Transnational return and social change : hierarchies, identities and ideas / edited by Remus Gabriel Anghel, Margit Fauser, Paolo Boccagni.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Anghel, Remus Gabriel, editor.

Fauser, Margit, editor.

Boccagni, Paolo, editor.

Series:

Key Issues in Modern Sociology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Return migration.

Return migration--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : Anthem Press, 2019.

Summary:

In the past years, in a general context featured by anti-migration discourses in immigration countries, sustained economic growth in countries of origin and mobility between migrants’ countries of origin and destination, research on return migration started flourishing. Return has long been considered the end of a migration cycle. Today, returnees’ continued transnational ties, practices and resources have become increasingly visible. ‘Transnational Return and Social Change’ joins what is now a growing field of research and suggests new ways to understand the dynamics of return migration and the social changes that come along. It pays tribute to the meso-level impacts that follow the practices and resources migrant returnees mobilize across borders. It argues for the need to study the dynamics and impact of return migration by involving also more mundane forms of change, arguing that everyday processes and small-scale changes are as important as the macro-transformations for understanding the societal impact of migration. This volume thus inquires about the consequences of return for local communities, organizations, social networks and groups, focussing on the changes in social hierarchies, collective identities and cultural capital, norms and knowledge. It presents case studies of migration flows that connect Germany to Turkey, Romania and Ghana, the United Kingdom to Poland, multiple Western countries to Latvia as well as inner-African movements. Against this background, the book contributes new insights into the transnational dynamics of return migration and their societal impact in pluralized societies.

Contents:

Transnational Return and Social Change: Hierarchies, Identities and Ideas

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 17, 2019).

ISBN:

9781785270963

1785270966

9781785270956

1785270958

OCLC:

1511483279