検索キーワード： 移民

世界であいつぐ迫害や人権侵害．「自国第一」を掲げるポピュリズムの台頭．状況が年ごとに複雑になるなか，国際社会は葛藤を抱えつつも難民保護の取り組みを続けている．各国はいかなる論理と方法で受け入れを行なってきたのか．

一般的に海外移住というと、まだまだハードルが高いイメージではないでしょうか？「仕事はどうすればいいんだろう？」
「ビザは？」「英語や現地語は？」

世界各国で検疫や国境の閉鎖、日本国内でも耳が痛くなるほど「自粛」という言葉を聞くようになり、新型コロナウイルスは旅行者に致命的な打撃を与えたかのように見えます。

D Esperanza tenía solo trece años cuando fallecieron sus cuidadores, su querida abuela y su tío. Ya que ambos de sus padres se encontraban trabajando y viviendo en Estados Unidos, D quedó solo en su pequeño pueblo en Honduras. Rápidamente se dio cuenta de que simplemente no podía ganar suficiente dinero para sobrevivir, por lo que tomó la difícil decisión de emprender el viaje al norte acompañado de sus primos con la esperanza de reunirse con sus padres en Estados Unidos.

Europe is a place of free movement among nations—or is it? The Schengen area, established in 1985 and today encompassing twenty-nine European countries, allows people, goods, and capital to cross borders without restraint. Schengen transformed European life, advancing both a democratic project of transnational citizenship and a neoliberal project of international free trade. But the right of free movement always excluded non-Europeans, especially migrants of color from former colonies of the Schengen states.

Establecerte en los Estados Unidos puede ser un desafío, con la información y las herramientas adecuadas, puedes convertir este viaje en una experiencia transformadora. Puedes utilizar los consejos brindados en esta guía como punto de partida, mantén una mente abierta y se proactivo. Esta guía de fácil lectura consta de siete capítulos, en los cuales encontrarás información útil y de apoyo para tus necesidades o intereses. Es una referencia, no una receta, está pensada y estructurada para orientar. Seguir estas recomendaciones te acercará al éxito de tu proyecto migratorio.

The Strange Death of Europe is a highly personal account of a continent and culture caught in the act of suicide. Declining birth rates, mass immigration, and cultivated self-distrust and self-hatred have come together to make Europeans unable to argue for themselves and incapable of resisting their own comprehensive alteration as a society and an eventual end.

Abdi Nor Iftin first fell in love with America from afar. As a child, he learned English by listening to American pop and watching action films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. When US marines landed in Mogadishu to take on the warlords, Abdi cheered the arrival of these Americans, who seemed as heroic as those of the movies. Sporting American clothes and dance moves, he became known around Mogadishu as Abdi American, but when the radical Islamist group al-Shabaab rose to power in 2006, it became dangerous to celebrate Western culture.

Most commentators look at the issue of immigration from the viewpoint of immediate politics. In doing so, they focus on only a piece of the issue and lose touch with the larger picture. Now Thomas Sowell offers a sweeping historical and global look at a large number of migrations over a long period of time. Migrations and Cultures shows the persistence of cultural traits in particular racial and ethnic groups.

Doaa Al Zamel was once an average Syrian girl growing up in a crowded house in a bustling city near the Jordanian border. But in 2011 her life was upended. Inspired by the events of the Arab Spring, Syrians began to stand up against their own oppressive regime. When the army was sent to take control of Doaa's hometown, strict curfews, power outages, water shortages, air raids, and violence disrupted everyday life.

Between 1846 and 1940, more than 50 million Europeans moved to the Americas, irrevocably changing both their new lands and the ones they left behind. Their immigration fostered an idea of the "land of the free", yet more than a third returned home again. In a groundbreaking study, Tara Zahra brilliantly explores the deeper story of this unprecedented movement of people.

Unsere Demokratie und unsere freie Gesellschaft sind in Gefahr. Wir müssen sie verteidigen. Deutschland hat eine Tradition der Aufklärung - und eine der Inhumanität. Demokratie, Meinungsfreiheit, Pluralität haben uns die Alliierten gebracht. Es ist an der Zeit, sich dieser Werte bewusst zu werden und dafür einzustehen. Kaum jemand weiß besser als der in Ägypten aufgewachsene Hamed Abdel-Samad, welches hohe Gut die in Deutschland gelebte Liberalität ist.

This Very Short Introduction covers a broad range of issues around the causes and impact of the contemporary refugee crisis for both receiving states and societies, for global order, and for refugees and other forced migrants themselves. Gil Loescher discusses the identity of refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced persons and how they differ from other forced migrants. He also investigates the long history of the refugee phenomenon and how refugees became a central concern of the international community during the 20th and 21st centuries.

Postcolonialism explores the political, social, and cultural effects of decolonization, continuing the anti-colonial deconstruction of Western dominance. This Very Short Introduction discusses both the history and key debates of postcolonialism, and considers its importance as a means of changing the way we think about the world. Robert J. C. Young examines the key strategies that postcolonial thought has developed to engage with the impact of sometimes centuries of Western political and cultural domination.

Born to a wealthy family in northern Sri Lanka, Logathasan Tharmathurai and his family lost everything during the long and brutal Sri Lankan Civil War. In January 1985, at the age of 18, he left his home in a desperate bid to build a new life for himself and his family abroad after a deeply traumatic encounter with a group of Sinhalese soldiers.

In this dual polemic and manifesto, Julissa dives into and tears apart the lie that assimilation leads to belonging. She combs through history and her own story to break down this myth, arguing that assimilation is a moving finish line designed to keep Black and brown Americans and immigrants chasing racist American ideals. She talks about the Lie of Success, the Lie of Legality, the Lie of Whiteness, and the Lie of English - each promising that if you obtain these things, you will reach acceptance and won’t be an outsider anymore.

This book traces the origins of the "illegal alien" in American law and society, explaining why and how illegal migration became the central problem in US immigration policy - a process that profoundly shaped ideas and practices about citizenship, race, and state authority in the 20th century.

This Very Short Introduction audiobook looks at the phenomenon of international human migration - both legal and illegal - and offers an objective stance on the topic, and its benefits and challenges. Khalid Koser reveals the opportunities migration presents that must be taken advantage of in the current economic climate, and debunks common myths to demonstrate that society, as we now know it, cannot function without migrants.

The first new edition in 10 years of this important study of Latinos in US history, Harvest of Empire spans five centuries - from the first New World colonies to the first decade of the new millennium. Latinos are now the largest minority group in the United States, and their impact on American popular culture - from food to entertainment to literature - is greater than ever.

First published in 2012, Borders: A Very Short Introduction began with the premise that "we live in a very bordered world." The intervening decade has witnessed a flurry of events and developments that continue to highlight the centrality of borders in contemporary domestic and international affairs, as well as the interstices between the two....