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The current level of the world’s migrant population is estimated to be around 215 million, representing about 3 per cent of the world’s population. Migration is not a new phenomenon. Indeed, periods of mass migration from the sixteenth century to the present day have been charted by Castles and Miller (2009).
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Lazaridis, G. (2015). Introduction and Theoretical Context. In: International Migration into Europe. Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137384966_1
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