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Unauthorized Identity Craft: Rethinking “Fraud” in the Study of Migration 未经授权的身份工艺：重新思考移民研究中的“欺诈”

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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1177/01979183251409752

Jaeeun Kim, Apostolos Andrikopoulos

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Becoming an Informed Citizen — the Relationship Between Naturalization Regimes, Language, and Political Knowledge Among Naturalized Citizens 成为一个知情的公民——入籍制度、语言和入籍公民政治知识之间的关系

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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2026-01-05 DOI: 10.1177/01979183251406240

Jessica Kuhlmann

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Book Review: Age and Immigration Policy in Canada 书评：加拿大的年龄与移民政策

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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/01979183261473320

Deniz Cevik

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Global Inequalities in US Visa Rejections: Evidence from Visitor Visa Applications Submitted Between 2006 and 2021 美国拒签的全球不平等：来自2006年至2021年间提交的访客签证申请的证据

IF 3.8 1区社会学

International Migration Review Pub Date : 2025-12-30 DOI: 10.1177/01979183251405836

Kevin J. A. Thomas, Ricardo Henrique Lowe

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Isolated from Home, Trapped by Remittances: How Isolation Leads to Affective and Moral Pressures on North Korean Remittances 离乡背井，被汇款困住：孤立如何导致朝鲜汇款的情感和道德压力

IF 3.8 1区社会学

International Migration Review Pub Date : 2025-12-29 DOI: 10.1177/01979183251405861

Myung Ah Son, Jiwon Yun

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Rethinking Externalization of Migration Governance in Europe–Africa Relations: Future Research Directions in a Changing Geopolitical Landscape 对欧非关系中移民治理外部化的再思考：地缘政治格局变化中的未来研究方向

IF 3.8 1区社会学

International Migration Review Pub Date : 2025-12-29 DOI: 10.1177/01979183251409750

Amanda Bisong

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Comfortable Immobility and the Role of Staying in the Upward Social Mobility of Families in Asian Cities 亚洲城市家庭社会向上流动中的舒适不动与居住作用

IF 3.8 1区社会学

International Migration Review Pub Date : 2025-12-19 DOI: 10.1177/01979183251405835

Karen Anne S. Liao, Marta Bivand Erdal

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Beyond the Economics Versus Culture Divide: Neoliberal Migration Policy 超越经济与文化的鸿沟：新自由主义移民政策

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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2025-12-18 DOI: 10.1177/01979183251405866

Christian Joppke

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Under the Radar: An Examination of Norway's Mixed-Origin Population 在雷达下：对挪威混合血统人口的考察

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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2025-12-18 DOI: 10.1177/01979183251405833

Arnfinn H. Midtbøen, Jon Horgen Friberg, Solveig Topstad Borgen

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Refugee Fatigue? How Reports of Increased Numbers of Refugees Affect Public Attitudes About Admission and Overseas Relief 难民疲劳吗?难民人数增加的报道如何影响公众对接纳和海外救济的态度

IF 3.8 1区社会学

International Migration Review Pub Date : 2025-12-18 DOI: 10.1177/01979183251405858

David Scott FitzGerald, John H. Evans

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