J. P. Singh is Chair of Culture and Political Economy and Director of the Centre for Cultural Relations at the University of Edinburgh. Singh has authored five monographs, edited three books, and published dozens of scholarly articles. He is editor of the journal Arts and International Affairs and also Stanford's book series on Emerging Frontiers in the Global Economy. In policy work, Singh has advised international organizations such as UNESCO, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization. Remapping IR is an occasional series of talks on alternative perspectives to power, states, and the international system. These events are jointly […]

This presentation will examine histories of Latin American immigration, migration, and deportation in the United States. It locates the structural and institutional roots of today’s Mexican and Central American migration to the United States in a number of historical global processes. Aviva Chomsky will explain how the cross-border movement of people emerged in the context of late twentieth century globalization as well as through a much longer global history of colonialism, displacement, and removal of indigenous peoples in both North and South America. The role of social, economic, and political forces driving these processes, such as nation-state building, economic development, […]