Migration Studies: The Fundamentals

by Avijit Mistri (Editor), MD SELIM REJA (Editor), Bhaswati Das (Editor)

Overview

This book is an essential toolkit for students and early researchers of population studies and demography, geography, economics, development studies political science, sociology, anthropology, and gender studies.

The volume:

- Presents in-depth coverage of basic concepts;

- Includes empirical data, case studies, and references for further reading;

- Covers critical aspects of migration studies ranging from the theoretical to contemporary issues and policies.

The book will be of interest to scholars, students, researchers, or anyone interested in migration and diasporic studies, development studies, the politics of migration, immigration policy, social anthropology, economics, and sociology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032958422
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/30/2025
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Avijit Mistri is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography, School of Human and Environmental Sciences, Manipur University, Imphal, India. His research interests are environmental migration, labour migration, tribal migration, and ethnopolitical issues.

Bhaswati Das is an Associate Professor of Population Studies at the Centre for the Study of Regional Development, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. Her area of interest includes the study of population in the context of development, family demography, migration, gender and maternal and child health.

Md. Selim Reja is an Assistant Professor at the Dept of Geography, the University B. T. and Evening College, West Bengal. India. His areas of interest are national and international labour migration, livelihood issues of labour migrants and rural development issues, especially linked to remittances.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Fundamentals of Migration Part I: Theories, Data Sources and Measures 2. Migration Theories, Models and Frameworks 3. Data Sources 4. Measures of Migration Part II: Processes and Forms of Migration 5. Trends, Patterns, and Streams 6. Reasons for Migration 7. Xenophobia 8. Pathways 9. Temporal and Seasonal Migration 10. Circular Migration 11. Environmental Migration 12. Displacement 13. Refugees and Asylum Seekers 14. Return Migration and Re-integration Part III: Socio-economic Dimensions of Migration 15. Labour Migration 16. Migration and Urbanisation 17. Remittances 18. Diaspora 19. Gender Migration 20. Socio-cultural Remittances 21. Social Security for Internal Migrants 22. Immigration Law