Abstract Diversity in Britain is not what it used to be. Some thirty years of government policies, social service practices and public perceptions have been framed by a particular understanding immigration multicultural diversity. That is, Britain's immigrant ethnic minority population has conventionally characterized large, well-organized African-Caribbean South Asian communities citizens originally from Commonwealth countries or formerly colonial territories. Policy frameworks – and,...

A review of recent research across several disciplines not surprisingly finds a wide variety descriptions surrounding meanings, processes, scales and methods concerning the notion 'transnationalism'. Here, clusters or themes are suggested by way disentangling term. These include transnationalism as social morphology, type consciousness, mode cultural reproduction, an avenue capital, site political engagement, reconstruction 'place' locality. other approaches to being explored in newly...

Transnationalism and identity are concepts that inherently call for juxtaposition. This is so because many peoples' transnational networks of exchange participation grounded upon some perception common identity; conversely, the identities numerous individuals groups people negotiated within social worlds span more than one place. In this introductory article, perspective on migration studies first discussed, followed by critiques outstanding questions. The final section summarises points...

Much of the literature on migrant transnationalism focuses ways that specific sociocultural institutions have been modified in course being stretched across globe. Yet transnational practices are involved more deep-seated patterns change or structural transformation. Such modes transformation concern: 1) an enhanced ‘bifocality’ outlooks underpinning lives lived here-and-there; such dual orientations considerable influence family life and may continue to affect identities among subsequent...

Abstract Although globalization has usually been associated with advanced communications technology, arguably nothing facilitated global linkage more than the boom in ordinary, cheap international telephone calls. Low‐cost calls serve as a kind of social glue connecting small‐scale formations across globe. In this article I present recent data on rapid growth and diffusion traffic describe proliferation prepaid phonecards. Second, outline commercial, geographical ramifications explosion...

AbstractReflecting a broadening interest in finding new ways to talk about contemporary social complexity, the concept of 'super-diversity' has received considerable attention since it was introduced this journal 2007. Many utilizing term have referred only 'more ethnicities' rather than term's fuller, original intention recognizing multidimensional shifts migration patterns. These entail worldwide diversification channels, differentiations legal statuses, diverging patterns gender and age,...

Since the turn of millennium, multiculturalism – a term spanning variety policies and institutional frameworks has been seriously challenged in number ways. While critics have increasingly attacked blamed it for numerous social problems, nature global migration modes immigrant belonging themselves changed considerably since time when multicultural models were first established. By way exploring post‐multiculturalist condition into which, some commentators suggest, we are all moving, this...

Diaspora 6:3 1997 Three Meanings of "Diaspora," Exemplified among South Asian Religions Steven Vertovec University Oxford "Diaspora" is the term often used today to describe practically any population that considered "deterritorialized" or "transnational "—that is, which has originated in a land other than it currently resides, and whose social, economic, political networks cross borders ofnation-states or, indeed, span globe. To be sure, such populations are growing prevalence, number,...

We assessed evidence for a contextual effect of positive intergroup contact, whereby the contact between social contexts (the between-level effect) on outgroup prejudice is greater than individual-level within within-level effect). Across seven large-scale surveys (five cross-sectional and two longitudinal), using multilevel analyses, we found reliable effect. This was in multiple countries, operationalizing context at levels (regions, districts, neighborhoods), with without controlling...

The concept of super-diversity has been widely evoked – sometimes in highly misleading ways. Based on a survey 325 publications across multiple disciplines, this special issue endword piece presents typology ways understanding super-diversity. This includes addressing as: contemporary synonym diversity, backdrop for study, call methodological reassessment, way simply talking about more ethnicity, multidimensional reconfiguration social forms, to move beyond and device drawing attention new...

Conviviality across a number of disciplines now conveys deeper concern with the human condition and how we think about modes togetherness. This collection essays illustrates some ways conviviality can be used as an analytical tool to ask explore conditions for living together. introduction surveys key ideas meanings ‘conviviality’ various providing readers overview usages understandings term. It identifies gaps in existing literature, proposes comparative perspective elucidates concepts...

Since the turn of millennium, multiculturalism – a term spanning variety policies and institutional frameworks has been seriously challenged in number ways. While critics have increasingly attacked blamed it for numerous social problems, nature global migration modes immigrant belonging themselves changed considerably since time when multicultural models were first established. By way exploring post-multiculturalist condition into which, some commentators suggest, we are all moving, this...

This special issue of the International Migration Review on transnational migration represents both a victory and challenge. For those who have advocated for recognition migration, this publication is in that it attests to importance growing acceptance perspective among scholars. It also challenge because many criticisms raised initially by detractors been quite valid. Making sense practices placing them proper perspec-

Sociological notions such as social network, capital and embeddedness have proven valuable when adopted into a wide variety of scientific fields. This has certainly been the case in sociology migration. Similarly, certain concepts drawn from studies on different modes transnationalism – for instance, research theory concerning global activities movements business networks — might serve useful tools understanding transnational forms practices among migrant groups.

Abstract In the name of 'multiculturalism', Western societies have witnessed since 1980s a proliferation discourses concerning general place minorities, programmes designed to foster equality, institutional structures created provide better social services, and resources extended ethnic minority organizations. Despite much goodwill not inconsiderable evidence progress in local national initiatives however, such developments often effect excluded minorities from, rather than facilitated their...

Abstract “Diversity” is the focus of a wide-ranging corpus normative discourses, institutional structures, policies and practices in business, public sector agencies, military, universities professions. Here, brief account rise diffusion term provided. It now addresses wide variety social differences, while at least six distinct facets or goals diversity policy can be discerned. Ambiguity, multivocality banality are key characteristics discourse, but these function to strengthen, rather than...