Global Migration Challenges in the Twenty-First Century [Hardcover]

Immigration today evokes passionate debates over questions of national identity, state sovereignty, and citizenship. Even as capital, goods, and services flow easily over national boundaries, human beings are subjected to intense scrutiny and resistance when crossing borders. In this collection of essays, distinguished scholars probe the challenges and opportunities that global migration presents for individuals, states, and societies grappling with questions of identity, belonging, and citizenship. Multidisciplinary in scope, the book demonstrates how forced and voluntary migrations intersect with global politics, from economic and environmental crises to human rights and security.Introduction; Kavita R. Khory The 'Securitization' of Climate-Induced Migration: Climate Change, Environmental Security, and Borders in a Warming World; G.White Taking Gender Seriously in Asylum and Refugee Policies; J.Freedman The Economic Security of Refugees and IDPs: Social Capital, Remittances and Humanitarian Assistance; K.Jacobsen Highly Educated Emigration from Low Income Countries: Turning Pain Into Gain; S.Rafi Khan Free Speech or Hate Speech: The Danish Cartoon Controversy in the European Legal Context; E.Bleich Deciding to Jump: Immigration, Gender and Civic Engagement; C.Brettell Poles Apart: The Politics of Illegal Immigration in America; D.Tichenor A Public Goods Approach to Managing Migration; J.Hollifield Why Not the Whole World: Ethical Dilemmas of Immigration Policy; A.R.Zolberg Conclusion; Kavita R. Khory

Cross-regional, multidisciplinary, and organized around several timely themes and questions, this is an important book with numerous strengths. Among these are the high quality of the writing, the impressive expertise and many insightful reflections of the chapters' authors, and the diversity and multiplicity of subjects the volume covers in a sophisticated but accessible manner.

Anthony M. Messina, John R. Reitemeyer Professor of PolitlS'