The current era is marked by an unparalleled level of human migration that has wide-ranging impacts upon social, economic, political, and cultural life in countries of origin and settlement. Such transformations impact not only those who are migrating, but those who are left behind as well as those who live in the areas where migrants settle. Given the social, economic, political and ideological importance of international migration; students, scholars and policy makers need to develop a sound, wide ranging and forward looking understanding of these phenomena. Unfortunately, this is difficult because academic information is distributed over a wide range of publications, and reflects disciplinary, methodological and national perogatives. Featuring sixty essays written by leading of internationally-based and multidisciplinary scholars, The Routledge Handbook of International Migration offers readers a contemporary, integrated and comprehensive understanding of the major topics, concepts, methods and findings in the field of international migration.

Author Biography

Steven J. Gold is professor associate chair and graduate program director in the department sociology at Michigan State University. Stephanie J. Nawyn is an assistant professor in Sociology at Michigan State University. Her research and teaching areas of expertise are in gender, immigration, family, and race and ethnicity. Dr. Nawyn has conducted research on non-governmental organizations that resettle and assist refugees in the U.S. Her current work focuses on how community organizations contribute to immigrant and refugee incorporation and the transformation of gender and family relations post-migration. She is also examining the socioeconomic advancement of African-born immigrants in the United States.