eprintid: 3543
rev_number: 5
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datestamp: 2021-07-13 06:13:09
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type: thesis
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creators_name: Wolf, Elton L.
creators_id: S3434826
creators_email: e.l.wolf@student.rug.nl
title: Analysing the impact of the Venezuelan Refugee flows through MERCOSUR
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: The Venezuelan crisis has had a significant influence on the migratory pattern of refugees in South America. This thesis researched the cluster of refugees in the member states and associates within the trading bloc MERCOSUR. Geographical proximity was shown to be the most impactful factor, with neighbouring country Colombia being the destination for more than 1.8 million migrants. The research found that bordering states had large agglomerations, shown in Roraima, Brazil, as the largest cluster within the nation. Clusters were also present in the largest cities and capitals. Countries located further away had less migrants than those closest, as shown through Chile and Argentina. The thesis also backed previous academic data, such as by replicating the migration flows of migrants, which was shown by the lack of present Venezuelans in countries located in the centre of the subregion, through Bolivia and Paraguay. Finally, the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic was demonstrated through an analysis of refugee flows over time. Colombian data showed the greatest flows occurred in mid- 2017 and ended in early-2020. MERCOSUR and its associate members should continue to prioritise their polices and further develop its residential agreement, further boosted through the Brazilian 2014 constitution, for the well-being of regional refugees.
date: 2021
pages: 40
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: SGP
tutors_name: Adaawen, S.A.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Demografie
tutors_email: S.A.Adaawen@rug.nl
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keywords_local: Migration
keywords_local: Refugees
keywords_local: MERCOSUR
keywords_local: Regional Integration
keywords_local: Geographical Proximity
keywords_local: Migration gravity model
keywords_local: Venezuelan Crisis
language_iso: en
agreed_repository: yes
date_issued: 2021-07-09
citation:   Wolf, Elton L.  (2021) Analysing the impact of the Venezuelan Refugee flows through MERCOSUR.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3543/1/Assignment%207%20-%20S3434826%20Final.pdf