Return Migration and Psychosocial Wellbeing Discourses, Policy-Making and Outcomes for Migrants and their Families
Synopsis
Return migration is a topic of growing interest among academics and policy makers. Nonetheless, issues of psychosocial wellbeing are rarely discussed in its context.Return Migration and Psychosocial Wellbeing problematises the widely-held assumption that return to the country of origin, especially in the context of voluntary migrations, is a psychologically safe process. By exploding the forced-voluntary dichotomy, it analyses the continuum of experiences of return and the effect of time, the factors that affect the return process and associated mobilities, and their multiple links with returned migrants' wellbeing or psychosocial issues.
Drawing research encompassing four different continents – Europe, North America, Africa and Asia – to offer a blend of studies, this timely volume contrasts with previous research which is heavily informed by clinical approaches and concepts, as the contributions in this book come from various disciplinary approaches such as sociology, geography, psychology, politics and anthropology. Indeed, this title will appeal to academics, NGOs and policy-makers working on migration and psychosocial wellbeing; and undergraduate and postgraduate students who are interested in the fields of migration, social policy, ethnicity studies, health studies, human geography, sociology and anthropology.
Book details
- Series:
- Routledge Research in Race and Ethnicity
- Author:
- Russell King, Zana Vathi
- ISBN:
- 9781317214465
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780367878320, 9781138677500, 9781315619613
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Pages:
- 280
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- No
- Date of addition:
- 2023-09-03
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Copyright by:
- selection and editorial matter, Zana Vathi and Russell King
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Social Studies, Sociology