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The Mediterranean in the Age of Globalization - Migration, Welfare, & Borders (Paperback)
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The Mediterranean in the Age of Globalization - Migration, Welfare, & Borders (Paperback)
Series: Comparative Policy Evaluation
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The Mediterranean in the Age of Globalization is a welcome
corrective to the tendency to present globalization as a homogenous
concept, and the failure to describe how it operates in specific
regions. Ribas-Mateos examines globalization and migration across
the Mediterranean, using an innovative, integrated framework so as
to map social places by describing how social, political, cultural,
and economic forces are embedded within a globalizing
environment.The author articulates an original and compelling
narrative, mapping the Mediterranean as a global place where
international and regional forces are intertwined in multiple
threads. In doing so, she identifies two key components of
globalization--affecting specifically forms of welfare and issues
of mobility--in the context of a weakening European welfare state
and the relocation and reinforcement of Mediterranean borders. Nine
Mediterranean cities are investigated as "gateway" cities, which
shape two major effects of globalization: welfare and mobility. The
book challenges conventional North-South perspectives, and focuses
and systematizes the way international migration should be
conceptualized.The originality of the book results from the
author's fieldwork, which is rich in descriptive detail, and from a
theory centered around global perspectives. Seven case studies in
Southern Europe--Algeciras, Athens, Barcelona, Lisbon, Naples,
Turin, and Thrace--deal with issues related to migration and the
welfare state. She also includes two ethnographies that represent
two Mediterranean gateways in the North-South Mediterranean
division: Tangiers (in Morocco) and Durres (in Albania), which are
mapped as border-cities in the global Mediterranean context.
Because of its intrinsically multidisciplinary nature, this superb
volume will be of particular interest to academics and social
science researchers as well as policymakers and international
agencies.
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Imprint: |
Routledge
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Comparative Policy Evaluation |
Release date: |
October 2017 |
First published: |
2005 |
Authors: |
Natalia Ribas-Mateos
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Dimensions: |
216 x 138mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
404 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-51631-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
1-138-51631-7 |
Barcode: |
9781138516311 |
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