Vol. 6 No. 021 (2017): Issue 021

غلاف العدد 21 من دورية عمران

Issue 21 of Omran for Social Sciences and Humanities (Summer 2017) includes the following studies and articles: “Young Arab Women and the Promised Paradise: An Effort at Understanding Female Migration” (Aicha Teyeb); “Arab Youth Migration to the EU: A Critical Reading of European Migration Policy” (Mohamed Khachani); “The Demographic Gift in the Arab World: a Blessing or a Time Bomb for Morocco ?” (Ibrahim Elmorchid); “The Image of Young Arab Refugees in the German Press: Der Spiegel as a Case Study” (Zouheir Soukah); “Skilled Migration from Algeria 1991-2015: Tapping the Benefits” (Chakr Drif); “The Lost and Fractured Identities of Third Generation Immigrant Youth in Belgium: A Case Study of the Borgerhout Neighbourhood of Antwerp” (Mohamed Saadi); “The Sociology and Anthropology of Genocide” (Adam Jones); “The International Conference “Migration Movements in the Maghreb and their Current Expansions”” (Brahim El Kadiri Boutchich); “The Concept of a People According to Conservative Trends and Emancipatory Views” (Hussain Bokubar); “The State and the Market Economy: A Reading of Privatization Policy and its Global and Arab Experiences” (Tayssir Raddawi).

Published: 2017-07-01
Issue totals: 390 views 611 downloads 8 citations

Special Dossier

  • Young Arab Women and the Promised Paradise: An Effort at Understanding Female Migration

    Cited 3 times 37 views 59 downloads
    Author: Aicha Teyeb
    7-33

    Women’s migration from Arab countries is categorized in this study according to general characteristics and features depicted in prevalent indicators, statistics, events, and literature from...

  • Arab Youth Migration to the EU: A Critical Reading of European Migration Policy

    36 views 64 downloads
    Author: Mohamed Khachani
    35-54

    The Arab countries form a space for migration flows. The Arab Mashreq and Maghreb, for reasons connected to demographic transition and economic, social, and political conditions in the region,...

  • The Demographic Gift in the Arab World: a Blessing or a Time Bomb for Morocco ?

    Cited 3 times 35 views 68 downloads
    Author: Ibrahim Elmorchid
    55-79

    This study investigates population growth in Morocco and its relationship with what is termed the demographic gift. It aims to understand the effects of this exceptional phenomenon on some...

  • The Image of Young Arab Refugees in the German Press: Der Spiegel as a Case Study

    Cited once 40 views 72 downloads
    Author: Zouheir Soukah
    81-108

    This study explores European media discourse on the current flow of refugees from the Arab Mashreq towards Europe. It begins by studying the image of young Arab refugees in the magazine Der...

  • Skilled Migration from Algeria 1991-2015: Tapping the Benefits

    42 views 55 downloads
    Author: Chakr Drif
    109-140

    This study investigates Algerian potential to benefit from knowledge networks abroad. It proposes efforts to invest in these networks and transform them from a loss into a gain, especially in...

  • The Lost and Fractured Identities of Third Generation Immigrant Youth in Belgium: A Case Study of the Borgerhout Neighbourhood of Antwerp

    42 views 63 downloads
    Author: Mohamed Saadi
    141-168

    Following the recent terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels, there has been growing interest in the suburbs where young Belgians of Moroccan origin live. This has once again raised the question...

Translation

  • The Sociology and Anthropology of Genocide

    Cited once 34 views 58 downloads
    Author: Adam Jones
    171-194

    This translation of Chapter 11 of the book Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction by Adam Jones observes that although the fields of sociology and anthropology have long displayed reluctance to...

Book Reviews

  • The Concept of a People According to Conservative Trends and Emancipatory Views

    41 views 54 downloads
    Author: Hussain Bokubar
    197-207

    Book Title: What is a People Author: Several Original Title: Qu’est-ce qu’un people? Translator: Judy Gladding Publisher: Columbia University Press Place of publication: New York Date of...

  • The State and the Market Economy: A Reading of Privatization Policy and its Global and Arab Experiences

    44 views 54 downloads
    Author: Tayssir Raddawi
    209-220

    Authors: Taher Hamdi Kanaan and Hazem Tayssir Rahahala Edition: first Date of publication: November 2016 Publisher: ACRPS No. of pages: 400

Reports

  • The International Conference “Migration Movements in the Maghreb and their Current Expansions”

    39 views 64 downloads
    Author: Brahim El Kadiri Boutchich
    223-231

    The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS) in cooperation of with the Unité de recherches Ibn Khaldoun-PEMIVAT (Peuplement et mise en valeur en Tunisie à travers l’Histoire) held an...