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Causes of Migration

The document discusses causes of migration both historically and currently. It mentions survival, colonization, push and pull factors, economic opportunities, security, political stability, and urbanization as reasons for migration. It also defines demography and lists demographic factors.

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Causes of Migration

The document discusses causes of migration both historically and currently. It mentions survival, colonization, push and pull factors, economic opportunities, security, political stability, and urbanization as reasons for migration. It also defines demography and lists demographic factors.

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Causes of Migration

• Reasons for migration (settlement in ‘distant’ land) in the


past?
– Survival – largely true to primitive society
–
Colonization
• At present?Causes of Migration
• More migration now in an age of globalization? Causes?
–
Push and pull factors
– “Greener pasture”
– Security and political stability
–
Urbanization – due to influx of people from rural areasDefining Demography
• Demography
– The study of the size, territorial distribution, and composition of population,
changes therein, and the components of such change

Demographic Factors
Fertility Mortality
Migration Population Size Composition Distribution Political/Institutional Factors
Social/Psychological Factors Biological FactorsRegionalism GE TCW
[ The Contemporary World ]Introduction
• Regionalism is an interesting development as globalization is taking place
• Activities expand not just at the global but also regional level
– Examples: creation of regional organizations and agreements to achieve economic,
political and social goalsIntroduction
• But what drives regionalism and what is its impact?
• Some observers fear that regionalism will erode a multilateral, global system
• Others argue that regionalism will forge greater cooperation on a range of global
issues and in turn will strengthen existing multilateral system

Learning Outcomes
• At the end of this lesson, learners are expected to:
1. Define regionalism;
2. Elaborate different approaches to regionalism;
3. Discuss the driving forces of regionalism; and 4.
Explain the emergence and characteristics of Asian regionalism
Conceptions of Regionalism
• There is growing interest in regionalism and its causes and consequences
• Yet, there is no consensus on what the concept exactly
means
• Some focus on geographic proximity and contiguity
– Proximity helps states or economies to have shared identity

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