Migration

According to a 2003 study from the International Organization on Migration, almost 185 million people live outside of their country of citizenship. This number represents the largest number of people in such a position since the notion of a "country of citizenship" itself was first reified in the 19th century. The ever-increasing number of people living beyond the borders of their nation of citizenship points to a progression toward post-nationalism. Nation states, confronting the exigencies of an interconnected and unstable world, have resorted to a bewildering array of strategies to manage their populations and citizenry both domestically and abroad. While other dimensions of globalization have precipitated the free movement of goods, capital and information, the movement of human beings across borders is looked upon with concern and even hostility. The movement of people across and within borders is often seen as a key aspect of economic and cultural globalization, yet no consensus over the regulation of migration has been reached.

The divisive public policy and scholarly debates suffer from the relative dearth of concrete knowledge of current migrations. What is the level of extant migration? When and how can we distinguish between forced and unforced migrations? How do migrant flows and patterns change as people react to and shape the economic and social dynamics that they face? As migration is closely linked with issues of multiscalar governance, economic instability, cosmopolitanism and international and constitutional law, a complex and multidisciplinary approach to research is essential to address these increasingly pressing questions.


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