Crisis and Migration: Implications of the Eurozone Crisis for Perceptions, Politics, and Policies of Migration

Pieter Bevelander is a professor at and the director of the Malmo Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity, and Welfare at Malmo University in Sweden. Bo Petersson is a professor of political science at International Migration and Ethnic Relations and the vice dean for research at the faculty of culture and society, both at Malmo University.

The on-going Eurozone crisis frequently makes front page news, but aspects of its deeper implications are more rarely discussed in media. In Crisis and Migration the authors analyse the current situation and its effects on politics and migration. In case studies they show how the economic downturn affects daily life on a local, national, and European level. The authors reflect on the crisis from mutually rewarding micro-to-macro perspectives. Their focus is geared away from the crisis as an acute phenomenon -- instead they investigate it as a potential symptom of a chronic decline of the EU in relation to other regions. It is imperative to address the long-term consequences of the development and that scholars engage in that critical discussion. Alongside its senior authors, Crisis and Migration features contributors of a new generation of scholars who are likely to be prominent in the field in years to come. The book is vital reading for researchers in migration and European studies, policymakers, and journalists.