Global migration
Subtitle: challenges in the twenty-first century
By: edited by Kavita R. Khory
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9781137007117
Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration; Immigrants; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / International Security; Social conditions; Political aspects; Economic aspects; Emigration and immigration; History
Description: "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"--