International Migration, Khalid Koser
International Migration, Khalid Koser
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International Migration
A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition

Author: Khalid Koser

Narrator: Emmanuel Chumaceiro

Unabridged: 3 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/21/2021


Synopsis

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 listeners to come to their own conclusions on the international migration situation today.

About Khalid Koser

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul

On 28 January 2010 I went to see the great Buffy Sainte-Marie She is one of my absolute musical heroes. Also, she's the only person I've ever seen live who doesn't know how old she is. (She was born on a native Indian reservation and they didn't notice such things.) Now I know you will forgive me a l......more

Goodreads review by Clara

Read this book for class (migration and integration). A great summary of the term migration, which isn't easy to do considering the enormous subject that it is. Koser aims to not bring any new facts to the table, but more present an objective view of migration. This book presents both terms as the c......more

Lovely book. A great attempt at an unbiased approach and a must read.......more

Goodreads review by Paul

Lightly written, touches upon a variety of interesting topics and ideas. It lacks a little depth and does not seem to introduce more modern trends in scholarship like critical approaches or intersectionality, but that is mostly owed to its introductory character (even though the liberal bias should......more

Goodreads review by Stella

Simply stated and easy to read, this is a great introduction to migration that doesn’t feel politically charged. Definitely get the updated 2016 version - it provides extra information on more recent migration flows.......more