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Beyond a Border: The Causes and Consequences of Contemporary Immigration de Peter Kivisto

Beyond a Border: The Causes and Consequences of Contemporary Immigration: Sociology for a New Century Series

Autor Peter Kivisto, Thomas Faist
en Limba Engleză Electronic book text – 10 iun 2012
The most up-to-date analysis of today's immigration issues. As the authors state in Chapter 1, "the movement of people across national borders represents one of the most vivid dramas of social reality in the contemporary world." This comparative text examines contemporary immigration across the globe, focusing on 20 major nations. Key features include: •comprehensive coverage of topics not covered in other texts
•a global portrait of contemporary immigration, including a demographic overview of today's cross-border movers
•critical assessments of the achievements of the field to date
•encourages students to rethink traditional views about the distinction between citizen and alien
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781452222691
ISBN-10: 145222269X
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 mm
Ediția:1
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Sage Publications, Inc
Seria Sociology for a New Century Series

Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States

Recenzii

"Compiled by two leading scholars demonstrating their mastery of the field,Beyond a Borderprovides an invaluable, single-text resource spanning a comprehensive range of immigration theories and dynamics."

Cuprins

Acknowledgments
CHAPTER 1: Introduction: Moving Across Borders
SECTION I: Movement
CHAPTER 2: Accounting for Immigration Flows
CHAPTER 3: Counting Contemporary Immigration Flows
SECTION II: Settlement
CHAPTER 4: Assimilation: Historical Perspective and Contemporary Reframing
CHAPTER 5: Transnationalism and the Persistence of Homeland Ties
CHAPTER 6: Multiculturalism: A New Mode of Incorporation
SECTION III: Control
CHAPTER 7: The State and Immigration Control
CHAPTER 8: Citizenship and the State in a Globalizing World
References
Index
About the Authors

Descriere

The most up-to-date analysis of today's immigration issues
As the authors state in Chapter 1, "the movement of people across national borders represents one of the most vivid dramas of social reality in the contemporary world." This comparative text examines contemporary immigration across the globe, focusing on 20 major nations. Noted scholars Peter Kivisto and Thomas Faist introduce students to important topics of inquiry at the heart of the field, including

Movement:Explores the theories of migration using a historical perspective of the modern world.
Settlement:Provides clarity concerning the controversial matter of immigrant incorporation and refers to the varied ways immigrants come to be a part of a new society.
Control:Focuses on the politics of immigration and examines the role of states in shaping how people choose to migrate.
Key Features
  • Providescomprehensive coverageof topics not covered in other texts, such as state and immigration control, focusing on policies created to control migratory flow and evolving views of citizenship
  • Offersa global portrait of contemporary immigration,including a demographic overview of today's cross-border movers
  • Offerscritical assessmentsof the achievements of the field to date
  • Encourages students to rethink traditional views about the distinction betweencitizen and alienin this global age
  • Suggests paths forfuture research and new theoretical developments

Notă biografică

Peter Kivisto is Richard A. Swanson Professor of Social Thought and Chair of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Welfare at Augustana College and Finland Distinguished Professor at the University of Turku. His current research involves a collaborative project on multiculturalism with colleagues in Finland. His interests include immigration, social integration, citizenship, and religion. Among his recent books are Key Ideas in Sociology (2011), Illuminating Social Life (2011); Beyond a Border: The Causes and Consequences of Contemporary Immigration (2010, with Thomas Faist); Citizenship: Discourse, Theory and Transnational Prospects (2007, with Thomas Faist); and Intersecting Inequalities (2007, with Elizabeth Hartung). He serves on the editorial boards of Contexts, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Journal of Intercultural Studies, and on the Publication Committee for Sociology of Religion.