ABSTRACT
Introduction Migration in its various forms has become part of an enlarged security concept which has grown popular with scholars, politicians and NGO’s alike, particularly since the end of the Cold War. The enlarged security concept has also brought with it a clear shift of focus from the security of the state which has been the focus of the traditional security concept to that of the individual. The linkage between migration and an expanded security concept is therefore particularly appealing to the adherents of the latter concept because migration, like famine or draught, refers to the security of the individual. Moreover, migration can be both part of traditional as well as non-traditional security concerns (for example, refugees fleeing war or famine).
