Theorization in the sociology of migration and the field of refugee studies has been retarded
by a path-dependent division that we argue should be broken down by greater mutual …

This paper reviews the state of knowledge in, and develops a conceptual model for,
researching frontier migration in the developing world with a focus on Latin America. Since …

In this study we explore why persons flee their homes to become refugees and internally
displaced persons. We contend that individuals will tend to flee when the integrity of their …

Forced displacement in Colombia has soared due to the escalating internal conflict. The
purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to identify adequate instruments for addressing the …

Civil wars and ethnic conflicts have resulted in an estimated number of approximately 35
million refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide. Understanding the …

La migración forzada en Colombia no cesa. Para la mitad de 2008, más de tres millones y
medio de colombianos abandonaron su hogar a causa de los rigores del conflicto. El flujo …

The existing literature on forced migration limits our understanding of how violence affects
migration to competing destinations. This article adds to the literature on forced migration by …

In 2003, Leon Fink published his oral history of Guatemalan and Mexican migrants in
Morganton, North Carolina, and their fight for unionization in a poultry processing plant. In …

Despite civil war violence, some civilians stay in their communities. Those who leave choose
one of many possible destinations. Drawing on fieldwork in Colombia, this article argues that …

This article uses two unique panel data sets to study the causal effect that armed conflict has
over firm exit in Colombia. Using a fixed-effect estimation methodology at the plant level and …