Using real-world examples and in-depth case studies, Forced
Migration and Global Politics systematically applies
International Relations theory to explore the international
politics of forced migration.
* Provides an accessible and thought-provoking introduction to
the main debates and concepts in international relations and
examines their relevance for understanding forced migration
* Utilizes a wide-range of real-world examples and in-depth case
studies, including the harmonization of EU asylum and immigration
policy and the securitization of asylum since 9/11
* Explores the relevance of cutting-edge debates in international
relations to forced migration
Table of Content
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. International Relations Theories
2. Sovereignty and the State System
3. Security
4. International Cooperation
5. Global Governance
6. North-South Relations and the International Political
Economy
7. Globalization
8. Regionalism
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Alexander Betts is Hedley Bull Research Fellow in International Relations at the University of Oxford, where he is also Director of the Mac Arthur Foundation-funded Global Migration Governance Project. He has written extensively on the international politics of refugee protection and migration, most recently co-authoring UNHCR: The Politics and Practice of Refugee Protection into the Twenty-First Century with Gil Loescher and James Milner (2008).
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