Overview
- This open access book provides new comparative, empirical, qualitative material on irregular migration
- Nests the understanding of irregular migration within a more general sociological interpretation of contemporary society
- Gives an alternative theoretical framework and critical review of irregular migration
Part of the book series: IMISCOE Research Series (IMIS)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Theoretical Study
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Conclusion
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Keywords
About this book
This open access book provides an alternative theoretical framework of irregular migration that allows to overcome many of the contradictions and theoretical impasses displayed by the majority of approaches in current literature. The analytical framework allows moving from an interpretation biased by methodological nationalism, to a more general systemic interpretation. It explains irregular migration as a structural phenomenon or contemporary society, and why state policies are greatly ineffective in their attempt to control irregular migration. It also explains irregular migration as a diversified phenomenon that relates to the social characteristics of the context, and why states accept irregular migrants. By providing new comparative, empirical, qualitative material which allows to start filling an evident gap in the current research on irregular migration, this book is of interest to graduate students, scholars and policy makers.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Gabriel EcheverrÃa obtained his PhD at the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain in 2016. His dissertation compared the experience of Ecuadorian irregular migrants in the cities of Madrid and Amsterdam. Adopting a social systems perspective, the work inquired into the complex relations between states, societies and migrants. Currently he is research fellow at the University of Trento. His research interests include: social theory, citizenship and migration policies.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Towards a Systemic Theory of Irregular Migration
Book Subtitle: Explaining Ecuadorian Irregular Migration in Amsterdam and Madrid
Authors: Gabriel EcheverrÃa
Series Title: IMISCOE Research Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40903-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-40902-9Published: 26 March 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-40905-0Published: 18 September 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-40903-6Published: 25 March 2020
Series ISSN: 2364-4087
Series E-ISSN: 2364-4095
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 246
Number of Illustrations: 43 b/w illustrations
Topics: Migration