Migration in the Global South: Exploring New Theoretical Territory

There are more people migrating from one country to another within the Global South than there are people moving from the Global South to the Global North. Yet most theoretical and methodological development, as well as most identified empirical patterns, within the field of migration studies relies on research conducted on South-to-North migration. This introduction addresses the conceptual problems for the field that emerge from this disconnect, and highlights the remedies offered by the articles included in this issue. Focusing on South–South migration allows for the testing and either affirmation or modification of existing theories that migration scholars have for why people migrate, who migrates, where they choose to migrate to and why, and how well or poorly they integrate into the destination country.