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In times of global migration flows and ever increasing mobility of the workforce in the world, the necessity for constant deepening of theoretical knowledge is imposed as a basis for understanding main determinants of this phenomenon, and with an aim of directing the focus of migration researches towards more efficient overcoming of challenges and making use of the advantages which international migrations could bring both to origin, destination and transit countries. The main goal of this paper is to give a critical review on the development of the economic migrations theory, to state the main similarities and differences between various approaches and to point out to the main drawbacks and problems which the theoretical perspective is facing when studying the determinants of contemporary international labor migrations. The focus of the study refers to voluntary labor migrations with reference to migrations of the highly educated population, while the stress is on economic theories, although some of them are closely connected to sociological, geographical and anthropological theories. The development of the theory on international migrations has been started by micro theoretical models, namely, through the conceptualization of theories which place the individual in the focal point of research, who estimates the positive, namely negative sides of moving from one location to another. Economic models on the micro theoretical level cede more space to models of macro structure which research the social and economic structure within and between countries. There are many theoretical models which offer possible answers to the question on what are the main determinants of international migrations on the macro analytical level. Although every one of them tries to give an answer to the same question, they use different concepts, assumptions and frameworks of research. The reasons which bring about the initiation of international migrations can be significantly different from those which lead to their stabilization in time and space. Although differences in the income height, risks, employment possibilities, market expansion can all influence the continuation of spatial movement of population, new conditions which arise during migration begin to act as independent factors: development of migratory networks, institutionalized support to the development of trans-national activities, as well as changing the social context of work in countries of destination. Therefore, in the analysis of contemporary international migrations the necessity arises for a systematic approach, namely dynamic perspective of research - from recognition to a detailed insight in changeable trends and forms of contemporary migratory movements in the world. In addition, at the same time with the development of new markets, regional economies and technology centers, there has been a 'trans-national turnabout' in the last fifteen years or so in researching migrations, namely a significant development in the approach which stresses the relations which migrants maintain with their families, communities and cultures which are out of the country in which they migrated in. The final part of the paper calls for the requirement of the following: coordination of theoretical concepts with new social conditions, post-industrial world and global processes of transformations in which migrations have an important role; overcoming inadequate coordination and isolation in studying migrations within special scientific disciplines, as well as poor connections of certain aspects of migration study; research of the causes and consequences of migrations as an inseparable part of the general process of social development. .

This work provides original, detailed narrative descriptions of what occurred in each recorded MID. Organized by rivalry and within geographic regions, these case descriptions, written specifically for this work, are an essential resource for those interested in the causes, histories, and consequences of international conflicts.

A loglinear model for structural analysis is used to examine the relationship between conflict & cooperation in world politics, & to determine whether there is a positive relationship between the two, using data from the Conflict & Peace Data Bank, consisting of dyadic acts among 19 nations between 1948 & 1978. Each dyadic act is coded threefold: (1) nation initiating the action; (2) nation receiving the action; & (3) type of action. The analysis does not support the assertion of a positive relationship between international conflict & cooperation, but indicates new avenues for studies in this regard. 10 Tables, 1 Appendix, 23 References. A. Cole

Genocidal hospitality : homes, hotels and homelands -- Humanitarian hospitality : refugee camps -- Flourishing hospitality : global cities -- Unconditional hospitality : (Trans-)Jordan as postcolonial state -- (Auto)immunising hospitality : EUrope -- Conclusion : risking critical practices of hospitality

Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction: once upon a time … -- Discourse analysis and the narrative turn -- Political elite, media narratives and the role of culture -- Structure of the book -- 1 Narrative analysis as an approach in IR -- The concept of narrative and a story of its travel -- Literary studies and narratology -- Narrative psychology and cognitive narratology -- Historical narratives -- Narrative analysis and constructivism in IR -- The construction of social reality and the notion of setting -- The constitution of identity and characterization -- The co-constitution of agent and structure and the role of emplotment -- Practical application of narrative analysis -- The consequences of and reasons for narratives -- Narrative consequences and the question of causality -- Reasons for narrative dominance and marginalization -- Romantic narratives -- Romantic settings -- Romantic characterization -- Romantic emplotment -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 2 German narratives of the pirate in Somalia -- Romantic narratives of the pirate -- Historical romantic stories of the pirate -- The literary pirate -- The popular pirate -- German media narratives on piracy -- Setting -- Characterization -- Emplotment -- An alternative story: linking piracy and terrorism -- Similarities between piracy and terrorism -- Cooperation between pirates and terrorists -- The use of pirate tactics by terrorists -- Political piracy -- The marginalization of the 'terror-pirate' story -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 3 British narratives of the rebel in Libya -- Rebellion, revolution and romance -- The romantic Arab rebel? -- British media narratives on rebellion in Libya -- Setting -- Characterization -- Emplotment

AbstractInternational knowledge flows have become increasingly common and more frequent and are a key driving force promoting the development of global science. However, little attention has been paid to the determinants of international scientific collaboration. Using co‐publication data from the Web of Science database in the period 2000–2014, this paper illustrates spatial patterns of international knowledge flows and estimates the impact of geographical, technological, social, and cultural proximity on the variation of inter‐country collaboration in science. Our findings demonstrate that the coefficients of the four dimensions of proximity are positive and significant in panel estimates and cross‐section estimates—international knowledge flows are facilitated by geographical, technological, social, and cultural proximity. We also find that the effect of geographical and cultural proximity have waned over time, while the impact of social and technological proximity have strengthened.