TY - BOOK

T1 - The Global Economic Crisis and Migration

AU - Roos, Christof

AU - Zaun, Natascha

N1 - This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.

PY - 2018

Y1 - 2018

N2 - Offering an in-depth analysis of the impact of the economic crisis (2008–2012) on immigration movements and policies in the U.S. and Europe, the analysis in this book is guided by two key questions: What is the scope of change?; and did the crisis motivate this change or did other factors do so?The contributions to the book find that the crisis had immediate effects on migration patterns – migrants left crisis-stricken countries, naturalised in non-crisis countries where they had previously settled, or stopped migrating to formerly attractive countries which had been negatively affected by the crisis. Whereas prior to the crisis the majority of migrants were highly-skilled, during the crisis there was a shift to vulnerable groups such as low-skilled workers and women.The book also finds that migration policies have indeed changed in times of crisis. However, these changes are neither exclusively restrictions nor liberalisations, but encompass changes in both directions. Despite the coincidence of many policy changes with the crisis, these changes are not primarily induced by the crisis. Instead, politicians rhetorically used the crisis to promote both liberal and restrictive policy changes which were already in the making before the crisis. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.

AB - Offering an in-depth analysis of the impact of the economic crisis (2008–2012) on immigration movements and policies in the U.S. and Europe, the analysis in this book is guided by two key questions: What is the scope of change?; and did the crisis motivate this change or did other factors do so?The contributions to the book find that the crisis had immediate effects on migration patterns – migrants left crisis-stricken countries, naturalised in non-crisis countries where they had previously settled, or stopped migrating to formerly attractive countries which had been negatively affected by the crisis. Whereas prior to the crisis the majority of migrants were highly-skilled, during the crisis there was a shift to vulnerable groups such as low-skilled workers and women.The book also finds that migration policies have indeed changed in times of crisis. However, these changes are neither exclusively restrictions nor liberalisations, but encompass changes in both directions. Despite the coincidence of many policy changes with the crisis, these changes are not primarily induced by the crisis. Instead, politicians rhetorically used the crisis to promote both liberal and restrictive policy changes which were already in the making before the crisis. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.

KW - Politics

KW - Economics

KW - Finance

KW - business & industry

KW - Politics & International Relations

KW - Social sciences

UR - https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315144627

UR - https://www.routledge.com/The-Global-Economic-Crisis-and-Migration/Roos-Zaun/p/book/9781138501911?_gl=1*q6qih8*_gcl_au*NjYzNjk2MzQxLjE3Mzc5NzkwNjQ.*_ga*OTU2OTM4ODgzLjE3Mzc5NzkwNjU.*_ga_0HYE8YG0M6*MTczNzk3OTA2NS4xLjEuMTczNzk3OTEyMi4zLjAuMA..

U2 - 10.4324/9781315144627

DO - 10.4324/9781315144627

M3 - Book

SN - 978-1-138-50191-1

SN - 978-0-367-32192-5

T3 - Research in ethnic and migration studies

BT - The Global Economic Crisis and Migration

PB - Routledge Taylor & Francis Group

CY - London

ER -