Echeverría Cubello, Gabriel EstebanSciortino, GiuseppeCvjaner, MartinaPott, AndreasRass, ChristophWolff, Frank2026-02-272026-02-272018-03-27Cvajner, M., Echeverría, G., Sciortino, G. (2018). What Do We Talk when We Talk about Migration Regimes? The Diverse Theoretical Roots of an Increasingly Popular Concept. In: Pott, A., Rass, C., Wolff, F. (eds) Was ist ein Migrationsregime? What Is a Migration Regime?. Migrationsgesellschaften. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-20532-4_3978-3-658-20531-7978-3-658-20532-410.1007/978-3-658-20532-4_3https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/133442Since the 1990s, the notion of “migration regime” has enjoyed a growing popularity in social sciences. The popularity of a term has not been matched, however, by the development of a precise definition. Through a hermeneutical interpretation of the literature on migration regimes, we show how, despite its current imperfections and ambiguities, the concept provides a much-needed middle path in the analysis of the regulation of international migration. One that enables, for instance, an adequately complex, and yet realistic, understanding of the current role of nation-states: neither almighty, undisputed actors, nor marginal, powerless ones.engbook parthttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-20532-4_3https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-658-20532-4_3metadata only access316Migration regimeMigration policyInternational migrationMigration controlBorder regimeSociología63 Sociología