An article in pieces...

I was looking for something interesting for my thesis and through Google Books I found this interesting abstract. It is part of a book called "Southern Europe and the New Immigrations" and it is edited by Russell King and Richard Black. On page 138 Joanna Apap writes about the problems Maghrebi migrants have in Italy.
The text starts with a general introduction where the author clearly explains the aim of the chapter before starting with a in-depth analysis: the words "the focus of this chapter is mainly centred upon..." (Apap, n.d.) help the reader following the flow of ideas and the logical organization of the text. On the other hand, it is not possible to say that the text follows the hourglass structure because the reader can not identify a real conclusion. In fact, the last paragraph is called "Regional, local and private initiative". It doesn't bring the arguments to a close and, on the contrary, it addeds further information.
As far as logic is concerned, I think the text presents a logical flow of ideas. It is always clear how one sentence is related to the others. For example, on page 141 the author presents the problem of immigration and citizenship and she gives data and claims supporting her thesis. She uses the words for example, nonetheless, however in order to help the reader follow the logical flow of ideas through a sort of organized and fixed path.
This abstract can also be considered cohesive. The author makes a lot of references forward and back to the ideas she presents in the text. On page 143 she writes "thus recent estimates..." and then she points back to the same aspect writing "for example, an official estimates made...". Again, on page 145 she refers to differences between Italy and Spain and she writes "differences are particularly evident...". Then, she points back to the matter writing "one reason to this difference..." at the beginning of the next paragraph.
As far as writing is concerned, I think the article is pretty simple. Sentences are simple and not very long and the author doesn't use difficult or archaic terms. On page 145 Apap introduces the problem of spacial distribution of immigrants. The first sentence of the paragraph is the main idea. In this way, the reader understands what the author is going to speak about and can easily follow the flow of ideas. Apap writes "one reason for this difference might be the variation in the spacial distribution...". Then, she provides examples supporting this statement: " In Italy, immigrants are spread... In contrast, in Spain...".
Finally, I think the text is written for a specific audience even if it is written in a simple way and it can be easily understand even by non-experts. It provides specific examples and data that can be useful for research purposes and it is part of a book entirely dedicated to the problem of immigration. For this reason, the text is clear and fluent, but is rich of contents and it can be considered a scientific research.