Global processes, local strategies : migration of educated Dominicans.

The aim of this thesis is to examine migration of educated Dominicans in light of global processes. Current global developments have resulted in increasingly global movements of people, yet people tend to come from certain places in large numbers rather than others. At the same time, international migration is increasingly selective, which shows in the disproportional number of educated migrants. This study discovers individual and societal motivations that explain why young educated Dominicans decide to migrate and return. The theoretical framework of this thesis underlines that migration is a dynamic process rooted in other global developments. Migratory movements should be seen as a result of interacting macro- and microstructures, which are linked by a number of intermediate mechanisms, meso-structures. The way individuals perceive opportunity structures concretises the way global developments mediate to the micro-level. The case of the Dominican Republic shows that there is a diversity of local responses to the world system, as Dominicans have produced their own unique historical responses to global changes. The thesis explains that Dominican migration is importantly conditioned by socioeconomic and educational background. Migration is more accessible for the educated middle class, because of the availability of better resources. Educated migrants also seem less likely to rely on networks to organize their migrations. The role of networks in migration differs by socioeconomic background on the one hand, and by the specific connections each individual has to current and previous migrants on the other hand. The personal and cultural values of the migrant are also pivotal. The central argument of this thesis is that a veritable culture of migration has evolved in the Dominican Republic. The actual economic, political and social circumstances have led many Dominicans to believe that there are better opportunities elsewhere. The globalisation of certain expectations on the one hand, and the development of the specifically Dominican feeling of ‘externalism’ on the other, have for their part given rise to the Dominican culture of migration. The study also suggests that the current Dominican development model encourages migration. Besides global structures, local structures are found to ve pivotal in determining how global processes are materialised in a specific place. The research for this thesis was conducted by using qualitative methodology. The focus of this thesis was on thematic interviews that reveal the subject’s point of view and give a fuller understanding of migration and mobility of the educated. The data was mainly collected during a field research phase in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic in December 2009 and January 2010. The principal material consists of ten thematic interviews held with educated Dominican current or former migrants. Four expert interviews, relevant empirical data, theoretical literature and newspaper articles were also comprehensively used.

Global Processes, Local Strategies : migration of educated Dominicans.

The aim of this thesis is to examine migration of educated Dominicans in light of global processes. Current global developments have resulted in increasingly global movements of people, yet people tend to come from certain places in large numbers rather than others. At the same time, international migration is increasingly selective, which shows in the disproportional number of educated migrants. This study discovers individual and societal motivations that explain why young educated Dominicans decide to migrate and return. The theoretical framework of this thesis underlines that migration is a dynamic process rooted in other global developments. Migratory movements should be seen as a result of interacting macro- and microstructures, which are linked by a number of intermediate mechanisms, meso-structures. The way individuals perceive opportunity structures concretises the way global developments mediate to the micro-level. The case of the Dominican Republic shows that there is a diversity of local responses to the world system, as Dominicans have produced their own unique historical responses to global changes. The thesis explains that Dominican migration is importantly conditioned by socioeconomic and educational background. Migration is more accessible for the educated middle class, because of the availability of better resources. Educated migrants also seem less likely to rely on networks to organize their migrations. The role of networks in migration differs by socioeconomic background on the one hand, and by the specific connections each individual has to current and previous migrants on the other hand. The personal and cultural values of the migrant are also pivotal. The central argument of this thesis is that a veritable culture of migration has evolved in the Dominican Republic. The actual economic, political and social circumstances have led many Dominicans to believe that there are better opportunities elsewhere. The globalisation of certain expectations on the one hand, and the development of the specifically Dominican feeling of ‘externalism’ on the other, have for their part given rise to the Dominican culture of migration. The study also suggests that the current Dominican development model encourages migration. Besides global structures, local structures are found to ve pivotal in determining how global processes are materialised in a specific place. The research for this thesis was conducted by using qualitative methodology. The focus of this thesis was on thematic interviews that reveal the subject’s point of view and give a fuller understanding of migration and mobility of the educated. The data was mainly collected during a field research phase in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic in December 2009 and January 2010. The principal material consists of ten thematic interviews held with educated Dominican current or former migrants. Four expert interviews, relevant empirical data, theoretical literature and newspaper articles were also comprehensively used.

Evidence for the Confraternity of S. Pietro Martire at San Zanipolo, Venice

This conference paper looks at evidence of 15th- and 16th-century saints' images on carved door frames at the church of S. Zanipolo (SS Giovanni e Paolo) in Venice, using them to help locate and reconstruct the history of the 'albergo' of the confraternity dedicated to St Peter Martyr and St Vincent Ferrer. Suggestions are made concerning the possible relationship of confraternity buildings outside a church to altars dedicated to the same saint(s) within that church.

O despertar dos mendicantes para os outros mundos ( séculos XIII e XIV )

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Josephi Allegrantiae Ord. Praed. a Regia Bibliotheca Mediolanensi de sepulcris Christianis in aedibus sacris : accedunt inscriptiones sepulcrales Christianae seculo septimo antiquiores in Insubria Austriaca repertae : item, inscriptiones sepulcrales ecclesiarum atque aedium PP. Ord. Praed. Mediolani.

Errata, X2r.

Revue thomiste; revue doctrinale de théologie et de philosophie.

Subtitle varies.

Primeira [-quarta] parte da Historia de S. Domingos : particular do reino e conquistas de Portugal /

Includes indexes.

Monumenta Ordinis Fratrum Praedicatorum historica.

Vol. 1 has imprint: Lovanii, Typis E. Charpentier & J. Schoonjans.

Revue des sciences philosophiques et théologiques.

Publication suspended 1915-1919, 1943-1946.

Voyage d'exploration d'un missionaire dominicain chez les tribus sauvages de L'Équateur,

Published anonymously.

Recollections of an excursion to the monasteries of Alcobac̜a and Batalha /

Original journal dated, 1794. 1st published ed. London, R. Bentley, 1835.

Summarium Io Fra Christoforo Donayre Dell'Ordine di san Domenico ..., certifico, e faccio fede, che stando nel Conuento di Sant'Ildefonso il Reale de Toro ... tutti li Padri Capitolari appartenenti all'elettione del Prouinciale ...

Mode of access: Internet.

Prouinciae Hispaniae confirmationis electionis ... Congregato capitulo fratrum Ordinis Praedicatorum Prouinciae Hispaniae ... elegerunt in prouincialem P. Magistrum Nicolaum Palmotta y Torres ...

Mode of access: Internet.

Acta capitulorum provincialium Provinciæ Sanctissimi Rosarii Philippinarum Ordinis Prædicatorum : ab anno 1588 a sua in provinciam erectione primo.

tomus 1. Ab anno 1588 ad annum 1698 -- tomus 2. Ab anno 1700 ad annum 1798.

La guerre de la succession de Poissy (1660-1707) /

Mode of access: Internet.