Migrant City

by Les Back, Shamser Sinha

Migrant City tells the story of contemporary London from the perspective of thirty adult migrants and two sociologists. Connecting migrants' private struggles to the public issues at stake in the way mobility is regulated, channelled and managed in a globalised world, this volume explores what migration means in a world that is hyper connected - but where we see increasingly mobile, invasive and technologically sophisticated forms of border regulation and control.



Migrant City is an innovative collaborative ethnography based on research with migrants from a wide variety of social backgrounds, spanning in some cases a decade. It utilises recollections, photographs, poems, paintings, journals and drawings to explore a wide range of issues. These range from the impact of immigration control and surveillance on everyday life, to the experience of waiting for the Home Office to process their claims and the limits this places on their lives, to the friendships and relationships with neighbours that help to make London a home.



This title will appeal to students, scholars, community workers and general readers interested in migration, race and ethnicity, social exclusion, globalisation, urban sociology, and inventive social research methods.

208 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2015

Reviews

[Tobi ﾄﾋﾞ · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Way Forward in ethnographic research !!!

[Kai T]

Migrant City is an insightful book that dives into the stories of young migrants in London. It is written with care, using accessible language and academic referencing. The discussion of methodology is important because how research is done affects how we understand issues like migration and racism, and the lives of individuals and communities.