International migration and social theory

Summary: "Affecting millions across the globe every day, international migration encompasses a wide range of issues, from individual upheaval to government policy. Examining how migration has been theorized and using empirical examples to explore hot topics, this book shows how migration cuts to the heart of notions of identity, home and belonging"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780230221314 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0230221319 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780230221307 (hbk.)
ISBN: 0230221300 (hbk.)
Physical Description: print
xi, 182 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-178) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. Introduction: International Migration and Social Theory -- Introduction -- Migration Theories and Social Theory -- What Does This Book Do? -- Chapters That Follow -- 2. Practice Theory: A Framework for International Migration Research -- Introduction -- Agency and Structure in Social Theory -- Practice Theories and the Duality of Structure and Agency -- Elaborating a Practice Theory for Migration -- Key Concepts for a Theory of Practice -- Methodology -- Role of Social and Substantive Theories -- Conclusion -- 3. Theories and Perspectives in Migration -- Micro-economic Theories of Migration -- World Systems Theories -- Migration Systems and Networks -- Migrants in Society -- Contemporary Approaches -- Conclusion -- 4. Lifestyle Migration: British Migration to Spain's Coastal Areas -- Studies -- Decision to Migrate -- Practice of Migration -- Settling in Spain -- Conclusion --