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"Global Migration provides a clear, concise, and well-organized discussion of historical patterns and contemporary trends of migration, while guiding the readers through an often difficult and politicised topic. Aimed primarily at undergraduate and Master's students, the text encourages the readers to reflect on economic processes, politics, immigrant lives and raises debates about inclusion, exclusion, and citizenship. The text critically highlights the global character of contemporary migration and the importance of historical context to current processes and emphasises the role of gender, race and national ideologies in shaping migration experiences. Using over a decade of their own insight into teaching undergraduate migration courses in the US and the UK, and the knowledge and understanding of the subject they have acquired as migration researchers, the authors offer an accessible and student-friendly manner for readers to understand and explore the complex issue of migration. The book features numerous international case studies, a chapter dedicated to the perspective of the immigrants themselves, as well as key terms and further readings at the end of each chapter. Both theoretically and empirically informed Global Migration examines the subject in a holistic and expansive way. It will equip students with an understanding of the complex issues of migration and serve as a guide for instructors in structuring their courses and in identifying important bodies of scholarly research on migration issues."--Publisher's website

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AbstractThis paper studies long‐term trends and patterns in global refugee migration. We explore the intensity, spread, and distance of refugee migration at a global, regional, and country level between 1951 and 2018. The analysis did not detect a long‐term increase in the global intensity of refugee migration. Primarily depending on levels of conflict, refugee numbers have fluctuated at levels of between 0.1 and 0.3 percent of the world population. Apparent increases in numbers of the globally displaced are driven by the inclusion of populations and countries that were previously excluded from the data. While refugee populations continue to be concentrated in countries with low‐to‐medium income levels, the analysis reveals several geographic shifts in refugee migration. Refugees tend to come from a shrinking number of origin countries and move to an increasing variety of destination countries. This trend seems to reflect a concentration of recurrent conflict cycles in a relatively small number of countries and a parallel increase in the number of safe destinations. Although the vast majority of refugees remain near to origin countries, the average distance between origin and destination countries has increased over time, presumably linked to the greater ease of travel and migration‐facilitating networks.

The "migration-displacement nexus" is a new concept intended to capture the complex and dynamic interactions between voluntary and forced migration, both internally and internationally. Besides elaborating a new concept, this volume has three main purposes: the first is to focus empirical attention on previously understudied topics, such as internal trafficking and the displacement of foreign nationals, using case studies including Afghanistan and Iraq; the second is to highlight new challenges, including urban displacement and the effects of climate change; and the third is to explore gaps in current policy responses and elaborate alternatives for the future.

The general motivation for this paper is the current interest in globalization as a phenomenon that strongly affects the conditions of local economic development. Our purpose is to contribute to some of the current development aspects, in particular those that foster the evolution of entrepreneurs in local-global processes. We present four eras of globalization, in recent decades and which have been described as different aspects of globalization are not new at all. In conclusion, we stress that those global patterns of change that are observed, and reported in the media and by social scientists are the result of innumerable local processes driven by economic, political and social entrepreneurs in localities, regions, and nations all around the globe. ; QC 20120210

Migration is an important social and historical reality in South Asia. In the past decade, migration from one country to another and internal migration (i.e. migration within a particular country) have assumed different dimensions for people in the region. Contemporary research on migration is placed in a spectrum that ranges from exponents of economic benefits at one end, to those who see migration as a security threat, at the other. This paper combines the work of three researchers and looks at the different political locations from which the South Asian subject is induced to move. It also discusses the economic and political implications that arise from these migration trajectories. Drawing on their research, the authors emphasise the need for understanding how migration is linked to a complex set of processes that reflect power relations in unequal societies.

Chapter 1. Introduction: Reflecting on the Practice of Migration in Africa -- Chapter 2. Failed Governance: The Foundation of a Culture of Irregular Migration in 21st Century Africa -- Chapter 3. African Demographic Dividend, Migration-Development Nexus and Global Economic Reality -- Chapter 4. Contextualizing the Humanistic Interventions of State and Non-State Actors in the Migration Crises -- Chapter 5. The Improbable and the Sustainable Remedies -- Chapter 6. The Future of Migration in (and beyond) Africa -- Chapter 7. Concluding Comments.

Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. A New (Mimetic) Paradigm for Our Postsacrificial Times -- Chapter 2. The Mimetic Context of the "New Wars� -- Chapter 3. Cleavage Lines in Global Politics -- Chapter 4. A Mimetic Perspective on Conflict Resolution -- Chapter 5. A Political Theology of the Empty Tomb -- Epilogue. A Genealogy of "Planetary Reciprocity� -- Notes -- References -- Index

1. Introduction / Charlie Karlsson, Börje Johansson and Roger R. Stough -- 2. Globalization and the emergence of the entrepreneurial society / David B. Audretsch. -- 3. New firm formation and economic development in a globalizing economy / Sierdjan Koster and Charlie Karlsson -- 4. Entrepreneurship and local growth : a comparison of the US and Sweden / Benny Borgman and Pontus Braunerhjelm -- 5. Gibrat's law reconsidered : a creativity perspective / Zoltan J. Acs and Catherine Armington -- 6. International linkages and entrepreneurship in media clusters : evidence from the UK / Gary A.S. Cook and Naresh R. Pandit -- 7. Household migration and attractiveness in consumer service supply / Charlotta Mellander and Johanna Palmberg -- 8. Knowledge intensive business services as gazelles : implications of size on innovation / Johanna Nählinder -- 9. The community entrepreneur as a facilitator of local economic development / Lars Rønning, Elisabet Ljunggren and Johan Wiklund -- 10. Innovation and entrepreneurship in Danish regional policy / Andreas P. Cornett -- 11. Modeling just-in-time manufacturing in a vertically integrated industry / Ho Yeon Kim -- 12. The innovation and productivity effect of foreign takeover of national assets / Börje Johansson, Hans Lööf and Bernd Ebersberger -- 13. Creative industries and regional economic development - the example of public supported regional film centres in Sweden per assmo -- 14. Local patterns of growth in a global perspective : a territorial scenario of an enlarged Europe / Roberta Capello.

A new introduction to contemporary nationhood that sets it apart from national identity, nationalism and diversityDrawing on extensive research in transnationalism and ethnic conflict around the world, Raymond Taras introduces the concepts of nation and nationalism as they now stand in light of major demographic changes brought about by global migration. The result is a framework for understanding the emergence of postmodern nationhood in the era of globalisation and beyond.Based on rich case studies of immigration worldwide, Taras shows that nationhood occurs when the receiving state negotiates ethnic differences to form a natural bond with immigrants, rather than insisting on blind loyalty to the majority culture. The goal is a broad, value-added society of diverse peoples and successful prevention of criminality, ghettoisation, extremism and even radicalisation through reasonable immigrant integration.Key FeaturesIntroduces the schools, tools and concepts needed to understand nationalismCovers both classic foundational theories and more recent theories of nationalism and national identityIncludes chapter-length case studies of 6 countries: America, Russia, India, Britain, South Africa and PeruEngages both theoretically and empirically with the study of nationalism todayShows the impact of immigration and globalisation on nationalism and national identity