"German and European immigration policies have only recently begun to cope with the inevitable: growing labor demand in …'s first immigration act and several European initiatives towards legal harmonization at the EU level, an actively controlling … immigration policy which would be needed to master the challenges ahead, is not yet in sight. Against this background, the book …

In an age of globalization there is frequent migration across national borders, resulting in a reconsideration of the … notion, practice and social institution of national citizenship. Addressing this phenomenon, the book focuses on the exchange … people and ideas between Asia and Europe …

Transition and Enlargements -- The Experiences of a New Emigrant Country: Emerging Migration from Hungary -- Migration Experience …

major, contemporary flows: two in west and east Europe, and one each in the Americas and Asia. The analysis, in each case … migration issues. This book will be of interest to researchers, students, NGOs, professional bodies, national ministries … and refugee inflows in Europe -- II: Challenges across Regions - Eastern Europe, Central America and South-East Asia -- 9 …