The Migration State in the Global South: Nationalizing, Developmental and Neoliberal Models of Migration Management

Adamson, Fiona; Tsourapas, Gerasimos

Abstract

How do states in the Global South manage cross-border migration? This article identifies Hollifield’s “migration state” as a useful tool for comparative analysis yet notes that in its current version the concept is limited, given its focus on economic immigration in advanced liberal democracies. We suggest a framework for extending the “migration state” concept by introducing a typology of nationalizing, developmental, and neoliberal migration management regimes. The article explains each type and provides illustrative examples drawn from a range of case studies. To conclude, it discusses the implications of this analysis for comparative migration research, including the additional light it sheds on the migration management policies of states in the Global North.

Citation

Adamson, F., & Tsourapas, G. (2020). The Migration State in the Global South: Nationalizing, Developmental and Neoliberal Models of Migration Management. International Migration Review, 54(3), 853-882. https://doi.org/10.1177/0197918319879057

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 7, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Oct 24, 2019
• Publication Date: Sep 1, 2020
• Deposit Date: Sep 9, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 9, 2019
• Journal: International Migration Review
• Print ISSN: 0197-9183
• Electronic ISSN: 1747-7379
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 54
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 853-882
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0197918319879057
• Publisher URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0197918319879057