Social Structure, Household Strategies, and the Cumulative Causation of Migration

Massey, Douglas S.

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“…In particular, Massey's concept of 8 cumulative causation (Massey 1990) has offered an explanation of how migration systems become established. However, the primary driver for cumulative causation -the feedback mechanism of choice -is almost invariably the migrant network.…”

Section: Systems In Migration Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Relaunching migration systems

Bakewell¹

2013

Migration Studies

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The concept of the migration system, first popularised in the 1970s, has remained a staple component of any review of migration theory. Since then, it has been cast somewhat adrift from its conceptual moorings; today in the literature migration systems are generally either conflated with migrant networks or elevated to the heights of macro-level abstraction which divorces them from any empirical basis. At the same time, by taking on board more sophisticated notions of agency, emergence, and social mechanisms, the broader concept of the social system has moved on from the rather discredited structural-functionalist marina where it was first launched. In recent years, having been rejected by many social theorists, the social system has been subject to major reconstruction prior to its re-launch as a respectable and valuable area of social enquiry. This paper argues that, for the most part, these developments in systems theory have been ignored by those applying the concept of systems to the analysis of migration. It addresses the question of how the concept of the migration system can be reformulated in the light of these theoretical advances and what implications this may have for our research and analysis. Non-technical summaryIn recent years debates about the idea of the 'social system' have been reinvigorated by accounts drawing on notions of agency, emergence, and social mechanisms. This paper argues that these developments in systems theory have largely been ignored by those applying the concept of systems to the analysis of migration. The paper addresses the question of how the concept of the migration system can be reformulated in the light of these theoretical advances and what implications this may have for our research and analysis.

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Section: Systems In Migration Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Relaunching migration systems

Bakewell¹

2013

Migration Studies

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“…Strong social network ties at a particular destination increase the likelihood that an individual will move there. Social networks affect migration decisions by demonstrating the feasibility of a move, providing information and resources that increase the expected benefits, and reducing the costs and uncertainty associated with a move (Massey, 1990;Stark, 1991;Taylor, 1986). A key insight from the social-network approach for studying migration is that the benefits from networks may be cumulative.…”

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The Repopulation of New Orleans After Hurricane Katrina

McCarthy¹,

Peterson²,

Sastry³

et al. 2006

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The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit research organization providing objective analysis and effective solutions that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors around the world. RAND's publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors.R ® is a registered trademark. © Copyright 2006 RAND CorporationAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means (including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval) without permission in writing from RAND. The research described in this report results from the RAND Corporation's continuing program of self-initiated research. Support for such research is provided, in part, by donors and by the independent research development provisions of RAND's contracts for the operation of its U.S. Department of Defense federally funded research and development centers. This research was conducted through the RAND Labor and Population Program and under the auspices of the RAND Gulf States Policy Institute (RGSPI). Library of Congress Cataloging-in-PublicationData is available for this publication.ISBN: 0-8330-3940-7-iii - PREFACEWhat the future size and composition of the population of New Orleans will be in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is a topic of intense interest and discussion among current and displaced residents of the city; among policymakers in the City of New Orleans, the State of Louisiana, and the federal government;and within the general public. This report presents population estimates for New Orleans three months, six months, one year, and three years after Hurricane Katrina.This report was prepared after consultation with New Orleans leaders in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and was done specifically to support the efforts of the Bring New Orleans Back Commission.Projections of the future population of New Orleans are essential to the work of the Commission's subcommittees for planning, infrastructure, and sustainability. RGSPI is housed at the RAND Corporation, an international nonprofit research organization with a reputation for rigorous and objective analysis and effective solutions.

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“…Thus, because it is mostly the young and the skilled who have sufficient assets to become mobile, peripheries are left to also cope with the out-migration of highly educated and young people, and with demographic ageing and shrinkage (Kühn, 2015) . Ultimately, this diminishes even further the available human capital and the internal capacity of development, which leads to a vicious circle that reproduces peripherality (Massey, 1990) . As the model of Western neoliberal democracies shows, local labour markets are becoming increasingly segmented and polarised: instead of mid-level jobs in old manufacturing and in the public sector, new jobs were created mostly in two areas, as Castells describes: highly paid jobs in high-technology and advanced services sectors, and low-paid jobs in services, downgraded manufacturing and in informal and black economies (Hutchison, 2010) .…”

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Peripherialisation as a Result and Driving Force of Territorial Mobility in Post-Socialist Romania

Moldovan

2018

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Over the past two and a half decades, the transition from a centralised to a market economy has affected Romania’s spatial configuration by re-widening the gap between cores and peripheries at a regional scale. Through a statistical analysis carried out for the North-West Region (NUTS 2), my contribution focuses on one of the mechanisms interrelated with peripheralisation, namely territorial mobility. The aim is twofold. First, to show how increasing core-periphery disparities impact mobility flows by offering different levels of structural (dis)advantages. Second, to exemplify how various social groups can influence these (dis)advantages by choosing their place of residence and work.

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Social Structure, Household Strategies, and the Cumulative Causation of Migration

Cited by 1,109 publications

References 56 publications

Relaunching migration systems

Relaunching migration systems

The Repopulation of New Orleans After Hurricane Katrina

Peripherialisation as a Result and Driving Force of Territorial Mobility in Post-Socialist Romania

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