Global Migration Challenges in the Twenty-First Century

by Khory, Kavita R.

• ISBN13: 9781137007117
• ISBN10: 1137007117
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-10-30
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Kavita R. Khory is a professor of Politics at Mount Holyoke College, where she teaches courses on comparative and international politics, South Asia, and migration. She has written on topics covering South Asian politics, foreign policy, and diaspora politics.

Table of Contents

The "Securitization" of Climate-Induced Migration: Climate Change, Environmental Security, and Borders in a Warming World - Gregory WhiteTaking Gender Seriously in Asylum and Refugee Policies - Jane FreedmanThe Economic Security of Refugees and IDPs: Social Capital, Remittances and Humanitarian Assistance - Karen JacobsenHighly Educated Emigration from Low Income Countries: Turning Pain Into Gain - Shahrukh Rafi KhanFree Speech or Hate Speech: The Danish Cartoon Controversy in the European Legal Context - Erik BleichDeciding to Jump: Immigration, Gender and Civic Engagement - Caroline BrettellPoles Apart: The Politics of Illegal Immigration in America - Daniel TichenorA Public Goods Approach to Managing Migration - James HollifieldWhy Not the Whole World: Ethical Dilemmas of Immigration Policy - Aristide R. Zolberg