1st Edition

Governing International Labour Migration Current Issues, Challenges and Dilemmas

Edited By Christina Gabriel, Hélène Pellerin Copyright 2008
268 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

272 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

272 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book offers a critical examination of the way in which the nature and governance of international labour migration is changing within a globalizing environment. It examines how labour mobility and the governance of labour migration are changing by exploring the links between political economy and differentiated forms of labour migration. Additionally, it considers the effects of new social... Read more
  1. Introduction, Governing International Labour Migration: New Directions and Perspectives
  2. Section I: Mapping the Architecture of International Labour Management

  3. The Emerging Migration State
  4. James Hollifield, Professor, Political Science, Southern Methodist University, USA

  5. Managing Migration and Citizenship in Europe: Towards an Overarching Framework
  6. Eleonore Kofman, School of Health and Social Sciences, Middlesex University, UK

  7. Lex Mercatoria and Labour Migration
  8. Helene Pellerin, Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Ottawa, Canada

  9. Governance and Transnationalisation of Rights
  10. Nicola Piper, Sr. Researcher, National University of Singapore

    Section II: Constructing Labour Migration Through Categories

  11. At the Heart of Managed Migration
  12. Michael Samers, Sr. Lecturer, School of Geography, University of Nottingham, UK

  13. Circular Migration and the Limitations of the Permanent-Temporary Labour Migration Dichotomy
  14. Daiva Stasiulis, Professor, Sociology, Carleton University, Canada

  15. Migratory Regimes, Differentiation and the Politics of Inclusion/Exclusion
  16. Parvati Raghuram, Lecturer, Department of Geography, Open University, UK

  17. Anti-illegal Immigration Programs: The Case of the European Union
  18. William Walters, Associate Professor, Political Science, Carleton University, Canada

  19. Migrant Remittances and Development: A Critique of the New Official Discourse:
  20. Alan Simmons, Professor, Sociology, York University, Canada

    Section III. Regional Dynamics and Labour Migration

  21. Taking Care into Account: Citizenship, Gender and International Labour Mobility
  22. Christina Gabriel, Assistant Professor, Political Science, Carleton University, Canada

  23. International Migration and Regional Integration in North America and Europe: Which European Referents
  24. Mark Miller, Professor, Political Science and International Relations, University of Delaware

  25. Regional Oversight: The Implications of South Africa’s New Immigration Policy for Southern Africa
  26. Jonathan Crush, Professor, Geography, Queen’s University, Canada

  27. Diversity of Transnational Circulation of Migrants in the Mediterranean Region

Alain Tarrius, Professor, University of Toulouse Le Mirail, and Director CNRS, France

Biography

Christina Gabriel is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.

Hélène Pellerin is Associate Professor at the School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa, Canada.