Ethnic and Racial Studies
About the Book Series
Race, ethnicity and nationalism are at the heart of many of the major social and political issues in the present global environment. New antagonisms have emerged which require a rethinking of traditional theoretical and empirical perspectives. The books in this series are based on special issues of Ethnic and Racial Studies, the leading journal for the analysis of these issues throughout the world. Expert authors and editors present interdisciplinary research and theoretical analysis, drawing on sociology, social policy, anthropology, political science, economics, geography, international relations, history, social psychology and cultural studies.
Young People, Social Capital and Ethnic Identity
1st Edition
Edited
By Tracey Reynolds
January 20, 2016
Social capital and ethnicity are crucial to young people’s understandings of their social world. The strong bonding networks often assumed in ethnic groups suggest that individuals may prefer to be bonded to each other according to shared socio-cultural factors such as shared histories, memories, ...
Mothering, Mixed Families and Racialised Boundaries
1st Edition
Edited
By Ravinder Barn, Vicki Harman
July 22, 2015
This pioneering volume draws together theoretical and empirical contributions analyzing the experiences of white mothers in interracial families in Britain, Canada and the USA. The growth of the mixed race population reflects an increasingly racially and culturally heterogeneous society, shaped by ...
The Language of Inclusion and Exclusion in Immigration and Integration
1st Edition
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By Marlou Schrover, Willem Schinkel
July 22, 2015
This collection provides an overview of some of the most relevant concepts in the study of the language of inclusion and exclusion, specifically with a view to the functioning of nation-state categories. Categorizations, words, and phrases are constantly renewed with the intention to exclude (...
The Transnational Political Participation of Immigrants: A Transatlantic Perspective
1st Edition
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By Jean-Michel Lafleur, Marco Martiniello
April 09, 2015
With the progress in communication and transport technologies, it has never been easier for migrants to stay connected with their country of origin. Facing the wide range of activities in which immigrants are involved, governments in the country of origin and the country of destination have ...
Diasporas, Cultures and Identities
1st Edition
Edited
By Martin Bulmer, John Solomos
September 11, 2014
Diasporas, Cultures and Identities brings together a range of original research papers from Ethnic and Racial Studies that are concerned with the question of the role of diasporic ties and the social, cultural and political processes that are engendered by the changing experiences of these ...
Gender, Migration and the Media
1st Edition
Edited
By Myria Georgiou
September 11, 2014
This volume brings together a number of experts who explore conceptual and policy challenges, as well as empirical realities, associated with gender and migration in highly mediated societies. The need to more systematically address the gendered experience of migration, especially in relation to ...
Gender, Race and Religion: Intersections and Challenges
1st Edition
Edited
By Martin Bulmer, John Solomos
September 11, 2014
Gender, Race and Religion brings together a selection of original papers published in Ethnic and Racial Studies that address the intersections between gender relations, race and religion in our contemporary environment. Chapters address both theoretical and empirical aspects of this phenomenon, and...
Health Care and Immigration: Understanding the Connections
1st Edition
Edited
By Patricia Fernández-Kelly, Alejandro Portes
September 11, 2014
This pioneering volume represents the culmination of state-of-the-art research whose purpose was to investigate the relationship between health care and immigration in the USA - two broken systems in need of reform. This volume sets out to answer the question: how do medical institutions ...
Methods and Contexts in the Study of Muslim Minorities: Visible and Invisible Muslims
1st Edition
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By Nadia Jeldtoft, Jørgen Nielsen
September 11, 2014
In the past decade Muslims in Europe have been the subject of heated debates on the place and role of religion in the public space. Research into the issues involved has often used visible and formalised expressions of Muslim religiosity as its empirical point of departure. This book instead ...
Nationalism and National Identities
1st Edition
Edited
By Martin Bulmer, John Solomos
September 11, 2014
Nationalism and nationalist ideas are a major force in the contemporary world. This volume brings together original papers from a number of countries dealing both with theories and case studies of particular national contexts. Taken together, these papers shed light on the processes through which ...
Migration: Policies, Practices, Activism
1st Edition
Edited
By Martin Bulmer, John Solomos
August 12, 2014
Migration: Policies, Practices, Activism brings together a range of scholarly research papers to examine the place of international migration in the modern world, starting with the overview of migration and development by Alejandro Portes. There are many aspects to migration today which are treated...
Ethnic and Racial Minorities in Asia: Inclusion or Exclusion?
1st Edition
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By Michelle Ann Miller
May 31, 2013
Ethnic and Racial Minorities in Asia explores the relationship between ethnic minority rights and citizenship in Asia. Occupying a prominent place on the global map of conflict, Asia is one of the most ethnically diverse and racially divided regions in the world. It is also the scene of some of the...