Super-diversity and its implications
- S. Vertovec
- EconomicsCelebrating 40 Years of Ethnic and Racial Studies
- 25 September 2007
Abstract Diversity in Britain is not what it used to be. Some thirty years of government policies, social service practices and public perceptions have been framed by a particular understanding of…
Conceiving and Researching Transnationalism
- S. Vertovec
- Art
- 1999
A review of recent research across several disciplines not surprisingly finds a wide variety of descriptions surrounding meanings, processes, scales and methods concerning the notion of…
Migrant Transnationalism and Modes of Transformation
- S. Vertovec
- Economics
- 1 September 2004
Much of the literature on migrant transnationalism focuses on the ways that specific sociocultural institutions have been modified in the course of being stretched across the globe. Yet migrant…
Transnationalism and identity
- S. Vertovec
- Sociology
- 1 October 2001
Transnationalism and identity are concepts that inherently call for juxtaposition. This is so because many peoples' transnational networks of exchange and participation are grounded upon some…
Cheap Calls: The Social Glue of Migrant Transnationalism
- S. Vertovec
- Sociology
- 1 April 2004
Abstract Although globalization has usually been associated with advanced communications technology, arguably nothing has facilitated global linkage more than the boom in ordinary, cheap…
Three Meanings of "Diaspora," Exemplified among South Asian Religions
- S. Vertovec
- Political Science
- 6 July 2011
'DIASPORA' is the term often used today to describe practically any population which is considered 'deterritorialised' or 'transnational'-that is, which has originated in a land other than which it…
Conceiving cosmopolitanism : theory, context and practice
- S. Vertovec, R. Cohen
- Political Science
- 2002
In questioning what we share as human beings and whether we can ever live in peace with one another, the contributors to this study consider the multiple meanings of the term cosmopolitanism in the…
Comparing super-diversity
- F. Meissner, S. Vertovec
- Sociology
- 19 January 2015
Reflecting a broadening interest in finding new ways to talk about contemporary social complexity, the concept of ‘super-diversity’ has received considerable attention since it was introduced in this…
The Multicultural Backlash: European Discourses, Policies and Practices
- S. Vertovec, Susanne Wessendorf
- Political Science
- 4 January 2010
1. Introduction: assessing the backlash against multiculturalism in Europe Steven Vertovec and Susanne Wessendorf 2. The Rise and Fall of Multiculturalism? New Debates on Inclusion and Accommodation…
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