Books in the Research in Ethnic and Migration Studies series

International organizations, such as the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and various UN agencies, have become key actors in the global politics of migration. They contribute to defining the normative framework for states¿ immigration policy, while also providing services and support to governments. This book brings together analytical and empirical contributions that document the role of international organisations in migration politics worldwide. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.

This book focuses on the migration of undocumented minors arriving recently to the United States and the European Union.

The chapters in this volume study transnational social relationships and cross-border connections between 'ordinary' people that arise from the increasingly large-scale mobilities and migrations between Thailand and 'the West'.

This book analyses how Asian migrants adapt and assimilate into their host societies, and how this assimilation differs across their sociodemographic backgrounds, ethnic profiles, and political contexts.

This book investigates the emergence of the unaccompanied child refugee as a 'crisis figure'. It shows how the sense of exceptionality attached to the figure translates into ambiguous and at times extremely contradictory social practices that have far-reaching effects on the lives of refugee youth.

Grounded in a variety of empirical evidences of the impact of Transnational Entrepreneurship, this book aims to explore the new global social pattern of entrepreneurs doing business transnationally.

This volume focuses on the life experiences of the many `ordinary¿ Muslims in their European societies of settlement, and the role that cultural and religious factors play in shaping their social relationships. It was published as a special issue of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.

This book offers an in-depth analysis of the impact of the economic crisis (2008¿2012) on immigration movements and policies in the U.S. and Europe. It was first published as a special issue of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.

This book throws new light on the drivers of migration and explores the different ways in which aspiration and desire are involved in the generation, experiences and outcomes of migration. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.

This volume focuses on the life experiences of the many 'ordinary' Muslims in their European societies of settlement, and the role that cultural and religious factors play in shaping their social relationships with majority populations and public institutions. It was published as a special issue of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.

Contributing to our understanding of how economic crises induce changes both in migratory movements and policy, this book offers an in-depth analysis of the impact of the economic crisis (2008-2012) on immigration movements and policies in the U.S. and Europe. It was first published as a special issue of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.