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ASM Ali Ashraf is Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Dhaka. He holds a Ph.D. in public and international affairs from the University of Pittsburgh.
Asian Boat People and the Challenges of Migration Governance: A Source Country Perspective
To what extent does the boat migration phenomenon demonstrate the limits of migration governance? The purpose of this essay is to address this question by focusing on Bangladesh as a source country. There are compelling reasons for looking into the boat migration phenomenon through the lens of migration governance. Despite the growing contribution of foreign remittances to the national economy, establishing a fairer migration regime has emerged as a challenging task for Bangladesh. An analysis of the boat migration phenomenon provides an opportunity to investigate the nature of the problem and its underlying causes.
