migration key notes Flashcards
what is an economic migrant
someone moving for better employment chance or to gain more money
what is a refugee
left home because of heated persecution
if granted refugee become asylum seeker
what is an irregular migrant
enters country illegally
what are the reasons that international migration has increased
-techology and use of Skype
- reduced cost of travel
- right to free movement within Europe
- increased political and religious tensions
- flourishing underground economy
- environmental factors like see level rise
what is the core periphery system and back wash
- CPS- uneven spatial distribution of national population and wealth between 2 or more regions
- backwash- flows of resources from peripheral to core
what is liberalism
theory of globalisation based on economic freedoms
what is neoliberalism
involves freedom of trade and movement of people
what is national identity
sense of a nation as a cohesive whole , represented by distinctive trends culture and language
what is sovereignty
authority of state to govern itself and to protect its independent rule of law and governance
what is the Friedmann core / periphery model
- positive model that suggests over time peripheral areas will benefit fro, core growth
- core develops partly due to migration
- additional core regions form over time
what is assimilation
gradual integration of an immigrant group or lifestyle and culture of host
what is apartheid
the enforced segregation of a group based on ethnicity or skin colour
what is a nation state
a sovereign state of which most citizens are united by factors that define a nation eg language or common descent
what are the problems with definition of nation state
- many have variety of cultures and languages
- many do not share common descent
- many borders imposed by colonisers
- some only originated recently
what are the elements of nationalism
- culture
- history
- religion
- language
- territory
what is privatisation
gov owned businesses sold to private countries
what is deregulation
fewer rules on businesses and banks allowing to operate more freely
what are the impacts of deregulation
- money moves easily across borders
- privatisation of public services
- fewer travel restrictions
- banking less controlled
- lower taxes
what are tax havens and what are the positives and negatives
- areas with little to no tax
POSITIVES
- no laws broken
- generally politically stable
- offer financial security
- jobs and wealth created
- encourage other areas to lower tax
NEGATIVES
-moral argument of using infrastructure but not paying any money to improve or maintain it
- inequality
- uk controls 1/3 of tax havens and choose not to intervene
- bad image
what does the elephant graph show
- poorest have experienced no income growth
- 100s of millions have become more affluent
- 90% of Acs have experienced no growth
- global elites continue to grow
what is the UN and what is its role
- 193 members
- maintains peace
- promotes sustainable development
- protects human rights
- delivers aid
- develops international laws
what are the three main UN responses to global issues
- economic sanctions
- use if UN troops
- war crime trials
what are some fundamental British values
- belief in democracy
-rule of law and right to trial by jury - individual liberty
- mutual respect and tolerance of those with diff faiths and cultures
