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Europe as a Normative Horizon: Migration Aspirations Among Japanese Self-Initiated Migrants 欧洲作为规范视野：日本自发移民的移民愿望

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International Migration Pub Date : 2026-08-05 DOI: 10.1111/imig.70211

Miyako Hayakawa

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Gratitude That Never Was: Migration, Labour and Discontent in Au Pair Experiences 从未有过的感激：互惠生经历中的移民、劳动和不满

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International Migration Pub Date : 2026-08-05 DOI: 10.1111/imig.70206

Bengi Sullu

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Intermediaries and Informal Migration Pathways of Filipino Migrant Workers in Belgium 比利时菲律宾移民工人的中介和非正式移民途径

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International Migration Pub Date : 2026-08-03 DOI: 10.1111/imig.70210

Ferlie Rose Ann N. Famaloan

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Can Hong Kong Be Home? Sub-Saharan African Students' Notions and Aspirations of Home in a Global City 香港能成为家吗？撒哈拉以南非洲学生在全球化城市中的家的概念和愿望

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International Migration Pub Date : 2026-08-02 DOI: 10.1111/imig.70207

Phillip Thebe

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Persons Enough to Punish: Illegality, Deportability and the Hierarchy of Personhood in US Immigration 足以惩罚的人：美国移民中的非法、驱逐和人格等级

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International Migration Pub Date : 2026-07-31 DOI: 10.1111/imig.70203

David Niculae

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Temporary Protection Responses to Syrian Displacement: The Canary in the Coal Mine? Reflections and Lessons Learned 对叙利亚流离失所的临时保护反应：煤矿中的金丝雀？反思和经验教训

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International Migration Pub Date : 2026-07-31 DOI: 10.1111/imig.70205

Feyzi Baban, Suzan Ilcan, Kim Rygiel

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Migration and the Politics of Integration. By Karin Borevi and Ayhan Kaya, Cham, Switzerland: Springer, IMISCOE Research Series, 2026. 127 pp. Open Access (paperback). ISBN: 978-3-03-221785-1 (ebook) 移民与融合政治。作者：KarinBorevi和AyhanKaya，瑞士Cham: b施普林格，IMISCOE研究系列，2026。127页。开放获取（平装本）。ISBN: 978‐3‐03‐221785‐1（电子书）

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International Migration Pub Date : 2026-07-29 DOI: 10.1111/imig.70208

Özge Onay

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Beyond Divided Loyalties: How Transnational Family Ties Enhance Political Trust in High-Emigration Countries 超越分裂的忠诚：跨国家庭关系如何增强高移民国家的政治信任

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International Migration Pub Date : 2026-07-29 DOI: 10.1111/imig.70204

Jing Zhang, Ruiyuan Ding, Nan Zhang

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The Domestic Border: Race, Labour and the Making of Migrant Subordination in Lebanon 国内边界：种族、劳工和黎巴嫩移民从属地位的形成

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International Migration Pub Date : 2026-07-23 DOI: 10.1111/imig.70202

Jasmin Lilian Diab

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Disruption and Adjustment. Labour Market Performance of Ukrainian War Refugees in Poland in the Context of Pre-War Migration 破坏和调整。战前移民背景下乌克兰战争难民在波兰的劳动力市场表现

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International Migration Pub Date : 2026-07-10 DOI: 10.1111/imig.70198

Agata Górny, Paweł Kaczmarczyk, Jeremy Caldeira

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