ISBN: 9781588263391

With some 175 million people living outside their country of origin, the phenomenon of transnational migration raises numerous challenges for contemporary societies, states, and internati… Más…

With some 175 million people living outside their country of origin, the phenomenon of transnational migration raises numerous challenges for contemporary societies, states, and international relations. The Migration Reader introduces the key articles and documents that analyze this complex phenomenon and its domestic and international consequences.Enhanced by the editors? commentary, the selections identify concepts and trends in international migration, review the historical origins of contemporary migration and refugee regimes, consider immigration politics and policies, and explore migration in a global context. The result is an intellectual window through which students can better understand the changes occurring in the international environment and in state-society relations within both affluent and less-developed countries.Anthony M. Messina is associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame. His most recent book is The Logic and Politics of Postwar Migration to Western Europe. Gallya Lahav is assistant professor of political science at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She is author of Immigration and Politics in the New Europe: Reinventing Borders.Contents (the selections are arranged in the following parts and chapters): Introduction. Issues and Approaches. Concepts and Trends. Theories of International Migration. The Historical Origins of Contemporary Migration. The Emergence of Immigrant Societies. Post-World War II Labor Migrations. The Evolution of the International Refugee Regime. Policymaking and Politics. Making Immigration Policy. Economic Considerations. Demographic Challenges. Politics of Resentment. Incorporating Immigrants. Migration in World Politics. Challenges to State Sovereignty. Unilateral vs. Multilateral Approaches. Ethical Dilemmas. Migration in a Global Era Media ><

2005, ISBN: 9781588263391

Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2005-08-30. Trade Paperback. Good +. Trade Paperback. Good +. Underlining at beginning of book, as well as several dog ears, otherwise in very good conditio… Más…

Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2005-08-30. Trade Paperback. Good +. Trade Paperback. Good +. Underlining at beginning of book, as well as several dog ears, otherwise in very good condition.FREE Media Mail Shipping on all U.S. orders over $ 25.00, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2005-08-30<