Migration, Regional Integration and Human Security

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'Migrants are agents of change. Scholars have, for most of the twentieth century, measured the social impact of change from a negative perspective. In cultural and security terms migrants were generally seen as a threat. Finally, a new volume, written by some of the leaders in international migration, offers a comprehensive and affirmative analysis on migration. Harald Kleinschmidt has gathered an impressive range of thinkers who demonstrate both the normality of mobility in historical terms and the positive contribution of migrants to social change. The world has changed and let us hope that lawmakers, politicians and administrators not only read this book, but have the courage to adopt a new perspective on migration.' Nikos Papastergiadis, University of Melbourne, Australia '...a major contribution to the existing body of migration literature.' Asian and Pacific Migration Journal 'One of the biggest contributions of Migration, Regional Integration and Human Security is that it counters popular negative views of migration, revealing that migrants are not a threat to host societies...[this] volume is a necessary read not only for scholars of migration studies but also for policymakers. The authors cogently challenge conventional theories and assumptions about migration and provide ample empirical evidence to support their arguments. Migration, Regional Integration and Human Security provides the long overdue critical eye over the subject.' Millennium ' Etudes Internationales