The 'migration journey'has proven to be a fruitful lens to question the simplistic notion that
the outcome of migration solely depends on a momentous go/no-go decision in the …

This paper approaches the African-European migration industry as a complex web of
relations in which different actors liaise, objectives oppose each other, and roles overlap …

The notion of a migration system is often invoked but it is rarely clearly defined or
conceptualized. De Haas recently provided a powerful critique of the current literature …

Undocumented migration is a huge global phenomenon, yet little is known about the reality
of life for those involved. Sans Papiers combines a contemporary account of the theoretical …

As a welcome alternative to economic explanations of migration, the social network has
become a key concept in migration studies. However, by maintaining a static …

This paper proposes a personal network approach to the study of structural assimilation and
structural transnationalism among international immigrants. Structural assimilation and …

Based on a qualitative study on migrants of Somali origin who have settled in Europe for at
least a decade, this open access book offers a ground-breaking exploration of the idea of …

The twenty-first century has been called the age of mobility; however, this narrative is most
often applied to the movements of the global elite. In this paper, I demonstrate how low …

Social capital and socioeconomic networks are becoming increasingly recognized as
important aspects of disaster related studies. This research reveals the empirical evidence of …

Research on the role of social networks in human migration has mainly relied on single
snapshots in time. This paper focuses on the changes in composition and usage of the …