Thomas Faist

The Volume and Dynamics of International Migration and Transnational Social Spaces

• Broschiertes Buch

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.

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