International Migration
Evolving Trends from the Early Twentieth Century to the Present

This book examines efforts from the early twentieth century to the present, to increase international cooperation in addressing issues of international migration.

Susan F. Martin (Author)

9781107024588, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 31 July 2014

332 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.66 kg

'More people are migrating to more places than ever before, making the management of international migration a major challenge of the twenty-first century. Susan Martin's tour de force analyzes the evolution of cooperation between nation-states to better manage migration and to protect migrants. International Migration offers a realistic assessment of cooperation today and lays out scenarios to increase such cooperation.' Philip Martin, University of California, Davis

States have long been wary of putting international migration on the global agenda. As an issue that defines sovereignty - that is, who enters and remains on a state's territory - international migration has called for protection of national prerogatives and unilateral actions. However, since the end of World War I, governments have sought ways to address various aspects of international migration in a collaborative manner. This book examines how these efforts to increase international cooperation have evolved from the early twentieth century to the present. The scope encompasses all of the components of international migration: labor migration, family reunification, refugees, human trafficking and smuggling, and newly emerging forms of displacement (including movements likely to result from global climate change). The final chapter assesses the progress (and lack thereof) in developing an international migration regime and makes recommendations towards strengthening international cooperation in this area.

Introduction
1. Roots
2. 'The problem of refugees'
3. Labor mobility
4. Orderly and human migration management
5. Trafficking in persons
6. Migration and international security
7. Migration, the environment, and climate change
8. Migration and development
9. Toward the future.

Subject Areas: International law [LB], International relations [JPS], Comparative politics [JPB]