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The International Organization for MigrationIntroduction: The International Organization for Migration as the New ‘UN Migration Agency’

The International Organization for Migration: Introduction: The International Organization for... [This chapter introduces the edited volume entitled The International Organization for Migration: The New ‘UN Migration Agency’ in Critical Perspective. It outlines the key findings of each chapter and identifies the core cross-cutting arguments that emerge from the chapters of this book. After providing a short history of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) until its transformation into a United Nations (UN) agency in 2016, the chapter summarises the key issues raised by research on the IOM along four key topics: state sovereignty, the global economy, humanitarian protection/human rights, and knowledge production.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

The International Organization for MigrationIntroduction: The International Organization for Migration as the New ‘UN Migration Agency’

Editors: Geiger, Martin; Pécoud, Antoine

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
ISBN
978-3-030-32975-4
Pages
1 –27
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-32976-1_1
Publisher site
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Abstract

[This chapter introduces the edited volume entitled The International Organization for Migration: The New ‘UN Migration Agency’ in Critical Perspective. It outlines the key findings of each chapter and identifies the core cross-cutting arguments that emerge from the chapters of this book. After providing a short history of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) until its transformation into a United Nations (UN) agency in 2016, the chapter summarises the key issues raised by research on the IOM along four key topics: state sovereignty, the global economy, humanitarian protection/human rights, and knowledge production.]

Published: Feb 19, 2020

Keywords: International Organization for Migration; United Nations; Global migration governance; Migration management

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