The first edition of this book had a major impact on diaspora studies and was the foundational text in an emerging research and teaching field. This second edition extends and clarifies Robin Cohen's argument, addresses some critiques and outlines...

In this book Robin Cohen shows how the preferences, interests and actions of the three major social actors in international migration policy ¿ global capital, migrant labour and national politicians ¿ intersect and often contradict each other. C...