International Migration: Population Movements in the 21st Century

Session Submission Type: Full Paper Panel

Session Description

Migration remains a central and often divisive political issue in most regions of the globe. It matters not whether the country in question is a destination country, a transit country, or a country of origin: the impacts of global migration leave few populations untouched. In destination countries, populist leaders have harnessed anti-immigrant sentiments to achieve electoral success. In the United States, this has literally ground government to halt as the two major political parties face off over the prospect of building a wall along the border. At the same time, migrant rights activists push for a more cohesive international framework for addressing the needs of the 258 million migrants worldwide, a number that has increased by almost 50% since 2000. This panel brings together scholars to examine the political processes that channel the interests of all the various actors in migration both within states and in the international arena: anti-immigrant groups, migrant rights activists, employers, migrants themselves, and others. The papers survey the research on various dimensions of migration to point out the critical research questions remaining in the discipline in order to better inform the global community about issues central to contemporary international migration. This is part of a larger effort to produce a migration textbook that will be used in undergraduate classrooms, and by scholars and policy makers.

Sub Unit

• DIVISION 52: Migration and Citizenship

Individual Presentations

• Migration Processes and Types of Migratory Flows. - Melanie Kolbe, The Graduate School of International and Development Studies

• National Migration Governance: Trafficking, Smuggling, & State Enforcement - Sarah P. Lockhart, Fordham University

• Immigrant Incorporation: The Remaining Puzzles - Terri E. Givens, Independent; Ayca Arkilic, Victoria University of Wellington

• Mighty Dragon or Paper Tiger: Populist Discourse on Migrations in Croatia - Goranka Lalic Novak, Faculty of Law, University in Zagreb; Teo Giljevic, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law; Romea Manojlovic Toman, Faculy of Law, University of Zagreb

Chair

• Sara Wallace Goodman University of California, Irvine

Discussant

• Jeannette Money University of California, Davis