International Migration: A Very Short Introduction

Second Edition

Khalid Koser

Very Short Introductions

Covers topical issues such as human trafficking, asylum seekers, and terrorism
Draws on recent political debates to show how migration is a global issue of our time
Provides an objective and approachable global overview of migration and its impacts
Incorporates first hand accounts from the author's primary research experience, gained in part while working for the UN Global Commission on International Migration
Part of the best selling Very Short Introductions series - over seven million copies sold worldwide

International Migration: A Very Short Introduction

Second Edition

Khalid Koser

Description

In recent years, global migration has transformed in terms of its numbers and reach, its political significance, and its impact. The rising rates of international migration have been matched by growing public and media interest around the world. Today, the political and media attention on migration and greater public interest and concern feed into an international debate that is all too often poorly informed and one-sided.

This Very Short Introduction looks at the phenomenon of international human migration - both legal and illegal - and offers an objective stance on the topic, and its benefits and challenges. Khalid Koser reveals the opportunities migration presents that must be taken advantage of in the current economic climate, and debunks common myths to demonstrate that society, as we now know it, cannot function without migrants. Using interviews with migrants from around the world, Koser presents the human side of issues such as asylum, human trafficking, migrant smuggling, and the international labour force, inviting readers to come to their own conclusions on the international migration situation today.

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International Migration: A Very Short Introduction

Second Edition

Khalid Koser

Very Short Introductions

International Migration: A Very Short Introduction

Second Edition

Khalid Koser

Very Short Introductions

Author Information

Khalid Koser, Executive Director of the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund

Dr Khalid Koser (MBE) is Executive Director of the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund. He is a Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution, Research Associate at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, and Professor in Conflict, Peace and Security at the University of Maastricht. He is also chair of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Migration, and editor of the Journal of Refugee Studies.