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Immigrant Lives (eBook, PDF)

Intersectionality, Transnationality, and Global Perspectives

Redaktion: Shizha, Edward; Makwarimba, Edward

Beschreibung

This volume focuses on processes, motivations, policies, and practices that influence international migration and the experiences of migrating and settling in a new country. With chapter contributions by international and interdisciplinary scholars, academics and researchers from Africa, Australia, Europe, Latin America, and North America, the book examines and interrogates some immigration policies, while capturing migration and transnational experiences from migratory hotspots in different parts of the world. To explore the multiple ways in which immigrants and refugees experience migration, the book is grounded in Kimberlé Crenshaw's intersectionality and Uri Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems model. Using these two frameworks, the book examines how transnationality arising from migration affects immigrants' perceived pre- and post-migration expectations and lived experiences in varied spheres including family dynamics, access to services and programs, employment, coping with immigrant and refugee labels, and other related legal and policy-influenced spheres. The book provides a timely and holistic picture of migration and settlement as well as insights on racialization, discrimination, social inequalities, and attendant global remedial processes. As the world experiences more disruption and displacement, Immigrant Lives provides crucial insights of use to undergraduate and graduate students, migration scholars and researchers, policymakers, service providers, politicians, and lawmakers.

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Autor

Edward Shizha is Professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada. His research interests are in migration and transnationalism, racism and racialization, education and indigenous knowledge systems, decolonial theory, and support for immigrants and refugees. He has participated in several studies on support needs of immigrants and refugees and is the author of 13 books, including Living Beyond Borders: Essays on Global Immigrants and Refugee. He has also published several book chapters and journal articles which have been cited widely. Edward Makwarimba is a social scientist with 15+ years' experience working with immigrants and refugees on their settlement and integration needs, and well-being. As Co-Director of the Social Support Research Program, University of Alberta for eleven years, he worked on assessment and intervention support programs promoting the health of varied vulnerable populations including immigrants and refugees. Makwarimba also worked for Alberta Health Services as a senior research and evaluation consultant, as well as lead scientist, and has taught at both primary and university levels for several years. He has written numerous reports and academic papers on inclusion and health disparities.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP eBook
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. August 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780197687314
• Artikelnr.: 68451994