Migration, risk and uncertainty
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Migration, risk and uncertainty
(Routledge studies in human geography, 53)
Routledge, 2015 [i.e. 2014]
- : hardback
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-232) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Migration is one of the driving forces of economic and social change in the modern world. It is both informed by risk and a generator of risk, whether for individuals, households, communities or societies. Although the relationship between migration and risk is widely acknowledged, it has long been neglected in academic research, with a few exceptions such as household diversification strategies. Instead, risk is assumed to be implicit in economic or social models, rather than being explicitly theorised or analysed. This book represents the first major review of these key relationships. It draws on a wide range of theories - from economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology and geography - and an equally broad range of empirical material, to provide a highly original overview.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 2. From the (Neo)Classical Approach to Prospect Theory 3. Behavioural Economics Approaches 4. Risk and Complexity: Decision Making Under Different Information Conditions 5. Households, Risk Diversification and Migration 6. Constructionist Approaches: Culture, Identities and Risk 7. The Role of Networks and Intermediaries in Mediating Risk 8. Migration, Society, Technology and the "Risk Society" 9. Migration Discourses in the Face of Risk 10. Engaging with Risk in Migration Policies
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