Research Handbook on the Sociology of Migration

Research Handbook on the Sociology of Migration
Author: Giuseppe Sciortino
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 453
Release: 2024-01-18
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1839105461

Adeptly navigating one of the most pressing issues on the current global agenda, this topical Research Handbook provides a comprehensive and research-based exploration of the sociology of migration. As well as highlighting the field’s achievements and current challenges, it explores key concepts used in current research, methods employed, and the spheres and contexts in which migrants participate.

Research Handbook on the Sociology of Education

Research Handbook on the Sociology of Education
Author: Rolf Becker
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 621
Release: 2019
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1788110420

Presenting original contributions from the key experts in the field, the Research Handbook on the Sociology of Education explores the major theoretical, methodological, empirical and political challenges and pressing social questions facing education in current times.

Research Handbook on the Sociology of the Family

Research Handbook on the Sociology of the Family
Author: Norbert F. Schneider
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 479
Release: 2021-06-25
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1788975545

Exploring how family life has radically changed in recent decades, this comprehensive Research Handbook tracks the latest developments and trends in scholarly work on the family. With a particular focus on the European context, it addresses current debates and offers insights into key topics including: the division of housework, family forms and living arrangements, intergenerational relationships, partner choice, divorce and fertility behaviour.

Research Handbook on Child Migration

Research Handbook on Child Migration
Author: Jacqueline Bhabha
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 553
Release: 2018-08-31
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1786433702

The scope and complexity of child migration have only recently emerged as a critical factors in global migration. This volume assembles for the first time a richly interdisciplinary body of work, drawing on contributions from renowned scholars, eminent practitioners and prominent civil society advocates from across the globe and from a wide range of different mobility contexts. Their invaluable pedagogical tools and research documents demonstrate the urgency and breadth of this important new aspect of international human mobility in our global age.

Research Handbook on International Migration and Digital Technology

Research Handbook on International Migration and Digital Technology
Author: McAuliffe, Marie
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2021-12-07
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1839100613

This forward-looking Research Handbook showcases cutting-edge research on the relationship between international migration and digital technology. It sheds new light on the interlinkages between digitalisation and migration patterns and processes globally, capturing the latest research technologies and data sources. Featuring international migration in all facets from the migration of tech sector specialists through to refugee displacement, leading contributors offer strategic insights into the future of migration and mobility.

Handbook of Citizenship and Migration

Handbook of Citizenship and Migration
Author: Marco Giugni
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2021-06-25
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1789903130

Taking an integrated approach, this unique Handbook places the terms ‘citizenship’ and ‘migration’ on an equal footing, examining how they are related to each other, both conceptually and empirically.

Handbook of Research Methods in Migration

Handbook of Research Methods in Migration
Author: William L. Allen
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 395
Release: 2024-10-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1800378033

In this thoroughly revised and updated second edition, William Allen and Carlos Vargas-Silva bring together a diverse range of experts to explore the latest research methods in migration studies, taking stock of major changes that have been salient for migration research—as well as the social sciences more broadly—in the last decade. Spanning a variety of different methodologies, this second edition of the Handbook of Research Methods in Migration provides practical guidance on designing, completing, and communicating migration research, considering diverse audiences including migrants themselves. This title contains one or more Open Access chapters.

Handbook of Culture and Migration

Handbook of Culture and Migration
Author: Jeffrey H. Cohen
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2021-01-29
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1789903467

Capturing the important place and power role that culture plays in the decision-making process of migration, this Handbook looks at human movement outside of a vacuum; taking into account the impact of family relationships, access to resources, and security and insecurity at both the points of origin and destination.

The Sociology of Migration

The Sociology of Migration
Author: Robin Cohen
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 592
Release: 1996
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

A collection of articles dating from 1976 to 1992, organized in sections on migrant labor, international labor migration, women migrants, enclaves and labor markets, effects of return migration, migration and social structure, refugees and displaced persons, the brain drain, migration in Asia, and the effects of migration on the state system. Specific topics include labor migration in the Arab Gulf states, the impact of male labor migration on women in Botswana, and the migration of talent in India. Of interest to sociologists nd migration scholars. No index. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Handbook on Migration and Welfare

Handbook on Migration and Welfare
Author: Crepaz, Markus M.L.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 544
Release: 2022-01-14
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1839104570

Bringing together prominent scholars in the field, this Handbook provides an interdisciplinary exploration of the complex interrelationship between migration and welfare. Chapters further examine the effects of emigration on sending societies exploring issues such as the impact of remittances, diasporas, and skill deterioration as a result of human capital flight on capacity building and on economic and political development more generally.