Whilst the literature on international migration expands at a seemingly exponential rate,
significant statements about the theorisation of migration are much less common; probably …

This paper demonstrates that, since 1945, migration policies have overall become less
restrictive. Challenging common assumptions, this long-term trend is robust across most of …

This paper elaborates an aspirations–capabilities framework to advance our understanding
of human mobility as an intrinsic part of broader processes of social change. In order to …

This article suggests that there is a mobility bias in migration research: by focusing on the
“drivers” of migration—the forces that lead to the initiation and perpetuation of migration …

The Earth has reached a tipping point. Runaway climate change, the sixth great extinction of
planetary life, the acidification of the oceans—all point toward an era of unprecedented …

Drivers can be understood as forces leading to the inception of migration and the
perpetuation of movement. This article considers key drivers of migration and explores …

This paper synthesizes insights from new global data on the effectiveness of migration
policies. It investigates the complex links between migration policies and migration trends to …

The introduction offers an overview to migration studies, comparing and contrasting different
disciplinary approaches—what they have in common and where they differ. The chapter …

In this article the authors undertake a systematic analysis of why border enforcement
backfired as a strategy of immigration control in the United States. They argue theoretically …

Migration studies have developed rapidly as a research field over the past decades. This
article provides an empirical analysis not only on the development in volume and the …