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dc.contributor.authorValenta, Marko
dc.contributor.authorJakobsen, Jo
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-28T07:10:31Z
dc.date.available2017-08-28T07:10:31Z
dc.date.created2017-08-26T11:32:18Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn0026-3206
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2451962
dc.description.abstractThis article provides an analysis of migrations from war-torn countries to the Persian (Arabian) Gulf. A growing number of studies focus on labour migrations to the oil-rich countries in the Gulf; yet, migrations from countries in armed conflict and refugee-producing countries to this region are still relatively unexplored. It is maintained that the vast majority of temporary labour migrants in the Gulf originate in countries that are not involved in devastating armed conflicts. Migrations from conflict-ridden countries to the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC) are not negligible, however, and they have been growing in the last decades, with Saudi Arabia attaining the role as the largest host. The overview of migrations from the major refugee-producing countries, such as Syria, Sudan and Afghanistan, suggests that we may distinguish between different categories of mixed migrations; inter alia, migrants who migrated to the Gulf prior to, during and after the armed conflicts in their home countries. We argue that these migrations happened in parallel with the tremendous economic growth that the Gulf countries have experienced in the last decades. Of note, however, is that they also coincide with escalations of armed conflicts in several sending countries, which may indicate that some of these migrations are also, directly or indirectly, the result of war- or security-related push forces. We also contend that the dynamics of migrations from countries in conflict may in addition be related to the foreign policies of the Gulf countries, which are often closely related to their treatment of different migrant groups.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisnb_NO
dc.titleNexus of armed conflicts and migrations to the Gulf: migrations to the GCC from war-torn source countries in Asia, Africa and the Arab neighbourhoodnb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionacceptedVersionnb_NO
dc.source.journalMiddle Eastern Studiesnb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00263206.2017.1365058
dc.identifier.cristin1488782
dc.description.localcodeThis is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Middle Eastern Studies on 24 August 2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00263206.2017.1365058nb_NO
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cristin.unitcode194,67,25,0
cristin.unitnameInstitutt for sosialt arbeid og helsevitenskap
cristin.unitnameInstitutt for sosiologi og statsvitenskap
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