What Can We Do?: Migration

Cath Senker is a children's non-fiction writer who specialises in writing about modern history, global issues and world religions. Her latest history titles include Living Through the Vietnam War (Raintree, 2011), Our World Divided: Israel and the Middle East (Wayland, 2011) and A Cultural History of Women in America: Women Claim the Vote (Bailey Publishing, 2011). She has a particular interest in the topics of migration, refugees and racism and recently wrote Mapping Global Issues: Immigrants and Refugees (Arcturus, 2011). In her work, Cath aims to highlight individuals' experiences and to present different viewpoints in a non-judgemental way as a basis for discussion. Cath also works as a project manager and editor on non-fiction titles for both children and adults. Before embarking on a freelance career, she worked as a commissioning editor for a children's educational publishing company for eight years. She is also an experienced ESOL teacher. Cath volunteers with City Reads, a project that aims to widen the enjoyment of books and reading among people of all ages, especially people from disadvantaged communities. She is a also a keen amateur cyclist, cook and gardener.

1: What is migration?
2: Why do people migrate?
3: Who are migrants and where do they go?
4: Fleeing danger
5: How moving is good for migrants
6: Difficulties for migrants
7: How migration helps host countries
8: Problems for host countries
9: Helping their homelands
10: Brain drain and dependence
11: Building peace
12: Climate-change action
13: The freedom of movement debate
14: Glossary
15: Further information
16: Index