Is Habermas s concept of the public sphere still relevant in an age of globalization when the transnational flows of people and information have become increasingly intensive and when the nation-state can no longer be taken granted as the natural frame for social and... Lees meer.

What do struggles for women s and LGBTI rights in Russia Turkey and the Scandinavian countries have in common. What do struggles for women s and LGBTI rights in Russia Turkey and the Scandinavian countries have in common. And what can actors who struggle for righ... Lees meer.

The figure of the Polish plumber or builder has long been a well-established icon of the British national imagination uncovering the UK s collective unease with immigration from Central and Eastern Europe. But despite the powerful impact the UK s second largest langua... Lees meer.

Third party conception is a growing phenomenon and provokes a burgeoning range of ethical legal and social questions. What are the rights of donors recipients and donor conceived children. How are these reproductive technologies regulated. How is kinship understood... Lees meer.

The figure of the Polish plumber or builder has long been a well-established icon of the British national imagination uncovering the UK s collective unease with immigration from Central and Eastern Europe. But despite the powerful impact the UK s second largest languag... Lees meer.

This volume combines transnational intersectional and cultural-sociological perspectives to analyze patterns contexts and mechanisms of cross-border inequalities. The theory developed is illustrated by empirical research on migrations in Europe specifically on recent... Lees meer.

Unequal life-chances became a key feature of cross-border migration to and within the enlarged Europe. Combining transnational intersectional and cultural-sociological perspectives this book develops a conceptual tool to analyse patterns contexts and mechanisms of... Lees meer.

The figure of the Polish plumber or builder has long been a well-established icon of the British national imagination uncovering the UK s collective unease with immigration from Central and Eastern Europe. But despite the powerful impact the UK s second largest languag... Lees meer.

Calls for a transnational turn within critical intercultural communication by considering the ideas of nation-state and citizenship through theoretical frameworks developed by non-U.S.-scholars and transnational scholars within U.S. academia. Topics include global cultu... Lees meer.

A country facing serious economic challenges the Philippines is also a democratic polity with a vibrant civil society sector. This collection is the first of its kind to focus on five global civil society movements in the Philippines-Freedom from Debt Coalition Stop-t... Lees meer.

This book discusses the extent to which the theoretical relevance and analytical rigor of the concept of the public sphere is affected by current processes of transnationalization. The contributions address fundamental questions concerning the viability of a socially an... Lees meer.

This volume combines transnational intersectional and cultural-sociological perspectives to analyze patterns contexts and mechanisms of cross-border inequalities. The theory developed is illustrated by empirical research on migrations in Europe specifically on recent... Lees meer.

Written by specialists from three different continents Transnationalising Reproduction examines a broad range of issues concerning kinship and identity citizenship and regulation and global markets of reproductive labour including gamete donation and gestational sur... Lees meer.

What do struggles for women s and LGBTI rights in Russia Turkey and the Scandinavian countries have in common. What do struggles for women s and LGBTI rights in Russia Turkey and the Scandinavian countries have in common. And what can actors who struggle for righ... Lees meer.

The research of international topics and writing about cultural identity formations does not automatically equate to transnationalizing intercultural communication. Studies often perpetuate a hegemonic and U.S.-centric way of doing research and by default doing interc... Lees meer.