Revisiting Migrant Networks : : Migrants and Their Descendants in Labour Markets.

• Superior document: IMISCOE Research Series
• Author: Keskiner, Elif.
• TeilnehmendeR: Eve, Michael.; Ryan, Louise.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2022.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: IMISCOE Research Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (242 pages)

Table of Contents

• Revisiting Migrant Networks
• Acknowledgements
• Contents
• Chapter 1: Introduction: Revisiting Networks: Setting the Conceptual and Methodological Scene
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Researching Social Networks
• 1.3 Social Networks and Social Capital
• 1.4 Beyond the Ethnic Lens
• 1.5 Social Networks and the Highly Skilled
• 1.6 The Descendants of Migrants
• 1.7 Conclusion
• References
• Chapter 2: The Direct and Indirect Role of Migrants' Networks in Accessing Diverse Labour Market Sectors: An Analysis of the Weak/Strong Ties Continuum
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Theorising Social Networks
• 2.3 Methods
• 2.4 The Case Studies
• 2.4.1 Dominik
• 2.4.2 Damien
• 2.4.3 Sorcha
• 2.4.4 Klaudia
• 2.5 Concluding Discussion
• References
• Chapter 3: Are "Weak Ties" Really Weak? Social Capital Reliance Among Second Generation Turkish Lawyers in Paris
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Social Networks of Second Generation
• Strong and/or Weak Ties and Temporality
• 3.3 Method
• 3.3.1 The ELITES Study
• 3.3.2 Data Collection and Participants
• 3.3.3 Analysis
• 3.4 Results
• 3.5 Turkish Second-Generation Lawyers in Paris: Parental Support at Work
• 3.6 The Law Sector: Rules of the Game
• 3.7 Social Ties with Mentors and Senior Lawyers
• 3.8 Social Ties Related to the Ethnic Community: Temporality, Convertibility of Weak Ties
• 3.9 Conclusion: Bridging of Resources
• Bibliography
• Chapter 4: Context Matters: The Varying Roles of Social Ties for Professional Careers of Immigrants' Descendants
• 4.1 Introduction: Social Ties and Professional Careers of Immigrants' Descendants
• 4.2 The Role of Context - A Brief Look into the Literature
• 4.3 Two Case Studies: Making a Career in Law and Public Administration in Germany
• 4.3.1 The Empirical Material
• 4.3.2 Comparing Professional Fields: Law and Public Administration
• 4.4 Law.
• 4.4.1 Educational and Occupational Context
• 4.4.2 The Role of Social Ties
• 4.5 Public Administration
• 4.5.1 Educational and Occupational Context
• 4.5.2 The Role of Social Ties
• 4.6 Conclusion
• References
• Chapter 5: Access to Employment of the Second Generations in France: Unequal Role of Family and Personal Networks by Origins and Gender
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.1.1 The Role of Networks and Migratory Origins: Little-Explored Links in France
• 5.2 Data and Methodology
• 5.2.1 The Second Generations and Origin Groups in TeO
• 5.2.2 Identifying Networks in the TeO Survey: Interests and Limitations
• 5.2.3 Methodology - Models
• 5.3 Unequal Access to Employment According to Origin and Gender
• 5.3.1 The Role of Social Networks in the French Labour Market
• 5.3.1.1 Variations Between and Within Origin Groups
• 5.3.1.2 Personal and Family Ties: Different Share According to Origin Groups and Gender
• 5.3.2 Determinants of Family and Personal Networks: The Role of Origins and Other Factors
• 5.3.2.1 Strength of Family Ties in Access to Employment for Some Groups of Descendants
• The Importance of Family Networks Among Descendants of Turkish Immigrants
• Recruitment via Family Ties for the Portuguese Decreases Over Time, Across Generations, as Educational and Occupational Aspirations Increase
• 5.3.2.2 Lack of Networks and Reliance on Formal Intermediaries
• 5.3.3 What Relationship Between Recruitment Channels, Network Ties and Types of Employment?
• 5.3.3.1 Networks, Sectors and Job Segregation
• 5.3.3.2 Recruitment Channels and Consequences: Precarity, Social Reproduction or Social Mobility?
• 5.4 Conclusion
• Annex
• References
• Chapter 6: Social Capital, Immigrants and Their Descendants - The Case of Sweden
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Access to Social Capital Among Individuals with a Migration Background.
• 6.3 Beyond Social Ties: Social Capital
• 6.4 The Homogenised Construction of the Migratory Status
• 6.5 Resources in the Migrant Community as a Source of Social Capital
• 6.6 The 'Counter Stratification' Effect of Social Capital
• 6.7 Contextuality of Social Capital
• 6.8 Summary and Discussion
• References
• Chapter 7: Activating Social Capital: Steep Mobility of Descendants of Turkish Immigrants at the Top of the Corporate Business Sector
• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 Theoretical Framework
• 7.3 Research Process
• 7.4 Mechanisms of Social Capital Activation
• 7.5 Reliability and Likeability
• 7.5.1 Competence and Self-Promotion
• 7.5.2 Challenge-Driven and Optimism
• 7.5.3 Soft Skills
• 7.6 Ambassadors and Coaches
• 7.7 Conclusion
• References
• Chapter 8: Reciprocity Within Migrant Networks: The Role of Social Support for Employment
• 8.1 Introduction
• 8.2 Conceptual Framework
• 8.2.1 Migrants' Social Support Networks and Employment
• 8.2.2 Reciprocity Within Migrants' Social Support Networks
• 8.3 Research Design and Sample
• 8.4 Personal Support Networks and Labour Market Participation: Migrants' Perspectives
• 8.4.1 Nilgün
• 8.4.2 Bora: Nilgün's Son
• 8.4.3 Berrin: Nilgün's Daughter-in-Law and Bora's Wife
• 8.5 Conclusion
• References
• Chapter 9: Networks in Migration Processes
• 9.1 Introduction: Networks and Migration Trajectories
• 9.2 Moving to Another Place: What Effects on Social Networks?
• 9.3 'Home Boy' Networks
• 9.4 Ties with Co-nationals, Ties with Locals
• 9.5 Mobile Occupations
• 9.6 Not Taking Links with Co-nationals for Granted
• 9.7 Migration Networks and Recruitment Networks
• 9.8 How Does the Migration Process Affect the Networks of Children of Migrants?
• 9.9 Numbers of Children and Young People
• 9.10 Relations with Neighbours in the Second Generation
• 9.11 First Jobs.
• 9.12 Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Chapter 10: Early-Career Academics' Transnational Moves: The Gendered Role of Vertical Social Ties in Obtaining Academic Positions Abroad
• 10.1 Introduction
• 10.2 Theoretical Background: Social Networks, Job Acquisition, and Gender
• 10.3 Methodology
• 10.4 Vertical Ties Matter, But Not All Are Equally Valuable
• 10.4.1 Multiplex Vertical Ties
• 10.4.2 The Uneven Distribution of Vertical Support
• 10.4.3 The Strength of Informal Socialising
• 10.5 Transnationalised Job Markets
• 10.6 Institutional Resources as Complementary Elements
• 10.6.1 Fellows' Independence
• 10.6.2 Spousal Vertical Ties
• 10.7 Conclusions
• References
• Chapter 11: Epilogue: Where Did Weak and Strong Ties Go Wrong?
• 11.1 Introduction
• 11.2 Alternative Approaches to the Ethnic Lens on Strong and Weak Ties
• 11.2.1 Power Relations Approach
• 11.2.2 Counter-Stratification of Social Capital
• 11.2.3 Sectoral or Professional Labor Market Approach
• 11.2.4 Gender Approach
• 11.2.5 Mobility Approach
• 11.3 Final Remarks
• References.