BOOK REVIEW: Catherine Wihtol de Wenden, 2023. Migration and International Relations. Springer Nature, 105pp.

Abstract

This review of Catherine Wihtol de Wenden’s Migration and International Relations examines the transformative role of human mobility in global diplomacy, with a specific focus on the burgeoning phenomenon of South-South migration. While the text explores the Euro-Mediterranean context, it provides critical data revealing that migration within the Global South now equals South-North flows. The analysis highlights how Southern nations leverage migration diplomacy and remittances to assert geopolitical agency. Ultimately, the review argues that the book exposes a structural disconnect between Northern security-centric policies and the socio-economic realities of the South, necessitating a paradigm shift in global migration governance.