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Romy Wasserman

@romy_wasserman

Research Associate at @HugoCentre interests= immigration & emigration to/from Australia,skilled migration,South African diaspora,transnationalism,migrant s/ment

Joined July 2016
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A number of freely available tools can help you improve your literature review routine and stay on top of published… blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci…
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Revisit 'Ethical issues in #interviewing as a #research #method in human geography': tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1… #ethics #qualitativemethods
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IOM Data@UNMigrationData4 May 2017
Here is a new WP on Global migration futures based on scenario methodology by @IntMigInstitute
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IMI@IntMigInstitute4 Apr 2017
New working paper based on global visas database shows how international relations interact with mobility regimes ow.ly/ya3330ay1EX
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Going up. Latest data shows 28 percent of Australians born overseas abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.n…
Myths of Migration: Much of What We Think We Know Is Wrong spon.de/aeWdR via @SPIEGELONLINE
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IMI@IntMigInstitute15 Mar 2017
Research finds points-based systems more effective in attracting&selecting high-skilled migrants than shortage lists ow.ly/Tkyp309VjSV

The Gravity of High-Skilled Migration Policies

Demography - Combining unique, annual, bilateral data on labor flows of highly skilled immigrants for 10 OECD destinations between 2000 and 2012, with new databases comprising both unilateral and...

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IMISCOE@IMISCOE18 Mar 2017
SPECIAL ISSUE OF ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES: IMMIGRANT INCORPORATION IN POLITICAL PARTIES imiscoe.org/news/news-from-m…
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New from me: “Why are citations important in research writing?” medium.com/@write4research/w…
Why are citations important in research writing?

Why are citations important in research writing?

It’s not just about distributing credit where it’s due

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Article examines role of personal motivations & cultural beliefs in #migrant #transnational activities: bit.ly/2mtD63l @oxdiasporas
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Finally read #Americanah. Another brilliant novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Among many other things, it offers deep insight into diaspora
Special Issue: Population, migration & settlement in Australia: in memory of Graeme Hugo: tandfonline.com/toc/cage20/4… @NataschaKlocker & @LivDun
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Oz and SA - more in common than just sport iol.co.za/pretoria-news/opin… via @IOL
Visa free travel to Europe on the cards for South Africans bit.ly/2dOvf0d (via )
“Structuring and writing academic papers” by @Write4Research medium.com/@write4research/s…
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BBC News Africa
@BBCAfrica10 Sep 2016
Today’s African #proverb He who doesn't know one thing knows another. Sent by Martin Manyiel Wugol, Rumbek, South Sudan
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Skilled Africans migrate to the US primarily as students and diversity visa lottery winners. bit.ly/2dc4wX6 #migration #Diaspora

Highly Skilled Migration from Africa to the US: Exit Mechanisms, Demographic Determinants, and the...

Population Research and Policy Review - Despite increases in research on the migration of skilled Africans to the developed world, few studies have examined the specific mechanisms of departure...

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Check out Prof Patrick Dunleavy for ongoing research-writing advice eg 31 things to consider when choosing a journal xitter.cf/Write4Research/status/…
Writing For Research (@Write4Research) profile pictureWriting For Research@Write4Research13 Jul 2016
There's no 'one best' journal to submit your paper to, but here are five groups of factors to consider medium.com/@write4research/t…
Thirty one things to consider when choosing which journal to submit your paper to

Thirty one things to consider when choosing which journal to submit your paper to

Wouldn’t it be great if there was some well-grounded evidence of the best place to publish your research? After all, you’ve sweated for two…

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Online now, Marie McAuliffe reflects on the late Graeme Hugo's contribution to #migration #policy: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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BBC News Africa
@BBCAfrica11 Aug 2016
South Africa has become the largest economy in Africa, again - replacing Nigeria bbc.in/2aUGkuF
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