Author Description

International migration has become an increasingly salient feature of the contemporary world, as more than 200 million people -- a figure equivalent to the sixth most populous country in the world -- now live outside of their country of birth. Yet much of what we know about international migration is based upon individual-level ethnographies or country-specific studies, limiting our understanding of the macro-structural, or global, characteristics of international migration. In this timely work, Matthew Sanderson provides a comprehensive and systematic treatment of international migration that spans the less-developed world in the late twentieth century. He draws upon an interdisciplinary theoretical framework and employs a multi-methods approach that combines quantitative, cross-national analyses with case studies of countries. The findings from the analyses demonstrate that international migration is both an important cause and consequence of global social change. Globalization and Migration offers a novel perspective that challenges our contemporary understanding of why people move and how these movements affect receiving countries in the less-developed world.