Global Migration
,Definitions
• Migration: involves the movement of people from one place to another with intentions of
settling, permanently or temporarily at a new location
• Economic migrant: is someone who emigrates from one region to another including crossin
international borders, seeking an improved standard of living because the conditions or job
opportunities in the migrant’s own region is insufficient
• Immigration: in-migration of people into a country which involves a permanent change of
residence
• Emigration: out-migration of people from a country which involves permanent change of
residence
• International Migration: occurs when people cross state boundaries to stay in the host stat
a minimum amount of time
• Internal Migration: is human migration within a country
• Inter-regional Migration: permanent movement from one region of a country to another
,• Refugee: a person who has moved outside the country of his/her nationality because of
genuine fear of persecution of death
• Asylum seeker: a person who seeks entry to another country by claiming to be a refugee
• Long- Term migrant: a person who moves to a country that is different from a residence for
more than a year
• Short – Term migrant: a person who moves to a country that is different from a residence f
less than a year
• Net Migration: difference between the number of people moving permanently into an area
out of that area
• Diaspora: the spread of ethic or national group from their homeland, e.g. Jews from Israel o
Kurds from Kurdistan
• Migrant Remittances: money transferred from one country to another, sent from migrant f
their family, friends and community
, Key points
• There is significant growth in the number of people migrating across international borde
More migration, faster rate. Most people do not migrate, people who migrate tend to st
in the country
• Globalisation is a key factor in migration (Core Periphery)
• Global Migration system is dynamic and changing
• Numbers
• Direction (due to changes in border policies)
• Demographic and ethnic composition – although more men than women
• Reasons for migration are diverse
• Economic migration – seeking work and sending back economic remittances
• Refugees and asylum seekers, fleeing conflict and discrimination
• The consequences of migration affect every place and may be positive or negative and
could be economic, social, cultural, environmental or politica
,Definitions
• Migration: involves the movement of people from one place to another with intentions of
settling, permanently or temporarily at a new location
• Economic migrant: is someone who emigrates from one region to another including crossin
international borders, seeking an improved standard of living because the conditions or job
opportunities in the migrant’s own region is insufficient
• Immigration: in-migration of people into a country which involves a permanent change of
residence
• Emigration: out-migration of people from a country which involves permanent change of
residence
• International Migration: occurs when people cross state boundaries to stay in the host stat
a minimum amount of time
• Internal Migration: is human migration within a country
• Inter-regional Migration: permanent movement from one region of a country to another
,• Refugee: a person who has moved outside the country of his/her nationality because of
genuine fear of persecution of death
• Asylum seeker: a person who seeks entry to another country by claiming to be a refugee
• Long- Term migrant: a person who moves to a country that is different from a residence for
more than a year
• Short – Term migrant: a person who moves to a country that is different from a residence f
less than a year
• Net Migration: difference between the number of people moving permanently into an area
out of that area
• Diaspora: the spread of ethic or national group from their homeland, e.g. Jews from Israel o
Kurds from Kurdistan
• Migrant Remittances: money transferred from one country to another, sent from migrant f
their family, friends and community
, Key points
• There is significant growth in the number of people migrating across international borde
More migration, faster rate. Most people do not migrate, people who migrate tend to st
in the country
• Globalisation is a key factor in migration (Core Periphery)
• Global Migration system is dynamic and changing
• Numbers
• Direction (due to changes in border policies)
• Demographic and ethnic composition – although more men than women
• Reasons for migration are diverse
• Economic migration – seeking work and sending back economic remittances
• Refugees and asylum seekers, fleeing conflict and discrimination
• The consequences of migration affect every place and may be positive or negative and
could be economic, social, cultural, environmental or politica
