1. Introduction; 2. Toward political development; 3. Linking emigration to political development; 4. Global connections; 5. The free migration regime before WWI; 6. Guest-worker programs after WWII; 7. Limited mobility in the world today; 8. Internal migration; 9. Fellow travellers; 10. Conclusion.
This book examines whether countries or regions that experience significant outward migration can expect to benefit politically from that emigration.
Jonathon W. Moses is currently a professor of political science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, where he has taught since 1993. Moses has published several books including Ways of Knowing (2007), International Migration: Globalization's Last Frontier (2006) and Norwegian Catch-up: Development and Globalization before World War II (2005). He is a co-editor of European Political Science (EPS). Among his research interests are globalization, international migration, social democracy and the European Union. Among other places, his articles have appeared in the pages of World Development, the Journal of Common Market Studies and Politics and Society.
“This is, to my knowledge, the first work that systematically looks
at the impact of emigration on political development. It is
compelling in its sweeping scope and methodological rigor. Its
central message that emigration is good for democracy in sending
states is uncomfortable news for our restriction-minded liberal
democracies.”
– Christian Joppke, University of Bern
“Jonathon Moses has written an important and timely book. While the
topic of migration is now one of the hot topics in comparative
politics, most scholars have focused on the effects of immigration
into the industrialized world. Of course, this is only half of the
story. Moses’ interesting and comprehensive analysis teaches us
about the other half of the story: What are the effects of people
leaving their homes on political and economic development? This
book thus makes a significant contribution to the study of
comparative politics.”
– Sven Steinmo, European University Institute
“Migration is generally considered to improve the economic
well-being of the individual, though its broader effects on society
and the polity are poorly understood. In this subtle analysis of
emigration and political development, Jonathon Moses opens a new
line of inquiry and his findings are original and provocative.
Anyone interested in how mobility effects political change will
want to read this book.”
– James F. Hollifield, Professor of Political Science, Southern
Methodist University
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