
During the last two decades transnationalism has become an important conceptual approach and research programme. However, the term has steadily become vague and indistinct underlining the need for conceptual précising as well as more defined empirical research. Rethinking Transnationalism does this in two ways. On one hand it presents theoretical contributions to the transnationalism approach and, on the other hand, it offers empirical studies in the field of the transnationalization of organizations.The book integrates outstanding international scholars of transnationalism and migration studies with specialists from a broad variety of disciplines that apply the transnationalism approach to different organizations such as NGOs, feminist networks, educational spaces and European Works Councils.Presenting an overview of transnationalism and the surrounding debates, this interdisciplinary volume will be of interest to students and scholars of Politics, International Relations, Sociology, Anthropology, Educational Sciences, Migration and Geography.
This volume investigates the conceptual ambiguity surrounding transnationalism by proposing a refined framework centered on the meso-link of organizations. Editor Ludger Pries, a prominent scholar in sociology and migration studies, assembles a collection of international experts to address the lack of precision in current transnational research. The book argues that by shifting the analytical focus toward organizational structures, researchers can better map the complex interactions that define contemporary transnational spaces.
What You Will Find
Experts identify this volume as a critical intervention for scholars seeking to move beyond vague definitions of transnationalism. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which serves as a foundational text for advanced students and researchers in the social sciences.
Page Count:
215
Publication Date:
2008-01-01
Publisher:
Routledge
ISBN-10:
0203893697
ISBN-13:
9780203893692
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