This book examines the ways in which Albanian men, women, and families who have migrated from Montenegro and Kosovo to the United States understand and make sense of their mobility and settlement.
This book examines the ways in which Albanian men, women, and families who have migrated from Montenegro and Kosovo to the United States understand and make sense of their mobility and settlement.
Drawing on empirical research, including interview material, it goes beyond the experiences of individual migrants to explore the role that cultural identity has in shaping their mobility and immobility, with particular attention to the manner in which subjects talk about their experiences in terms of past and present movements and moments.
An original storytelling study of the meaning, scope, and outcomes of mobility, and the construction of home and identity on the part of migrants, this title will appeal to scholars of sociology, geography, anthropology, and politics with interests in migration and diaspora.
1.Introduction. 2.Explaining Mobility & Transnationalism. 3.Away: A Western Promise. 4.Home: Courage to Remain. 5.Stay: Far from Home. 6.Conclusion.
Klement R. Camaj, PhD, is a lecturer of social sciences and public administration at the University of the West of Scotland. Klement is a multilingual, multimethodological, storytelling researcher focused on international migration, transnationalism, diaspora, and cultural identity. Klement received his bachelors degree in political science and international relations from Radford University, his masters degree in geopolitics, territory, and security from Kings College London, and his PhD degree in international migration and transnationalism from the University of the West of Scotland. His research focus is mainly located within the connected fields of migration studies and transnationalism, with a special interest in diaspora and cultural identity issues. Klement's main strengths consist of qualitative and multidisciplinary work, using ethnographic, narrative, and multimethodological approaches towards data collection and analysis. Klement is the Head of the London Campus and Publications Coordinator for the Centre for Migration, Diaspora, Citizenship, and Identity (CMDCI) at UWS, a member of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, a fellow of The Royal Geographical Society and a member of The Royal Anthropological Institute.
