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The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Internal Migration Trends in Türkiye and Medium-Term Forecasts for the Future 2019冠状病毒病（COVID - 19）大流行对俄罗斯国内移民趋势的影响及未来中期预测

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Population Space and Place Pub Date : 2026-01-14 DOI: 10.1002/psp.70186

Salih Birinci, Yusuf Kızılkan

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Retaining and Increasing Population in Island Communities: A Comparative Case Study of Two Islands in Norway and Croatia 岛屿社区的人口保留和增长：挪威和克罗地亚两个岛屿的比较案例研究

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Population Space and Place Pub Date : 2025-12-30 DOI: 10.1002/psp.70175

Zan Strabac, Marko Valenta, Sanja Klempic Bogadi, Jakub Stachowski

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Does Urban Regeneration Lead to Gentrification? An Empirical Analysis Based on Big Data 城市更新会导致中产阶级化吗？基于大数据的实证分析

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Population Space and Place Pub Date : 2025-12-29 DOI: 10.1002/psp.70176

Chaowei Xiao, Wangyu Chen, Xinrui Wu, Helin Liu, Minwei Zhang

{"title":"Does Urban Regeneration Lead to Gentrification? An Empirical Analysis Based on Big Data","authors":"Chaowei Xiao, Wangyu Chen, Xinrui Wu, Helin Liu, Minwei Zhang","doi":"10.1002/psp.70176","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.70176","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Amid rapid urban transformation across the Global South, gentrification is widely understood as a product of large-scale urban regeneration jointly driven by state and market forces. This study employs a big data-integrated approach to empirically confirm that urban regeneration in Beijing significantly contributes to gentrification, yet the impacts vary notably across different implementing entities. Projects implemented by governments and local government financing platforms (LGFPs) generally show minimal gentrification effects, suggesting stronger protection of public interests in urban regeneration. In contrast, market-oriented projects lack effective mechanisms to achieve equity goals. Regeneration-induced gentrification exhibits a concentric spatial pattern, with its impacts being stronger within the Sixth Ring Road than in peripheral suburban areas. However, within the innermost core area (within the Third Ring Road), urban regeneration tends to suppress gentrification, reflecting the government's policy orientation and the involvement of public capital in promoting public welfare and reducing population density in the city's core. This study reveals the differentiated socio-spatial impacts of urban regeneration under distinct implementation approaches, offering new empirical evidence and perspectives for understanding gentrification in the context of the Global South.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48067,"journal":{"name":"Population Space and Place","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145891599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Postmemory and Emotion of the 1989 Romanian Revolution Among Y and Z Generations 1989年罗马尼亚革命后Y和Z世代的记忆和情感

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Population Space and Place Pub Date : 2025-12-29 DOI: 10.1002/psp.70174

Alina Satmari, Remus Crețan, Denisa-Maria Birău

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Negotiating the Rural Promise: A Comparison of Pre- and Post-Migration Lifestyles Among Migrants in Muğla, Türkiye 谈判农村的承诺：Muğla， trkiye移民前后生活方式的比较

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Population Space and Place Pub Date : 2025-12-29 DOI: 10.1002/psp.70179

Sezen Savran Penbecioglu

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The Role of Internet Use in Internal Migration: Evidence From China 互联网使用在国内人口迁移中的作用：来自中国的证据

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Population Space and Place Pub Date : 2025-12-28 DOI: 10.1002/psp.70178

Yuyao Li, Youqin Huang

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Drivers of Return Plans Among Ukrainian War Refugees in Czechia: Challenging Common Assumptions and Refining the Theory 在捷克的乌克兰战争难民返回计划的驱动因素：挑战普遍假设和完善理论

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Population Space and Place Pub Date : 2025-12-28 DOI: 10.1002/psp.70177

Josef Novotný, Anna Levkova, Dušan Drbohlav, Jiří Hasman

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Leaving Home in Finland: A Comparison by Migration Origin and Neighbourhood Context 芬兰的离家：移民来源与邻里语境的比较

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Population Space and Place Pub Date : 2025-12-15 DOI: 10.1002/psp.70172

Katrin Schwanitz, Elina Kilpi-Jakonen, Aleksi Seger

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Return or Regularization? A Temporal Analysis of Rejected Asylum Seekers in Germany 返回还是正则化？德国被拒寻求庇护者的时间分析

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Population Space and Place Pub Date : 2025-12-12 DOI: 10.1002/psp.70170

Laura Peitz

{"title":"Return or Regularization? A Temporal Analysis of Rejected Asylum Seekers in Germany","authors":"Laura Peitz","doi":"10.1002/psp.70170","DOIUrl":"10.1002/psp.70170","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study examines the temporal dynamics and policy influences on pathways out of irregular(ized) status among rejected asylum seekers in Germany through the lens of temporal liminality, a concept highlighting the indefinite waiting and uncertainty faced by migrants in transitional legal states. Using longitudinal administrative data spanning 2013 to 2022, the study employs event history analysis within a competing risks framework to analyse three primary pathways: voluntary departure, deportation, and regularization. The findings reveal that voluntary departures are most common within the first 2 years of an irregular(ized) stay, while regularization becomes increasingly likely over longer durations, reflecting the role of time in shaping opportunities for status stabilization. Deportations remain uncommon, underscoring the legal, logistical, and humanitarian challenges in enforcing removal orders. The research also evaluates the effects of safe-country classifications and variations in temporary suspensions of deportation (<i>Duldung</i>). The safe-country policy is shown to have limited direct impact on pathways out of irregularity. In contrast, the type of <i>Duldung</i> significantly affects outcomes: employment- and training-based <i>Duldung</i> types foster regularization, while the more restrictive <i>Duldung</i> issued to individuals with unclear identity prolongs irregular(ized) stays. By incorporating the concept of temporal liminality, this study contributes a nuanced understanding of how time interacts with policy frameworks and individual circumstances to shape migration trajectories. The findings call for migration policies that balance enforcement with support, emphasizing the importance of timely and structured pathways to regularization to address the socio-economic and legal challenges of prolonged liminality.</p>","PeriodicalId":48067,"journal":{"name":"Population Space and Place","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/psp.70170","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145730957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Decision-Making Processes of Young African Migrants Seeking to Enhance Their Livelihoods in Accra, Ghana 加纳阿克拉寻求改善生计的年轻非洲移民的决策过程

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Population Space and Place Pub Date : 2025-12-10 DOI: 10.1002/psp.70171

S. O. Kwankye, Spencer G, E. Dankyi, J. Thompson

{"title":"Decision-Making Processes of Young African Migrants Seeking to Enhance Their Livelihoods in Accra, Ghana","authors":"S. O. Kwankye, Spencer G, E. Dankyi, J. Thompson","doi":"10.1002/psp.70171","DOIUrl":"10.1002/psp.70171","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Young people are increasingly migrating within their own countries and across different countries to enhance their livelihoods. These migrations are often driven by economic factors, with young people seeking to take advantage of opportunities that are less available at their places of origin. At the centre of these migrations are the range of decisions young people go through, which are often not entirely taken by themselves alone. In this context, we explore via a qualitative investigation of young migrants in Accra, Ghana, the decision-making processes these young migrants engaged in to understand the complex system of interactions involved. Data collection employed in-depth interviews and focus group discussions among migrants of 15–24 years from within Ghana, and other neighbouring West African countries, bound together by the ECOWAS Protocol on free movement; namely, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Burkina Faso and Niger. Our findings reveal that for young migrants, ‘independent’ pre-migration decision means less dependent on household parents but often linked to supportive roles including funds provision by their peers, parents and other close relatives abroad that concretize their final decisions to migrate. Considering the complex decision-making processes young people traverse, our paper broadens the scope of researching young people's migration decision-making architecture in Western Africa to be understood within the context of the New Economics of Migration Theory where migration decisions are more collectively taken to maximize income and employment opportunities while minimizing risks.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48067,"journal":{"name":"Population Space and Place","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145717538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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