Diaspora and transnationalism are widely used concepts in academic as well as political
discourses. Although originally referring to quite different phenomena, they increasingly …

Bringing together a wide range of original empirical research from locations and
interconnected geographical contexts from Europe, Australasia, Asia, Africa, Central and …

This introductory paper to the special issue of JEMS on the second generation in Europe
reviews some of the key themes underpinning the growing interest in the second generation …

This paper aims to contribute to ongoing theorisation of diasporas by a specific focus on
'second‐generation return'–the migration of host‐country‐born second‐generation persons …

There is renewed interest in return migration among researchers of global movement
patterns. Until recently, it was overlooked, regarded as the result of failure by emigrants, or …

Research on transnational emotions places particular emphasis on the notion of 'home'to
migrants because of its centrality in identity construction, especially the sense of belonging …

This paper introduces the notion of 'counter-diasporic migration'as the process whereby the
second generation relocates to the ancestral homeland–the birthplace of their parents. We …

This article aims to present an overview of the literature on return migration. Through
combining the perspectives of various disciplines, notably economy, sociology, and …

This article presents research on second-generation Greek-Germans, both those living in
diaspora, and those who have 'returned'to Greece. The research is multi-sited, with fieldwork …

This paper examines how the changing and complex notions of home in the context of
China's internal migration can influence migrants' belonging and identity formations in the …