Volume and Dynamics of International Migration and Transnational Social Spaces

Name: Volume and Dynamics of International Migration and Transnational Social Spaces
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ISBN: 9780198293910

ISBN-10: 0198293917

ISBN-13: 9780198293910

Edition: 2000

Authors: Thomas Faist

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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…

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List price: $205.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/11/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 396
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English




Lacunae Of Migration And Post-Migration Theories



A Review Of Dominant Theories Of International Migration



Situating The First Puzzle: Why So Few Migrants And Why So Many?



The Crucial Meso Link: Social Capital In Social And Symbolic Ties



The Selective Functions Of Social Capital: Why So Few Migrants Out Of Most Places?



The Selective And Diffusion Functions Of Social Capital: Why So Many Migrants Out Of So Few Places?



The Bridging Function Of Social Capital: Transnational Social Spaces



The Adaptive Functions Of Social Capital: Transnationalization And Nation-State Membership



Elements For Multilevel Research On International Migration And Post-Migration Processes