Social Networks and Migration: Relocations, Relationships and Resources

by Louise Ryan

Overview

Leading migration researcher Louise Ryan’s topical and intersectional book provides rich insights into migrants’ social networks. It draws on more than 200 interviews with migrants who followed various transnational routes in every decade since the 1940s, in order to build valuable longitudinal perspectives and comparisons. With a particular focus on London, it charts how social networks are formed and sustained, how trust is developed and how social support is accessed, and explores the key opportunities and obstacles that migrants encounter. This is a seminal fusion of migration studies and social network analysis that casts new light on both subjects, essential for those interested in immigration, ethnicity, diversity and inequalities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781529213546
Publisher:	Bristol University Press
Publication date:	01/24/2023
Series:	Global Migration and Social Change
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	214
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x (d)

About the Author

Louise Ryan is Senior Professor of Sociology and Director of the Global Diversities and Inequalities Research Centre at London Metropolitan University.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Embarking on a Book about Networks 2. Conceptualising Migrant Networks: Advancing the Field of Qualitative Social Network Analysis 3. Researching Migration and Networks: Empirical and Methodological Innovations 4. Social Networks and Stories of Arrival 5. Employment, Deskilling and Reskilling: Revisiting Strong and Weak Ties 6. Evolving Networks in Place over Time: A Life Course Lens 7. Transnational Ties: Narrating Relationality, Resources and Dynamics over Time 8. Conclusion: Thoughts and Future Directions

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“A stunning piece of scholarship that explores how migrants’ personal relationships are constantly changing by the new framework of telling network stories. Through an empirically rich and analytically innovative book, Ryan makes an indispensable contribution to qualitative network analysis in migration research.” Başak Bilecen, University of Groningen

“Based on extensive empirical research, this book by one of the most prolific scholars of migration offers deep insights into how migrants’ social networks function and evolve over time. Stunningly original and essential reading!” Russell King, University of Sussex

Editorial Reviews

Social Networks and Migration is an absolute must-read book for anyone interested in migration, social networks, social support and diversity.” Ethnic and Racial Studies

"The book is an important contribution to the study of migration and of social networks." FQS

From the Publisher