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Cross-border studies have become attractive for a number of fields,
including international migration, studies of material and cultural
globalization, and history. While cross-border studies have
expanded, the critique on nation-centered research lens has also
grown. This book revisits drawbacks of methodological nationalism
in theory and methodological strategies. It summarizes research
methodologies of the current studies on transnationalization and
globalization, such as multi-scalar and transnational approaches,
global and multi-sited ethnography, as well as the entangled
history approach and the incorporating comparison approach. This
collected volume goes beyond rhetorical criticism on methodological
nationalism, which is mainly associated with the ignorance and
naturalization of national categories. It proffers insights for the
systematic implementation of novel research strategies within
empirical studies deployed by young and senior scholars. The
novelty lies in an interdisciplinary lens ranging from sociology,
social anthropology and history.
The ongoing processes of globalization and regionalization have
drawn attention away from the traditional domains of nation-states
and their interaction. However, the border-crossing activities of
non-state agencies, organizations and institutions should not be
overlooked, as they can shed new light on our common understanding
of the contemporary world. Using the concept of transnational
social spaces, contributors to this volume demonstrate the
importance of transnational spaces. A collaborative project by
experts across the social science disciplines, Transnational Social
Spaces focuses in particular on the German-Turkish context.
In an age of terrorism and securitized immigration, dual
citizenship is of central theoretical and political concern. The
contributors to this timely volume examine policies regarding dual
citizenship across Europe, covering a wide spectrum of countries.
The case studies explore the negotiated character and boundaries of
political membership and the fundamental beliefs and arguments
within distinct political cultures and institutional settings which
have shaped debates and policies on citizenship. The analyses
explore the similarities and differences in the politics of dual
citizenship, to identify the dominant terms of public debates
within and across selected immigration and emigration states in
Europe. The research demonstrates that policies on dual citizenship
are not simply explained by different concepts of nationhood.
Instead, concepts of societal integration, which may well be
contested in a given polity, are extremely influential.
Africa is commonly regarded as a "continent on the move" in
scholarly observation and mass media reportage. Movement is seen
primarily in the direction of Europe. Yet the public debate is
characterized by two misconceptions. The first is that high
population growth in Africa would almost automatically trigger
higher international migration to the neighbouring European
continent. There is even talk of a "rush to Europe". The second
frequently encountered misconception is that migration and flight
in and from Africa is primarily a result of poverty, violent
conflicts and environmental degradation. Both are misconceptions
that cannot be reconciled with the facts at hand.Â
This volume establishes a new agenda for approaches to migration
research and the corresponding methodologies. A wide range of
international contributors focus on the question of how to overcome
the so-called 'methodological nationalism' within empirical studies
on migration. They address two main challenges: how to
contextualize the empirical research field; and how to deal with
national and ethnic categorizations within the empirical studies.
Methodologies on the Move outlines, first of all, a new
epistemological basis for migration research, which is pinpointing
the relational concept of space. Second, building on the
multi-sited method of ethnography, it provides detailed insights
into novel qualitative and quantitative research designs. Third, it
presents innovative data collection methods on geographic and
virtual mobility, and on cross-border social practices. This volume
transcends the early criticisms of 'methodological nationalism' in
migration research and suggests both general methodological lines
as well as helpful tools for empirical analysis. This book was
originally published as a special issue of Ethnic and Racial
Studies.
In an age of terrorism and securitized immigration, dual
citizenship is of central theoretical and political concern. The
contributors to this timely volume examine policies regarding dual
citizenship across Europe, covering a wide spectrum of countries.
The case studies explore the negotiated character and boundaries of
political membership and the fundamental beliefs and arguments
within distinct political cultures and institutional settings which
have shaped debates and policies on citizenship. The analyses
explore the similarities and differences in the politics of dual
citizenship, to identify the dominant terms of public debates
within and across selected immigration and emigration states in
Europe. The research demonstrates that policies on dual citizenship
are not simply explained by different concepts of nationhood.
Instead, concepts of societal integration, which may well be
contested in a given polity, are extremely influential.
This volume establishes a new agenda for approaches to migration
research and the corresponding methodologies. A wide range of
international contributors focus on the question of how to overcome
the so-called 'methodological nationalism' within empirical studies
on migration. They address two main challenges: how to
contextualize the empirical research field; and how to deal with
national and ethnic categorizations within the empirical studies.
Methodologies on the Move outlines, first of all, a new
epistemological basis for migration research, which is pinpointing
the relational concept of space. Second, building on the
multi-sited method of ethnography, it provides detailed insights
into novel qualitative and quantitative research designs. Third, it
presents innovative data collection methods on geographic and
virtual mobility, and on cross-border social practices. This volume
transcends the early criticisms of 'methodological nationalism' in
migration research and suggests both general methodological lines
as well as helpful tools for empirical analysis. This book was
originally published as a special issue of Ethnic and Racial
Studies.
This book addresses environmental and climate change induced
migration from the vantage point of migration studies, offering a
broad spectrum of approaches for considering the
environment/climate/migration nexus. Research on the subject is
still frequently narrowed down to climate change vulnerability and
the environmental push factor. The book establishes the
interconnections between societal and environmental vulnerability,
and migration and capability, allowing appreciation of migration in
the frame of climate as a case of spatial and social mobility, that
is, as a strategy of persons and groups to deal with a grossly
unequal distribution of life chances across the world. In their
introduction, the editors fan out the current debate and state the
need to transcend predominantly policy-oriented approaches to
migration. The first section of the volume focuses on
"Methodologies and Methods" and presents very distinct approaches
to think climate induced migration. Subsequent chapters explore the
sensitivity of existing migration flows to climate change in Ghana
and Bangladesh, the complex relationship between migration,
demographic change and coping capacities in Canada, methodological
challenges of a household survey on the significance of migration
and remittances for adaptation in the Hindu Kush region and an
econometric study of the aftermath of the 1998 floods in
Bangladesh. The second part, "Areas of Concern: Politics and Human
Rights", deepens the analysis of discourses as well as of the
implications of proposed and implemented policies. Contributors
discuss such topics as environmental migration as a multi-causal
problem, climate migration as a consequence in an alarmist
discourse and climate migration as a solution. A study of an
integrated relocation program in Papua New Guinea is followed by
chapters on the promise and the flaws of planned relocation policy,
global policy on protection of environmental migrants including
both internally displaced peoples and those who cross international
borders. A concluding chapter places human agency at centre stage
and explores the interplay between human rights, capability and
migration.
This book addresses environmental and climate change induced
migration from the vantage point of migration studies, offering a
broad spectrum of approaches for considering the
environment/climate/migration nexus. Research on the subject is
still frequently narrowed down to climate change vulnerability and
the environmental push factor. The book establishes the
interconnections between societal and environmental vulnerability,
and migration and capability, allowing appreciation of migration in
the frame of climate as a case of spatial and social mobility, that
is, as a strategy of persons and groups to deal with a grossly
unequal distribution of life chances across the world. In their
introduction, the editors fan out the current debate and state the
need to transcend predominantly policy-oriented approaches to
migration. The first section of the volume focuses on
"Methodologies and Methods" and presents very distinct approaches
to think climate induced migration. Subsequent chapters explore the
sensitivity of existing migration flows to climate change in Ghana
and Bangladesh, the complex relationship between migration,
demographic change and coping capacities in Canada, methodological
challenges of a household survey on the significance of migration
and remittances for adaptation in the Hindu Kush region and an
econometric study of the aftermath of the 1998 floods in
Bangladesh. The second part, "Areas of Concern: Politics and Human
Rights", deepens the analysis of discourses as well as of the
implications of proposed and implemented policies. Contributors
discuss such topics as environmental migration as a multi-causal
problem, climate migration as a consequence in an alarmist
discourse and climate migration as a solution. A study of an
integrated relocation program in Papua New Guinea is followed by
chapters on the promise and the flaws of planned relocation policy,
global policy on protection of environmental migrants including
both internally displaced peoples and those who cross international
borders. A concluding chapter places human agency at centre stage
and explores the interplay between human rights, capability and
migration.
This book examines current policy discussions around the
migration-development nexus and subjects them to rigorous
conceptual and empirical criticism through a transnational lens,
placing the current re-discovery of migrants as agents of
development nexus into theoretical and historical perspective.
Sovereign states have increasingly tolerated dual citizenship. This
is surprising considering that, until recently, citizenship and
political loyalty to a state were still considered inseparable. In
an age of increasing transnational insecurity, questions of loyalty
to the nation state have gained renewed prominence. The
contributions to this volume examine the idea that increasing
tolerance towards dual citizenship is a test case for the growing
liberalization of citizenship law in liberal and emerging
democracies.
The study of international migration and ethnic relations is
rapidly expanding in the social sciences, in the humanities, and in
law and medicine at universities around the world. Theories and
methods are borrowed from many disciplines, but with little
cross-fertilization, thereby leaving many core issues out. This
authoritative book fills a gap by providing an expertly integrated
overview of international migration from a wide range of
disciplinary perspectives. Throughout the book, South to North
migration is used as the main example.
The authors, leading experts in their fields, ask provocative new
questions such as the counterfactual, Why do people not migrate?'
and address old questions in fresh ways in a language accessible
for students in a range of disciplines. Does migration from less
developed countries stimulate or obstruct development? Does
development reduce or increase the flows of migration? What are the
dynamics of a migration process? Geography, economics, political
science, social anthropology and sociology all inform this book,
which is certain to become an established text in migration
studies.
Contributors: Ishtiaq Ahmed, Associate Professor in Political
Science, University of Stockholm, Sweden; Gunilla Bjeren, Associate
Professor in Social Anthropology, University of Stockholm, Sweden;
Grete Brochmann, Research Director at the Institute for Social
Research, Oslo, Norway; Thomas Faist, Senior Researcher in Social
Policy, University of Bremen, Germany; Peter A. Fischer, Senior
Researcher at the Institute for Economic Policy Research,
Bundeswehr University, Hamburg, Germany; Tomas Hammar, Professor
and Director of the Centre for International Migration andEthnic
Relations, University of Stockholm, Sweden; Kenneth Hermele,
economist; Gunnar Malmberg, Associate Professor in Geography, Umea
University, Sweden; Reiner Martin, Researcher at the Institute for
Economic Policy Research, Bundeswehr University, Hamburg, Germany;
Thomas Straubhaar, Professor of Economics, Bundeswehr University,
Hamburg, Germany; Kristof Tamas, Political Scientist and Researcher
at Ceifo, University of Stockholm, Sweden
The study of international migration and ethnic relations is
rapidly expanding in the social sciences, in the humanities, and in
law and medicine at universities around the world. Theories and
methods are borrowed from many disciplines, but with little
cross-fertilization, thereby leaving many core issues out. This
authoritative book fills a gap by providing an expertly integrated
overview of international migration from a wide range of
disciplinary perspectives. Throughout the book, South to North
migration is used as the main example.
The authors, leading experts in their fields, ask provocative new
questions such as the counterfactual, Why do people not migrate?'
and address old questions in fresh ways in a language accessible
for students in a range of disciplines. Does migration from less
developed countries stimulate or obstruct development? Does
development reduce or increase the flows of migration? What are the
dynamics of a migration process? Geography, economics, political
science, social anthropology and sociology all inform this book,
which is certain to become an established text in migration
studies.
Contributors: Ishtiaq Ahmed, Associate Professor in Political
Science, University of Stockholm, Sweden; Gunilla Bjeren, Associate
Professor in Social Anthropology, University of Stockholm, Sweden;
Grete Brochmann, Research Director at the Institute for Social
Research, Oslo, Norway; Thomas Faist, Senior Researcher in Social
Policy, University of Bremen, Germany; Peter A. Fischer, Senior
Researcher at the Institute for Economic Policy Research,
Bundeswehr University, Hamburg, Germany; Tomas Hammar, Professor
and Director of the Centre for International Migration andEthnic
Relations, University of Stockholm, Sweden; Kenneth Hermele,
economist; Gunnar Malmberg, Associate Professor in Geography, Umea
University, Sweden; Reiner Martin, Researcher at the Institute for
Economic Policy Research, Bundeswehr University, Hamburg, Germany;
Thomas Straubhaar, Professor of Economics, Bundeswehr University,
Hamburg, Germany; Kristof Tamas, Political Scientist and Researcher
at Ceifo, University of Stockholm, Sweden
Since the early 2000s, there has been an increased interest in
international migration as a central mechanism to advance what is
called the development potential of international migrants. The
contributions in this book argue that the current enthusiasm about
the migration-development nexus should be approached from a
perspective that recognizes and critically appraises the emergence
of a new agent in development discourse, variably called
"migrants," "diaspora," or "transnational community." The essays,
which are the result of intensive student research at Bielefeld
University, depart from issues raised by the migration-development
nexus and ask how life-worlds and institutions are changing in the
face of cross-border processes. In this way, the book is also a
contribution to the different understandings of development.
(Series: Politik, Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft in einer
globalisierten Welt - Vol. 11)
Cross-border studies have become attractive for a number of fields,
including international migration, studies of material and cultural
globalization, and history. While cross-border studies have
expanded, the critique on nation-centered research lens has also
grown. This book revisits drawbacks of methodological nationalism
in theory and methodological strategies. It summarizes research
methodologies of the current studies on transnationalization and
globalization, such as multi-scalar and transnational approaches,
global and multi-sited ethnography, as well as the entangled
history approach and the incorporating comparison approach. This
collected volume goes beyond rhetorical criticism on methodological
nationalism, which is mainly associated with the ignorance and
naturalization of national categories. It proffers insights for the
systematic implementation of novel research strategies within
empirical studies deployed by young and senior scholars. The
novelty lies in an interdisciplinary lens ranging from sociology,
social anthropology and history.
The ongoing processes of globalization and regionalization have
drawn attention away from the traditional domains of nation-states
and their interaction. However, the border-crossing activities of
non-state agencies, organizations and institutions should not be
overlooked, as they can shed new light on our common understanding
of the contemporary world. Using the concept of transnational
social spaces, contributors to this volume demonstrate the
importance of transnational spaces. A collaborative project by
experts across the social science disciplines, Transnational Social
Spaces focuses in particular on the German-Turkish context.
This book examines current policy discussions around the
migration-development nexus and subjects them to rigorous
conceptual and empirical criticism through a transnational lens,
placing the current re-discovery of migrants as agents of
development nexus into theoretical and historical perspective.
The relationship between migration and development is becoming an
important field of study, yet the fundamentals - analytical tools,
conceptual framework, political stance - are not being called into
question or dialogue. This volume provides a valuable alternative
perspective to the current literature as the contributors explore
the contradictory discourses about migration and the role these
discourses play in perpetuating inequality and a global regime of
militarized surveillance. The assumptions surrounding the
assymetrical transfers of resources that accompany migration are
deeply skewed and continue to reflect the interests of the most
powerful states and the institutions that serve their interests.
Those who seek to address the morass of development failure,
vitriolic attacks on immigrants, or sanguine views about migrant
agency are challenged by this volume to put aside their
methodological nationalism and pursue alternative pathways out of
the quagmire of poverty, violence, and fear that is enveloping the
globe.
Nina Glick Schiller is Director of the Research Institute for
Cosmopolitan Cultures and Professor of Social Anthropology at the
University of Manchester and the founding editor of the journal
Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power.
Thomas Faist is Professor of Transnational and Development
Studies in the Department of Sociology, Bielefeld University. He
serves on the editorial board of The Sociological Quarterly, Ethnic
and Racial Studies, Migration Letters, and South Asian
Diaspora.
The social question is back. Yet today's social question is not
primarily between labour and capital, as it was in the nineteenth
century and throughout much of the twentieth. The contemporary
social question is located at the interstices between the global
South and the global North. It finds its expression in movements of
people, seeking a better life or fleeing unsustainable social,
political, economic, and ecological conditions. It is
transnationalized not only because migrants and their significant
others entertain ties across the borders of national states,
staying in touch with family and friends, receiving or sending
financial remittances in transnational social spaces. Also of
importance are cross-border recruitment schemes for workers and the
cross-border diffusion of norms appealed to in the case of
migration-for example, the social right to decent work as a human
right. Moreover, migration can become an issue of inclusion or
exclusion in fields important to life chances in the emigration,
transit, or immigration states-a transnationalization of national
states. And, as in the nineteenth century, political conflicts
arise, constituting the social question as a public concern. In
earlier periods class differences dominated conflicts. While class
has always been criss-crossed by manifold heterogeneities, not
least of all cultural ones around ethnicity, religion, and
language, it is these latter heterogeneities that have sharpened in
situations of immigration and emigration over the past decades.
Casting a wide net in terms of conceptual and empirical scope, this
book tackles both the social structure and the politics of social
inequalities. It sets a comprehensive agenda for research which
also includes the public role of social scientists in dealing with
the transnationalized social question.
The most up-to-date analysis of today's immigration issues As the
authors state in Chapter 1, "the movement of people across national
borders represents one of the most vivid dramas of social reality
in the contemporary world." This comparative text examines
contemporary immigration across the globe, focusing on 20 major
nations. Noted scholars Peter Kivisto and Thomas Faist introduce
students to important topics of inquiry at the heart of the field,
including Movement: Explores the theories of migration using a
historical perspective of the modern world. Settlement: Provides
clarity concerning the controversial matter of immigrant
incorporation and refers to the varied ways immigrants come to be a
part of a new society. Control: Focuses on the politics of
immigration and examines the role of states in shaping how people
choose to migrate. Key Features Provides comprehensive coverage of
topics not covered in other texts, such as state and immigration
control, focusing on policies created to control migratory flow and
evolving views of citizenship Offers a global portrait of
contemporary immigration, including a demographic overview of
today's cross-border movers Offers critical assessments of the
achievements of the field to date Encourages students to rethink
traditional views about the distinction between citizen and alien
in this global age Suggests paths for future research and new
theoretical developments Beyond a Border is a part of the SAGE Pine
Forge Sociology for a New Century Series. It offers professors a
powerful and timely option to incorporate the topic of immigration
in their courses. Contributor to the SAGE Teaching Innovations and
Professional Development Award
The Volume and Dynamics of International Migration provides a
theoretical account of the causes, nature, and extent of the
movement of international South-North migrants between affluent and
poorer countries. The puzzle is: why are there so few international
migrants out of most places? And why are there so many out of so
few places? Only once migration out of a few places has started, do
we see relatively more people moving. Mass mobility proceeds only
when migrant networks turn local assets into transnational ones.
The book also examines the reasons why many immigrants continue to
keep ties to their places of origin, and why these ties do not
hinder the adaptation of newcomers to immigration countries. These
ties span immigration and emigration countries and form
transnational social spaces, ranging from border-crossing families
to refuges diasporas. Transnational social formations carry
far-reaching implications for immigration adaptation, dual
citizenship, and transnationalizing civil societites. The author
provides an empirical grounding for his arguments by analysing the
Turkish-German example.
The book offers an innovative theoretical account of the causes, nature and extent of the movement of international migrants between affluent and poorer countries. The book also provides a conceptual study of migration decision-making and the dynamics of international movement.
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