Forced vs Voluntary Migration

In this video we discuss the distinction between forced and voluntary migration. While these terms are often used as dichotomies, in reality we see migration as a continuum of reasons to migrate between purely forced and purely voluntary. Related videos: Why do people migrate? and how do they decide where to go? https://youtu.be/6p0YWv_sZkE?si=jojewSLnix8x3nAG 0:00 Intro 0:35 Defining "migrant" 1:02 What is Voluntary, what is involuntary migration? 1:52 Types of voluntary migration 2:09 Types of involuntary migration 2:19 It's not a dichotomy, it's a continuum 4:09 Are there reasonable alternatives to migration? 5:53 Conclusion This video was produced as part of the Intercultural Learning Online Project, funded by the European Union and ILO. Additional resources: Heaven Crawley & Dimitris Skleparis (2018) Refugees, migrants, neither, both: categorical fetishism and the politics of bounding in Europe’s ‘migration crisis’, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 44:1, 48- 64, DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2017.1348224 Marta Bivand Erdal & Ceri Oeppen (2018) Forced to leave? The discursive and analytical significance of describing migration as forced and voluntary, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 44:6, 981-998, DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2017.1384149