Routledge International Handbook of Migration Studies

Steven J. Gold is professor and graduate program director in the Department of Sociology at Michigan State University. His interests include international migration, ethnic economies, qualitative methods and visual sociology. The past chair of the International Migration Section of the American Sociological Association, and the International Visual Sociology Association, Gold is the author, co-author or co-editor of six books, including The Store in the Hood: A Century of Ethnic Business and Conflict (Roman and Littlefield, 2010). Together with Rubén G. Rumbaut, he is the editor of The New Americans book series from LFB Publishers.Stephanie J. Nawyn is an assistant professor in Sociology at Michigan State University. Her research and teaching areas of expertise are in gender and immigration, with a focus on forced migration, families, and social incorporation. Dr. Nawyn conducts research on community development among immigrants and the importance of social networks and social capital to immigrant and refugee incorporation, as well as the socioeconomic advancement of African-born immigrants in the United States.

A gem of a book, packed with thoughtful and well-written essays, that brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars to survey a broad range of topics, theoretical approaches, and methods in the field of international migration. Full of fascinating information and valuable insights, Gold and Nawyn have produced an indispensable resource for students and scholars alike.—Nancy Foner, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New YorkInternational migration is a highly complex issue, but this handbook offers the reader a clear and comprehensive introduction into thinking about this and doing scientific research. The handbook draws together important and diverse writings, mainly but not exclusively by American authors, and provides an essential resource for students of international migration.—Jan Rath, University of AmsterdamPatterns of migration change over time. So do patterns of studying them. This impressive and wide-ranging survey of the most up-to-date approaches in the field of migration studies has entries on everything from sexuality to elite migration, to the view from sending states to international adoptions and climate-induced migration. The Handbook also examines concepts and methods, from assimilation to transnationalism to comparative approaches. It has something for everyone: smart syntheses of your own specialty and smart useful overviews of those you know less about. This book is a must for every migration scholar’s shelf.—Nancy L. Green, École des Hautes Études en Sciences SocialesIn an age of migration, this International Handbook of Migration Studies is a magnificent achievement. The editors have brought together four dozen original essays by leading scholars that illuminate this vast and fascinating field, as rapidly changing as the world on the move it seeks to grasp. Global in scope, innovative in design, with wide-angle multidisciplinary lenses, this timely volume is an essential reference for scholars, students, and informed publics alike.—Rubén G. Rumbaut, co-author of Immigrant America: A Portrait, and Legacies: The Story of the Immigrant Second GenerationThe Routledge International Handbook of Migration Studies constitutes a current and comprehensive presentation of the challenges of one of the most significant phenomenon of the contemporary world. The reader is introduced in different dimensions of migration and from this perspective the handbook is an excellent tool for scholars with backgrounds in various fields (sociology, economics, anthropology, political science, journalism, psychology and others). The numerous first hand authors, as well as the serious theoretical and empirical evidences presented generate premises for a deeper understanding of the international migration.— Alin Croitoru, Social Change ReviewSteven Gold and Stephanie Nawyn have assembled an impressive collection of essays from leading and rising scholars of international migration... The handbook in its entirety would be an especially useful resource for graduate students preparing their field exams and developing research questions and designs, non-specialists seeking an overview of migration studies, and migration specialists who would like to look up from their national dishes to sample from a broader smorgasbord.— David Scott Fitzgerald, University of California, San Diego, Contemporary Sociology

• Introduction Part 1: Theories and Histories of International Migration 1. Economic Perspectives on Migration 2. The Day After Tomorrow: Migration and Climate Change 3. Psychological Acculturation 4. European Migration History 5. Migration History in the Americas 6. Asian Migration in the Longue Durée 7. Charting Refugee and Migration Routes in Africa Part 2: Refugees and Forced Migrants 8. Forced Migrants: From the Politics of Displacement to a Moral Economy of Reception 9. Refugee Resettlement Policies and Pathways to Integration 10. Human Trafficking Part 3: Migrants in the Economy 11. Unions and Immigrants 12. Middleman Entrepreneurs 13. Twenty-First Century Trends in Highly Skilled Migration Part 4: Intersecting Inequalities in the Lives of Migrants 14. The Changing Configuration of Migration and Race 15. New Directions in Gender and Immigration Research 16. Host Hostility and Nativism 17. Immigrants and Residential Segregation 18. Sexualities and International Migration 19. Migrants and Indigenous Nationalism Part 5: Creating and Recreating Community and Group Identity 20. Panethnicity 21. Understanding Ethnicity from a Community Perspective 22. Religion on the Move: The Place of Religion in Different Stages of the Migration Experience Part 6: Migrants and Social Reproduction 23. Immigrant Language Acquisition: An International Review 24. Connecting Family and Migration 25. Immigrant Intermarriage 26. Prospects for the Children of Immigrants in the Twenty-First Century 27. International Adoption Part 7: Migrants and the State 28. The Political Sociology of International Migration: Borders, Boundaries, Rights and Politics 29. Regulation, Recruitment and Control of Immigration 30. Undocumented (or Unauthorized) Immigration 31. Migration and Health 32. Micro- and Macro-Explanations of Naturalization 33. Immigration and Education 34. Emigration and the Sending State 35. Immigration and the Welfare State in Western Societies: Ethnic Heterogeneity, Redistribution and the Role of Institutions Part 8: Maintaining Links across Borders 36. The Historical, Cultural, Social and Political Backgrounds of Ethno-National Diasporas 37. Transnationalism 38. Return Migration Part 9: Methods for Studying International Migration 39. Census Analysis 40. Surveys and Ethnosurveys 41. Making Sense of the Other: Ethnographic Methods and Immigration Research 42. Interviews 43. Considering Time in Analysis of Migration 44. Using Photography in Studies of International Migration 45. The Challenges of On-Line Diaspora Research 46. Comparative Methodologies in the Study of Migration 47. Action Research with Immigrants: Working with Vulnerable Immigrant Communities