Shifting Boundaries of Belonging and New Migration Dynamics in Europe and China - by L Pries (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Both China and Europe have in recent years witnessed the emergence of new migration dynamics. In China, hundreds of millions of migrant workers help to fuel China's economic growth with their labour whislt Europe has witnessed an increase in various new forms of migration by people from within and without seeking refuge, family-reunion or work. In all societies significantly affected by migration, governments are rushing to adjust and implement rules and institutions so as to regulate these new forms of migration. This is accompanied by strong public discourse on how to name and characterise the newcomers and how to define who is a wanted migrant and who is unwanted. This volume systematically explores the role that boundary making plays in creating a societal understanding of current migration dynamics and, by extension, in legitimising migration regimes. By comparing recent developments in Europe and China, it reveals insights on convergent social and political practices of boundary making under divergent conditions. "--

Book Synopsis

This book explores the role that boundary making plays in creating a societal understanding of current migration dynamics and, by extension, in legitimising migration regimes. By comparing most recent developments in Europe and China, it reveals insights on convergent social and political practices of boundary making under divergent conditions.

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About the Author

Jeroen Doomernik, Universiteit van Amsterdam, The Netherlands Anne Green, University of Warwick, UK Zhang Jijiao, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China Robert Pauls, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany Monika Salzbrunn, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland Ronald Skeldon, University of Sussex, UK Serge Weber, Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée, France Catherine Wihtol de Wenden, Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CERI), France Zhang Xiaomin, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China