Migration Development, management and conflict Migration has become a significant issue in the public debate – in Denmark and in the rest of the world. Millions of people are fleeing from conflicts, undemocratic regimes, natural calamities, failed states, and poverty. In both sending and receiving countries, governments and populations see migrants as a threat to security, development and stability. Poor countries in the South fear that their best talents are leaving, while rich countries in the North are debating welfare, security and cultural identity. We question some of the assumptions that are currently influencing the migration debate. We examine how states and international organizations seek to control, regulate and optimize international migration. We explore migration from a sending and receiving perspective – and last but not least from a migrant perspective. People have always migrated in the pursuit of a better life. Globalization makes it easier to relocate faster and cheaper – and at the same time keep in contact with the country of origin. Migrants are increasingly living transnational lives, where they economically, politically, and culturally are bound to at least two nations. Through a transnational perspective we investigate how migration affects development and conflict in the country of origin. The research in the migration unit is within the following themes: Simon Turner, Head of the Research Unit |
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