Studies in Migration and Diaspora
About the Book Series
Series now in its 20th year
Studies in Migration and Diaspora is a series designed to showcase the interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary nature of research in this important field. Volumes in the series cover local, national and global issues and engage with both historical and contemporary events. The books will appeal to scholars, students and all those engaged in the study of migration and diaspora. Amongst the topics covered are minority ethnic relations, transnational movements and the cultural, social and political implications of moving from 'over there', to 'over here'.
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Race and the Colour-Line: The Boundaries of Europeanness in Poland
1st Edition
By Bolaji Balogun
December 18, 2024
Race and the Colour-Line addresses the foundational ideas about race and colonialism in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and reconnects them to the global manifestations that influenced them. Focusing on race and colonialism, this book indicates a shift in the global racial discourse – an ...
African Heritage Australian Youth: Forced Displacement, Educational Attainment, and Integration Outcomes
1st Edition
By Tebeje Molla
November 28, 2024
In the last four decades, Australia has resettled thousands of African refugees. As a visibly different minoritised group, Black African youth are often represented as disengaged, dangerous, and undesirable. Even so, rarely are generative mechanisms that negatively affect the life-courses of the ...
The Migration of Albanians from Montenegro and Kosovo to the United States: In Search of Home
1st Edition
By Klement R. Camaj
October 08, 2024
This book examines the ways in which Albanian men, women, and families who have migrated from Montenegro and Kosovo to the United States understand and make sense of their mobility and settlement. Drawing on empirical research, including interview material, it goes beyond the experiences of ...
The Gender of Borders: Embodied Narratives of Migration, Violence and Agency
1st Edition
Edited
By Jane Freedman, Alice Latouche, Adelina Miranda, Nina Sahraoui, Glenda Santana de Andrade, Elsa Tyszler
August 26, 2024
This book brings an intersectional perspective to border studies, drawing on case studies from across the world to consider the ways in which notably gender and race dynamics change the ways in which people cross international borders, and how diffuse and virtual borders impact on migrants' ...
African Pentecostalism in Britain: Migration, Inclusion, and the Prosperity Gospel
1st Edition
By Katharine Stockland
May 27, 2024
Based on ethnographic research among African Pentecostal Christians living in the UK, this book addresses themes of migration and community formation, religious identity and practice, and social and political exclusion. With attention to strained kinship relationships, precarious labour conditions,...
Narratives of Migrant and Refugee Discrimination in New Zealand
1st Edition
Edited
By Angela McCarthy
May 27, 2024
This book explores the question of whether the conceptualisation of New Zealand as a welcoming nation is accurate. Examining historical and contemporary narratives of migrant and refugee discrimination, it considers the economic, social, political, cultural and historical contexts from which ...
The Migration of Professional Women from Nigeria to the UK: Narratives of Work, Family Life and Adaptation
1st Edition
By Joy Ogbemudia
January 29, 2024
Based on interviews with women who were professionals in different fields in Nigeria prior to migrating, The Migration of Professional Women from Nigeria to the UK examines the ways in which professional, middle-class women make sense of their lived experiences, their roles in migration ...
Political Dissent and Democratic Remittances: The Activities of Russian Migrants in Europe
1st Edition
By Joanna Fomina
September 25, 2023
With a focus on the most recent wave of political emigration from Russia unleashed during President Vladimir Putin’s third term, this book explores the activities of those who voice political dissent after leaving their country. Based on rich ethnographic data and interviews gathered among Russian ...
Refugees and Knowledge Production: Europe's Past and Present
1st Edition
Edited
By Magdalena Kmak, Heta Björklund
September 25, 2023
Building on research within the fields of exile studies and critical migration studies and drawing links between historical and contemporary ‘refugee scholarship’, this volume challenges the bias of methodological nationalism and Eurocentrism in discussing the multifaceted forms of knowledge ...
Rethinking Privilege and Social Mobility in Middle-Class Migration: Migrants ‘In-Between’
1st Edition
Edited
By Shanthi Robertson, Rosie Roberts
September 25, 2023
This volume explores the experiences of a wide variety of middle-class migrant groups across the globe, including ‘ethnic entrepreneurs’ building new businesses in cosmopolitan neighbourhoods in Sydney; Chinese grandparents shuttling between Australia, China and Singapore to support their extended ...
Migrant Mothers in the Digital Age: Emotion and Belonging in Migrant Maternal Online Communities
1st Edition
By Leah Williams Veazey
January 09, 2023
This book explores the experiences of migrant mothers through the lens of the online communities they have created and participate in. Examining the ways in which migrant mothers build relationships with each other through these online communities and find ways to make a place for themselves and ...
Higher Education and Social Mobility in France: Challenges and Possibilities among Descendants of North African Immigrants
1st Edition
By Shirin Shahrokni
August 01, 2022
This book offers an in-depth sociological exploration of the social trajectories and experiences of children of post-colonial immigrants in France who are embarking on paths of extreme upward intergenerational mobility. The author draws on life history interviews with young adults of North African ...