Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (249 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Routledge Studies in Human Geography
Parallel Title:
Print version Migration, Risk and Uncertainty
DDC:
304.8
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Migration is one of the driving forces of economic and social change in the modern world. It is both informed by risk and a generator of risk, whether for individuals, households, communities or societies. Although the relationship between migration and risk is widely acknowledged, it has long been neglected in academic research, with a few exceptions such as household diversification strategies. Instead, risk is assumed to be implicit in economic or social models, rather than being explicitly theorised or analysed. This book represents the first major review of these key relationships. It dra
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 From the (Neo)Classical Approach to Prospect Theory; 3 Behavioural Economics Approaches; 4 Risk and Complexity: Decision Making Under Different Information Conditions; 5 Households, Risk Diversification and Migration; 6 Constructionist Approaches: Culture, Identities and Risk; 7 The Role of Networks and Intermediaries in Mediating Risk; 8 Migration, Society, Technology and the 'Risk Society'; 9 Migration Discourses in the Face of Risk; 10 Engaging with Risk in Migration Policies; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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