Sociology of Migration and Post-Western Theory

How to build a Post-Western theory, based on the sociology of migration in
France and in China? Where do “Western” and “Non-Western” theories converge,
and how do common and situated knowledge coexist and interlock? Based on
French and Chinese research experiences in the field of migration, this book
highlights the proceedings of the co-production of practical knowledge which
explicates the paradigm of Post-Western sociology. From an empirical
standpoint, the cross-perspectives of French and Chinese researchers on the
biographies of young Chinese migrants in China and young descendants of
immigrants in France are confronted, with respect to five themes of migration
sociology: migration and education; migration, gender and family; migration
between integration and urban segregation; migration and work; migration and
governance. Through this work, theoretical continuities and discontinuities
between Chinese and French theory emerge, paving the way for a Post-Western
space, based on shared legacies but also on different traditions and
trajectories in international sociology.