ISBN:
9781137474957
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (331 pages)
Series Statement:
Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship Ser
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
304.8
Keywords:
Migration
;
Migration
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
This book examines theories and specific experiences of international migration and social transformation, with special reference to the effects of neo-liberal globalization on four societies with vastly different historical and cultural characteristics: South Korea, Australia, Turkey and Mexico.
Abstract:
Cover -- Social Transformation and Migration -- Contents -- List of Figures and Maps -- Figures -- Maps -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- 1: International Human Mobility: Key Issues and Challenges to Social Theory -- Introduction -- Theoretical framework: social transformation and migration -- Polanyi's 'Great Transformation' as a starting point -- Reworking social transformation theory to analyz eneoliberal globalization -- Social transformation and international migration -- Theoretical and methodological principles -- 1 Migration is not a result of social transformation, nor a cause of it, but an integralpart of transformation processes -- 2 It is misguided to try to separate migration studies from broader social theory -- 3 Migratory processes are shaped both by macro-social structures and by the actions and perceptions of affected populations, both migrants and non-migrants -- 4 Global forces are mediated through national cultural patterns and historical experience -- 5 The effects of global changes are always experienced locally -- 6 There is no single correct way of analyzing globalization. Global, national and local dimensions are connected in complex and non-linear ways -- Notes -- References -- Part I: Methodological Challenges -- 2: Towards aMulti-scalar Methodology: The Challenges of Studying Social Transformation and International Migration -- Introduction -- The STIM project -- Multi-scalar approaches to migration -- Multi-scalar methodologies -- Multi-scalar methods? -- Quantitative and qualitative sources -- Scaling participation -- Participant observation and visual data -- Extending multi-scalar research as an analytical tool -- Conclusion: a middle-range framework? -- Notes -- References.
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