An Anthology of Migration and Social Transformation
European Perspectives
Editors: Amelina, Anna, Horvath, Kenneth, Meeus, Bruno (Eds.)
Free Preview- Links European migration research to the analysis of changing political-economic constellations in Europe.
- It provides current insights into political regulation of migration, individual practices of migration and mobility, and their embeddedness in the discourses over belonging and rights.
- Presents the most current empirical research in relation to general societal transformations.
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- About this book
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The contributions of this book examine contemporary dynamics of migration and mobility in the context of the general societal transformations that have taken place in Europe over the past few decades. The book will help readers to better understand the manifold ways in which migration trends in the region are linked to changing political-economic constellations, orders of power and inequality, and political discourses. It begins with an introduction to a number of theoretical approaches that address the nexus between migration and general societal shifts, including processes of supranationalisation, EU enlargement, postsocialist transformations and rescaling. It then provides a comprehensive overview of the political regulation of migration through border control and immigration policies. The contributions that follow detail the dynamic changes of individual migration patterns and their implications for the agency of mobile individuals. The final part challenges the reader to consider how policies and practices of migration are linked to symbolic struggles over belonging and rights, describing a wide range of expressions of such conflicts, from cosmopolitanism to racism and xenophobia. This book is aimed at researchers in various fields of the social sciences and can be used as course reading for undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate courses in the areas of international migration, transnational and European studies. It will be a beneficial resource for scholars looking for material on the most current conceptual tools for analysis of the nexus of migration and societal transformation in Europe.
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“This collection provides an impressive and insightful account that cuts across the societal, regional and international levels to show how migration both shapes and is shaped by key social transformations in Europe.” Andrew Geddes Department of Politics, University of Sheffield
“This is a much needed handbook that ties the booming research on migration in Europe to wider issues of societal transformation. It is a truly needed contribution to our effort of disentangling complex phenomena such as European integration, globalisation, migration and mobility.”
Anna TriandafyllidouRobert Schuman Chair, European University Institute, Florence
“This anthology reveals how deep social forces beneath the headlines are reshaping migration in Europe. As policymakers, migrants, and natives attempt to control these transformations, they generate further changes that reverberate across the continent.” David Scott FitzGeraldCo-Director, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, University of California, San Diego
- Table of contents (22 chapters)
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Migration and Social Transformation: Interdisciplinary Insights and European Perspectives
Pages 1-13
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Understanding Global Migration: A Social Transformation Perspective
Pages 19-41
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Theorizing About Change: The Promise of Comparative Political Economy for Migration Studies
Pages 43-56
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Turning to Grand Theory: Cultural Political Economy and the Regulation of Immigration
Pages 57-71
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Reflecting on Spatiality in European Migration Research: From Methodological Nationalism to Space-Sensitive Observations of Social Transformations
Pages 73-86
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Table of contents (22 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- An Anthology of Migration and Social Transformation
- Book Subtitle
- European Perspectives
- Editors
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- Anna Amelina
- Kenneth Horvath
- Bruno Meeus
- Series Title
- IMISCOE Research Series
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-23666-7
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-23666-7
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-23665-0
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-79517-1
- Series ISSN
- 2364-4087
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XII, 361
- Number of Illustrations
- 4 b/w illustrations
- Topics
