Migrants as Agents of Change - Social Remittances in an Enlarged European Union (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book offers a unique and innovative way of looking at the paradoxical consequences of human mobility. Based on a three-year transnational multi-sited longitudinal research project, it demonstrates that not all migrants acquire, transfer and implement social remittances in the same way. Whilst the circulation of ideas, norms and practices is an important aspect of modernity, acts of resistance, imitation and innovation mean that whilst some migrants become ordinary agents of social change in their local microcosms, others may contest that change. By putting this individual agency centre stage, the authors trace how social remittances are evolving, and the ambiguous impact that they have on society. This thought-provoking work will appeal to students and scholars of sociology, geography and anthropology.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship
Release date:	November 2016
First published:	2017
Authors:	Izabela Grabowska • Michal P. Garapich • Ewa Jazwinska • Agnieszka Radziwinowiczowna
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	249
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-59065-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > Social mobility Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Civil rights & citizenship Promotions
LSN:	1-137-59065-3
Barcode:	9781137590657

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