ABSTRACT
Desert can be thought of as a position people often find themselves in which there is a belief that can be held by themselves or others that they deserve something, perhaps a reward or a punishment. This chapter establishes sociology of postmarxism approach to migration that will give emphasis to the politico-social nature of migration as opposed to the historical focus on neo-classical economics and labour movements that remains predominant in much of the understanding of migration today. It offers an explanation of the key assumptions and concepts within some of the most prominent theoretical work in the literature today. The chapter focuses on the conditions that make migration a form of social dislocation and to consider what the consequences might be. Neo-classical economic theory is the oldest theoretical approach to explaining migration and could be said to have developed out of the work of Ravenstein.
