Migration and integration in turbulent times

This opening chapter offers a novel perspective and terminology for exploring the complexities of migration, integration and migration governance in a context where various crises overlap and intersect. The chapter argues that the so-called migration crises are actually cascading crises, where crisis-induced migration morphs into a governance crisis and then into a political crisis, subsequently bringing about a crisis of integration. The different cascades and the co-occurrence of various overlapping crises creates a situation of turbulence, which presents a particular governance challenge and creates anxieties both among migrants and other members of societies.