1st Edition

Law, Security and Migration The Nationalistic Turn in the International Order

By Laura Planas Gifra Copyright 2025
168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

This book analyzes the impact of the increasing securitization of migration within the international legal and political order. Migration has increasingly become a security issue. Examining this tendency towards the securitization of migration around the world, this book argues that it is indicative of a shift in the international order towards geopolitical and security strategies, and away... Read more

PART I Migration and Security in the 21st Century 1. A changing international order 2. The influence of international law in a new international order 3. Migration: the construction of a security threat 4. The securitization of migration and the prevalence of national security PART II Regional Case Studies 5. Securitizing migration in the Americas 6. Securitizing migration in the European Union 7. Securitizing migration in Asia and Oceania 8. Securitizing migration in the Middle East and Africa

Biography

Laura Planas Gifra is Postdoctoral Fellow in Law at Pompeu Fabra University and the University of Barcelona, Spain.