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OverviewThis open access book draws on award-winning cross-generational research comparing the complex and life-changing processes of settlement among Albanian migrants and their adolescent children in three European cities: London (UK), Thessaloniki (Greece), and Florence (Italy). Building on key concepts from the social sciences and migration studies, such as identity, integration and transnationalism, the author links these with emerging theoretical notions, such as mobility, translocality and cosmopolitanism. Ethnic identities, transnational ties and integration pathways of the youngsters and adults are compared, focusing on intergenerational transmission in particular and recognizing mobility as an inherent characteristic of contemporary lives. Departing from the traditional focus on the adult children of settled migrants and the main immigration countries of continental North-Western Europe, this study centres on Southern Europe and Great Britain and a very recently settled immigrant group. The result is an illuminating early look at a second generation “in-the-making”. Indeed, the findings provide ample grounds for pragmatic and forward-looking policy to enable these migrant-origin youngsters, and others like them, to more fully attain their potential. The book ends with a call to reassess the term “second generation” as it is currently used in policy and scholarly works. Children of migrants seldom see themselves as a particular and homogeneous group with ethnicity as an intrinsic identifying quality. More importantly, they make use of all the limited resources at their disposal, and view their integration processes through broader geographies – showing sometimes a cosmopolitan orientation, but also using localized reference points, such as the school, city, or urban neighbourhood. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Zana VathiPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG Edition: 2015 ed. Volume: 1 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 4.675kg ISBN: 9783319130231ISBN 10: 3319130234 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 02 June 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface.- 1: Introduction.- 2: Identities of the first and the second generation: the role of ethnicity.- 3: Integration: national, city and local perspectives.-4: Transnational ties and attitudes towards return.- 5: Intergenerational transmission of ethnic identity, integration and transnational ties.- 6: A cross-generational assessment of identification, integration and transnational ties.- References.ReviewsZana Vathi's multi-sited ethnography is a must-read for scholars interested in second generation migrants . She compares the integration pathways of Albanian migrants and their descendants across three cities London, Thessaloniki and Florence.The result is anoriginal and theoretically stimulating book whichshedsnew light onthis debate. Janine Dahinden, University of Neuchatel, Switzerland Zana Vathi's multi-sited ethnography is a must-read for scholars interested in 'second generation migrants'. She compares the integration pathways of Albanian migrants and their descendants across three cities - London, Thessaloniki and Florence. The result is an original and theoretically stimulating book which sheds new light on this debate. Janine Dahinden, University of Neuchatel, Switzerland Zana Vathi's multi-sited ethnography is a must-read for scholars interested in `second generation migrants'. She compares the integration pathways of Albanian migrants and their descendants across three cities - London, Thessaloniki and Florence. The result is an original and theoretically stimulating book which sheds new light on this debate. Janine Dahinden, University of Neuchatel, Switzerland Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |