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Irregular Migrants in Belgium and the Netherlands: Aspirations and Incorporation (IMISCOE Research)
Masja Van Meeteren
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Description for Irregular Migrants in Belgium and the Netherlands: Aspirations and Incorporation (IMISCOE Research)
Hardcover. Series: IMISCOE Research. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0 black and white; 10 full color. BIC Classification: 1DDB; JFFN; LNDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
In Irregular Migrants in Belgium and the Netherlands, Masja van Meeteren studies the different ways in which irregular migrants live in Belgium and the Netherlands. The book offers an empirically grounded theoretical critique of the dominant research practice that focuses on 'survival strategies', relies on comparisons of migrant communities and overemphasizes structural explanations. Instead, Irregular Migrants takes irregular migrants´ aspirations as a starting point of analysis.
Based on this innovative research approach, key questions are answered regarding the lives of irregular migrants. How can we understand their patterns of economic and social incorporation, the transnational activities they engage ... Read more
In Irregular Migrants in Belgium and the Netherlands, Masja van Meeteren studies the different ways in which irregular migrants live in Belgium and the Netherlands. The book offers an empirically grounded theoretical critique of the dominant research practice that focuses on 'survival strategies', relies on comparisons of migrant communities and overemphasizes structural explanations. Instead, Irregular Migrants takes irregular migrants´ aspirations as a starting point of analysis.
Based on this innovative research approach, key questions are answered regarding the lives of irregular migrants. How can we understand their patterns of economic and social incorporation, the transnational activities they engage ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Condition
New
Series
IMISCOE Research
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ISBN
9789089646439
SKU
V9789089646439
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Ref
99-50
About Masja Van Meeteren
Masja van Meeteren works as an Assistant Professor in the department of Criminology at Leiden University.
Reviews for Irregular Migrants in Belgium and the Netherlands: Aspirations and Incorporation (IMISCOE Research)
"[T]his ground-breaking study... shows how the focus of previous research on structures and control has led to misleading views on irregular migration."
Stephen Castles, University of Sydney "A solid and valuable book, a major addition to the literature of a topic which commands increasing attention in Western societies"
Joaquín Arango, Complutense University of Madrid
Stephen Castles, University of Sydney "A solid and valuable book, a major addition to the literature of a topic which commands increasing attention in Western societies"
Joaquín Arango, Complutense University of Madrid