Global Migration: Old Assumptions, New Dynamics [3 volumes]

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This three-volume work exposes myths and debunks misinformation about global migration, an issue generating emotional debate from the highest levels of power to kitchen tables across the United States, Europe, and worldwide. Many don't realize that migration has been a central element of global social change since the 15th century. Unfortunately, misconceptions about the 3 percent of world citizens who do choose to migrate can be destructive. In 2008, riots broke out in South Africa over workers from neighboring countries. Today's rising tensions along the U.S.-Mexican border are inciting political, social, and economic upheaval. In the EU, political fortunes rise and fall on positions regarding the future of multiculturalism in Europe. Relying on fact, not rhetoric, this three-volume book seeks to inform readers, allay fears, and advance solutions. While other reference works tend to limit their scope to one country or one dimension of this hot-button issue, this book looks at the topic through a wide and interdisciplinary lens. Truly global in scope, this collection explores issues on all five continents, discussing examples from more than 50 countries through analysis by 40 top scholars across 8 disciplines. By exploring the past, present, and future of measures that have been implemented in an attempt to deal with migrationranging from regularization procedures to criminalizationreaders will be able to understand this worldwide phenomenon. Both the expert and the general reader will find a wealth of information free of the unsustainable claims and polarized opinions usually presented in the media. To view the introductory chapter of this book, visit http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfmabstract_id=2604184

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The strength is in the breadth of the offerings, providing discussion about the reasons for and results of migration, and the high quality of writing. . . . This will be a fine addition to reference works on migration. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate, research, and professional collections. * Choice *

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Diego Acosta Arcarazo, PhD, is senior lecturer in European and migration law at the University of Bristol, UK. Anja Wiesbrock, PhD, is a senior judicial advisor at the Research Council of Norway. Their book has benefited from the input of an advisory board composed of UN Rapporteur on the Rights of Migrants Franois Crpeau; the former UN rapporteur, Jorge Bustamante; and five key migration scholars: professors Aderanti Adepoju, Binod Khadria, Wei Li, Kees Groenendijk, and Andrew Geddes. The contributors are leading scholars from five continents in eight different disciplines.