International migration and the social sciences : confronting national experiences in Australia, France and Germany / edited by Ellie Vasta, Vasoodeven Vuddamalay.

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TextPublisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006Description: vii, 265 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

1403915059 (cloth)

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304.8 22

LOC classification:

JV6013.5 .I56 2006

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Contents:

1. Difficult comparisons : social science and migration in three national societies / Vasoodeven Vuddamalay and Ellie Vasta -- 2. Migration and migration research in Australia / Ellie Vasta -- 3. Migration and migration research in France / Vasoodeven Vuddamalay and Catherine Wihtol de Wenden -- 4. Migration and migration research in Germany / Michael Bommes -- 5. Framing international migration : from national models to transnational critique / Stephen Castles and Catherine Wihtol de Wenden.

Summary: "How have three countries of migration--Australia, France and Germany--engaged with immigration and ethnic diversity? This book explores the role of the social sciences in the national discourses of migration and how they help shape different societal understandings. It concludes by discussing how international communities of scholars can transcend national discourses, leading to better understanding of how migration is shaping global society."--Publisher description.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"How have three countries of migration--Australia, France and Germany--engaged with immigration and ethnic diversity? This book explores the role of the social sciences in the national discourses of migration and how they help shape different societal understandings. It concludes by discussing how international communities of scholars can transcend national discourses, leading to better understanding of how migration is shaping global society."--Publisher description.

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