Who is again living in New Orleans four years after Hurricane Katrina?
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Professors Rendall and Sastry examine factors differentiating who returned to New Orleans among displaced residents of the city in the four years after Hurricane Katrina. A major question addressed is whether four years on from the disaster that struck New Orleans in August 2005, the…
Research and Training for the 21st Century
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In order to promote the concept that old age is a dynamic stage of one’s life and that it should be regarded as an achievement—and not a disaster—for both, individuals and for societies, the World Health Organisation launched in 2002 the Active Ageing Policy Framework in which Active Ageing is…
The Longevity Revolution - are societies prepared?
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The Longevity Revolution does not simply mean 30 additional years in ‘old age’. Rather, it provides 30 years of enormous potential for society as a whole in addition to the individuals. The implications will be felt throughout the life course. The earlier a person starts to prepare themselves for…
Bridging from school to work in Indonesia: Pathways to youth employment
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PhD proposal seminar. Reiko Okumura-Rougeaux is a PhD Candidate in ADSRI.
Ethnic and asylum issues in the 2013 Australian election
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Asylum policy was stated to be a major issue in the election, but this did not divert debate from the usual question of the economy, education, health and welfare. The Liberal Coalition repeated the slogan 'send back the boats', as they had done in 2010. Labor came up with a new policy, which…
In the eye of the storm: living with tropical cyclones in the Philippines
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Professor Josefina Natividad is Professor of Demography and Director of the Population Institute, University of the Philippines, Diliman. She has also been Professor of Sociology, UP, and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UP Open University (1997-2001). She obtained her Doctor of Science (ScD)…
Assimilation, ethnic capital, and the earnings of immigrants in New Zealand: A spatial approach
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Xingang Wang and Sholeh Maani New Zealand is traditionally a country of immigrants, and it is therefore, of special analytical and policy interest. New immigrants may face some disadvantages and discrimination in host country’s labour market. However, it was hypothesized that ethnic capital (e…