Research in Migration and Ethnic Relations Series
About the Book Series
The Research in Migration and Ethnic Relations series has been at the forefront of research in its field for over ten years. The series has built an international reputation for cutting edge theoretical work, for comparative research, particularly on Europe, and for nationally-based studies with broader relevance to international issues. Published in association with the European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations (ERCOMER), Utrecht University, it draws contributions from the best international scholars in the field, offering an interdisciplinary perspective on some of the key issues facing the contemporary world.
Identity and Integration: Migrants in Western Europe
1st Edition
By Bernhard Peters, Rosemarie Sackmann
June 30, 2020
Symbolic boundaries, cultural differences and ethnic conflicts have gained significance and new meanings in a global situation characterized by the dissolution of traditional political and societal structures. Communications and political and economic interactions increasingly cross the borders of ...
Immigrant Women and Feminism in Italy
1st Edition
By Wendy Pojmann
June 30, 2020
The influx of female migrants to Europe has posed challenges to established European feminist movements. In this book the author assesses the significance of female immigration to Italy and its impact on Italian feminism by analyzing the way in which immigrant and Italian women have constructed ...
Integration and Resistance: The Relation of Social Organisations, Global Capital, Governments and International Immigration in Spain and Portugal
1st Edition
By Ricard Moren-Alegret
June 30, 2020
Integration is a key challenge facing modern society today. Integration and Resistance offers a new theoretical perspective for considering integration. By focusing on international immigrants and their organisations from a wider perspective the author demonstrates that the threat to social ...
Intercultural Education in the European Context: Theories, Experiences, Challenges
1st Edition
By Marco Catarci, Massimiliano Fiorucci
June 30, 2020
This book offers a comparative analysis of the intercultural theories and practices developed in the European context. Bringing together work on the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Greece, The Netherlands and Sweden, it examines specific approaches to intercultural education. ...
International Migration in the New Millennium: Global Movement and Settlement
1st Edition
Edited
By Danièle Joly
June 30, 2020
International migration is an issue of enduring interest and debate, as strong as ever in the 21st century. This in-depth, global examination proposes a balance sheet of international migration and highlights its consequences regarding migrant populations at the turn of the century. It draws ...
Moving Lives: Narratives of Nation and Migration among Europeans in Post-War Britain
1st Edition
By Kathy Burrell
June 30, 2020
Immigrants in Britain are often viewed as just that - 'immigrants'. Their experiences as migrants are sidelined in favour of discussions about assimilation and integration - how 'they' adapt to 'us'. This book refocuses debates about migration by following the experiences, memories and perceptions ...
Nationalist Responses to the Crises in Europe: Old and New Hatreds
1st Edition
By Cathrine Thorleifsson
June 30, 2020
The last few years have witnessed a remarkable resurgence of populist nationalism as indicated by Brexit, the Trump presidency and the rise of radical parties of the far right. Nationalist Responses to the Crises in Europe examines the drivers, methods and local appeal of populist nationalism. ...
South Africa's Racial Past: The History and Historiography of Racism, Segregation, and Apartheid
1st Edition
By Paul Maylam
June 30, 2020
A unique overview of the whole 350-year history of South Africa’s racial order, from the mid-seventeenth century to the apartheid era. Maylam periodizes this racial order, drawing out its main phases and highlighting the significant turning points. He also analyzes the dynamics of South African ...
The Migration of Highly Educated Turkish Citizens to Europe: From Guestworkers to Global Talent
1st Edition
By Zeynep Yanasmayan
June 30, 2020
The increasing global competition of knowledge economies has begun a new era of labour migration, as economies chase ‘the best and the brightest’: the movement of highly skilled workers. This book examines the experiences of highly educated migrants subjected to two distinct and incompatible public...
Transnational Social Spaces: Agents, Networks and Institutions
1st Edition
By Eyüp Özveren, Thomas Faist
June 30, 2020
The ongoing processes of globalization and regionalization have drawn attention away from the traditional domains of nation-states and their interaction. However, the border-crossing activities of non-state agencies, organizations and institutions should not be overlooked, as they can shed new ...
Labour Migration from Turkey to Western Europe, 1960-1974: A Multidisciplinary Analysis
1st Edition
By Ahmet Akgunduz
March 07, 2018
Groundbreaking in its comprehensiveness, this book illuminates the migration of workers from Turkey to Western Europe with new perspectives previously overlooked in research. Indeed, this is the first study of its kind to cover the entire migration process, making extensive use of primary as well ...
Diasporas and Homeland Conflicts: A Comparative Perspective
1st Edition
By Bahar Baser
May 24, 2017
As violent conflicts become increasingly intra-state rather than inter-state, international migration has rendered them increasingly transnational, as protagonists from each side find themselves in new countries of residence. In spite of leaving their homeland, the grievances and grudges that ...