Diaspora and Transnationalism: Concepts, Theories and MethodsRainer Bauböck, Thomas Faist Diaspora and transnationalism are concepts that have become very popular in modern academic and political discourses. And while most of the new literature treats the two separately, this book studies these fields alongside one another. Rainer Bauböck and Thomas Faist bring together scholars from a wide range of academic disciplines to discuss the concepts, theories, and methodologies used in the study of border-crossing affiliations. |
Contents
Preface | 7 |
What kind of dance partners? | 9 |
Ch 2 Diasporas transnational spaces and communities | 35 |
Between mobility and locality | 51 |
International and European policy discourses | 73 |
Power and conflict in Peruvian migration | 91 |
Theorising migration without methodological nationalism | 109 |
Towards a comparative framework for understanding kin state and migrantsending state diaspora politics | 131 |
Ch 10 Private public or both? On the scope and impact of transnationalism in immigrants everyday lives | 185 |
Ch 11 Operationalising transnational migrant networks through a simultaneous matched sample methodology | 205 |
An approach to the study of copublications between overseas Chinese scientists and their mainland colleagues | 227 |
Ch 13 The internet as a means of studying transnationalism and diaspora | 245 |
Ch 14 Transnational links and practices of migrants organisations in Spain | 267 |
Political theory questions about transnationalism and diaspora | 295 |
Bibliography | 323 |
List of contributors | 351 |
Utilising the universalistic creed of liberalism for particularistic and nationalist purposes | 149 |
Insights from the study of secondgeneration returnees | 167 |
Common terms and phrases
abroad activities actors American analysis approach associations become borders boundaries called cent chapter Chinese cities citizens citizenship collective communities concept connection context contributions country of origin create cultural defined definition diaspora discourses discussion economic emergence engagement ethnic Europe European example external fields flows focus formations forms German global grants groups home country homeland host identity immigrants important individual institutions integration interests involved issues Italy labour lives means methodological migrants minorities mobility movement nation-state networks organisations origin perspective Peruvian political populations Portes processes projects question refer regional relations relationship relevant remittances residence result role scientists social society space specific structures studies Switzerland term territory theory third tion tional transnational transnational practices transnationalism Turkish United University Press