Conceptualizing Transnational Community Formation: Migrants, Sojourners and Diasporas in a Globalized Era

Taxonomy Associations

Migration processes

• Migration forms

  • Transnational migration
  • Return migration

Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)

• Socio-cultural consequences

  • Diasporas and transnational communities

Migration governance

• Migration policy and law

  • Diaspora engagement policies
  • Return policies

Cross-cutting topics in migration research

• Transversal themes

  • Race and ethnicity

Methods

• Qualitative research

  • Other