• Media type: E-Book
  • Title: Research handbook on the sociology of migration
  • Contains: Contents: Introduction. The sociology of migration: Where has it been and where is it going? / Martina Cvajner, Peter J. Kivisto, and Giuseppe Sciortino -- Part I: Key concepts -- 1. Mobility, immobility, and migration / Nicholas DeMaria Harney -- 2. Borders and boundaries / Giuseppe Sciortino -- 3. Migration categories and the politics of labeling / Leila Hadj Abdou and Federica Zardo -- 4. Gender / Johanna Leinonen -- 5. Migration chains and migration networks: Researching migration as a social process / Remus Gabriel Anghel -- 6. Sequences and transitions in migration / Russell King and Ronald Skeldon -- 7. Migration systems / Oliver Bakewell -- 8. Migration policies and politics / Joaquín Arango -- 9. Migration and border regimes / Bernd Kasparek -- 10. Contexts of reception / Ayumi Takenaka -- 11. Theorizing modes of incorporation / Peter J. Kivisto -- 12. Diversity and super-diversity / Ivano Bison and Daniel Joseph Belback -- 13. Inclusion and exclusion / Gabriel Echeverría and Claudia Finotelli -- 14. Remittances in a world of uncertainty and insecurity / Ibrahim Sirkeci -- 15. Transnationalism and the making of diasporas / Thomas Lacroix -- 16. Children of immigrants and the second generation / Davide Azzolini and Philipp Schnell -- Part II: Methods and techniques -- 17. Secondary analysis of government and official data on international migration / Corrado Bonifazi -- 18. Ethnography in migration studies: An everlasting love? / Martina Cvajner -- 19. Quantitative surveys on migration / Erik Vickstrom and Cris Beauchemin -- 20. Connecting with connected migrants: Exploring the field of digital migration studies / Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky -- 21. Toward the use of emotions as a methodological technique for the empirical analysis of migration / Elizabeth Aranda, Girsea Martinez Rosas, and Rebecca Blackwell -- 22. Network analysis / Başak Bilecen -- 23. Visual methods in migration research / Susan Ball -- Part III: Sites, places, and spheres -- 24. Sending communities, social spheres, and households: What can be learned about migration / Jeffrey H. Cohen -- 25. Borders, embassies, and visas: The lessons of sociological lenses / Federica Infantino -- 26. Workplaces and labor markets / Mattia Vitiello -- 27. Migration in families and households / Heather M. Wurtz and Heide Castañeda -- 28. Housing and home / Enrico Fravega and Paolo Boccagni -- 29. Sociabilities: Kin, friends, and acquaintances in international migration / Rocco Molinari -- 30. Migrant associations and communities / Margit Fauser -- 31. Migration and the welfare state / Grete Brochmann -- 32. The religious migrant / Tuomas Martikainen -- 33. Sport and migration / Max Mauro -- 34. Migration, museums, (and archives) / Aleksandra Kubica -- Index.
  • Contributor: Sciortino, Giuseppe [Editor]; Cvajner, Martina [Editor]; Kivisto, Peter [Editor]
  • Corporation: Edward Elgar Publishing
  • Published: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, [2024]
  • Published in: Research handbooks in sociology series
  • Issue: First edition
  • Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 436 Seiten); Diagramme
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.4337/9781839105463
  • ISBN: 9781839105463
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  • RVK notation: LB 56000 : Darstellung ohne geografischen Bezug
  • Keywords: Migration > Migrationssoziologie > Methodologie > Forschungsgegenstand
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  • Footnote: Includes index
  • Description: "Adeptly navigating one of the most pressing issues on the current global agenda, this topical Research Handbook provides a comprehensive and research-based exploration of the sociology of migration. As well as highlighting the field's achievements and current challenges, it explores key concepts used in current research, methods employed, and the spheres and contexts in which migrants participate. Presenting an open and pluralistic approach to international migration, this Research Handbook offers a wealth of conceptual analysis, featuring insightful contributions from over 40 leading scholars. Split into three thematic sections, it expertly examines a wide range of theoretical terms, research methods and techniques, and provides an in-depth analysis of the significant work that has been carried out to date in relation to migration. It ultimately sheds light on important discussions surrounding the origins of the sociology of migration, considering not only past events, but also future directions of research for this ever-evolving field of study. Offering a unique and forward-thinking perspective, this authoritative Handbook will serve as a fundamental reference for students, scholars, and practitioners in the fields of sociology and social policy, development studies, and political science, as well as in the wider social sciences"--