Migration after 1973 to the 1990s: the period of economic restructuring / the epoch of globalization

11 Outubro 2016, 13:00 • Jennifer Leigh McGarrigle Montezuma de Carvalho

Why did the GW system decline after 1973/4?

1974‐1985: period of consolidation

Epoch of globalization: Migration and new forms of mobility

• Transition of Southern European countries from countries of emigration to immigration/ transit countries; • Increases in irregular migration & legalization policies. • Collapse of the Soviet bloc E‐W migration • Mass movements of asylum seekers/refugees S‐N & E‐W • Increase in demand for qualified migrants; • New opportunities for those working in the secondary labour market (increasing education levels & aspirations of natives) e.g. women in personal services and health care (feminization). • Continued migration to “classic countries” (Oceania & N. America); • Internal & international migration in NICs; • Oil rich countries recruit foreign labour (less‐developed countries);

Castles, S. and Miller, M. (2009) ‘Migration to Europe, North America and Oceania since 1945’ in The Age of Migration. International Population Movements in the Modern World. Fourth Edition. London: Palgrave (Chapter 5)

Castles,S. and Miller, M. (2009) ‘The State and International Migration: The quest for Control’ in The Age of Migration. International Population Movements in the Modern World. Fourth Edition. London: Palgrave.

Statham, P. (2003) Understanding Anti‐Asylum Rhetoric: Restrictive Policies or Racist Publics. In Spencer, S. (ed) The Politics of Migration. Managing Opportunity, Conflict and Change Blackwell: Oxford.