This paper seeks to advance the already productive encounter between governmentality-
oriented research and migration studies. It makes three arguments. First, the article calls for …

This paper argues in favour of a radical de-centring of our understanding of international
migration governance that privileges the viewpoints of origin and transit countries, non-state …

In the last two decades, we have witnessed a proliferation of studies on migrations that,
taking human mobility as their focus, contributed to the profiling of migrations as an object of …

The methodological nationalism of many migration scholars precludes them from accurately
describing the transnational social fields of unequal power that are integral to the migrant …

This paper explores the complex relationship between structure and agency and the way it
has been incorporated into migration theory. It argues that attempts to develop a coherent …

The varying traditions in the migration research of different countries are closely connected
to the respective national political landscape and the way in which the respective national …

The most comprehensive reviews and critiques of theories of international migration
published in the last decade cover a broad range of issues, but have nothing to say about …

The phenomenon of migration is rooted in human prehistory, when people routinely traveled
over great distances to hunt, fish, establish a livelihood, and secure a home. However, it only …

This article systematically reviews how a large number of states relate to their diasporas. It
shows how states constitute various extra-territorial groups as members of a loyal diaspora …

Recent migration 'crises' raise important geopolitical questions. Who is 'the migrant'that
contemporary politics are fixated on? How are answers to 'who counts as a …