Thomas Faist

The Volume and Dynamics of International Migration and Transnational Social Spaces

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Produktbeschreibung

The book offers an innovative theoretical account of the causes, nature and extent of the movement of international migrants between affluent and poorer countries. The book also provides a conceptual study of migration decision-making and the dynamics of international movement.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. März 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 605g
• ISBN-13: 9780198297260
• ISBN-10: 0198297262
• Artikelnr.: 21446772

Autorenporträt

Thomas Faist is Privatdozent (Lecturer) at the Institute for Intercultural and International Studies, University of Bremen, Germany

Inhaltsangabe

* 1: Lacunae Of Migration And Post-Migration Theories
* 2: A Review Of Dominant Theories Of International Migration
* 3: Situating The First Puzzle: Why So Few Migrants And Why So Many?
* 4: The Crucial Meso Link: Social Capital In Social And Symbolic Ties
* 5: The Selective Functions Of Social Capital: Why So Few Migrants Out
Of Most Places?
* 6: The Selective And Diffusion Functions Of Social Capital: Why So
Many Migrants Out Of So Few Places?
* 7: The Bridging Function Of Social Capital: Transnational Social
Spaces
* 8: The Adaptive Functions Of Social Capital: Transnationalization And
Nation-State Membership
* 9: Elements For Multilevel Research On International Migration And
Post-Migration Processes