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);

Reading

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.