International Migration and Citizenship Today

This completely revised and updated textbook explores the moral, economic, political, and cultural dimensions of the movement of people across international borders.

Autorentext

Niklaus Steiner is Professor of the Practice in the Political Science Department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His teaching and research interests are around immigration, refugees, nationalism, citizenship, comparative politics, and international relations. He earned a bachelor's degree with highest honors in international studies at UNC and a Ph.D. in political science at Northwestern University.

Inhalt

Section I Introduction 1. The nature of this book Section II Immigrants 2. Admitting authorized immigrants 3.Excluding unauthorized immigrants 4.Impact of immigrants 5.Guest workers Section III Refugees 6. Modern efforts to protect refugees 7.Asylum in Liberal Democracies Section IV Citizenship 8.Citizenship, Nationalism and National Identity 9. Citizenship, Membership and Belonging Section V Conclusion 10. Beyond conventional approaches