ABSTRACT
Chapter 8 introduces and addresses some of the contemporary situations for the forcibly displaced. The Rohingya from Myanmar and the so-called migration crisis in the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas are discussed. Growing interest in ‘human smuggling’ and ‘human trafficking’ is discussed. Some recent ideas to find solutions for the forcibly displaced are outlined, including the work of Betts and Collier on the use of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to employ refugees; Cohen and Van Hear’s proposals for a form of transnational citizenship for refugees; suggestions around island nations for refugees; Crepeau’s goals to transform the way States manage migration and suggestions for the need for new and rights-based approaches to migration. ‘Children on the move’ are discussed in relation to their migration pathways and the need for their rights to be recognised as children first and foremost. Some speculatory comments are made on the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic and how the study of forced migration might engage further in debates around race, racism and the Black Lives Matter movement.
