1. GEOGRAPHY ◄THE UK & GLOBALISATION►
On a global scale: the world as a global village
 Faster, cheaper communication & transport
- The transport revolution for goods & people
- The communication revolution
 Free flows, no borders?
- Open borders for goods
- More complicated for people
=> An accelerated globalization
- The International division of labour
- The competition between global cities
On a regional scale: the EU migrant crisis
 EU border policy
- The Schengen area & Frontex
 Specific push & pull factors
- The arc of crisis & the Welfare State
=> The migrant crisis
- Migrant routes/pathways to EU & UK
- Asylum seekers & refugees
World market
National territories
TNC GHQ
Investment flows
Other flows (information, employees, raw materials, components, manufactured goods)
TNCs, the main drive
of globalisation
Europe, a Haven. "The New Europeans",
National Geographic, October 2016
The “Jungle” camp in Calais,
Philippe Huguen, AFP/ Getty Images, iNews, 30 August 2016.

2. GEOGRAPHY ◄THE UK & GLOBALISATION►
On a national scale : the UK & international migration
 Specific pull factors
- The Commonwealth
 Strict border policy
- The Le Touquet agreement
 Selective immigration policy
The 2003 & 2004 legislation
=> UK immigrants’ profile
- The brain drain, remittances ; circular, re-emigration
 A specificity: British emigration tradition
- A worldwide diaspora, new amenity/lifestyle migration
From local to global: London a global city
  The assets of an attractive city
Multipolar command functions, a connected multimodal hub
=> attracts flows & multicultural city
· A city challenged by major issues
- The socio-economic divide & the environmental challenge
=> The answer: urban planning
- The conflicting aims of rebranding
- The debates about urban regeneration & London’s image
Net migration flows,
The Migration Observatory, Oxford University, 13/4/15
‘Red’ Ken LIVINGSTONE
(Labour)
‘Mad’ Boris JOHNSON
(Tory)
Sadiq KHAN
(Labour)