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Migration: is the 21st century different?
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Immigration and State Power
Introduction
For the past thirty years, the study of economic migration has been almost exclusively preoccupied with the social and economic impact of immigration on labour-receiving countries (as opposed to, for example, the impact of emigra... » read further
Intra-Regional Migration In West Africa: Changing Patterns And Dynamics
Introduction Migration has gained significance on the global agenda with the increasing interdependence of the world economy. Popular views of an ’invasion’ of African migrants into the European Union and other parts of the developed world perm... » read further
International Female Migration and Trafficking Continuum in Asia
As a social phenomenon, the evolution of international trafficking in women and girls appears to be closely linked with two areas: i) changing demands for women’s labour in the global political economy and ii) the changing patterns of internatio... » read further
Internal Migration in China
From the start of China’s economic reforms in the early 1980s, tens of millions of rural people began to seek employment in the urban areas. There they hope to find higher incomes, to acquire useful skills and to see something of life beyond the... » read further
Remittances, Political Economy, and Economic Development
Remittances are the international financial flows that arise from cross-border movements of people. In recent years, remittances have begun to receive attention from a number of quarters, including academics, policymakers, bankers, non-governmen... » read further
Environment and Development: the contributions of Hans Opschoor
This interview is to mark the valedictory lecture of Professor Opschoor. During our hour-long discussion, Hans provided an impressive overview of the past decade at ISS, of relevant issues for the environment and development debate since the 197... » read further
A roundtable with Human Rights Defender Tulip Award winner Justine Masika Bihamba
Helen Hintjens (ISS staff): Were you surprised to be nominated for the Tulip Award?
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