Thomas Faist is Privatdozent (Lecturer) at the Institute for Intercultural and International Studies, University of Bremen, Germany

Thomas Faist's book adds momentum to this growing interest in migration studies and is an excellent example of how, in order to achieve best results and a more complete level of understanding, the study of migration needs to be approached from an integrated interdisciplinary perspective

• 1. Lacunae Of Migration And Post-Migration Theories ; 2. A Review Of Dominant Theories Of International Migration ; 3. Situating The First Puzzle: Why So Few Migrants And Why So Many? ; 4. The Crucial Meso Link: Social Capital In Social And Symbolic Ties ; 5. The Selective Functions Of Social Capital: Why So Few Migrants Out Of Most Places? ; 6. The Selective And Diffusion Functions Of Social Capital: Why So Many Migrants Out Of So Few Places? ; 7. The Bridging Function Of Social Capital: Transnational Social Spaces ; 8. The Adaptive Functions Of Social Capital: Transnationalization And Nation-State Membership ; 9. Elements For Multilevel Research On International Migration And Post-Migration Processes

Thomas Faist is Privatdozent (Lecturer) at the Institute for Intercultural and International Studies, University of Bremen, Germany

Thomas Faist's book adds momentum to this growing interest in migration studies and is an excellent example of how, in order to achieve best results and a more complete level of understanding, the study of migration needs to be approached from an integrated interdisciplinary perspective

• 1. Lacunae Of Migration And Post-Migration Theories ; 2. A Review Of Dominant Theories Of International Migration ; 3. Situating The First Puzzle: Why So Few Migrants And Why So Many? ; 4. The Crucial Meso Link: Social Capital In Social And Symbolic Ties ; 5. The Selective Functions Of Social Capital: Why So Few Migrants Out Of Most Places? ; 6. The Selective And Diffusion Functions Of Social Capital: Why So Many Migrants Out Of So Few Places? ; 7. The Bridging Function Of Social Capital: Transnational Social Spaces ; 8. The Adaptive Functions Of Social Capital: Transnationalization And Nation-State Membership ; 9. Elements For Multilevel Research On International Migration And Post-Migration Processes

Thomas Faist is Privatdozent (Lecturer) at the Institute for Intercultural and International Studies, University of Bremen, Germany

Thomas Faist's book adds momentum to this growing interest in migration studies and is an excellent example of how, in order to achieve best results and a more complete level of understanding, the study of migration needs to be approached from an integrated interdisciplinary perspective

• 1. Lacunae Of Migration And Post-Migration Theories ; 2. A Review Of Dominant Theories Of International Migration ; 3. Situating The First Puzzle: Why So Few Migrants And Why So Many? ; 4. The Crucial Meso Link: Social Capital In Social And Symbolic Ties ; 5. The Selective Functions Of Social Capital: Why So Few Migrants Out Of Most Places? ; 6. The Selective And Diffusion Functions Of Social Capital: Why So Many Migrants Out Of So Few Places? ; 7. The Bridging Function Of Social Capital: Transnational Social Spaces ; 8. The Adaptive Functions Of Social Capital: Transnationalization And Nation-State Membership ; 9. Elements For Multilevel Research On International Migration And Post-Migration Processes