Genetic analysis of caribou populations reveals that some groups are genetically more predisposed to migrating than others. But human activities are affecting these behaviours.
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Wealthy states sort people into hierarchies, keeping ‘unwanted people’ in their regions of origin while facilitating mobility for supposedly ideal migrants.
A migrant’s dream is tied to the dreams of their family, the analysis found. The same is true of their actions.
Classic literature is full of themes that speak to refugees’ experience today, from the Book of Exodus to ‘The Grapes of Wrath.’
It isn’t at all clear Australia can find enough migrants to meet the Treasury’s proposed target. Even if it can, net migration is determined by other things.
The European response to Ukrainian refugees shows a system working mostly as it should, but some people are still left behind.
The conflict is already driving thousands of Ukrainians to leave their country and seek safety elsewhere.
Bolder action is needed if the African Union and the European Union are to find common ground on migration.
The number of migrants dying while trying to cross the US-Mexico border is at an all-time high. But these figures are still likely an underestimate.
One third of the economists surveyed say Australia’s migration target should be lifted to 190,000 per year. Another third say 190,000 is not enough.
The government’s proposal to strengthen the “character test”, which allows it to cancel the visas of people convicted of certain crimes, is unnecessary given the minister’s already vast powers.
Perhaps the best way to understand the reasons why people embark on these journeys is to put yourself in their shoes.
An ageing labour force and ongoing border closures will put severe pressure on
New Zealand’s economic reliance on immigration.
The Home Office wants the navy to take charge of migrant crossings, but there’s not much value they can add.
African countries are struggling to implement the African Union’s protocol on free movement four years after its ratification.
International refugee law must be overhauled to consider climate change and include “deadly environments” as a form of persecution.
There is more to ethnic identity than ancestral location or settlement pattern, language or family history.
It’s usually good news when a once-scarce species starts to recover – unless it starts getting in humans’ way. An ecologist explains how science can help predict unwelcome encounters.
Migrating birds use both their view of the stars and their internal magnetic compasses to find their way over thousands of miles.
The trial of Italy’s former interior minister is a sign of hope in a country that is fast becoming more diverse and multicultural.
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Professor of International Migration and Forced Displacement and Director of the Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity, University of Birmingham
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Professor of International Politics, University of Warwick
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Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Professor, Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR), United Nations University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Social Economics, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Adjunct professor, University of Adelaide
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Leader of Research Group “The Production of Knowledge on Migration” at the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies, Osnabrück University, Osnabrück University
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Associate Professor, Institute for Culture and Society & School of Humanities and Communication Arts, Western Sydney University
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Honorary Fellow in the School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Researcher, Political Science, University of Amsterdam
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Associate Lecturer, ANU College of Law – Migration Law Program, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong
