This book aims to address this neglect in the European context with concentration on the UK case. Conceptually, This book explores the meanings of diaspora and whether this is an appropriate concept to refer to Latin American migration to Europe in particular. It also examines the utility of transnationality and transmigration as useful in explaining and assessing the realities of the movement of Latin Americans around the world. The book provides important conceptual discussions of some key themes in relation to Latin American migrants in general, such as poverty, negotiating institutions, family life and domestic service and mainly in relation to the European context. Perhaps most importantly in terms of the state of current knowledge on the topic, it uncovers the lives of Latin American migrants in the UK, which have remained largely hidden to date.
Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives on Latin American Migration across Borders; C.McIlwaine PART I: UNDERSTANDING LATIN AMERICAN MIGRATION ACROSS BORDERS CONCEPTUALLY Latin American Immigrants: A Transnational Asset Accumulation Framework; C.Moser & J.Ginieniewicz Global Life Paths, Institutions, and Latin American Diasporas; A.J.Bailey & R.Mas Giralt Latin American Domestic Workers Abroad: a Comparative and Policy-Oriented Approach; A.Escriva & M.Diaz-Gorfinkiel New Configurations of Gender and Families in the Experience of Andean Migration to Europe; G.Herrera PART II: UNDERSTANDING LATIN AMERICAN MIGRATION TO THE UK Making Visible the Invisible: An Overview of the Latin American Community in London; C.McIlwaine Latin Americans Practices of Citizenship in the UK; D.Pero Researching Migrant Wellbeing: The Case of Peruvian Migrants in London; K.Wright Gender and Age-Based Violence among Latin American Migrants in London; C.McIlwaine & F.Carlisle The Latin American Shopping Centre: Commercial Spaces, Transnational Practices and Ethnicity amongst Colombian Migrants in London; J.Camilo Cock Colombian Migrants and their Children in the North of England: Socio-Cultural Invisibility and Young Peoples Identity Strategies; R.Mas Giralt Political Transnationalism among Colombian Migrants in London; A.Bermudez Torres Creating Alternative Geographies: Religion and Brazilian Migrants in London and Back Home; O.Sheringham