The South Asia to Gulf Migration Governance Complex

Description

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. The Gulf is a major global destination for migrant workers, with a majority of these workers coming from South Asia. In this book, a team of international contributors examine the often-overlooked complex governance of this migration corridor. Going beyond state-centric analysis, the contributors present a multi-layered account of the 'migration governance complex.' They offer insights not only into the actors involved in the different components of migration governance, but also into the varying ways of interpreting and explaining the meaning and value of these interactions. Together, they enable readers to better understand migration in this important region, while also providing a model for analyzing global migration governance in practice in different parts of the world.

Crystal A. Ennis is University Lecturer of Political Economy at the Institute for Area Studies, Leiden University. Nicolas Blarel is Associate Professor of International Relations at the Institute of Political Science, Leiden University.

"This is an important collection of studies by experts on the largest migration network in the Global South. Essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary migration between the Gulf and South Asia and its governance." Omar AlShehabi, University of British Columbia "A timely publication that significantly enhances understanding of multi-layered and overlapping labour migration governance and the ensuing challenges, especially in the context of South to West Asian corridors." Ibrahima Amadou Dia, Norwegian University of Science and Technology "Based on rich empirical insights and innovative theoretical conceptualizations, this book is a quintessential collection of studies to understand the intricacies of inter-regional migration governance and the gendered, informal, multi-level, and contested relationship between policies, processes, and their outcomes." Daniel Naujoks, Columbia University