State and the Grassroots

Immigrant Transnational Organizations in Four Continents

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

AvAlejandro Portes,Patricia Fernández-Kelly

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Whereas most migration literature focuses on individuals and their families, this book studies the organizations created by immigrants to protect themselves in their receiving states. Comparing eighteen of these grassroots organizations formed across the world, from India and Colombia to Vietnam and the Congo, researchers from the United States, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Spain focus their studies on the internal structure and activities of these organizations as they relate to developmental initiatives. The book outlines the principal positions in the migration and development debate and discusses the concept of transnationalism as a means to resolve these controversies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2015-07-01
Mått157 x 235 x 24 mm
Vikt664 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor352
FörlagBerghahn Books
ISBN9781782387343

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Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Migration inom Samhälle och politik

Alejandro Portes is Howard Harrison and Gabrielle Snyder Beck Professor of Sociology (Emeritus) at Princeton University, founding director of its Center for Migration and Development and Research Professor at the University of Miami. His most recent book is Immigrant America, IV Edition (with Ruben G. Rumbaut; University of California Press 2014). Patricia Fernandez-Kelly is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Research Associate of the Office for Population Research at Princeton University. Her most recent book is The Hero's Fight: African Americans in West Baltimore and the Shadow of the State (Princeton University Press 2015).

List of Illustrations Preface Notes on Contributors Section I: Immigrant Organizations in a Comparative Perspective Introduction: Immigration, Transnationalism, and Development: The State of the Question Alejandro Portes Section II: Immigrant Organizations in the United States Chapter 1. Traversing Ancestral and New Homelands: Chinese Immigrant-Transnational Organizations in the United States Min Zhou and Rennie Lee Chapter 2. Transnational Philanthropy of Urban Migrants: Colombian and Dominican Immigrant Organizations and Development Cristina Escobar Chapter 3. Tapping the Indian Diaspora for Indian Development Rina Agarwala Chapter 4. Partners in Organizing: Engagement between Migrants and the State in the Production of Mexican Hometown Associations Natasha Iskander Chapter 5. Navigating Uneven Development: The Dynamics of Fractured Transnationalism Margarita Rodriguez Chapter 6. Breaking Blocked Transnationalism: Intergenerational Change in Homeland Ties Jennifer Huynh and Jessica Yiu Section III: Immigrant Organizations in Europe Chapter 7. Moroccan and Congolese Migrant Organizations in Belgium Marie Godin, Barbara Herman, Andrea Rea, and Rebecca Thys Chapter 8. Moroccans in France: Their Organizations and Activities Back Home Thomas Lacroix and Antoine Dumont Chapter 9. Transnational Activities of Immigrants in the Netherlands: Do Ghanaian, Moroccan, and Surinamese Diaspora Organizations Enhance Development? Gery Nijenhuis and Annelies Zoomers Chapter 10. Transnational Immigrant Organizations in Spain: Their Role in Development and Integration Hector Cebolla Boado and Ana Lopez-Sala Conclusion: Assimilation through Transnationalism: A Theoretical Synthesis Patricia Fernandez-Kelly