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Migration, Reproduction and Society
Economic and Demographic Dilemmas in Global Capitalism
Series: - Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume: 143/09
- Critical Global Studies, Volume: 143/09
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In Migration, Reproduction and Society, Alejandro I. Canales offers a theoretical model for understanding the dilemmas presented by migration in the transformation of contemporary society. Aging and changing demographics in advanced societies make economic and social reproduction dependent upon the contributions made by immigration. However, these same demographic processes are conducive to ethnic transformations. The political dilemma facing advanced societies is that immigration is required to ensure their reproduction, but this entails becoming multicultural societies where the political hegemony of ethnic and demographic majorities becomes radically subverted. This paves the way to a pervasive political conflict already evident in the current immigration crisis in Europe just as in the revival of racism and xenophobia in the United States.
En Migration, Reproduction and Society, Alejandro I. Canales propone un modelo teórico para el entendimiento del dilema polÃtico y social concerniente al papel de las migraciones en la transformación de la sociedad contemporánea. El envejecimiento y decline demográfico en las sociedades avanzadas hacen que la dinámica económica y la reproducción social de la población dependan directamente de los aportes que hace la inmigración. Sin embargo, estos mismos procesos demográficos propician una transformación étnica de sus actuales equilibrios sociales y demográficos. El dilema polÃtico que enfrentan las sociedades avanzadas es que para asegurar su reproducción debe necesariamente abrirse a la inmigración, pero ello conlleva la posibilidad de constituirse en sociedades multiculturales en donde la hegemonÃa polÃtica de las actuales mayorÃas étnicas y demográficas se trastocarÃa radicalmente. Es la base de un conflicto polÃtico cuyos indicios ya se advierten en la actual crisis migratoria en Europa, asà como en el renacer del racismo y xenofobia en los Estados Unidos.
En Migration, Reproduction and Society, Alejandro I. Canales propone un modelo teórico para el entendimiento del dilema polÃtico y social concerniente al papel de las migraciones en la transformación de la sociedad contemporánea. El envejecimiento y decline demográfico en las sociedades avanzadas hacen que la dinámica económica y la reproducción social de la población dependan directamente de los aportes que hace la inmigración. Sin embargo, estos mismos procesos demográficos propician una transformación étnica de sus actuales equilibrios sociales y demográficos. El dilema polÃtico que enfrentan las sociedades avanzadas es que para asegurar su reproducción debe necesariamente abrirse a la inmigración, pero ello conlleva la posibilidad de constituirse en sociedades multiculturales en donde la hegemonÃa polÃtica de las actuales mayorÃas étnicas y demográficas se trastocarÃa radicalmente. Es la base de un conflicto polÃtico cuyos indicios ya se advierten en la actual crisis migratoria en Europa, asà como en el renacer del racismo y xenofobia en los Estados Unidos.
Alejandro I. Canales, Ph.D. (1995), El Colegio de México, is Professor of Demography at University of Guadalajara. He has published articles and books about International Migration. His most recent book is Debates contemporáneos sobre migración internacional (México, M.A. Porrúa, 2016).
Alejandro I. Canales, Ph.D. (1995), El Colegio de México, es Profesor de DemografÃa en la Universidad de Guadalajara. Ha publicado diversos artÃculos y libros sobre el tema de las migraciones internacionales. Su más reciente libro se titula: Debates contemporáneos sobre migración internacional (México, M.A. Porrúa, 2016).
Alejandro I. Canales, Ph.D. (1995), El Colegio de México, es Profesor de DemografÃa en la Universidad de Guadalajara. Ha publicado diversos artÃculos y libros sobre el tema de las migraciones internacionales. Su más reciente libro se titula: Debates contemporáneos sobre migración internacional (México, M.A. Porrúa, 2016).
List of Illustrations
Introduction
1 Migration and Reproduction: Basic Premises
â1âThree Glances at the Reproduction Approach
ââ1.1âDemography and Population Reproduction
ââ1.2âReproduction in the Thought of Pierre Bourdieu
ââ1.3âGunnar Myrdal and the Principle of Circular and Cumulative Causation
ââ1.4âMigration and Reproduction: A Preliminary Synthesis
â2âFrom the Social Reproduction of Migration to Migration as Reproduction of Society
â3âConclusion: Migration and Reproduction
2 International Migration in Neoclassical Economics: A Critical Perspective
â1âApproaches of Neoclassical Economic Theory and of the New Home Economics
â2âLimitations of Neo-classical Theory: Imperfections of the Market
â3âRational Choice: Theoretical or Axiomatic Principle?
â4âNeoclassical Economics: An Ahistorical Theory
3 Migration and Development: Three Theses and a Corollary
â1âMigration and Development: The Pitfalls of a Misleading Discourse
ââ1.1âThe Immigration Issue in Host Countries
ââ1.2âIs Migration a New Development Paradigm for Origin Countries?
â2âMigration and Development: a Critical Perspective
â3âConclusion: Three Theses and a Corollary on International Migration
ââ3.1âCorollary: Towards a Global Model of Understanding Migration
4 Migration and Reproduction: Beyond the Critique of Methodological Nationalism
â1âGlobalization as a Critique of Methodological Nationalism
â2âTransnational Communities and Transnationalism
â3âMigration, Social Networks and Transnationalism
â4âMigration and Reproduction
5 The Role of Migration in the Global System of Demographic Reproduction
â1âThesis
â2âFrom Demographic Transition to a Global System of Reproduction
â3âInternational Migration and Demographic Change in Sending and Receiving Societies
ââ3.1âAging Population and the End of Demographic Transition
ââ3.2âThe Second Demographic Transition
ââ3.3âThe Demographic Dividend: Dynamics of Population in Origin Countries
â4âDemographic Change and Migration: Towards a Global Model of Population Reproduction
â5âMigration and Demographic Change: The Contradictions of the Model
â6âConclusion: Dilemmas and Contradictions of a Model
6 Migration and the Reproduction of Capital
â1âThesis
â2âFrom the Circular Flow of Income to the Reproduction of Capital
â3âLabor Migration and the Reproduction of Capital
ââ3.1âDeindustrialization and Tertiarization in the New Labor Matrix
ââ3.2âImmigration and Labor Deficit
â4âTransnationalism, Social Networks and Remittances: The Reproduction of the Labor Force
â5âConclusion
7 Migration and Social Reproduction
â1âThesis
â2âSocial Networks and Social Reproduction
â3âMigration and Social Reproduction in Host Societies
ââ3.1âGlobalization and Employment Polarization
ââ3.2âRacializing Social Inequality and Class Structure in the United States
ââ3.3âMigration, Work and Social Reproduction in Advanced Societies
â4Migration and Social Reproduction: Towards a Global and Comprehensive Vision
8 The Central Place of Migration in the Reproduction of Advanced Societies
â1âThesis
â2âInternational Migrations: The Theoretical-methodological Debate Revisited
â3âMigration and the Reproduction Approach
â4âThe Central Place of Migrations in Advanced Societies
â5âThe Contradictions of the Model: Demographic Replacement
9 Latinos in the USA: The New American Dilemma
â1âThesis
â2âDemographic Change and Ethnic Replacement
â3âThe Racialization of Inequality and the New American Dilemma
ââ3.1âOccupational Segregation and the Racializing of Social Inequality
ââ3.2âProductivity, Wages and Economic Discrimination
â4âFinal Reflections: Latinos and the New American Dilemma
References
Index
Introduction
1 Migration and Reproduction: Basic Premises
â1âThree Glances at the Reproduction Approach
ââ1.1âDemography and Population Reproduction
ââ1.2âReproduction in the Thought of Pierre Bourdieu
ââ1.3âGunnar Myrdal and the Principle of Circular and Cumulative Causation
ââ1.4âMigration and Reproduction: A Preliminary Synthesis
â2âFrom the Social Reproduction of Migration to Migration as Reproduction of Society
â3âConclusion: Migration and Reproduction
2 International Migration in Neoclassical Economics: A Critical Perspective
â1âApproaches of Neoclassical Economic Theory and of the New Home Economics
â2âLimitations of Neo-classical Theory: Imperfections of the Market
â3âRational Choice: Theoretical or Axiomatic Principle?
â4âNeoclassical Economics: An Ahistorical Theory
3 Migration and Development: Three Theses and a Corollary
â1âMigration and Development: The Pitfalls of a Misleading Discourse
ââ1.1âThe Immigration Issue in Host Countries
ââ1.2âIs Migration a New Development Paradigm for Origin Countries?
â2âMigration and Development: a Critical Perspective
â3âConclusion: Three Theses and a Corollary on International Migration
ââ3.1âCorollary: Towards a Global Model of Understanding Migration
4 Migration and Reproduction: Beyond the Critique of Methodological Nationalism
â1âGlobalization as a Critique of Methodological Nationalism
â2âTransnational Communities and Transnationalism
â3âMigration, Social Networks and Transnationalism
â4âMigration and Reproduction
5 The Role of Migration in the Global System of Demographic Reproduction
â1âThesis
â2âFrom Demographic Transition to a Global System of Reproduction
â3âInternational Migration and Demographic Change in Sending and Receiving Societies
ââ3.1âAging Population and the End of Demographic Transition
ââ3.2âThe Second Demographic Transition
ââ3.3âThe Demographic Dividend: Dynamics of Population in Origin Countries
â4âDemographic Change and Migration: Towards a Global Model of Population Reproduction
â5âMigration and Demographic Change: The Contradictions of the Model
â6âConclusion: Dilemmas and Contradictions of a Model
6 Migration and the Reproduction of Capital
â1âThesis
â2âFrom the Circular Flow of Income to the Reproduction of Capital
â3âLabor Migration and the Reproduction of Capital
ââ3.1âDeindustrialization and Tertiarization in the New Labor Matrix
ââ3.2âImmigration and Labor Deficit
â4âTransnationalism, Social Networks and Remittances: The Reproduction of the Labor Force
â5âConclusion
7 Migration and Social Reproduction
â1âThesis
â2âSocial Networks and Social Reproduction
â3âMigration and Social Reproduction in Host Societies
ââ3.1âGlobalization and Employment Polarization
ââ3.2âRacializing Social Inequality and Class Structure in the United States
ââ3.3âMigration, Work and Social Reproduction in Advanced Societies
â4Migration and Social Reproduction: Towards a Global and Comprehensive Vision
8 The Central Place of Migration in the Reproduction of Advanced Societies
â1âThesis
â2âInternational Migrations: The Theoretical-methodological Debate Revisited
â3âMigration and the Reproduction Approach
â4âThe Central Place of Migrations in Advanced Societies
â5âThe Contradictions of the Model: Demographic Replacement
9 Latinos in the USA: The New American Dilemma
â1âThesis
â2âDemographic Change and Ethnic Replacement
â3âThe Racialization of Inequality and the New American Dilemma
ââ3.1âOccupational Segregation and the Racializing of Social Inequality
ââ3.2âProductivity, Wages and Economic Discrimination
â4âFinal Reflections: Latinos and the New American Dilemma
References
Index
All interested in contemporary international migration, and in the causes and consequences of migration from social, economic and demographic vantage points.
Todos los interesados en las migraciones internacionales contemporáneas, y en las causas y consecuencias de las migraciones en la dinámica social, económica y demográfica de la sociedad global.
Todos los interesados en las migraciones internacionales contemporáneas, y en las causas y consecuencias de las migraciones en la dinámica social, económica y demográfica de la sociedad global.