MIGRATION WITHOUT BORDERS

Essays on the Free Movement of People

Edited by Antoine Pécoud and Paul de Guchteneire
Published in Association with UNESCO
NOMINATED FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF BORDERLAND STUDIES 2009 BOOK AWARD

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“This long-awaited book…gives a good overview of the issues at stake and offers a survey of the discourses and ethical arguments and the migration rights and regimes in several countries, regions and worldwide…all [chapters] are well written, illustrative and accessible…The volume will…provoke dispute and compels the reader to participate in this fascinating exercise.”  ·   International Migration and Integration

“The theoretical and practical range in this collection of essays is impressive, and the reader is left with a greater understanding of the complex dimensions that must be considered when governments try to manage the movement of people…All those interested in the future of international migration in a globalizing world will find the research presented in this book to be a stimulating mix of discomforting realities and hopeful possibilities.”  ·   Population, Space, and Place

“…makes a very interesting read for anyone who wishes to get hold of a comprehensive exposition of the complex dynamics of migratory trends in the globalised world we live in today…This should definitely serve as a core text for anyone involved in policy-making in this area."  ·  CLR News

“Each essay provides a detailed, well-written overview of the historical development and demographic growth of international migration in the region. These regional essays are miniature masterpieces, and the authors demonstrate encyclopedic knowledge of their subjects. Overall, the book has a far higher degree of thematic coherence and development than most anthologies on global migration….Highly recommended.”  ·  Choice

International migration is high on the public and political agenda of many countries, as the movement of people raises concerns while often eluding states’ attempts at regulation. In this context, the ‘Migration Without Borders’ scenario challenges conventional views on the need to control and restrict migration flows and brings a fresh perspective to contemporary debates. This book explores the analytical issues raised by ‘open borders’, in terms of ethics, human rights, economic development, politics, social cohesion and welfare, and provides in-depth empirical investigations of how free movement is addressed and governed in Europe, Africa, the Americas and Asia. By introducing and discussing the possibility of a right to mobility, it calls for an opening, not only of national borders, but also of the eyes and minds of all those interested in the future of international migration in a globalising world.

Antoine Pécoud holds a PhD in Social Anthropology from Oxford University and has been affiliated to different research centers in the UK, Germany, and France. He now works for UNESCO’s section on International Migration.

Paul de Guchteneire is the Chief of UNESCO’s Section on International Migration. He was previously director of the Steinmetz Archive for social science data in the Netherlands and President of the International Federation of Data Organizations.

Contents

List of tables
Foreword
Pierre Sané, Assistant Director-General for Social
and Human Sciences, UNESCO
Chapter 1. Introduction: the migration without borders scenario
Antoine Pécoud and Paul de Guchteneire
PART I: THEORETICAL ISSUES
Chapter 2. The economics and politics of the free movement of people
Nigel Harris
Chapter 3. The frontiers of mobility
Catherine Wihtol de Wenden
Chapter 4. The ethics, economics and governance of free movement
Mehmet Ugur
Chapter 5. Managing migration: towards the missing regime?
Bimal Ghosh
Chapter 6. Open borders and the welfare state
Han Entzinger
PART II: REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Chapter 7. Europe without borders: rhetoric, reality or Utopia?
Jan Kunz and Mari Leinonen
Chapter 8. Creating a borderless West Africa: constraints and prospects for intra-regional migration
Aderanti Adepoju
Chapter 9. Histories, realities and negotiating free movement in southern Africa
Sally Peberdy and Jonathan Crush
Chapter 10. Migration without borders: a long way to go in the Asian region
Graziano Battistella
Chapter 11. A world without borders? Mexican immigration, new boundaries and transnationalism in the United States
Alejandro I. Canales and Israel Montiel Armas
Chapter 12. The free circulation of skilled migrants in North America
Rafael Alarcón
Chapter 13. Migration policies and socioeconomic boundaries in the South American Cone
Alicia Maguid
Notes on contributors
Index