Gery Nijenhuis
Biographic Data
| ID | 3080257 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gery Nijenhuis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gery |
| FAMILY NAME | Nijenhuis |
| SIGNATURE | NIJENHUIS G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Utrecht University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6582-6685 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Making a living between places
To nuance the image of Africa as one large urban hub, this article focuses on the households that remain in the countryside. We argue that it is necessary to pay attention to rural areas in order to understand current urbanisation and to do justice to the reality of those African households caught between processes of urbanisation and rural transformation. Based on data collected in northwest Rwanda, we analyse the impact that the government’s tr…
Rethinking knowledge and skills in migration
Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analysed in this study
Socio-Economic Participation of Somali Refugees in the Netherlands, Transnational Networks and Boundary Spanning
In this article we analyse the socio-economic participation of Somali refugees in the Netherlands. Unemployment is higher among Somalis than any other refugee or immigrant group in the Netherlands and they face many obstacles when it comes to social and economic participation. At the same time, they are known for having a strong transnational orientation. We were interested to learn whether and, if so, how Somalis use their transnational networks…
Rethinking Migration in the 2030 Agenda
While the 2030 Development Agenda was being prepared, Europe experienced a massive inflow of refugees. In response, many western European donors pointed to the need to bring about ‘development’ in the regions of origin, in an attempt to halt the inflow of people. As such, development is often conceptualized as a place-bound process that focuses on enabling people to achieve a better quality of life ‘at home’, implying that migration is an indicat…
Migrants' Transnationality, Societal Transformation, and Locality
The implications of migrants' transnational engagements for processes of change and development in the regions of origin are attracting increased attention from both policymakers and academics. Rather than addressing the positive effects of migration and transnationality on local development, this special issue suggests a focus on the relationship between this phenomenon and broader societal transformation, thereby acknowledging the renewed impor…
Introduction to the Dossier
Worldwide, the highly-skilled are on the move more than ever. According to recent data from the OECD and United Nations (OECD-UNDESA 2013), the number of tertiary educated immigrants in the OECD had increased by 70 per cent within one decade from 2000 to reach 27 million in 2010/11. About 30 per cent of all migrants in the OECD area were highly educated. The number of skilled migrants is likely to increase in the next years, due to faster and bet…
Does Migration Lead to Development? Or is it Contributing to a Global Divide
This article aims to show that the benefits of international migration (often presented as a ‘global flow’) very much depend on the positionality of the areas involved, as well as the regional particularities. It is argued that countries producing south-north migration or diasporic states are in a more favorable position to benefit from international migration than countries that are mainly involved in south-south migration. In addition, the oppo…
Institutionalising transnational migrants' activities
Immigrants and their activities occupy a central position in the debate on the migration and development \nnexus. The focus used to be on remittances and brain drain, but as immigrants are now participating in \nco-development programmes, they are often regarded as a new channel for development cooperation. \nAlthough there are high expectations concerning the contribution of immigrants and their organisations to \ndevelopment, research on co-dev…
Embedding international migration
International migration is an integral part of the lives of many people in the South, and many households add remittances to their income in order to finance the daily costs of living that cannot be met by their traditional source of income. In the literature, a debate has emerged on the impacts of these remittances on development, focusing in particular on the micro level, namely the impact on households. Many studies also contend that national …
Institutionalising transnational migrants' activities
Immigrants and their activities occupy a central position in the debate on the migration and development \nnexus. The focus used to be on remittances and brain drain, but as immigrants are now participating in \nco-development programmes, they are often regarded as a new channel for development cooperation. \nAlthough there are high expectations concerning the contribution of immigrants and their organisations to \ndevelopment, research on co-dev…
Migrants' Transnationality, Societal Transformation, and Locality
The implications of migrants' transnational engagements for processes of change and development in the regions of origin are attracting increased attention from both policymakers and academics. Rather than addressing the positive effects of migration and transnationality on local development, this special issue suggests a focus on the relationship between this phenomenon and broader societal transformation, thereby acknowledging the renewed impor…
Rethinking Migration in the 2030 Agenda
While the 2030 Development Agenda was being prepared, Europe experienced a massive inflow of refugees. In response, many western European donors pointed to the need to bring about ‘development’ in the regions of origin, in an attempt to halt the inflow of people. As such, development is often conceptualized as a place-bound process that focuses on enabling people to achieve a better quality of life ‘at home’, implying that migration is an indicat…
Embedding international migration
International migration is an integral part of the lives of many people in the South, and many households add remittances to their income in order to finance the daily costs of living that cannot be met by their traditional source of income. In the literature, a debate has emerged on the impacts of these remittances on development, focusing in particular on the micro level, namely the impact on households. Many studies also contend that national …
Introduction to the Dossier
Worldwide, the highly-skilled are on the move more than ever. According to recent data from the OECD and United Nations (OECD-UNDESA 2013), the number of tertiary educated immigrants in the OECD had increased by 70 per cent within one decade from 2000 to reach 27 million in 2010/11. About 30 per cent of all migrants in the OECD area were highly educated. The number of skilled migrants is likely to increase in the next years, due to faster and bet…
Rethinking knowledge and skills in migration
Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analysed in this study
Institutionalising transnational migrants' activities
Immigrants and their activities occupy a central position in the debate on the migration and development \nnexus. The focus used to be on remittances and brain drain, but as immigrants are now participating in \nco-development programmes, they are often regarded as a new channel for development cooperation. \nAlthough there are high expectations concerning the contribution of immigrants and their organisations to \ndevelopment, research on co-dev…
Embedding international migration
International migration is an integral part of the lives of many people in the South, and many households add remittances to their income in order to finance the daily costs of living that cannot be met by their traditional source of income. In the literature, a debate has emerged on the impacts of these remittances on development, focusing in particular on the micro level, namely the impact on households. Many studies also contend that national …
Does Migration Lead to Development? Or is it Contributing to a Global Divide
This article aims to show that the benefits of international migration (often presented as a ‘global flow’) very much depend on the positionality of the areas involved, as well as the regional particularities. It is argued that countries producing south-north migration or diasporic states are in a more favorable position to benefit from international migration than countries that are mainly involved in south-south migration. In addition, the oppo…
Introduction to the Dossier
Worldwide, the highly-skilled are on the move more than ever. According to recent data from the OECD and United Nations (OECD-UNDESA 2013), the number of tertiary educated immigrants in the OECD had increased by 70 per cent within one decade from 2000 to reach 27 million in 2010/11. About 30 per cent of all migrants in the OECD area were highly educated. The number of skilled migrants is likely to increase in the next years, due to faster and bet…
Migrants' Transnationality, Societal Transformation, and Locality
The implications of migrants' transnational engagements for processes of change and development in the regions of origin are attracting increased attention from both policymakers and academics. Rather than addressing the positive effects of migration and transnationality on local development, this special issue suggests a focus on the relationship between this phenomenon and broader societal transformation, thereby acknowledging the renewed impor…
Rethinking Migration in the 2030 Agenda
While the 2030 Development Agenda was being prepared, Europe experienced a massive inflow of refugees. In response, many western European donors pointed to the need to bring about ‘development’ in the regions of origin, in an attempt to halt the inflow of people. As such, development is often conceptualized as a place-bound process that focuses on enabling people to achieve a better quality of life ‘at home’, implying that migration is an indicat…
Socio-Economic Participation of Somali Refugees in the Netherlands, Transnational Networks and Boundary Spanning
In this article we analyse the socio-economic participation of Somali refugees in the Netherlands. Unemployment is higher among Somalis than any other refugee or immigrant group in the Netherlands and they face many obstacles when it comes to social and economic participation. At the same time, they are known for having a strong transnational orientation. We were interested to learn whether and, if so, how Somalis use their transnational networks…
Rethinking knowledge and skills in migration
Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analysed in this study
Making a living between places
To nuance the image of Africa as one large urban hub, this article focuses on the households that remain in the countryside. We argue that it is necessary to pay attention to rural areas in order to understand current urbanisation and to do justice to the reality of those African households caught between processes of urbanisation and rural transformation. Based on data collected in northwest Rwanda, we analyse the impact that the government’s tr…
Political science (8 works) · Geography (7 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Development economics (5 works) · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Economic geography (4 works) · Economic growth (4 works)