The problem of "methodological nationalism" in the study of migration. A recently studied example: the Spain/Malaysia comparison. The migration system of the Gulf States. The strength of the rule of law and the scale of migratory flows: the paradox of the inverse correlation.
Marxist or neo-Marxist explanations of the global migration system. Postcolonial views. Theories of urban globalization. Critical reading of certain socio-demographic (Massey), socio-economic (Saskia Sassen) or cultural anthropological (Appadurai) approaches.
