Bücher von Suzanne Menhem

Thèse de Doctorat de l¿année 2012 dans le domaine Sociologie - Individu, Groupe, Société, note: 14, , langue: Français, résumé: Cette thèse se propose d¿étudier les nouveaux migrants au Liban (à partir de 4 groupes de nationalités différentes, les Sri Lankais(es), les Éthiopien(ne)s, les Philippin(e)s et les Indien(ne)s). Elle vise à mettre en lumière les formes et les implications de la place croissante de ces nouveaux migrants sur le marché de l¿emploi libanais, que l¿on peut caractériser par un phénomène d¿ethnicisation de certains secteurs d¿activité. Il s¿agit également d¿évaluer l¿impact de la présence de cette main-d¿¿uvre sur la société libanaise qui se traduit par la coexistence de populations d¿origines ethniques diverses, et de reconstituer les conditions de vie et les pratiques culturelles et cultuelles de ces nouveaux migrants.

Emigration has been a Lebanese phenomenon since the last quarter of the 1800s. Migrations from Lebanon ebbed and flowed according to push and pull factors acting on both Lebanon itself and the destination countries. This research is concerned specifically with the return of Lebanese who left during the civil war of 1975-1990 and who have since returned in the post-war era. The study was undertaken in order to understand a) The factors motivating social mobility; b) The impact of the experience of living abroad on the interviewee¿s pre- and post-return conditions; and c) The diverse post-return conditions of the interviewees and their perspectives on re-migration. The study seeks to answer some fundamental, though rarely studied questions: a) Personal reasons for returning; b) Whether those personal reasons tie into the role of human and financial capitals and transnational ties in the decision to return; and c) What significant reintegration challenges face the returnees after they transition to the post-return stage. Our purpose is to initiate a dialogue on formulating policies and programs that will help returnees and encourage return migration to the country.