Irregular Migrants in Belgium and the Netherlands
Title
Irregular Migrants in Belgium and the Netherlands
Subtitle
Aspirations and Incorporation
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€ 117,00 excl. VAT
ISBN
9789089646439
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Hardback
Number of pages
248
Language
English
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15.6 x 23.4 cm
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Table of Contents
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Acknowledgements CHAPTER 1: IRREGULAR MIGRATION AS A FACT OF LIFE CHAPTER 2: BEYOND VICTIMS AND COMMUNITIES: BRINGING IN ASPIRATIONS CHAPTER 3: STUDYING ASPIRATIONS CHAPTER 4: IMMIGRATION POLICIES IN BELGIUM AND THE NETHERLANDS CHAPTER 5: INVESTMENT, SETTLEMENT AND LEGALISATION ASPIRATIONS CHAPTER 6: LIVING DIFFERENT DREAMS (I): ASPIRATIONS AND FUNCTIONAL INCORPORATION CHAPTER 7: LIVING DIFFERENT DREAMS (II): ASPIRATIONS AND SOCIAL INCORPORATION CHAPTER 8: ASPIRATIONS AND TRANSNATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAPTER 9: STRIVING FOR A BETTER POSITION: ASPIRATIONS AND THE ROLE OF ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL CAPITAL CHAPTER 10: ASSESSING A NEW PERSPECTIVE References Appendices

Reviews and Features

"[T]his ground-breaking study... shows how the focus of previous research on structures and control has led to misleading views on irregular migration." -- Stephen Castles, University of Sydney

"A solid and valuable book, a major addition to the literature of a topic which commands increasing attention in Western societies" --Joaquín Arango, Complutense University of Madrid

Masja van Meeteren

Irregular Migrants in Belgium and the Netherlands

Aspirations and Incorporation

In Irregular Migrants in Belgium and the Netherlands, Masja van Meeteren studies the different ways in which irregular migrants live in Belgium and the Netherlands. The book offers an empirically grounded theoretical critique of the dominant research practice that focuses on 'survival strategies', relies on comparisons of migrant communities and overemphasizes structural explanations. Instead, Irregular Migrants takes irregular migrants´ aspirations as a starting point of analysis.

Based on this innovative research approach, key questions are answered regarding the lives of irregular migrants. How can we understand their patterns of economic and social incorporation, the transnational activities they engage in, and the significance of different forms of capital? Drawing on intensive participant observation, as well as more than two hundred in-depth interviews with irregular migrants and representatives of organizations that are involved with them, Irregular Migrants develops much-needed contextualized insights. As such, it sheds new light on previous research findings and various deadlocked scholarly debates on irregular migrants in Western societies.
Author

Masja van Meeteren

Masja van Meeteren works as an Assistant Professor in the department of Criminology at Leiden University.