants have settled in South Korea. As a result, the South Korean state transitioned from defining South Korea as an ethnically and culturally homogeneous nation-state towards defining South Korea as a 'multicultural society'. This raises the question what the South Korean government means by 'multiculturalism' and how its 'multicultural' laws and policies redefine South Korea's prevailing notion of ethnic national identity in order to allow for the full incorporation of immigrants into South Korean society. In order to answer these questions, this thesis analyzes South Korea’s laws and policies on immigration, integration and multicultural education.Show less
