Week 1

Question 1

What are De Haas’ 7 myths of migration?

Answer 1

1. we live in an age of unprecedented migration
2. poverty and misery are root causes of migration
3. development policies, assistance and trade liberalisations are ‘solutions’ to migration
4. migration doesn’t bring development because of ‘brain drain’
5. remittances are spent on conspicuous consumption
6. orientation to home country limits ability to socially and economically integrate
7. states are able to control migration flows

Question 2

Syrian Migration

Answer 2

supposed migration 4 years ago
Not discussed much more (more focus on Ukraine –> that says a lot about racism, who can we tolerate in our country
Important: 700,000 Syrians crossed greece to get to Europe. most stated in neighbouring countries e.g. turkey, Lebanon, Jordan

Question 3

European migration

Answer 3

a lot of emigrations between 1891-1920–> colonialism and war
migration types not so different today, BUT the patterns have changed (global south to global north)

Question 4

Name different types of Contemporary migration e.g. student mobility

Answer 4

high skilled professionals
seasonal migrants
student mobility
gap year
returnees (returning to country of origin)
–> lots of mobility, obsessions with trying to capture them with categories. large amount of circulation

Question 5

$ types of visas

Answer 5

free moment e.g. artist visa
work\family
humanitarian/others

Question 6

Define Migrant categories. Why can they be problematic?

Answer 6

‘set of characteristics that are innate or defining features of a theoretically distinct population
–> is work an innate feature of a person, is a refugee>
issues with categorising: do people travel for just one reason? people’a
s trajectories change over time e.g. study, career, love and so does their categorisation then

Question 7

definition of immigration policies

Answer 7

the rules that national states define and implement with the objective of affecting the volume, origin, direction and internal composition of immigration flows
–> growing complexity of policies., Less policies that are for all migrants, more policies that affect a particular nationality/category of migrant

Question 8

Migration substitution affects (unintended and unexpected migration affects

Answer 8

1. categorical substitution affects–> people jump between categories (so categories are too binding)
2. spatial substitution affect - people changing migration trajectory e.g. eu-turkey deal led to routes from North Africa to Spain opening up
3. inter-temporal substitution- now or never
4. reverse flow substitution- restrictive migration policies interruption circular flow

Question 9

Two perspectives on migration (macro-structural and micro-agentic/behavioural)

Answer 9

macro structural- increase in structural complexity of labour markets and education specialisation generates higher levels of migration and mobility
micro- dev trends tend to increase people’s aspirations and capabilities

Question 10

fundamental discrepancy between two meta trends

Answer 10

1. growing labour demand in destination countries
2. political call for less migration
   increase in wealth decreases government control. So we need to loosen border in order to improve economy. (that is not what gov is doing)