"Demonstrates that the study of international migration has really come of age. From acculturation to undocumented immigration, the authors consider more than three dozen concepts at the heart of migration studies. Clearly written in a highly readable style, the book is a valuable resource for students and scholars alike."
- Nancy Foner, City University of New York

"This very useful and authoritative compendium explicates thirty-eight concepts central to analysis of international migration. It is accessible to undergraduate students and even can enrich graduate courses. It nicely complements books like The Age of Migration or Exceptional People. Concision is a virtue!"
- Mark J. Miller, University of Delaware

This book provides lucid and intuitive explanations of the most important migration concepts as used in classrooms, among policymakers, and in popular and academic discourse. Arguing that there is a clear need for a better public understanding of migration, it sets out to clarify the field by exploring relevant concepts in a direct and engaging way. Each concept:

Includes an easy to understand definition
Provides real-world examples
Gives suggestions for further reading
Is carefully cross-referenced to other related concepts It is an ideal resource for undergraduate and post-graduate students studying migration in sociology, politics, development and throughout the social sciences, as well as scholars in the field and practitioners in governmental and non-governmental organizations.

Autorentext

David's primary research focuses on international migration. His current work explores the relationship between immigration and happiness, investigating whether (as many would assume) migration to a wealthy country is advantageous to the immigrants themselves in the sense that it brings them greater happiness. Articles emerging from this research have been published in Migration Studies, Social Indicators Research, Journal of Happiness Studies, and International Studies Review, among others. He has done consulting work on this topic for the International Organization for Migration in Geneva. He has also held a grant from the Economic and Social Research Council to investigate the UK "citizenship process".

David is currently Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Leicester. He gained a PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a BA from Kenyon College. He is also on the board of RC31, the International Sociological Association's section on the sociology of migration.

Inhalt
Introduction
Migration
Acculturation
Alien/Foreigner
Assimilation
Borders
Brain Drain/Gain/Circulation
Chain Migration
Circular Migration
Citizenship
Cumulative Causation
Denizens
Deportation
Diaspora
Displacement and Internally Displaced Persons
Ethnic Enclaves and Ethnic Economies
Ethnicity and Ethnic Minorities
Family Migration and Reunification
Forced Migration
Gendered Migration
Guestworkers
Human Trafficking and Smuggling
Integration
Internal/Domestic Migration
Labour Migration
Migrant Networks
Migration Stocks and Flows
Multiculturalism
Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Regional Integration and Migration
Remittances
Restrictionism vs. Open Borders
Return Migration
Second Generation
Selectivity
Social Capital
Social Cohesion
Transnationalism
Undocumented (Illegal) Migration