Introduction, Anna Triandafyllidou Part I: Theories and Historical Contextualisation of Migration and Asylum Trends 1. Migration Theories: A critical overview, Karen O'Reilly 2. Evaluating Migration Policy Effectiveness, Mathias Czaika and Hein de Haas 3. Demography and International Migration, Philippe Fargues 4. Migration and Gender, Mirjana Morokvasic 5. Transnational Migration, Ayse Caglar Part II: Migration and the Labour Market 6. Are Migrants Good for the Host Country's Economy?, Nazmun N. Ratna 7. International Migration and US Innovation: Insights from the US experience, William R. Kerr 8. High-Skilled Migration, S Irudaya Rajan 9. Migrant Entrepreneurship: Alternative paradigms of economic integration, Jan Rath and Veronique Schutjens 10.Temporary, Seasonal, Circular Migration: A critical appraisal, Ronald Skeldon 11. Guest-Worker Schemes Yesterday and Today: Advantages and liabilities, Dimitria Groutsis and Lina Venturas 12.Discrimination Against Immigrants in the Labour Market: An overview and a typology, John Wrench Part III: Migration and the Labour Market 13.Migration, Work and Welfare, Eleonore Kofman 14. Irregular Migration and the Welfare State: Strange allies?, Maurizio Ambrosini 15. Global Care Chains, Helma Lutz and Ewa Palenga-Moellenbeck 16.Transnational Parenthood, Olena Fedyuk 17. Family Migration and Migrant Integration, Saskia Bonjour and Albert Kraler Part IV: Cultural Diversity, Citizenship and Socio-Political Integration Challenges 18. Migration, Citizenship and Post National Membership, Jelena Dzankic 19. Integration Paradigms in Europe and North America, Irina Isaakyan 2