Migration, reproduction and society [e-book] : economic and demographic dilemmas in global capitalism / by Alejandro I. Canales.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Canales Cerón, Alejandro, author.

Series:

Studies in Critical Social Sciences; volume43/9.

Studies in Critical Social Sciences; volume43/9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

Emigration and immigration.

Emigration and immigration--Political aspects.

Demographic transition--Social aspects.

Demographic transition.

Demographic transition--Political aspects.

Multiculturalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 265 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Leiden Boston : BRILL, 2020.

Summary:

In Migration, Reproduction and Society, Alejandro I. Canales offers a theoretical model for understanding the dilemmas presented by migration in the transformation of contemporary society. Aging and changing demographics in advanced societies make economic and social reproduction dependent upon the contributions made by immigration. However, these same demographic processes are conducive to ethnic transformations. The political dilemma facing advanced societies is that immigration is required to ensure their reproduction, but this entails becoming multicultural societies where the political hegemony of ethnic and demographic majorities becomes radically subverted. This paves the way to a pervasive political conflict already evident in the current immigration crisis in Europe just as in the revival of racism and xenophobia in the United States. En Migration, Reproduction and Society, Alejandro I. Canales propone un modelo teórico para el entendimiento del dilema político y social concerniente al papel de las migraciones en la transformación de la sociedad contemporánea. El envejecimiento y decline demográfico en las sociedades avanzadas hacen que la dinámica económica y la reproducción social de la población dependan directamente de los aportes que hace la inmigración. Sin embargo, estos mismos procesos demográficos propician una transformación étnica de sus actuales equilibrios sociales y demográficos. El dilema político que enfrentan las sociedades avanzadas es que para asegurar su reproducción debe necesariamente abrirse a la inmigración, pero ello conlleva la posibilidad de constituirse en sociedades multiculturales en donde la hegemonía política de las actuales mayorías étnicas y demográficas se trastocaría radicalmente. Es la base de un conflicto político cuyos indicios ya se advierten en la actual crisis migratoria en Europa, así como en el renacer del racismo y xenofobia en los Estados Unidos.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright Page

Figures

Tables

Introduction

Migration and Reproduction: Basic Premises

International Migration in Neoclassical Economics: a Critical Perspective

Migration and Development: Three Theses and a Corollary

Migration and Reproduction: Beyond the Critique of Methodological Nationalism

The Role of Migration in the Global System of Demographic Reproduction

Migration and the Reproduction of Capital

Migration and Social Reproduction

The Central Place of Migration in the Reproduction of Advanced Societies

Latinos in the usa: the New American Dilemma

Back Matter

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9789004409224

OCLC:

1124605946

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004409224 DOI