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A CRITICAL, NUANCED, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY INTRODUCTION TO THE GEOGRAPHIES OF MIGRATION
Migration: A Critical Introduction offers a fresh and accessible framework for understanding migration through a distinctly geographical lens. Going beyond traditional borders and categories, this book examines the forces that shape migration-historical, political, spatial-and invites readers to think differently about how migration is defined, governed, and experienced.
Challenging conventional understandings of migration by centring geographical concepts, critical theory, and storytelling, the authors explore the production of migration knowledge and the power relations that underpin it. Readers are introduced to various forms of migration, from labour and family migration to displacement caused by climate change and conflict. Each chapter builds on practical, ethical, and conceptual tools for critically engaging with migration research and narratives, whilst fostering more inclusive and emancipatory imaginaries of migration futures.
Migration: A Critical Introduction is an essential resource for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students of Geography, Sociology, Anthropology, International Relations, and related fields. It is particularly suitable for courses on Human Geography, Migration Studies, and Political Geography as part of broader degree programmes in the social sciences and humanities.
A CRITICAL, NUANCED, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY INTRODUCTION TO THE GEOGRAPHIES OF MIGRATION
Migration: A Critical Introduction offers a fresh and accessible framework for understanding migration through a distinctly geographical lens. Going beyond traditional borders and categories, this book examines the forces that shape migration-historical, political, spatial-and invites readers to think differently about how migration is defined, governed, and experienced.
Challenging conventional understandings of migration by centring geographical concepts, critical theory, and storytelling, the authors explore the production of migration knowledge and the power relations that underpin it. Readers are introduced to various forms of migration, from labour and family migration to displacement caused by climate change and conflict. Each chapter builds on practical, ethical, and conceptual tools for critically engaging with migration research and narratives, whilst fostering more inclusive and emancipatory imaginaries of migration futures.
Migration: A Critical Introduction is an essential resource for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students of Geography, Sociology, Anthropology, International Relations, and related fields. It is particularly suitable for courses on Human Geography, Migration Studies, and Political Geography as part of broader degree programmes in the social sciences and humanities.
MARY GILMARTIN is Professor of Geography at Maynooth University, Ireland. She specialises in migration and mobility, with a particular focus on Ireland. Her books include Ireland and Migration in the Twenty-First Century and Borders, Mobility and Belonging in the Era of Trump and Brexit.
MALENE H. JACOBSEN is NUAcT Fellow in Geography at Newcastle University, UK. Her research focuses on displacement, war, and the lived experiences of forced migration across the Middle East and Europe. She has published in Political Geography and Progress in Human Geography, amongst others.
ANNA-KAISA KUUSISTO is Docent of Political Geography at the University of Helsinki and University Lecturer in Regional Studies at Tampere University, Finland. Her research explores forced displacement, identity, and embodied memory using visual and ethnographic methods. She has published in leading journals such as Journal of Intercultural Studies.
List of Figures vii
List of Tables ix
List of Boxes xi
List of Acronyms xiii
Acknowledgments xv
Front Cover xvii
Section I: Theoretical Orientations 1
1 Placing the Geographies of Migration 3
2 Telling Stories About Migration 19
Section II: Three Key Analytics 35
3 Bodies 37
4 Routes and Journeys 49
5 Borders and Bordering 61
Section III: Migration Contexts 73
6 Homes and Belonging 75
7 Work 89
8 Environment and Climate 101
Section IV: Lived Experiences in Place 113
9 Encounters 115
10 Connections 127
11 Imaginaries 141
Section V: Researching Migration 153
12 Telling Migration Stories 155
Appendix: Learning More About Migration - Sources and Resources 167
List of References 185
Index 205
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Geografie |
| Genre: | Geowissenschaften, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Reihe: | Critical Introductions to Geography |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9781394186754 |
| ISBN-10: | 1394186754 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: |
Kuusisto, Anna-Kaisa
Jacobsen, Malene H. Gilmartin, Mary |
| Hersteller: |
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Critical Introductions to Geography |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 252 x 177 x 15 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Anna-Kaisa Kuusisto (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 05.02.2026 |
| Gewicht: | 0,46 kg |
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