Edward Elgar Publishing Handbook on Diasporas and Migration

This insightful Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the evolving study of migration and diasporas across the new millennium. Bringing together leading scholars, it advances de-migranticization perspectives that situate experiences of individuals and communities within broader political, economic and spatial structures, rather than treating them as phenomena reducible to migration alone. Contributors demonstrate that diasporic, migrant and refugee lives are shaped by various factors, including ethnicity, culture, political pressures, global crises, digital transformations, transnationalism and their environment. Case studies spanning Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America explore topics such as how identities, citizenship and belonging are negotiated and how technology reconfigures social connections and political ties. This Handbook reframes key debates in the field, advancing research by highlighting a breadth of perspectives, from post-imperial transnational communities to urban, queer and gendered diasporas. The Handbook on Diasporas and Migration is a valuable resource for scholars and students of development studies, urban studies and geography, politics and public policy as well as sociology. It will also benefit policymakers, government agencies, local authorities, NGOs and international institutions responsible for migration governance looking to develop culturally sensitive, context-specific interventions to support social cohesion and facilitate political and social inclusion.