The number of African migrants attempting to enter Europe has increased. In Europe, North African migrants are being accused of increased involvement in Islamic fundamentalism and terrorist activities after attacks on Madrid and London. Such terrorist attacks have become an urgent security concern for the European Union (EU) forcing the EU to make migration a security policy. The essays focus on: the extent to which the EU is threatened by patterns of African crisis; Africa's peace, security and development initiatives; current migration flows from Africa to Europe; and, the challenges and prospects of a comprehensive EU strategy for Africa. Index, 186pp, UK. ASHGATE.

Addressing issues of health care, education, and cultural values and practices among Mexicans, Haitians, Somalis, Afghans, and other newcomers to the United States, the authors illuminate the complex ways that immigrants adapt to life in a new land and raise serious questions about the meaning and political uses of ideas about cultural difference. Index, bib, 368pp, USA. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS. 0852559437

The compelling story of how Britain has been settled and influenced by continuous waves of migration from across the world. Beginning with the first migrations from Europe over 25,000 years ago, the author narrates the history of the Jewish communities sponsored by William the Conqueror, the Dutch elite, the Huguenots, the vast immigration from Ireland, Poland, Germany and Russia that fuelled the Industrial Revolution and the tumultuous arrival of travellers from India, Africa, China and the Caribbean during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Index, bib, notes, xii, 403pp, UK. LITTLE BROWN.

Attempts to answer the question of how the brain drain can be reduced, acknowledging that it can best be done through concerted efforts from both sides, Sub-Saharan African countries and Canada. 92pp, SOUTH AFRICA. IDASA.

A collection of essays which look at the problems of forced migration in Southern Africa focusing on refugees and asylum seekers. Notes, refs, xiv, 211pp, SOUTH AFRICA. AFRICA INSTITUTE OF SOUTH AFRICA, 079830152X

2003 Paperback

This volume intends to overcome simplistic views on migration and the shortcomings of a push and pull-factor analysis. Instead, the perspective of the migrants themselves orients the approach of cultures of migration. In this view, migration becomes a complex issue, and motives and acceptance of migration appear to be a matter of negotiations, in the migrants' societies of origin and in the host societies as well. 296pp, GERMANY. LIT VERLAG.

The book deals with two types of African diasporas, the first of which originated in the migration histories of the Indian Ocean and brought new groups into Africa. This is illustrated by case studies of Hadrami communities in Sudan and Zanzibar, and the Malay community in Cape Town, that produced trade links as well as processes of Islamization. The second type originated with the failing African states and cases discussed are an Eritrean diaspora in Germany, alongside Sudanese diasporas in Norway and the USA, and a Somali diaspora in Norway. 240pp, SWEDEN. NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE.

Focusing on the 1990s, Veney compares Kenya and Tanzania, two nations that did not generate many refugees, but become important hosts for the general region. Veney argues that the restrictive refugee policies that were adopted in Tanzania and Kenya were a direct product of liberalization and democratization, the result of two nations forced to clarify their refugee policies at a time of immense internal political and socioeconomic transformation. 304pp, UK. PALGRAVE.

Asylum related issues are never far from the news and are becoming increasingly politicized. This is the first comprehensive guide to the issues involved in the internationalization of EU policy a subject which is difficult to track because developments are taking place very fast, not always transparently, and with a mixture of threats and opportunities for asylum seekers. It interweaves EU analysis with original research into refugee realities in three countries (Sri Lanka, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Tanzania), drawing lessons from the conditions in each of these and bringing in the voices of refugees, returnees, and internally displaced persons who are so often excluded from the debate. Bib, notes, 144pp, UK. OXFAM PUBLICATIONS.

Both a personal and social history of the migratory tracks that have gone into creating the contemporary identities that form our society today and an unflinching reminder of what it is to be an outsider. The narratives poignantly depict the twin mechanism of loss and hope faced by newcomers to these shores, as they simultaneously search for ways to hold onto memories of lives no longer lived and in turn inhabit new ways of being. Importantly the refugee experience is shown to be multifarious, not simply in its involvement of different races and nationalities but in the attitudes and reactions of those involved. Gratitude and admiration for British democracy and cultural diversity is mixed with pain at the racism and ignorance encountered integrating into the country. Includes essays by people from Uganda, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone and Somalia. 256pp, UK. ARCADIA.

This report draws on 150 in depth interviews to portray the plight of refugees living in the capital cities of Kenya and Uganda. Nationals of neighbouring states affected by wars often live on the streets, at the mercy of the army, police and criminals, and with little support from aid agencies. They suffer from harassment, extortion, arbitrary arrest, detention, beatings and /or sexual violence. 208pp, USA. AFRICA WATCH/HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH, 1564322815

Now in paperback. In this excellent account of the challenges faced by refugees, Moorehead has interviewed, among others, emigration officers in Australia, members of the United Nations, and social workers in Newcastle. She follows the fortunes of 57 young Liberians fleeing ethnic cleansing. She travels to Afghanistan, where efugees are returning, and to the Arctic Circle where resettled Sudanese Dinka families live, struggling with the darkness and the Finnish language. In this account of the worldwide refugee crisis, Moorehead asks if there is a differ-ence between asylum seekers and economic migrants and what happens when applications are turned down. She also investigates struggles faced by those displaced in their own countries by persecution and civil war and looks at the $7 billion a year trade in humans. Index, sources, 352pp, UK. VINTAGE.

This very short introduction looks at the global phenomenon of human migration - both legal and illegal - to reveal that migration actually presents opportunities that must be taken advantage of in light of the current economic climate. The author debunks myths such as the claim that migrants take jobs away from local workers, and that they take advantage of the health care system and western living conditions without returning any benefits of their own, and reveals that society as we now know it can not function without them. Index, b/w photos, 140pp, UK. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.

A cross national perspective on African immigration into Europe. BNS, 230pp, UK. ASHGATE PUBLISHERS, 1754618986

Seeks to establish a background for understanding the complex and dynamic linkages between urbanisation, migration, HIV/Aids and urban food security in Southern and Eastern Africa. The linkages between HIV/Aids and urban food security are particularly less well established, and in documenting them here, the authors simultaneously link them with migration, the first to examine these dynamics at a regional level. 64pp, SOUTH AFRICA. IDASA.

An analysis of the causes and consequences of displacement, arguing for more international intervention. The authors also elaborate on legal and institutional mechanisms for responding to displacement and providing support and assistance to displaced people. Preface by Kofi Annan. Index, notes, app, map, xxi, 414pp, USA. BROOKINGS.

Fourteen specialists from across the European Union discuss current issues regarding Middle Eastern and North African immigrants in Europe, focusing on topics such as immigration legislation, assimilation, integration, multiculturalism, community formation, citizenship, political participation, and religious and cultural identities. This book was previously published as a special issue of the journal Immigrants and Minorities. Index, 296pp, UK. ROUTLEDGE.

Migration has been an integral aspect of the labour markets across much of Africa for at least the last century, cutting across class and skill boundaries. It represents an important livelihood strategy for poor households, but is also characteristic of the better off, including many African elites. Understanding is slowly emerging of the potentially positive role that migration can play in reducing poverty and mobilising the African diaspora in development. This first title in a series provides an overview of the complex political and economic issues at stake around the migration phenomenon in the twenty-first century. 160pp, SOUTH AFRICA. IDASA.

A collection of essays on historical, medical and mortality subjects related to the Caribbean and Africa. BNS 360pp. UK. ASHGATE PUBLISHERS, 0860783340

A wide ranging survey tracing the connections brought between regions by the movements of people, diseases, crops, technology and ideas. The author discusses the earliest human migrations, rise and spread of the major language groups, ancient trade patterns including the Silk Route and the Indian Ocean maritime trade, and the effects of migration on empire and industry between 1700 and 1900. Each chapter concludes with a guide for further reading. Index, maps, ix, 193pp, UK. ROUTLEDGE.

Deals with the complexity, variety and experience of all the forms of mobility we witness today in Sub-Saharan Africa. Tables, notes, refs, x, 214pp, NETHERLANDS. EJ BRILL, 9004120726

A collection of work which looks at new waves of immigration, particularly in the last twenty years, from Africa to the USA, Northern Europe and the UK. BNS, 200pp, UK. ROUTLEDGE, 0415309492

Unravels some of the bizarre and brutal paradoxes of international migration, explaining the economic and social issues, and arguing for more rational approaches to immigration. Tables, boxes, bib, index, 144pp, UK. NEW INTERNATIONALIST.

The militarization of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), especially in Africa, is causing growing alarm within the humanitarian and development communities. The planned and spontaneous arming of refugees and IDPs threatens access to asylum as well as protection. But while the policy debates rage over how to deal with armed refugees and how to prevent their spill-over into neighbouring countries, surprisingly little research has been done to explain why displaced people arm themselves or how militarization affects the local and host populations. This book traces the experience of refugee and IDP militarization in four African countries emerging from or affected by war: Guinea, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. It considers the effects of such militarization on regional, national, and human security, and reflects on the responses of hosting governments and humanitarian organizations. Index, 261pp, UK. ZED BOOKS.

Tells the stories of three children from Somalia, Sudan and Ethiopia who were forced to become refugees. The stories are told in words and the children's own paintings. Full colour 64pp, UK. EVANS PUBLISHING GROUP.

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Combines theoretical discussion on the role of networks, resources and social capital in the UK with fieldwork evidence and interviews with members of RCOs, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and statutory authorities. It critically examines the impact of dispersal and current legislative change on refugee communities and RCOs; explores the integrative role of RCOs; assesses the race relations framework in Britain and its effects on refugee organisations; provides a thorough and up-to-date literature review. Index, bib, 246pp, UK. POLICY PRESS.

This volume resulted from an interdisciplinary, intellectual exchange on the significant role and place of religion in the context of African migration studies. Contributors from the fields of history of religion, sociology, anthropology, history, geography, missiology, migration and diaspora draw on fieldwork in Germany, the United Kingdom, Norway, the USA, Israel, and Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, Eritrea, Sudan, Egypt) to show the interconnectedness of religion, migration and globalization. 250pp, GERMANY. BAYREUTH AFRICAN STUDIES.

Refugees and asylum seekers are rarely out of the headlines in the UK, but only rarely do people in exile have the opportunity to speak for themselves. This anthology of prose, poetry and essays brings together scores of writers originating in countries as diverse as Algeria and Zimbabwe, Somalia and Angola. Includes essays about being writers and readers in exile. These articles range from the difficulties in holding on to traditional rural imagery in a place so far from home through to the identity of a whole generation of young writers whose lives have been entirely spent away from their countries of origin. 325pp, UK. FIVE LEAVES PUBLICATIONS.

Transnational social spaces have emerged in recent years as a research area within migration and area studies. This volume is about African social spaces with examples from Central and Western Africa as well as of African-European relations. Index, 248pp, GERMANY. LIT VERLAG.

Comparative study examining the experience and identity of ndividuals in two refugee groups living in London. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, the central concern is the degree to which the individual refugee experience is determined by broader political and cultural processes which occur between the boundaries of home and the country of settlement. Figs, app, bib, index, 230pp, UK. ASHGATE, 0754617017

2002 Hardback

Provides an overview of key recent developments related to internal and cross-border dis-placement of people throughout the world. Produced by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the book focuses on issues occurring since the last edition of the series in 2000. Recent years have seen a decline in the number of refugees, partly due to large-scale returns to Afghanistan and Angola, among others. Nonetheless, the majority of refugee situations remain protracted with no prospects for durable solutions in sight, such as the Bhutanese in Nepal, the Western Saharans in Algeria and the Somalis in various host countries. 340pp, UK. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Glynis Clacherty became involved with a group of refugee children who had arrived in Johannesburg without parents, friends or family from countries of Africa that had been torn apart by civil wars and coups. As a way of helping them deal with the trauma of their flight and their arrival in a strange, sometimes hostile adoptive country, she brought together a number of second-hand suitcases and gave them to the children to paint their personal stories and recent histories. 184pp, SOUTH AFRICA. DOUBLE STOREY BOOKS.

The end of the cold war and the loosening grip of superpower influence resulted in the prolifera-tion of political, ethnic and religious rivalries. Border disputes, civil war and ethnic conflicts contributed to a decade of widespread forced displacement of people. Sadako Ogata was the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1990 to 2000. In this, her first-hand account of her UN experience, she focuses on the scene of four crises in which she directed relief: Northern Iraq, the Balkans, the African Great Lakes region and Afghanistan. Foreword by Kofi Annan. Maps, illus, 402pp, USA. NORTON.

How does Africa stand on migration? As the world's poorest continent, Africa is seeing an increasing number of its citizens migrate from its rural sector to its cities and to new overseas destinations. In spite of new policy thinking from the African Union, African countries have not yet fully prioritised the migration issue in their public policy or through their shared institutions. Identifying this gap, the African Migration Alliance - a new network of policy researchers for the continent - has held an international workshop to ask the question: What are Africa's policy concerns on migration? In intriguing new research papers, the leading migration scholars of the continent give their views on new destinations, free movement of peoples, xenophobia, human trafficking and other migration issues, as they outline public priorities and work toward guide-lines for future African migration policies. 291pp, SOUTH AFRICA. HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL.

Highlights the ways in which refugees' freedom of expression is curbed by host countries, and concludes with recommendations for the UNHCR. A4 format, 43pp, UK. ARTICLE 19, 1902598385

Millions of refugees have returned home: these essays based on fieldwork look at their experiences, essays from the Sudan, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Algeria, Chad and Ghana. General introductory essay and conclusion. Bibliography, index. 320pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

Traces the link between globalization and world migrations, and shows how new forms of struggle and a new global working class are coming into being. Notes, bib, index, xii, 402pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS. 0865439214