Course: Why Do People Migrate? Theories

This article has been written by Alexandra Ricard-Guay who is based at the European University Institute in Italy. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is a worldwide organization in the …

Here we discuss the impact that different institutions can have on fostering ongoing migration over a period of time.

The following article has been written by Katie Kuschminder, European University Institute. Afghanistan has been engulfed in conflict for over 30 years. During this time, Afghans have continued to flee …

Here we consider the role that networks play in sustaining migration over a period of time.

Dual Labour Market Theory According to dual labour market theory, migration is caused by pull factors in developed countries and not by push factors in sending countries. It is the …

Here we describe dual labour market theory and world systems theory and how these provide explanations for international migration.

Here we recap the main arguments of neoclassical economics theory (at both a macro and micro level) and the new economics of migration. Neoclassical Economics: the macro level This was …

Here we describe neoclassical economic theory and the new economics of migration and how these provide explanations for international migration.

Hi everyone! Congratulations! You have made it to the end of the first week of the course. Here we sum up what we have learned during the week. In week …

This article recaps the dynamics that generate international migration according to migration expert Professor Philip Martin who is based at the University of California at Davis in the United States. …

The most elementary way of explaining international migration is by identifying ‘push’ and ‘pull’ factors. According to this basic framework, international migration is the result of a combination of reasons …

In their second video of this course, Anna Triandafyllidou and Sabrina Marchetti explain key ways of understanding international migration as a global phenomenon