Migrant Transnationalism

IMISCOE Short Reader
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-3-031-91553-6
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland

Buch, Englisch, 138 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 254 g

Reihe: IMISCOE Research Series

This open access short reader provides a compelling introduction to research on migrant transnationalism. The short reader focuses on the significant area of remittances (in financial terms). However, attention is also paid to political, social, cultural and religious transfers and exchanges – underscoring the salience of the wide range of ties that are maintained across borders. Increasingly  such ties are sustained through virtual and technology facilitated modes of interaction. Drawing on  established and recent empirical research from across the globe, in dialogue with scholars of migrant transnationalism, the book offers an overview of approaches, conceptual tools, thematic areas, and methods of investigation.

Thus, this short reader sheds light on the fundamentals of existing knowledge on migrant transnationalism: What are the key questions in research today? How does a transnational perspective deepen our understanding of migration, (social) mobility, diversity, inclusion and development? As a source for researchers, students and policy makers, this short reader is essential reading which shows why looking at the world through a transnational lens adds value, for anyone interested in migration and social change.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Erdal, Marta Bivand

Bilgili, Özge

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. What is migrant transnationalism?.- Chapter 2  Approaching migrant transnationalism.- Chapter 3 Economic, sociocultural and political transnationalism.- Chapter 4 Migrant transnationalism meets integration.- Chapter 5 Methodological approaches to the study of migrant transnationalism.- Chapter 6 Conclusion: Beyond ‘migrant’ transnationalism?.

Über Autor(innen)

Özge Bilgili is an Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Social Science at Utrecht University, the Netherlands, where she is a member of the European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations (ERCOMER) and member of the national research school ICS. Özge is an Executive Board Member of IMISCOE and the former coordinator of IMISOCE Standing Committee on Migrant Transnationalism. Between 2016-2022, she was the chair of Dutch Association for Migration Research (DAMR). Her research line is at the intersections of migration, integration and transnationalism studies, with a particular interest in (higher) education research and policy analysis in relevant areas. The impact of her research achievement is founded on strong emphasis on inter- and trans-disciplinary perspectives. She is also one of the founding board members of social initiative Parenting across Borders, offering individual support to new migrant parents in the Netherlands.

Marta Bivand Erdal is a Research Professor in Migration Studies, at Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway, where she is Co-Director of the PRIO Migration Center. As a Human Geographer she is interested in the impacts of migration and transnationalism in both emigration and immigration contexts. This has led to research on migration and development, the interplay of social and spatial mobility, and migration-related diversity including on religion, nationhood and citizenship. Marta’s work draws on interview, focus group, and survey data, paying critical attention to the use of categories. Her empirical focus is on European and Asian contexts. She has published extensively in migration studies and geography journals and engages regularly with governmental and non-governmental stakeholders. Marta is an Editorial board member of the , , and an Editorial Advisory Board member of the