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Zusatztext 'Tomas Hammar and his associates . . . have produced a book on migration theory that avoids the pitfalls of pressing the topic into the procrustean beds of general paradigms! be they rational choice theories or agentless variants of system analysis . . . It is a genuinely multidisciplinary effort to provide analytical tools and hypotheses for empirical research . . Highly recommended reading for anyone interested in migration studies.'International Migration Review'Provides an exciting starting point for future debate and analysis within the field of international migration.'The International History Review'An excellent collection of thoughtful and stimulating reviews! theories! and arguments about how best to conceptualize immigration! how to incorporate non-mobility in the theories of migration! and! in turn! how these fit with issues of comparative development. I know of no volume that has been as successful in integrating the thinking of sociologists! demographers! eco Informationen zum Autor Tomas Hammar, Stockholm UniversityGrete Brochmann ,The Institute for Social Research, OsloKristof Tamas, Stockholm University,Thomas Faist, Universitat Bremen Klappentext The study of international migration and ethnic relations is rapidly expanding in the social sciences, in the humanities, and in law and medicine at universities around the world. Zusammenfassung The study of international migration and ethnic relations is rapidly expanding in the social sciences, in the humanities, and in law and medicine at universities around the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContributorsIshtiaq Ahmed, Associate Professor in Political Science, University of Stockholm, Sweden; Gunilla Bjerén, Associate Professor in Social Anthropology, University of Stockholm, Sweden; Grete Brochmann, Research Director at the Institute for Social Research, Oslo, Norway; Thomas Faist, Senior Researcher in Social Policy, University of Bremen, Germany; Peter A. Fischer, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Economic Policy Research, Bundeswehr University, Hamburg, Germany; Tomas Hammar, Professor and Director of the Centre for International Migration and Ethnic Relations, University of Stockholm, Sweden; Kenneth Hermele, economist; Gunnar Malmberg, Associate Professor in Geography, Umea University, Sweden; Reiner Martin, Researcher at the Institute for Economic Policy Research, Bundeswehr University, Hamburg, Germany; Thomas Straubhaar, Professor of Economics, Bundeswehr University, Hamburg, Germany; Kristof Tamas, Political Scientist and Researcher at Ceifo, University of Stockholm, Sweden...
