Refugees, Migration and Global Governance

This thoughtful and carefully-researched book analyzes the international negotiations that led to the adoption in 2018 of new global compacts on refugees and migration. At a time of anti-immigrant sentiment and restrictionist policies, it also provides an encouraging demonstration of how the international community was able to agree on the importance of working together to address these challenges. -- Karen AbuZayd, Former Special Advisor for the UN Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants and former Commissioner-General of UNRWA, USA Throughout the world, the transnational mobility of people is associated with anxieties, human rights abuses and heightened political debates. The global governance of migration and refugees is key to understand and perhaps remedy these challenges. But this is a complex and fast-changing field, which is why both researchers and policymakers will benefit enormously from reading this well-written, up-to-date and comprehensive book about how the international community addresses international migration. -- Antoine Pecoud, Professor of Sociology, the University of Paris, France This is a comprehensive, useful and well-informed book addressing the recent history and significance of the Global Compacts for Refugees and Migration negotiated among states and international organizations over the past several years. The book offers a pathway to understanding the significance of these events for the international order now and for the future. It should be read by researchers, students and policymakers. -- Gil Loescher, Professor Emeritus, University of Notre Dame, USA, and currently Visiting Professor, University of Oxford, UK Katharine Donato and Elizabeth Ferris provide a valuable record of the context and the events leading up to the most significant additions to the refugee and migration regime in decades: the UN global compacts for refugees and migrants. Drawing on their deep knowledge and experience in these fields, they help us to make sense of the achievements and gaps in the compact negotiations, and offer practical guidance on implementation. -- Kathleen Newland, co-founder, Migration Policy Institute, USA