Transnational Migration

摘要

At the beginning of Transnational Migration, two major shortcomings of contemporary migration research are identified by the authors. First, cross-border transactions of any kind are often treated as an 'on-off' thing-a migrant is classified as either transnational or not. Second, the authors point to an overemphasis on geographical mobility-not enough attention is paid to family members remaining in the country of origin who nonetheless participate in transnational practices. To tackle these issues, Thomas Faist, Margit Fauser and Eveline Reisenauer introduce the concept of transnational social spaces, which, the authors claim, allows for a description of migrants and non-migrants as 'being transnational to different degrees' (16).