Migration Between Nations

A Global Introduction

Mark Abrahamson

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN: 9781000776645
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Sociology
• Index: Social Sciences

From refugees fleeing wars or natural disasters to economic migrants pursuing better paid jobs abroad, international migration is an inescapable part of the modern world. Migration Between Nations: A Global Introduction provides a succinct and accessible overview of the varied types of migrants who cross national boundaries.

Drawing upon a wide-ranging selection of case studies and the latest research findings, migration patterns and recent trends throughout the world are surveyed and summarized, with particular attention to movement from the global south to the global north. In a highly inter-disciplinary analysis, the social, cultural and economic integration of migrants and of their offspring in their new homelands are also explored. Employing approaches from a number of disciplines, the methods and techniques that researchers use to study various aspects of migration and integration are also explained.

Migration Between Nations: A Global Introduction will be essential reading for students in a wide range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, including sociology, anthropology, ethnic studies, geography, global studies, history, and political science.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Boxes
• Preface
• 1 Globalization and Migration
• 2 The Economic Driver
• 3 Environmental Drivers: Climate Change and Natural Disasters
• 4 Connections Between Origins and Destinations
• 5 Undocumented Migrants
• 6 The Social Integration of Migrants and Their Offspring
• 7 Migrant Settlements
• 8 Immigrants' Contributions and Natives' Perceptions
• Glossary
• Index