A Very Short Introduction

International Migration

There are more international migrants today than every before, and their number is set to increase. It is a complex and divisive issue: the subject of intense public and political concern, and the reality for many migrants – both legal and irregular – is one of exploitation and abuse.

In this Very Short Introduction, Khalid Koser shows why migration matters, and examines its fundamental links with globalization, development, poverty, and human rights. Presenting the human side of topics such a asylum, human trafficking, and cultural integration, he debunks many of the myths surrounding international migration, and reveals how beneficial it can be to economies both at home and abroad.


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Khalid Koser is Fellow on Humanitarian Issues and Deputy Director of The Brookings-Bern Project on International Displacement at The Brookings Institution in Washington DC. In 2004-05 he was seconded to the Global Commission on International Migration, where he helped write the Commission’s report for the EU Secretary-General. He has published widely on international migration and refugees, and is editor or co-editor of four books on the subject including New Approaches to Migration, and New African Diasporas.

• ISBN: 978-019-929801-3
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Author: Khalid Koser
• Language: English

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