Ntata, Harry Goodchild (2024). An exploration of decision-making processes and experiences for remitting funds abroad: a case for Malawi Diaspora in the UK. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.
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Abstract
This thesis employs a mixed methods approach to investigate remittance patterns over time and the experiences of Malawian migrants in the UK when sending money abroad. The investigation begins with the motivation factors that drive Malawians to migrate to the United Kingdom, as it is argued that migration patterns influence remittance patterns. Qualitative method was used to delve deeply into the context, perspectives, and experiences of participants and patterns of remittance over time, and then to expand the knowledge with the added benefits of a broader study by quantitative method.
The study has demonstrated that remittance behaviours are complex and an approach that takes a broader view on the determinants and perpetuation of remittances and impact on the senders over time operates on multiple levels simultaneously than through individual theories. I have argued that determinants of remittances, patterns of remittances and impact of remittances on senders are strongly related to the phases in the individual life course that vary with the individual’s migration trajectory.
Malawians, I argue, led ambiguous lives in which they struggled to reconcile their feelings about the impact of remitting on their lives and the positive impact their remittances have on the lives of their relatives. While individuals experienced social and economic mobility upon arrival in the UK, sending remittances to Malawi had a negative impact on their economic, psychological, social, and physical wellbeing, and the small positive effects of remitting did not compensate for these difficulties.
| Type of Work: | Thesis (Doctorates > Ph.D.) | |||||||||
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| Award Type: | Doctorates > Ph.D. | |||||||||
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| Licence: | Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 | |||||||||
| College/Faculty: | Colleges > College of Social Sciences | |||||||||
| School or Department: | School of Social Policy, Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology | |||||||||
| Funders: | None/not applicable | |||||||||
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare |
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| URI: | http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/15049 |
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