Mansour Pourmehdi
Biographic Data
| ID | 6917262 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mansour Pourmehdi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mansour |
| FAMILY NAME | Pourmehdi |
| SIGNATURE | POURMEHDI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Manchester Metropolitan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6342-8248 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Drivers of Libyan Students’ Desire for Emigration
The Libyan revolution, which overthrew Gaddafi’s regime in 2011, did not result in social, political and economic development for the people of Libya. For the youth who played a vital role in the old regime’s downfall, the revolution brought frustration, insecurity, unemployment, disruption of education, uncertainty and a lack of freedom. This article aims to develop an under-researched field of youth migration by exploring the factors that influ…
The role of social media and network capital in assisting migrants in search of a less precarious existence in Saudi Arabia
Precarity is a consequence of the shift from Fordism, which was linked to lasting and secure employment, to post-Fordism underpinned by flexible labour with provisional, casual, unstable, low-paying jobs. Globalization and widening inequalities around the world have driven people to migrate in search of a better life. This paper aims to explore the extent to which migrants in Saudi Arabia use social media sites to facilitate their migration proce…
Defying precarity
We are living among a global transformation in which neoliberal policies have created a precarious existence for various individuals and groups, including migrants around the globe. Precarity as a concept has become progressively widespread for making sense of the insecurities stemming from neoliberal policies, especially, flexible employment, ongoing decrease of welfare protection, and finding market solutions to social problems. Using an ethnog…
Globalization, the Internet and Guilty Pleasures in Morocco
This paper explores the ways in which the internet as the engine of globalization contributes to the spread of a global culture by transforming traditional cultural values. Morocco has been at the crossroad of globalising forces for sometimes, yet the cultural values that treat men and women differently remain strong. Using questionnaires and interviews, this research finds that the internet facilitates the breakdown of traditional boundaries tha…
Globalization, the Internet and Guilty Pleasures in Morocco
This paper explores the ways in which the internet as the engine of globalization contributes to the spread of a global culture by transforming traditional cultural values. Morocco has been at the crossroad of globalising forces for sometimes, yet the cultural values that treat men and women differently remain strong. Using questionnaires and interviews, this research finds that the internet facilitates the breakdown of traditional boundaries tha…
Globalization, the Internet and Guilty Pleasures in Morocco
This paper explores the ways in which the internet as the engine of globalization contributes to the spread of a global culture by transforming traditional cultural values. Morocco has been at the crossroad of globalising forces for sometimes, yet the cultural values that treat men and women differently remain strong. Using questionnaires and interviews, this research finds that the internet facilitates the breakdown of traditional boundaries tha…
Defying precarity
We are living among a global transformation in which neoliberal policies have created a precarious existence for various individuals and groups, including migrants around the globe. Precarity as a concept has become progressively widespread for making sense of the insecurities stemming from neoliberal policies, especially, flexible employment, ongoing decrease of welfare protection, and finding market solutions to social problems. Using an ethnog…
The role of social media and network capital in assisting migrants in search of a less precarious existence in Saudi Arabia
Precarity is a consequence of the shift from Fordism, which was linked to lasting and secure employment, to post-Fordism underpinned by flexible labour with provisional, casual, unstable, low-paying jobs. Globalization and widening inequalities around the world have driven people to migrate in search of a better life. This paper aims to explore the extent to which migrants in Saudi Arabia use social media sites to facilitate their migration proce…
Drivers of Libyan Students’ Desire for Emigration
The Libyan revolution, which overthrew Gaddafi’s regime in 2011, did not result in social, political and economic development for the people of Libya. For the youth who played a vital role in the old regime’s downfall, the revolution brought frustration, insecurity, unemployment, disruption of education, uncertainty and a lack of freedom. This article aims to develop an under-researched field of youth migration by exploring the factors that influ…
Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Globalization (2 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (2 works) · Politics (2 works)