Introduction

The book investigates migration governance in Asia through a multilevel analysis, addressing its local, national and regional dimensions as well as placing it in the wider context of global migration governance. It presents case studies including migration to and within Japan, the migration of Burmese and Tibetan refugees to India, and the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar. Evaluating the rules, norms and processes put in place by state and non-state actors to cope with international migration, the contributors focus especially on migration flows and the extent to which Asian cases are distinct from those elsewhere. For this purpose, the book presents comparative cases from the United States and Europe, with an interesting chapter by Giuseppe on Euro-Mediterranean experiences on management of migration governance to provide a comparative context for the analysis of Asia.