State and the Grassroots

Alejandro Portes is Howard Harrison and Gabrielle Snyder Beck Professor of Sociology (Emeritus) at Princeton University, Founding Director of Princeton's Center for Migration and Development, and Research Professor at the University of Miami. His most recent book is Immigrant America, IV Edition (with Rubén G. Rumbaut, University of California Press 2014).

• List of IllustrationsPrefaceNotes on ContributorsSection I: Immigrant Organizations in a Comparative PerspectiveIntroduction: Immigration, Transnationalism, and Development: The State of the QuestionAlejandro PortesSection II: Immigrant Organizations in the United StatesChapter 1. Traversing Ancestral and New Homelands: Chinese Immigrant-Transnational Organizations in the United StatesMin Zhou and Rennie LeeChapter 2. Transnational Philanthropy of Urban Migrants: Colombian and Dominican Immigrant Organizations and DevelopmentCristina EscobarChapter 3. Tapping the Indian Diaspora for Indian DevelopmentRina AgarwalaChapter 4. Partners in Organizing: Engagement between Migrants and the State in the Production of Mexican Hometown AssociationsNatasha IskanderChapter 5. Navigating Uneven Development: The Dynamics of Fractured TransnationalismMargarita RodríguezChapter 6. Breaking Blocked Transnationalism: Intergenerational Change in Homeland TiesJennifer Huynh and Jessica YiuSection III: Immigrant Organizations in EuropeChapter 7. Moroccan and Congolese Migrant Organizations in BelgiumMarie Godin, Barbara Herman, Andrea Rea, and Rebecca ThysChapter 8. Moroccans in France: Their Organizations and Activities Back HomeThomas Lacroix and Antoine DumontChapter 9. Transnational Activities of Immigrants in the Netherlands: Do Ghanaian, Moroccan, and Surinamese Diaspora Organizations Enhance Development?Gery Nijenhuis and Annelies ZoomersChapter 10. Transnational Immigrant Organizations in Spain: Their Role in Development and IntegrationHéctor Cebolla Boado and Ana López-SalaConclusion: Assimilation through Transnationalism: A Theoretical SynthesisPatricia Fernández-Kelly

“…an insightful volume that makes a significant contribution to the scholarly field on transnationalism with a particular reference to the migration-development-integration nexus. I would recommend this volume to anyone interested in organisational transnationalism, homeland development and integration.” · Nordic Journal of Migration Research“The State and the Grassroots makes an important contribution. It will be of interest to all scholars and students with of all levels concerned with international migration. Select chapters would be appropriate for undergraduate course adoption.” · Contemporary Sociology“This impressive book… offers a very easy introduction and overview of the topic. It is, therefore, recommended not only to specialists with prior knowledge but to all interested in the topic. What makes this book special is the presentation and inclusion of the first completed, comprehensive studies of various migration groups in the US… [It] provides exhaustive documentation of how transnational immigrant organizations emerge and interact with home and host countries, presenting immigrants as vital agents of development. There is no doubt that [this volume) should be purchased by all university libraries and that it can enlighten readers in a domain in urgent need of attention.” · European Planning Studies“This is an outstanding volume that offers a unique look at the role of immigrant organizations in the United States and Europe. By focusing on organizations of immigrants, it shows their central role in the transnational field and moves the migration-development debate to a new, much more sophisticated level.”  ·  Ariel Armony, University of Miami