MPIDR Working Paper
Gender dynamics in international migration and social networks
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-004, 14 pages.
Rostock, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (February 2025)
This is a draft chapter. The final version will be available in Handbook of International Migration and Social Networks edited by Miranda Jessica Lubbers and Basak Bilecen, forthcoming 2025, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. The material cannot be used for any other purpose without further permission of the publisher, and is for private use only. Revised February 2025
Abstract
Reviews of migration theories start from more classical and deterministic views and follow with more recent developments that consider networks, cumulative causation, planned behaviour, agency, and aspiration/capability frameworks. One of the less discussed dimensions is gender differences in how one’s network affects their migration decision before, during, and after migration. In this chapter, we intend to provide an overview and critically delve into the literature discussing the network’s effect on international migration and show the underexplored dimension of gender differences. The chapter has an additional focus on a subset of the highly-skilled population i.e., the case of migration of scholars, and is concluded by avenues for future research.
Keywords: Global, World, computational demography, computational social science, gender, internal migration, international migration, network, sex, social network