Although the question of return has certainly received scholarly attention in the past, we're only beginning to understand the changing dynamics of migration in an age of transnationalism. However, the contributions in this volume go beyond the simple observation that the idea migrants have of 'returning home' must be changing because of globalization and transnationalism, and examine how these developments shape the way migration trajectories are experienced and given meaning to. The range of papers is diverse both in terms of regional focus as well as migrants' backgrounds, ambitions and opportunities but manage to complement each other in such a way that the assemblage produces new and highly important insights as well as questions for future research.
