Global Migration: Old Assumptions, New Dynamics [3 volumes]

by Diego Acosta Arcarazo (Editor), Anja Wiesbrock (Editor)

Overview

Many don't realize that migration has been a central element of global social change since the 15th century. Unfortunately, misconceptions about the 3 percent of world citizens who do choose to migrate can be destructive. In 2008, riots broke out in South Africa over workers from neighboring countries. Today's rising tensions along the U.S.-Mexican border are inciting political, social, and economic upheaval. In the EU, political fortunes rise and fall on positions regarding the future of multiculturalism in Europe.

Relying on fact, not rhetoric, this three-volume book seeks to inform readers, allay fears, and advance solutions. While other reference works tend to limit their scope to one country or one dimension of this hot-button issue, this book looks at the topic through a wide and interdisciplinary lens. Truly global in scope, this collection explores issues on all five continents, discussing examples from more than 50 countries through analysis by 40 top scholars across 8 disciplines. By exploring the past, present, and future of measures that have been implemented in an attempt to deal with migration—ranging from regularization procedures to criminalization—readers will be able to understand this worldwide phenomenon. Both the expert and the general reader will find a wealth of information free of the unsustainable claims and polarized opinions usually presented in the media.

To view the introductory chapter of this book, visit http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2604184

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440804236
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	05/05/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	791
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Diego Acosta Arcarazo, PhD, is senior lecturer in European and migration law at the University of Bristol, UK.

Anja Wiesbrock, PhD, is a senior judicial advisor at the Research Council of Norway.

Their book has benefited from the input of an advisory board composed of UN Rapporteur on the Rights of Migrants François Crépeau; the former UN rapporteur, Jorge Bustamante; and five key migration scholars: professors Aderanti Adepoju, Binod Khadria, Wei Li, Kees Groenendijk, and Andrew Geddes. The contributors are leading scholars from five continents in eight different disciplines.

Table of Contents

Volume I

Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

Chapter One – Global Migration Issues: Myths and Realities

Diego Acosta Arcarazo and Anja Wiesbrock

Part I: Myth: Developed countries are being swamped by migrants.

Chapter Two – Migration Is Historically Normal: Europe as Source and Destination of Global Population Movements

Jochen Oltmer

Chapter Three – Why Do People Migrate? A Review of the Theoretical Economic Literature

Jessica Hagen-Zanker

Chapter Four – Borders as Floodgates: Contesting the Myth from Federal and Regional International Experiences in Light of EU Free Movement

Sara Iglesias Sánchez

Part II: Myth: Migration only takes place from developing to developed countries and serves as an escape from poverty.

Chapter Five – Ten Myths about Migration and Development: Revelations Involving the Mexico—United States Experience

Raúl Delgado-Wise, Humberto Márquez, and Selene Gaspar

Chapter Six – Migration to the Gulf States: The Political Economy of Exceptionalism

Philippe Fargues and Françoise De Bel-Air

Chapter Seven – "Almost a Brazilian": Gringos, Immigration, and Irregularity in Brazil

Thaddeus Gregory Blanchette

Part III: Myth: Migration is economically negative.

Chapter Eight – Is Immigration Positive for the Welfare State? The Case of Spain

María Bruquetas-Callejo

Chapter Nine – Labor Migration from India to Italy: Debunking the Myth of the Undesirable Low-Skilled Migrant in the European Union

Kathryn Lum

Chapter Ten – The Myth of Benefit Tourists and Welfare Magnets: A Relationship between Social Welfare and Free Movement in the European Union?

Sergio Carrera, Katharina Eisele, Elspeth Guild, and Joanna Parkin

About the Editors

About the Contributors

About the Advisory Board

Index

VOLUME II

Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

Part I: Myth: Restrictive migration policies are effective.

Chapter One – Militarization of the Mexico-U.S. Border and Its Effects on the Circularity of Migrants

Douglas S. Massey and Karen A. Pren

Chapter Two – Out of Sight, Out of Mind?: The Myths and Realities of Mandatory Immigration Detention

Daniel Ghezelbash and Mary Crock

Chapter Three – The Quest for Turkish Migration to the European Union: Exploring the Misconceptions

Gözde Kaya

Part II: Myth: Restrictive policies toward migrants are inevitable.

Chapter Four – Regularization in the European Union and the United States: The Frequent Use of an Exceptional Measure

Alan Desmond

Chapter Five – National Voting Rights for Permanent Residents: New Zealand's Experience

Kate McMillan

Chapter Six – Improving Migrants' Rights in Times of Crisis: Migration Policy in Argentina since 2003

Pablo Ceriani Cernadas

Part III: Myth: Restrictive immigration policies promote integration.

Chapter Seven – Mevrouw De Jong Gaat Eten: Naturalization Biases Tested in Practice

Dimitry Kochenov

Chapter Eight – Family Reunion as a Means of Integration: Has It Failed or Succeeded?

Thomas Huddleston

Chapter Nine – The Mythical Death of Multiculturalism

Tariq Modood

About the Editors

About the Contributors

About the Advisory Board

Index

VOLUME III

Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

Part I: Myth: Migrant workers cannot get equal rights.

Chapter One – Straight Talk about the Dynamics of Labor Migration

Jennifer Gordon

Chapter Two – Revisiting the Myth of Guest Worker Programs: The Case of Malaysia

Blanca Garcés-Mascareñas

Part II: Myth: Migrants are a threat to society.

Chapter Three – False Narratives in the Migration Debate: Playing Games with Immigrants' Lives in Greece

Anastassia Tsoukala

Chapter Four – Migration Myths and Extreme Xenophobia in South Africa

Jonathan Crush and Sujata Ramachandran

Chapter Five – International Migration and Immigrant Settlement in the United States

Wei Li and Wan Yu

Part III: Myth: Migration always harms the prospects of developing countries by causing a brain drain.

Chapter Six – High-Skilled Migration: A New Way Forward for Europe, the United States, and the World

Andrew Rottas and Terri Givens

Chapter Seven – Promoting Circular International Migration of the Highly Skilled

Metka Hercog and Melissa Siegel

Chapter Eight – Student Migration from India: Implications for the Origin and the Host Countries

Shantanu Sarkar and Rashmi Sharma

Chapter Nine – Changing Dynamics of Remittance Flows and Their Impact on the Economy: The Case of Pakistan

Hisaya Oda

About the Editors

About the Contributors

About the Advisory Board

Index