Immigration and Social Systems: Collected Essays of Michael Bommes (IMISCOE Research)
Author(s): Gianni D’Amato (Editor), Christina Boswell (Editor)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: August 21, 2012
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 242 pages
- ISBN-10: 9089644539
- ISBN-13: 9789089644534
Book Description
Michael Bommes was one of the most brilliant and original migration studies scholars of our time. This posthumous collection brings together a selection of his most important work on immigration, integration, transnationalism, irregular migration and migrant networks. Each essay provides a rigorous and compelling critique of mainstream accounts, building on Bommes’ distinctive systems theoretic approach. It will be required reading for all theoretically minded scholars and advanced students of migration studies.
From the Back Cover
Michael Bommes was one of the most brilliant and original migration studies scholars of our time. This posthumous collection brings together a selection of his most important work on immigration, integration, transnationalism, irregular migration and migrant networks. Each essay provides a rigorous and compelling critique of mainstream accounts, building on Bommes’ distinctive systems theoretic approach. It will be required reading for all theoretically minded scholars and advanced students of migration studies.
About the Author
Christina Boswell is Professor of Politics, Deputy Dean of Research, College of Humanities and Social Science at the University of Edinburgh.