In recent years, global migration has transformed in terms of its numbers and reach, its political significance, and its impact. The rising rates of international migration have been matched by growing public and media interest around the world. Today, the political and media attention on migration and greater public interest and concern feed into an international debate that is all too often poorly informed and one-sided. This Very Short Introduction looks at the phenomenon of international human migration - both legal and illegal - and offers an objective stance on the topic, and its benefits and challenges. Khalid Koser reveals the opportunities migration presents that must be taken advantage of in the current economic climate, and debunks common myths to demonstrate that society, as we now know it, cannot function without migrants. Using interviews with migrants from around the world, Koser presents the human side of issues such as asylum, human trafficking, migrant smuggling, and the international labour force, inviting readers to come to their own conclusions on the international migration situation today. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

International Migration: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

Politics & Social Sciences

Koser, Khalid

Social Sciences

Oxford University Press

International migration is an issue of intense public and political concern. How closely linked are migrants with terrorist organizations? What factors lie behind the dramatic increase in the number of woman migrating? This Very Short Introduction looks at the global phenomenon of human migration--both legal and illegal-revealing how migration actually presents opportunities that must be taken advantage of in light of the current economic climate. The author debunks myths such as the claim that migrants take jobs away from local workers, or that they take advantage of health care systems. He reveals why society as we now know it could not function without them. Using interviews with migrants from around the world, the author presents the human side of topics such as asylum and refugees, human trafficking, migrant smuggling, development, and the international labor force. His goal throughout is to allow readers to see beyond the negative spin usually given the subject by the media and politicians, and come to their own conclusions on the current international migration situation. It is a valuable reference for students of economics, politics, geography, or sociology, and for anyone interested in taking a deeper look at media coverage of immigration and its effects.

International Migration: A Very Short Introduction

Business & Money

Economics

This book critically evaluates the transnational communities approach to contemporary international migration. It does so through a specific focus on the relationship between 'transnational communities' and 'home'. The meaning of 'home' for international migrants is changing and evolving, as new globally-oriented identities are developed. These issues are explored through a number of central themes: the meaning of 'home' to transnational peoples, the implications of transforming these social spaces and how these have been transformed.

New Approaches to Migration?: Transnational Communities and the Transformation of Home (Routledge Research in Transnationalism)

Al-Ali, Nadje

Routledge

International Migration (Global Institutions)

International migration has always mattered, but today it matters more than ever before. The increasing importance of migration derives from its growing scale and its widening global reach, but also from a number of new dynamics. These include the feminization of migration, the growth of so-called irregular migration, and inextricable links between migration and globalization in terms of economic growth, development, and security. Most recently the global financial crisis is impacting significantly on the dynamics of international migration. Climate change, moreover, is certain to raise migration still higher on national policy agendas, and to challenge existing legal and normative frameworks, national, international and institutional responses.  In addressing the changing opportunities and challenges of international migration, and national and international responses, this volume has four hallmarks:   It covers the most topical issues, including the impact on international migration of the global financial crisis; migrant smuggling and human trafficking; challenges of migrant integration; the links between migration and the demographic crisis; and "mixed flows"   It considers current efforts to improve the governance of international migration, at the national, international and institutional levels   It adopts a global perspective, including substantial consideration of "South-South" migration and the growing significance of Chinese migrations   It draws on the author’s extensive original empirical research with migrants and refugees around the world, and policy experience in the USA, Europe and Australia  .

International migration has always mattered, but today it matters more than ever before. The increasing importance of migration derives from its growing scale and its widening global reach, but also from a number of new dynamics. These include the feminization of migration, the growth of so-called irregular migration, and inextricable links between migration and globalization in terms of economic growth, development, and security. Most recently the global financial crisis is impacting significantly on the dynamics of international migration. Climate change, moreover, is certain to raise migration still higher on national policy agendas, and to challenge existing legal and normative frameworks, national, international and institutional responses. In addressing the changing opportunities and challenges of international migration, and national and international responses, this volume has four hallmarks: <ul>
<li>It covers the most topical issues, including the impact on international migration of the global financial crisis; migrant smuggling and human trafficking; challenges of migrant integration; the links between migration and the demographic crisis; and "mixed flows"</li> <li>It considers current efforts to improve the governance of international migration, at the national, international and institutional levels</li> <li>It adopts a global perspective, including substantial consideration of "South-South" migration and the growing significance of Chinese migrations</li> <li>It draws on the author’s extensive original empirical research with migrants and refugees around the world, and policy experience in the USA, Europe and Australia</li> </ul>
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In contrast to how the term is applied in West Africa, in Tunisia the Sahel is the coastal plain on the eastern side of the country separating desert to the south from a wetter climate to the north. Harris and Koser (both geography, U. College London) discuss such matters as the physical environment, independent Tunisia, population and migration, w

Continuity and Change in the Tunisian Sahel (King's Soas Studies in Development Geography)

Harris, Ray

Ashgate Pub Ltd

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International Migration: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

International Migration: A Very Short Introduction

New Approaches to Migration?: Transnational Communities and the Transformation of Home (Routledge Research in Transnationalism)

International Migration (Global Institutions)

International Migration (Global Institutions)

Continuity and Change in the Tunisian Sahel (King's Soas Studies in Development Geography)