Globalization, Global Migration and its impact on a regional level

Field study: The border between Spain and Morocco

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2007 in the subject Sociology - Economy and Industry, grade: 7,5, Maastricht University, language: English, abstract: In order to understand the concept of globalization, this paper is going to give a short definition.The paper argues that globalization leads to a rise in the number of global migrations. The idea of global migration does have many facets which will be explained briefly. In order to show the impact global migration can have on a regional level, this essay will have the Mediterranean border of Spain and Morocco as its main subject. Here, it will be examined which kind of global migration takes place and how the local authorities deal with it. Further, there will be a glance at other involved parties, such as the European Union, and how theses actors influence the migration politics of the examined area.