The transformation of rural Greece -- A brief history of conflict and accommodation in Argolida -- Agricultural production and household economies -- Immigrant labor in the villages -- The social transformation of the countryside -- The state, citizenship, and identity in Argolida -- The...

In the space of around ten years Ireland went from being a traditional labour exporter to a leading European economy. This title takes Ireland as a paradigmatic case of social transformation, exploring the reasons for which emigration was replaced by immigration, along with the social,...

Globalizing Australia -- Globalization, national belonging, and national identity -- Multiculturalism, threat or opportunity? -- The dilemmas of settler/indigenous relations -- Asylum seekers : the politics of sympathy and the experience of globalization

We propose a novel perspective on migration and cultural change by asking both theoretically and empirically - and from a global viewpoint - whether migration is a source of cultural convergence or divergence between home and host countries. Our theoretical model derives distinctive testable...