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Rethinking Transit Migration

Precarity, Mobility, and Self-Making in Mexico

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Tanya Basok

    1. University of Windsor, Canada

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  2. Danièle Bélanger

    1. Université Laval, Canada

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  3. Martha Luz Rojas Wiesner

    1. El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico

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  4. Guillermo Candiz

    1. Université Laval, Canada

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. From Transit to Mobility: Characteristics and Concepts

    • Tanya Basok, Danièle Bélanger, Martha Luz Rojas Wiesner, Guillermo Candiz
    Pages 1-27

  3. The Context of Precarity: Actors and Spaces

    • Tanya Basok, Danièle Bélanger, Martha Luz Rojas Wiesner, Guillermo Candiz
    Pages 28-49

  4. Trajectories of Precarity and Mobility: Places and Actors

    • Tanya Basok, Danièle Bélanger, Martha Luz Rojas Wiesner, Guillermo Candiz
    Pages 50-71

  5. Techniques of the Self in the Face of Precarity

    • Tanya Basok, Danièle Bélanger, Martha Luz Rojas Wiesner, Guillermo Candiz
    Pages 72-88

  6. Towards Dignity and Security

    • Tanya Basok, Danièle Bélanger, Martha Luz Rojas Wiesner, Guillermo Candiz
    Pages 89-95

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 96-119
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About this book

Questioning the notion of transit migration, the book examines factors that shape Central American migrants' mobility and immobility in the transnational space, comprised on Central American countries, Mexico, and the US.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Windsor, Canada

    Tanya Basok

  • Université Laval, Canada

    Danièle Bélanger, Guillermo Candiz

  • El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico

    Martha Luz Rojas Wiesner

About the authors

Tanya Basok is Professor at the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology at the University of Windsor, Canada. Her research focuses principally on migration, citizenship, and migrant rights.

Danièle Bélanger is Professor at the Département de Géographie at the Université Laval, Canada. Her research focuses on international migration within Asia and the Americas.

Martha Luz Rojas Wiesner is Professor at the Departamento de Sociedad y Cultura at the Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico. Her research focuses on international female migration from Central America to Mexico.

Guillermo Candiz is Researcher at the Département de Géographie at the Université Laval, Canada. His research interests include development studies, migration, and migrants' mobility.

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