Security and Migration in Asia

Melissa G. Curley is Lecturer in International Relations in the School of Political Science and International Studies, at the University of Queensland, Australia. Wong Siu-lun is Professor and Director of the Centre of Asian Studies at the University of Hong Kong.

Security and Migration in Asia provides compelling insights into contemporary forms of illegal migration under conditions of globalization, and makes a contribution to the literature in international relations and migration studies.

1. Introduction: Applying Securitisation Theory to Unregulated Migration in Asia Melissa G. Curley and Wong Siu-lun 2. Levels of Analysis Issues in the Migration-Security Nexus Melissa G. Curley 3. Illegal Migration and Migrant Smuggling in the Asia- Pacific: Balancing Regional Security and Human Rights Andreas Schloenhardt 4. Securitising Human Trafficking in the Asia-Pacific: Regional Organisations and Response Strategies Ralf Emmers, Beth Greener-Barcham and Nicholas Thomas 5.The Securitisation of Chinese Migration to the Russian Far East: Rhetoric and Reality Elizabeth Wishnick 6. Human Smuggling and Trafficking in the Taiwan Strait: Security Predicament or Political Dilemma? James K. Chin 7. The Cultural Economy of Illegal Migration: Migrant Workers Who Overstay in Hong Kong Amy S.C. Sim 8. Human Trafficking in Post-Soviet Central Asia: A Critique of the Securitisation Framework Nicole Jackson 9. Reflections on Managing Migration in Southeast Asia: Mitigating the Unintended Consequences of Securitisation Mely Caballero-Anthony 10. Conclusion: Undocumented Migration and the State/Human Security Nexus in Asia Melissa G. Curley and Wong Siu-lun