Essays on residential trajectories and social ties in the stage of early adulthood 

    Vidal Torre, Sergi (Date of defense: 2009-11-13)

    Aquesta tesi doctoral es composa de tres linies de recerca en que s'analitza de forma dinàmica l'associació entre mobilitat residencial / migracions i les relacions social que es troben en el lloc de residència. Les tres ...

    The social roots of Sub-Saharan African migration to Europe: networks, resources and context 

    Liu, Mao-Mei (Date of defense: 2014-07-08)

    This dissertation explores the social determinants of international migration between sub-Saharan Africa and Europe from approximately 1970-2008. The study begins by focusing on Senegalese migration to Europe (France, ...