'This easily accessible volume presents a sophisticated and nuanced theoretical argument and is a major contribution to the literature on migration.' H. Shambayati, Choice
1. Introduction: migration in the Global North and South; 2. Host state engagement in the Middle East and North Africa; 3. Egypt: from strategic indifference to post-revolutionary repression; 4. Morocco: from raids and roundups to a new politics of migration; 5. Turkey: from strategic indifference to institutionalized control; 6. Differential treatment by nationality? Ethnicity, religion, and race; 7. The domestic influence of international actors: UNHCR and IOM's role in host state policy outcomes; 8. The post-2015 migration paradigm in the Mediterranean; 9. Conclusion and avenues forward.