Migrationsforschung in der Ethnologie: von ethnischen Enklaven zu transnationalen Netzwerken

Abstract

This paper looks at migratory movements from the perspective of migration studies in anthropology. The focus lies on essential concepts and discourses relevant to anthropological migration studies as well as on images and narratives linked to migration processes. For this purpose I will outline the historic development of this field of research in anthropology by referring largely to two approaches, each of them linked to a research institute: The Chicago School of Sociology and the Manchester School in Africa. Today’s understanding of migration in anthropology will be introduced through the concepts of transnationalism and diaspora.

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