Routledge Companion to Migration Communication and Politics

<p><i><p>The Routledge Companion to Migration Communication and Politics</i> brings together academics from numerous disciplines to show the legal political communicative theoretical methodological and media implications of migration. The collection makes the compelling case that migration does not occur in a vacuum; rather it is driven by and reacts to various factors including the political economic and cultural worlds in which individuals live.</p><p></p><p>The 25 chapters reveal the complex nature of migration from various angles not only looking at how policy affects migrants but also how individuals and marginalized groups are impacted by such acts. In Part I contributors examine migration law debating the role of the state in managing migration flows and investigating existing migration policy. Part II offers theories and methods that integrate communication studies political science and law into the study of migration including cultural fusion theory and Gebserian theory. Part III looks at how contemporary perceptions of migration and migrants intersect with media representations across media outlets worldwide. Finally Part IV offers case studies that present the intricacies of migration within different cultural national and political groups.</p><p></p><p>Migration is the key political economic and cultural issue of our time and this companion takes the next step in the debate; namely the effects of the how in addition to the how and why. Researchers and students of communication politics media and law will find this an invaluable intervention.</p><p></p>