New Theoretical Dialogues on Migration in China

This edited book addresses the shortcomings of current literature on migration in China by investigating diverse forms of migration, problematizing analytical tools, and emphasizing the centrality of identity, subjectivity, and everyday experiences. It is of interest to researchers and advanced students in Sociology, Politics, Human Geography, Social Work, and Urban Studies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 174 pages
Publication date: 21 February 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The present literature on migration in China faces several limitations, including a relative homogeneity in topic focus, narrowly conceived and institutionalist perspectives on migration and migrants, inadequate attention to the identities, agencies, and everyday experiences of migrants, and a lack of engagement with theoretical models and paradigms in the broader discipline of migration studies. To address these shortcomings, this edited book brings together eight in-depth research works that explore diverse forms of domestic and transnational migration in and to China. By investigating these diverse migratory trajectories and experiences, the book challenges and reimagines established analytical tools and categories, highlighting their socially and dynamically constructed nature. Moreover, it emphasizes the centrality of identity, subjectivity, and everyday experiences in understanding migration in China, rather than attributing migration outcomes solely to mechanical causality between institutions. This book will appeal to researchers and advanced students in Sociology, Politics, Human Geography, Social Work, and Urban Studies. Originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, this book offers valuable insights into the complexities of migration in China and contributes to the ongoing discourse on migration studies.

Weight: 498g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032427362