The Transnational State - 9783031536403

The Transnational StateGoverning Migratory Circulations\nAuthor(s): Thomas Lacroix, Henriette Korthals Altes\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Palgrave Macmillan\nISBN-13: 9783031536403, 978-3031536403\nSynopsis\nThis work in two parts examines the relations between transnational societies and states. The second volume of this work contends that current policies meant to control or enhance transnational flows have led to the emergence of a transnational policy apparatus coined the transnational state. This book proposes an innovative conceptual framework to grasp the transformations of the contemporary state in both sending and receiving countries. It shows how states expand beyond national territorial limits by reaching out to migrants where they are. In response to the migrants endeavours to circumvent the constrains imposed by selective migration policies, public authorities expand the reach of their control beyond (external.