Additional Resources and Alternative Perspectives

Interested to learn more about this week’s topic? We have selected some materials for you. These resources consist of introductory information, in-depth texts, case studies and challenging, counter perspectives.

Introductions and definitions

• 70 years of progress on Human Rights: Article 13, Freedom of movement (United Nations)
• Why we need a global understanding of migration (World Economic Forum)
  

Additional contexts

• For Millionaire Immigrants, a Global Welcome Mat, New York Times (2017)
• The Privileged and Useful Migrant: An Evaluation of Changing Policy and Scholarly Approaches Towards High-skilled Migration, New York Times (2017)
• Opportunity or threat? How Europeans view freedom of movement, London School of Economics (2018)
  

Different Perspectives

• Migrant agency: Negotiating borders and migration controls, Ċetta Mainwaring (2016)
• Privileged Mobility in an Age of Globality, Sheila Croucher (2012)
  

Relevant Research

• Social Class, Migration Policy and Migrant Strategies: An Introduction, Saskia Bonjour and Sébastien Chauvin (2018)
• Emergent Global Classes and What They Mean for Immigration Politics, Migration Policy Institute (2006)