Der Blick über den Tellerrand, das Interesse an anderen Ländern und daran, wie Themen und Aufgabenstellungen, die die eigene Gesellschaft beschäftigen, in anderen Gesellschaften wahrgenommen und bearbeitet werden, stellt nicht nur eine willkommene Ergänzung und Erweiterung des eigenen...

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,...

This paper discusses the extent to which migrants to Britain have been assimilated into the workforce. Migration into Britain has increased over the last 25 years, with a big increase in inflows in recent years. The paper shows that when a migrant worker first arrives they experience a pay gap...

This open access book explores the role of family, public, market and third sector welfare provision for individual and households’ decisions regarding geographical mobility. It challenges the state-centred approach in research on welfare and migration by emphasising migrants’ own...