Migration, Security, and Citizenship in the Middle East

This volume addresses new tendencies related to migration from a Middle Eastern and Mediterranean perspective and with an emphasis on security and citizenship. Contributors aim not only to intervene in scholarly debates surrounding citizenship and migration but also to contribute to policy-oriented discussions related to migration.

"Vital to host country economies and often systematically marginalized both economically and politically, migrants represent a paradigmatic example of the way Others are simultaneously captured by and excluded within host communities. In the wake of ongoing turmoil in the Arab region and the continuing economic crisis in Europe, this volume renders a timely and insightful contribution to the debate over migration and its attendant politics, offering new perspective on the inextricable questions of migrants' human rights and the politicization of migration in host countries." - Andrea Teti, Director, Centre for Global Security and Governance, University of Aberdeen, UK

"This volume brings together astute studies to tackle an explosive subject at this time of radical changes in the Middle East. Citizenship, migration, and security - an absolutely essential triangle to understand a complex context." - Salam Kawakibi, Deputy Director, Arab Reform Initiative, France

"A paucity of research has addressed in a comprehensive manner interrelated aspects crucial to understanding and assessing migratory dynamics in and from the Middle East: the interface between migration and political processes from the perspective of the sending state and the receiving state, and the role of non-state actors in recasting migration and political agendas. This book makes a major inter- and cross-disciplinary contribution in this regard." - Tamirace Fakhoury, Assistant Professor of Political Sciences, Lebanese American University, Lebanon and Visiting Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley, USA

Autorentext
J. N. Sater, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark Zaid Eyadat, University of Jordon, Jordon Rosita Di Peri, University of Turin, Italy Eva Pföstl, Istituto di Studi Politici S. Pio V, Rome, Italy Derek Lutterbeck, Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies (MEDAC), Malta Peter Seeberg, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Migration, Citizenship, and Security in a Changing Middle East; Peter Seeberg and Zaid Eyadat PART I: MIGRATION, RIGHTS, AND CITIZENSHIP 2. Citizenship and Migration in Arab Gulf Monarchies; J. N. Sater 3. Addressing the Sanctity of Human Rights: The Plight of Female Migrant Laborers in Jordan; Zaid Eyadat 4. Perceiving Democracy in Migration: The case of Moroccans in Piemonte; Rosita Di Peri 5. Diasporas as political actors: the case of the Amazigh diaspora; Eva Pföstl PART II: GOVERNANCE, MIGRATION, AND SECURITY 6. Migrant Workers and Governance in Middle Income Countries: The Case of Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon; J. N. Sater 7. Across the Desert, Across the Sea: Migrant Smuggling into and from Libya; Derek Lutterbeck 8. Migration in Syria and Non-traditional Security Issues in the MENA Region. Transnational Integration, Security, and National Interests; Peter Seeberg