Designing a Structure/Agency approach to transnationalism

Abstract

IMI does not have an institutional view and does not aim to present one. The views expressed in this document are those of its independent author. The IMI Working Papers Series IMI has been publishing working papers since its foundation in 2006. The series presents current research in the field of international migration. The papers in this series: � analyse migration as part of broader global change � contribute to new theoretical approaches � advance understanding of the multi-level forces driving migration Research on post-migration processes usually focuses either on micro-level behaviours or on macro-level interactions between states and their diasporas. This paper aims to fill a gap by proposing a structure/agency approach likely to address the micro-, meso- and macrolevel factors that account for cross-border phenomena. The first section compares the main structure/agency approaches (Bourdieu’s theory of practice, Giddens ’ structuration theory and Archer’s morphogenetics) with a view to highlighting the core elements that characterise these theories. The second section outlines an innovative framework that

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