Overview

This authoritative Handbook provides an interdisciplinary appraisal of the field of return migration, advancing concepts and theories and setting an agenda for new debates.   Structured into four parts, the Handbook maps the contemporary field of return migration, examining the effects and politicisation of return migration, before moving on to explore the theme of reintegration and the impact of return migration on development in the migrants’ countries of origin. Taking an intersectional approach, expert contributors delve into the economics of return migration, deportation, the psychological wellbeing of migrants, student mobility and second-generation ‘return’ migration. The Handbook opens up new avenues for research, including new theories and conceptualisations of return migration, and articulates key issues that should be considered, both for research and for policy and practice.   This Handbook will be a valuable resource for scholars and advanced students interested in migration and human rights. Its use of empirical examples and case studies will also be beneficial for policy-makers seeking an insight into the current issues in return migration.

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Author:   Russell King ,  Katie Kuschminder
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 16.90cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.798kg
ISBN:  

9781839100048

ISBN 10:   1839100044
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   18 January 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: 1 Introduction: definitions, typologies and theories of return migration 1 Russell King and Katie Kuschminder PART I THEORISING AND CONCEPTUALISING RETURN MIGRATION 2 The economics of return migration 24 Jackline Wahba 3 Return and transnationalism 38 OEzge Bilgili 4 Gendering return migration 53 Russell King and Aija Lulle 5 Theorising voluntariness in return 70 Marta Bivand Erdal and Ceri Oeppen 6 Departheid: re-politicising the inhumane treatment of illegalised migrants in so-called liberal democratic states 84 Barak Kalir 7 Return visits and other return mobilities 96 Md Farid Miah PART II THE POLITICISATION OF RETURN MIGRATION 8 Critical reflections on assisted return programmes and practices 108 Ine Lietaert 9 The contours of deportation studies 122 Martin Lemberg-Pedersen 10 The Return Directive: clarifying the scope and substance of the rights of migrants facing expulsion from the EU 137 Alan Desmond 11 The return industry: the case of the Netherlands 153 Marieke van Houte 12 The legitimisation of the policy objective of sustainable reintegration 167 Rossella Marino and Ine Lietaert 13 Corruption and return migration 185 Erlend Paasche PART III EXPERIENCES OF RETURN AND REINTEGRATION 14 Reintegration strategies 200 Katie Kuschminder 15 Labour migrants and the retirement-return nexus 212 Claudio Bolzman 16 Return migration and psychosocial wellbeing 226 Zana Vathi 17 The return migration of children: (re)integration is not always plain sailing 241 Daina Grosa 18 Student mobility: between returning home and remaining abroad 255 Elisa Alves 19 Returning lifestyle migrants 270 Katie Walsh 20 Revisiting second-generation 'return' migration to the ancestral homeland 283 Nilay Kilinc 21 Return migration experiences: the case of Central and Eastern Europe 299 Anne White PART IV RETURN MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT 22 Exploring the return migration and development nexus 314 Russell King 23 Diaspora return and knowledge transfer 331 Charlotte Mueller 24 Return migration, entrepreneurship and development 344 Giulia Sinatti Index

Reviews

‘Russell King and Katie Kuschminder have brought together a multidisciplinary team to cover return migration from multiple conceptual, theoretical, empirical and political angles. The volume focuses on the intersection of these approaches to provide a general but also detailed survey of the field. Given the multidisciplinary nature of this collection, this volume will be useful across the field of migration studies as well as within the specific discipline approach of each individual chapter. In particular, scholars and practitioners working in the area of migration and ethics, especially human rights, should find this collection valuable.’ -- James Barry, Ethnic and Racial Studies ‘Return migration used to be the Cinderella of migration studies. This Handbook is an indispensable corrective, containing a marvellously rich and diverse collection of case studies together with a “state of the art” review of the relevant literature by the editors.’ -- Robin Cohen, University of Oxford, UK ‘In this collection of eye-opening contributions on return migration, Russell King and Katie Kuschminder have assembled a highly productive group of authors who give guidance in this quickly emerging field. The contributions convincingly employ insights from various branches of migration and mobility studies, and establish new ground in topics ranging from assisted return and deportations to reintegration and engagement in local development. The individual chapters draw a differentiated portrait of a crucial but so far underappreciated dimension of migration. We have waited a long time for such a truly stimulating Handbook.’ -- Thomas Faist, Bielefeld University, Germany

'Return migration used to be the Cinderella of migration studies. This Handbook is an indispensable corrective, containing a marvellously rich and diverse collection of case studies together with a state of the art review of the relevant literature by the editors.' - Robin Cohen, University of Oxford, UK 'In this collection of eye-opening contributions on return migration, Russell King and Katie Kuschminder have assembled a highly productive group of authors who give guidance in this quickly emerging field. The contributions convincingly employ insights from various branches of migration and mobility studies, and establish new ground in topics ranging from assisted return and deportations to reintegration and engagement in local development. The individual chapters draw a differentiated portrait of a crucial but so far underappreciated dimension of migration. We have waited a long time for such a truly stimulating Handbook.' - Thomas Faist, Bielefeld University, Germany

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Edited by Russell King, Professor of Geography, University of Sussex, UK and Katie Kuschminder, Senior Researcher, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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