1st Edition

International Organisations and the Politics of Migration

Edited By Martin Geiger, Antoine Pécoud Copyright 2015
130 Pages
by Routledge

130 Pages
by Routledge

114 Pages
by Routledge

Over the last two decades, international migration has become a global issue. It is perceived as an ongoing challenge for governments, as well as an issue that is deeply related to other international challenges, such as development, climate change, security and public health. In this context, international organisations have become influential in the way in which migration is thought about and... Read more

1. International Organisations and the Politics of Migration

Martin Geiger and Antoine Pécoud

2. Exchanging Knowledge, Enhancing Capacities, Developing Mechanisms: IOM's Role in the Implementation of the EU–Russia Readmission Agreement

Oleg Korneev

3. The Politics and Discourse of Migrant Return: The Role of UNHCR and IOM in the Governance of Return

Anne Koch

4. Refugee Protection Meets Migration Management: UNHCR as a Global Police of Populations

Stephan Scheel and Philipp Ratfisch

5. Migration Management and Humanitarian Protection: The UNHCR's ‘Resettlement Expansionism’ and Its Impact on Policy-making in the EU and Australia

Adele Garnier

6. Managing the International Migration of Health Workers: The Development of the WHO Code of Practice

Clémence Merçay

Biography

Martin Geiger is an Assistant Professor at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. His research, teaching and writings concentrate on migration and mobility, the role of international organizations and the management of migration and borders in Europe and North America.

Antoine Pécoud is Professor of Sociology at the University of Paris-XIII, France. He works on the politics of international migration, with a particular interest in development, human rights and the role of non-state actors in the governance of cross-border movement.