A New Book which may be of interest
de Lima, P. (2016) International Migration: the well-being of migrants. Dunedin Press : http://www.dunedinacademicpress.co.uk/
Globalization, demographic trends and changing geopolitics provide a backdrop to the current discourses and policies on migration. Humanitarian impulses conflict with public concerns and discourses about the ‘welfare burden’ of migrants on host societies. The book provides a contemporary understanding of migrants and migration processes and trends with a particular focus on the well-being of migrants The book aims to provide an informative overview of international migration issues /debates to social science students, policy-makers and those wrestling on a practical level with the implications of migration .
Dr Philomena de Lima
Director, Centre for Remote and Rural Studies
University of the Highlands and Islands - Inverness College
1 Inverness Campus
Inverness, IV2 5NA
Scotland, UK
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