Scholars of transnationalism have argued that migrants create transnational social fields or
spaces that connect their place of origin to destination areas. Despite the centrality that …

The concept of super-diversity has been widely evoked–sometimes in highly misleading
ways. Based on a survey of 325 publications across multiple disciplines, this special issue …

Written at an introductory level, and featuring engaging case examples, this book reviews
the theory and practice of personal and egocentric network research. This approach offers …

Diaspora and transnationalism are widely used concepts in academic as well as political
discourses. Although originally referring to quite different phenomena, they increasingly …

Ähnlich wie vor etwas mehr als einem Jahrzehnt die Begriffe" global" und" Globalisierung"
scheinen heute die Termini" transnational" und" Transnationalisierung" zu viel gebrauchten …

Rethinking Sports and Integration offers a critical cultural analysis of the idea that sport can
promote the integration of migrants and their descendants. It examines the origins of this …

Superdiversity explores processes of diversification and the complex, emergent social
configurations that now supersede prior forms of diversity in societies around the world …

Acknowledgement of the prominent role of social networks in migration studies marked a
significant departure from earlier studies, suggesting that social networks determine …

In this commentary, I discuss the importance of Portes, Guarnizo and Landolt's article,
focusing on three specific points. First, I argue that this 1999 article represented a turning …

Leben wir im Zeitalter der (kulturellen) Vielfalt, oder hat sich einfach nur unser Bewusstsein
für vielfältige Lebensformen verändert, sodass wir diese zunehmend wahrnehmen? Feiern …