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This study explores the global regulative function of migration politics. Its main aim is to rethink migration politics through an engagement with the Foucauldian governmentality perspective, which focuses on the relation between government and thought. A secondary aim is to use this perspective to explore the global description of migration and migration politics which is emerging with the currently evolving global governance of migration. Doing so, it wishes to contribute both to the study of global governmentality, i.e. to the orientation of research which applies elements from governmentality in order to understand global processes of rule, and to the study of the global governance of migration. The task is addressed at three different levels of abstraction. First, it elaborates on an understanding of the state system as a governmental regime aiming at regulating the world population, in order to understand the sovereign prerogative to control migration therein. Second, it places the regulation of movement within the historical continuity of governmental concerns with managing circulation. Third, it explores current governmental thought on migration, to this end tracing the political rationality of governing migration from the global description of migration and migration politics. Its findings suggest that when the circulation of migration is addressed as a global concern, it is being conceptualized in a way which both furthers and modifies state system governmentality. Migration is understood as a normal rather than an exceptional feature of world affairs, and societies are recognized as to a significant degree transnational in character. The commonly used term "migration management" suggests the need to take control over movements in this context. It also signals the possibility for finding rational solutions in order to optimize migration, maximizing its potential benefits and minimizing its associated dangers.

For the past fifty years, immigration law has resisted integration ofGideon v. Wainwright's legacy of appointed counsel for the poor. Today, however, this resistance has given way toGideon's migration. At the level of everyday practice, criminal defense attorneys appointed pursuant to Gideon now advise clients on the immigration consequences of convictions, negotiate"immigration safe" plea bargains, defend clients charged with immigration crimes, and, in some model programs, even represent criminal defendants in immigration court. A formal right to appointed counsel in immigration proceedings has yet to be established, but proposals grounded in the constitution, statutes, and expanded government funding are gaining momentum.From the perspective of criminal defense, the changing role of Gideon-appointed counsel raises questions about the breadth and depth of immigration assistance that should developunder the defense umbrella. From the perspective of immigration legal services, the potential importation of aGideon-inspired right to counsel requires consideration of the appropriate scope and design for an immigration defender system. This Essay does not attempt to resolve these challenging questions, but rather provides a framework for further reflection grounded in lessons learned from the criminal system's implementation ofGideon.

Migration Act 1958 (Cth) -- Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) -- Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946 (Cth) -- Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Regulations 2018 (Cth) -- Migration (Visa Application) Charge Act 1997 (Cth) -- Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Act 1997 (Cth) -- Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Regulations 1998 (Cth) -- Border Protection (Validation and Enforcement Powers) Act 2001 (Cth) -- Migration Agents Regulations 1998 (Cth).

ABSTRACTThis paper provides an overview of current debates questioning the relationship between migration and development. A key argument is that mainstream academic and policy discussions often remain within a non‐critical paradigm that sees the relationship between migration and development as natural, and development as something that can be achieved through direct or indirect policy initiatives. The contributions to this special issue challenge this perspective by showing that the connection between migration and development is the product of a political and scientific construction. They demonstrate that both migration and development policies are embedded in imbalanced power relations and north–south divide. This calls for building upon the findings of critical development studies to rethink the so‐called 'migration and development nexus'. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Migration Policy Centre ; In this paper I research economic, non-economic and the institutional determinants of bilateral migration flows into OECD countries. My contribution to the growing literature is two-fold. First, I explicitly account for the panel structure of migration costs information acquisition, physical costs of the move and social exclusion). Second, building upon Beine et al. (2011b), I proceed with the analysis of determinants of bilateral migration flows disaggregated by educational attainments in the panel data environment. The preliminary results show that the defined cost variables are significant in explaining the volume and composition of the flow of migrants, the result not being sensitive to the model specification. Network effects promote negative self-selection and the quality of migrants positively correlates, while the physical distance, existence of a common language and colonial links between countries are insignificant in explaining the educational composition of migrants. I further conclude that the restrictive and skill selective immigration policies of the major destination countries bias the conventional role of the economic push and pull factors. ; The MPC is co-financed by the European University Institute and the European Union

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- A Culture Shaped by Immigrants: Examining the Consequences of U.S. Immigration Policy -- Abstract -- Introduction -- A Brief Review of U.S. Immigration History -- Naturalization Laws and De Facto Federal Immigration Policy -- Restricting Immigration: De Jure Federal Immigration Policy -- A Shift in U.S. Immigration Policy -- Measures of Cross-Societal Cultural Differences -- Policy Changes, Immigrant Inflows, and Cultural Differences -- The McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 -- The Hart-Celler Act of 1965 -- Summary -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Hofstede Cultural Dimensions -- Appendix B: GLOBE Project Cultural Dimensions -- Appendix C: Country Listing, by Region and Sub-Region -- References -- The New Immigration Wave: Is Lithuania Ready to Open Its Heart? -- Abstract -- Introduction -- 1. General Information About Lithuania -- 1.1. Lithuanian History -- 1.2. Lithuanian International Migration Dynamics -- 2. Threats Felt by Citizens from Immigrants -- 2.1. Theoretical Background -- 2.2. Empirical Study on the Threats Felt by Lithuanians -- 2.3. Statistical Analysis of the Welfare of Lithuania in the Context of the EU -- Conclusion -- References -- Biographical Sketch -- Publications Last 3 Years: -- Articles -- Indexed in the Web of Science with Impact Factor -- Indexed in the Web of Science without Impact Factor -- Publications in Other International Databases (Articles in Periodicals, Collections of Articles and Conference Proceedings) -- Articles in Other Peer Reviewed Research Publications -- Articles in Conference Proceedings -- Biographical Sketch -- Publications Last 3 Years -- International Immigration and Female Labour Supply -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Data and Empirical Approach -- Estimation Results -- Family Policy -- Conclusion -- References

Beschreibung der Veränderung der Wohnsituation ehemaliger Bewohner von
Köln-Nippes. Wohnungswahlkriterien, Art und Zustand der Wohnung,
Beschreibung der Wohnungseinrichtung.

Themen: Wohndauer im Haus und im Stadtviertel; Zeit des Einzugs in das
Viertel; Gründe für die Wahl dieses Viertels; Kenntnis des Viertels vor
dem Einzug; Vergleich alte und neue Wohnung in Bezug auf Wohnsituation,
Wohnungsgröße in qm, Haushaltsgröße, Wohnparteien im Haus,
Eigentümerstatus der Wohnung bzw. des Hauses, Mietkosten, Heizkosten,
Gebäudealter und Zimmerzahl; eigene Einschätzung der Verbesserung der
Wohnsituation; Kriterien der Verbesserung (Skala); Gründe für Auszug;
freiwilliger Auszug; Drängen des Vermieters auf Auszug und evtl.
Ausgleichsangebote; Informationsquelle für jetzige Wohnung;
Wohnberechtigungsschein; persönliche Vorstellungen vom Stadtleben anhand
von Besuchshäufigkeiten verschiedener Einrichtungen;
Wohnungswahlkriterien; stattgefundene Renovierungen seit dem Einzug und
deren wahrgenommener Umfang; Anzahl der Autos im Haushalt; Bezugsquellen
der Möbel; präferierte Eigenschaften der Wohnungseinrichtung
(bevorzugter Stil); Art der Speisen, mit denen Gäste bewirtet werden.

Demographie: Alter; Geschlecht; Familienstand; Konfession;
Schulbildung; Anzahl weiterer Personen im Haushalt und deren Alter;
Alter des jüngsten Kindes und dessen Beaufsichtigung an Werktagen;
berufliche Position; Berufstätigkeit; Berufslaufbahn; Berufstätigkeit
und berufliche Position des Partners; Berufstätigkeit des Vaters; Anzahl
der Personen im Haushalt mit Einkommen; Haushaltseinkommen;
Parteipräferenz (Sonntagsfrage); Staatsangehörigkeit.

Zusätzlich verkodet wurden: Anwesenheit anderer Personen beim
Interview; Interviewdatum; Interviewdauer; Interviewnummer;
Interviewraum innerhalb der Wohnung; Art des Fußbodens; Gestaltung der
Wände, Decken und Fenster; Art der Schränke; Geräumigkeit; allgemeiner
Zustand des Wohnraumes; Sprache des Interviewten.

Bei den deutschen und europäischen Bemühungen, die irreguläre Zuwanderung vor
allem aus Subsahara-Afrika zu verringern, ruhen große Hoffnungen auf der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit.
Sie soll helfen, möglichst viele Ursachen für solche Wanderungen
zu beseitigen. In allen einschlägigen Konzepten wird ihr eine Schlüsselrolle zugewiesen.
Dies wirft grundsätzliche Fragen nach dem Zusammenhang von Entwicklung
und Migration auf. In der wissenschaftlichen Debatte gilt seit längerem als belegt, dass
sozioökonomische Entwicklung Migration fördert, statt sie zu reduzieren. Tatsächlich
aber ist diese Kausalbeziehung nicht so eindeutig, wie es das entsprechende Modell des
»migration hump« suggeriert. Offenbar werden Wanderungsentscheidungen durch
weitere Faktoren beeinflusst. Daher ist es problematisch, wenn die Politik diese Scheinevidenz
aufgreift und daraus simple Strategien ableitet. Der Kontext von Migration
und Entwicklung muss differenzierter analysiert werden. Auf diese Weise lassen sich
entwicklungspolitische Ansätze auch für die Zusammenarbeit mit afrikanischen Partnerstaaten
gewinnen. (Autorenreferat)