‘She was a foster mother who said she didn’t give cuddles’: The adverse early foster care experiences of children who later struggle with adoptive family life by Meakings, S, Selwyn, J

“…Foster care remains a valuable and safe intervention for many children unable to live with their birth family. When birth family reunification is not considered possible, a small proportion of children in foster care will go on to achieve permanency by way of adoption. …”

The evolution of Surinamese emigration across and beyond independence: the role of origin and destination states by Vezzoli, S

“…Dutch migration policies also affected Surinamese migration, first stimulating emigration in the 1973–1980 period and then encouraging family reunification and irregular migration. The timing of these factors has contributed to the strong post-colonial influence in Surinamese migration.…”

Policy preferences in response to large forced migration inflows by Allen, W, Ruiz-Olaya, I, Vargas-Silva, C

“…Moreover, respondents holding higher levels of humanitarianism prefer less restrictive policies towards Venezuelans relative to those holding stronger economic and material values—particularly in domains addressing core needs of health, family reunification, and employment. Our study contributes novel and timely evidence of multidimensional migration policy preferences from a highly-impacted case, while also showing how altruistic values relating to humanitarianism selectively matter for these preferences.…”

Why sub-Saharan African health workers migrate to European countries that do not actively recruit: a qualitative study post-migration. by Poppe, A, Jirovsky, E, Blacklock, C, Laxmikanth, P, Moosa, S, De Maeseneer, J, Kutalek, R, Peersman, W

“…Three principal reasons for migration were reported: 1) educational purposes; 2) political instability or insecurity in their country of origin; and 3) family reunification. In addition, two respondents mentioned medical reasons and, although less explicit, economic factors were also involved in several of the respondents' decision to migrate. …”

Why Sub-Saharan African health workers migrate to European countries that do not actively recruit: a qualitative study post migration by Poppe, A, Jirovsky, E, Blacklock, C, Laxmikanth, P, Moosa, S, Maeseneer, J, Kutalek, R, Peersman, W

“…Three principal reasons for migration were reported: 1)educational purposes; 2) political instability or insecurity in their country of origin; and 3) family reunification.In addition, two respondents mentioned medical reasons and, although less explicit, economic factors werealso involved in several of the respondents' decision to migrate.Conclusion: These results highlight the importance of the broader economic, social, and political contextwithin which migration decisions are made. …”