The relationship between migration and development is becoming an
important field of study, yet the fundamentals - analytical tools,
conceptual framework, political stance - are not being called into
question or dialogue. This volume provides a valuable alternative
perspective to the current literature as the contributors explore the
contradictory discourses about migration and the role these discourses
play in perpetuating inequality and a global regime of militarized
surveillance. The assumptions surrounding the assymetrical transfers of
resources that accompany migration are deeply skewed and continue to
reflect the interests of the most powerful states and the institutions
that serve their interests. Those who seek to address the morass of
development failure, vitriolic attacks on immigrants, or sanguine views
about migrant agency are challenged by this volume to put aside their
methodological nationalism and pursue alternative pathways out of the
quagmire of poverty, violence, and fear that is enveloping the globe.