Many people assume that people migrate because they are poor and that development can reduce migration. In this module, students are invited to critically think about what development means and how development and migration shape each other. Working with four case studies from across the globe, students think through the migration-development nexus, that is the complex ways in which development processes, such as changes in infrastructure, education systems, political freedoms, technology, and socio-cultural norms, are interlinked with immigration and emigration. The module shows that migration is a social phenomenon that affects all societies and people, regardless of their development and income levels.
