Settlement or Mobility? Immigrants’ Re-migration Decision-Making Process in a High-Income Country Setting

BackgroundCollaborations are often a cornerstone of global health research. Power dynamics can shape if and how local researchers are included in manuscripts. This article investigates how international collaborations affect the representation of local authors, overall and in first and last author positions, in African health research.MethodsWe extracted papers on ‘health’ in sub-Saharan Africa indexed in PubMed and published between 2014 and 2016. The author’s affiliation was used to classify the individual as from the country of the paper’s focus, from another African country, from Europe, from the USA/Canada or from another locale. Authors classified as from the USA/Canada were further subclassified if the author was from a top US university. In primary analyses, individuals with multiple affiliations were presumed to be from a high-income country if they contained any affiliation from a high-income country. In sensitivity analyses, these individuals were presumed to be from an African country if they contained any affiliation an African country. Differences in paper characteristics and representation of local coauthors are compared by collaborative type using χ² tests.ResultsOf the 7100 articles identified, 68.3% included collaborators from the USA, Canada, Europe and/or another African country. 54.0% of all 43 429 authors and 52.9% of 7100 first authors were from the country of the paper’s focus. Representation dropped if any collaborators were from USA, Canada or Europe with the lowest representation for collaborators from top US universities—for these papers, 41.3% of all authors and 23.0% of first authors were from country of paper’s focus. Local representation was highest with collaborators from another African country. 13.5% of all papers had no local coauthors.DiscussionIndividuals, institutions and funders from high-income countries should challenge persistent power differentials in global health research. South-South collaborations can help African researchers expand technical expertise while maintaining presence on the resulting research.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Delivery of Critical Health Care: Experience From a Non–High-Income Country

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1177/1010539520963626 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 32 (8) ◽

pp. 473-475

Author(s):

Thirunavukarasu Kumanan ◽

Chrishanthi Rajasooriyar ◽

Mahesan Guruparan ◽

Nadarajah Sreeharan

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

High Income ◽

Income Country ◽

High Income Country ◽

Care Experience ◽

Health Care Experience ◽

The Impact ◽

Critical Health Care

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PENGAMBILAN KEPUTUSAN TENAGA KERJA INDONESIA (TKI) PEREMPUAN UNTUK BEKERJA DI LUAR NEGERI: KASUS KABUPATEN CILACAP

Jurnal Kependudukan Indonesia ◽

10.14203/jki.v12i1.275 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 39

Author(s):

Aswatini Raharto

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

Migration Decision ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Women Migrants ◽

Economic Reason ◽

Government Institutions ◽

The Past ◽

Work Abroad

In the past, women migrants are considered as passive migrants following their parents or husbands. However, the increasing number of Indonesian women migrating to work abroad, even outnumbering men, suggests the importance of understanding the reasons underlined their movements. This article examines the decision-making process of working abroad among the returned Indonesian women migrants. A quantitative approach was used to analyze secondary data from several government institutions. Also, the qualitative approach was utilized to understand the migration decision-making process. The study was conducted in Cilacap District, one of the major labor migrant sending districts in Indonesia. The result showed that women have no other choice than working abroad, mainly due to the economic reason. Moreover, the initiative to work abroad commonly comes from the women themselves, while other family members, especially father and husband, only give their consent. It can be said that women are more autonomous and self-assured when deciding to work abroad.

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China’s Emerging Global Middle Class

Changing Trends in China's Inequality ◽

10.1093/oso/9780190077938.003.0003 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 75-108

Author(s):

Björn Gustafsson ◽

Terry Sicular ◽

Xiuna Yang

Keyword(s):

Middle Class ◽

High Income ◽

Income Country ◽

Income Growth ◽

High Income Country ◽

Urban Residents ◽

Rural Residents ◽

Small Minority ◽

Chip Data ◽

Global Middle Class

This chapter examines China’s middle class by using CHIP data for 2002, 2007, and 2013. “Middle class” is defined as having income high enough not to be regarded as poor but not so high as to be regarded as rich if living in a high-income country. Based on this definition, China’s middle class was extremely small in 2002; grew but was still less than 10 percent of the population in 2007; and by 2013 had expanded to one-fifth of China’s population, roughly 250 million people. Further analysis shows that China’s middle class is largely urban, lives in the East, and has other distinctive characteristics. Simulations reveal that past growth of China’s middle class was due to across-the-board, shared income growth rather than a redistribution of income. As of 2020 China’s middle class should double in size, constituting a majority of urban residents but still a small minority of rural residents.

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Environmental contamination in a high-income country (France) by antibiotics, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and antibiotic resistance genes: Status and possible causes

Environment International ◽

10.1016/j.envint.2021.107047 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 159 ◽

pp. 107047

Author(s):

Marisa Haenni ◽

Christophe Dagot ◽

Olivier Chesneau ◽

Delphine Bibbal ◽

Jérôme Labanowski ◽

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Keyword(s):

Antibiotic Resistance ◽

Resistance Genes ◽

Environmental Contamination ◽

Antibiotic Resistance Genes ◽

High Income ◽

Income Country ◽

High Income Country ◽

Resistant Bacteria ◽

Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria ◽

Antibiotic Resistant

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THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON MIGRATION DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES: Case of Indonesian Student in University of Groningen

Jurnal Studi Pemuda ◽

10.22146/studipemudaugm.38010 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 515

Author(s):

Inayah Hidayati

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Social Media ◽

Migration Decision ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Migration Behavior ◽

Interview Guide ◽

Destination Area ◽

Decision Making Processes ◽

The Impact

Objective: This research aims to explain the impact of social media on the migration decision-making process of Indonesian student migrants in University of Groningen who used a social media account. In detail, this research will consider the role of social media in the migration decision-making process of students who emigrated from Indonesia and how they uses social media in the context of the migration decision-making process. Methods: The data collected included qualitative data from in-depth interviews and supported by study literatures. An interview guide was formulated to facilitate the indepth interviews and generate a better understanding of migration behavior. Expectation: Social media help Indonesian student migrants on migration decision making process and they use social media for searching information about destination area. Result: Student migrant in University of Groningen use their social media to gain information before they choose that university for study. They use Facebook to making contact with their friends and collagues in the destination country. Student group on Facebook help Indonesian student to get information about school and daily life.

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