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Castles, Stephen was born on November 9, 1944 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Son of Heinz and Fay (Jackson) Castles.
(Demonstrating how the shift from economic expansion to lo...)
Demonstrating how the shift from economic expansion to long term stagnation has affected immigrant workers, this edition offers a truly international perspective of the mass movement of workers from Southern Europe and the third world to the expanding economies of Western Europe during the postwar period.
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Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this widely adopted text provides a global perspective on the nature of migration movements, why they take place, and their effects on industrialized countries and the developing world. Extensively rewritten chapters provide information on and comparative analyses of the world's main migration regions. The role of migration in the formation of ethnic minority groups is examined, as is the impact of growing ethnic diversity on economies, cultures, and political institutions. Included are a wealth of concrete examples, tables, and maps.
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The leading text in the field, this authoritative work offers a global perspective on the nature of migration flows, why they occur, and their consequences for both origin and destination societies. Chapters provide up-to-date descriptions and comparative analyses of major migration regions in the North and South. The role of population movements in the formation of ethnic minority groups is examined, as is the impact of growing ethnic diversity on economies, cultures, and political institutions. Useful pedagogical features include accessible boxed examples, tables, maps, and suggestions for further reading. The companion website features an online-only chapter, additional case studies, links to relevant resources, and migration photos. New to This Edition *Thoroughly revised with the latest information, analysis, theoretical developments, and policies. *Addresses the impact of the global economic crisis since 2008. *Covers the effects of climate change on migration and security. *Discusses new types of labor migration; marriage migration; new areas of origin, transit, and destination; and other current trends.
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International migration is an ever-more central aspect of globalization in the contemporary world. This 4th edition of the leading text in the field has been completely recast and updated to provide a comprehensive assessment of the nature, extent and dimensions of international population movements and of their consequences.
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( The leading text in the field, this incisive, authorita...)
The leading text in the field, this incisive, authoritative work offers a global perspective on the nature of migration flows, why they take place, and their consequences for states and societies around the world. Chapters provide up-to-date descriptions and comparative analyses of major migration regions in the North and South. The role of population movements in the formation of ethnic minority groups is examined, as is the impact of growing ethnic diversity on economies, cultures, and political institutions. User-friendly features include accessible boxed examples, tables, and maps.
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provides a global perspective on the nature of migration movements, why they take place, and their effects on countries as different as Britain and the USA, Australia and Germany, and Canada and France. Showing how migration almost always leads to formation of ethnic minorities, the book examines how growing ethnic diversity affects economies, cultures, and political institutions and challenges existing forms of citizenship and national identity.
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Castles, Stephen was born on November 9, 1944 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Son of Heinz and Fay (Jackson) Castles.
Diploma sociology, Frankfurt am Main, 1966; Master of Arts in Contemporary European Studies, U. Sussex, England, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Sussex, 1971.
Teacher social studies, Waltham Forest Ech. College, London, 1967;
research fellow Research Institute, Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation, Bonn, 1971-1972;
lecturer sociology and political economy, Frankfurt am Main, 1972-1978;
professor, Frankfurt am Main, 1978, 82-86;
organiser, manager, Totterdown Children's Cmty. Workshop, Bristol, England, 1979-1980;
coordinator Design and Media, Foundation for Education with Production, Zimbabwe, 1981;
professor, director Center for Multicultural Studies, University Wollongong, NSW., Australia, since 1986.
Visiting scholar Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1988. Visiting fellow Center European Culture Research European U. Institute, Florence, 1991-1992, Center d'Etudes et Research International Foundation National Sciences Political, 1995. Member Bureau Immigration and Population Research Advisory Committee, since 1989, chair, since 1994.
Member Federal Government's National Multicultural Advisory Council, since 1994.
(Demonstrating how the shift from economic expansion to lo...)
( Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this widel...)
( The leading text in the field, this incisive, authorita...)
(provides a global perspective on the nature of migration ...)
( The leading text in the field, this authoritative work ...)
( International migration is an ever-more central aspect ...)
Member Sociological Association Australia, International Sociological Association (research commission on ethnic, race and minority relations).