Emigration and Political Development

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.

• 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 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