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Cindy Horst (Ed.) - Beyond Networks: Feedback in International Migration - 9781137539205 - V9781137539205
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Beyond Networks: Feedback in International Migration

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Description for Beyond Networks: Feedback in International Migration Hardback. This edited volume asks how the arrival of migrants at one time influences the decisions of those considering migration later. Through a set of case studies of migration in twelve 'corridors', it shows how different forms of feedback by different actors and through different channels contribute to our understanding of diverging migration flows. Editor(s): Horst, Cindy; Engbersen, Godfried; Fonseca, Maria Lucinda; Bakewell, Oliver. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 280 pages, 32 black & white tables, 14 figures. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
This edited volume explores migration movements to Norway, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Portugal from Brazil, Morocco and Ukraine, focusing on how the migration processes of yesterday influence those of today. The central analytical tool for this undertaking is the concept of feedback. This volume identifies various feedback mechanisms that initiate, perpetuate and reverse migration movements. It pays attention to the role of personal networks, but it also moves beyond networks by analysing the role of institutions, macro-level factors and forms of broadcast feedback operating through impersonal channels. Based on extensive surveys and in-depth interviews, it changes our understanding ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship
Condition
New
Weight
466g
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137539205
SKU
V9781137539205
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15

About Cindy Horst (Ed.)
Oliver Bakewell is Director of the International Migration Institute and Associate Professor at the Department of International Development, University of Oxford, UK. Godfried Engbersen is Professor of General Sociology at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam (EUR), the Netherlands. He is Research Director of the Sociology Department and Director of the research group Citizenship, Migration ... Read more

Reviews for Beyond Networks: Feedback in International Migration
Beyond Network anthology adds to migration scholarship a much overlooked aspect, which is an exploration of feedback mechanisms that operate to create links across time and space. ... This volume provides a great entry point for anyone interested in doing research based on migration feedback or migration in general. ... This volume is highly recommended to students and scholars who ... Read more

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