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Book SynopsisOne of the most important challenges concerning the future of the European Union is the demographic reproduction of the European population. Decreasing birth-rates and the retirement of the baby boomers will dramatically reduce the labour force in the EU, which will entail not only a lack of manpower but also lower contributions to European social systems. It seems clear that the EU will have to counterbalance this population decrease by immigration in the coming years.
Migration Between the Middle East, North Africa and Europe takes this challenge as a point of departure for analysing the MENA region, in particular Morocco, Egypt and Turkey, as a possible source of future migration to the European Union. At the same time, it illustrates the uncertainties implied in such calculations, especially at a time of radical political changes, such as those brought about by the Arab Uprising.
Trade Review"Fast-growing nations of the Middle East and North Africa have a surplus of young workers, while shrinking European countries having ever fewer youth entering the labor force. These fundamental push and pull factors combine with policies, politics, and climate change and other factors to shape one of the world's most complex migration corridors."
-- Philip Martin, University of California, Davis "[A] very well edited publication which addresses an extremely topical subject from an important perspective. Many of the chapters are by internationally recognised experts in the field, presenting new analysis."
-- Michael Collyer, University of SussexTable of ContentsHeinz Fassmann, Wiebke Sievers: Introduction Part I: Country Profiles Chapter 1: Hein de Haas, 'Euro-Mediterranean Migration Futures: The Cases of Morocco, Egypt and Turkey' Chapter 2: Ayman Zohry, 'Migration and Development in Egypt' Chapter 3: Ahmet Icduygu, 'Turkish Emigration and its Implications for the Sending and Receiving Countries' Part II: Arena of Conflicts and Political Regulation Chapter 4: Andrew Geddes, The European Union's internationaL-migration relations towards Middle-Eastern and North-African countries Chapter 5: Sigrid Faath und Hanspeter Mattes, 'Political Conflicts and Migration in the MENA States' Chapter 6: Franz Nuscheler, 'The Uncertainties involved in Calculating Migration' Part III: Prognosis, Scenarios and Forecasts Chapter 7: Ralf E. Ulrich, 'Demographic Developments in the MENA-Region' Chapter 8: Heinz Fassmann, 'Egypt, Morocco, and Turkey: Estimating Migration Potentials' Chapter 9: Michael Bommes, Simon Fellmer, Friederike Zigmann, 'Migration Scenarios: Turkey, Egypt and Morocco'
