Sverre Molland is a senior lecturer in Anthropology at the Australian National University, Australia. His research examines the intersections between migration, development and security in a comparative perspective, with specific focus on governance regimes and intervention modalities in mainland Southeast Asia.

"Safe migration has become the new buzzword among both government and non-governmental organizations concerned with cross-border labour migration, including in Southeast Asia. Sverre Molland's monograph is the first book-length, critical academic treatment of the subject for the Southeast Asian region...The book undoubtedly provides much-needed critical insights into the emergence of safe migration as discourse, policy and practice."--Sallie Yae, SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia Vol. 38, No. 1 (2023)

• 1. Introducing safe migration PART I SITUATING SAFETY IN MIGRATION 2. From traffic to safety: The allure of safe migration 3. Omnipresence and nothingness: Lao and Myanmar migrants compared PART II MODALITIES OF INTERVENTION 4. Departures: Technologies of anticipation 5. State-centric safety and biometric economies: documents and recruitment chains 6. Destinations: hotlines and safety nets PART III SAFETY MEDIATED 7. On Humanitarian spaces 8. Brokers, migrants and safety 9. informal Assistance 10. Conclusion

Sverre Molland is a senior lecturer in Anthropology at the Australian National University, Australia. His research examines the intersections between migration, development and security in a comparative perspective, with specific focus on governance regimes and intervention modalities in mainland Southeast Asia.

"Safe migration has become the new buzzword among both government and non-governmental organizations concerned with cross-border labour migration, including in Southeast Asia. Sverre Molland's monograph is the first book-length, critical academic treatment of the subject for the Southeast Asian region...The book undoubtedly provides much-needed critical insights into the emergence of safe migration as discourse, policy and practice."--Sallie Yae, SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia Vol. 38, No. 1 (2023)

• 1. Introducing safe migration PART I SITUATING SAFETY IN MIGRATION 2. From traffic to safety: The allure of safe migration 3. Omnipresence and nothingness: Lao and Myanmar migrants compared PART II MODALITIES OF INTERVENTION 4. Departures: Technologies of anticipation 5. State-centric safety and biometric economies: documents and recruitment chains 6. Destinations: hotlines and safety nets PART III SAFETY MEDIATED 7. On Humanitarian spaces 8. Brokers, migrants and safety 9. informal Assistance 10. Conclusion

Sverre Molland is a senior lecturer in Anthropology at the Australian National University, Australia. His research examines the intersections between migration, development and security in a comparative perspective, with specific focus on governance regimes and intervention modalities in mainland Southeast Asia.

"Safe migration has become the new buzzword among both government and non-governmental organizations concerned with cross-border labour migration, including in Southeast Asia. Sverre Molland's monograph is the first book-length, critical academic treatment of the subject for the Southeast Asian region...The book undoubtedly provides much-needed critical insights into the emergence of safe migration as discourse, policy and practice."--Sallie Yae, SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia Vol. 38, No. 1 (2023)

• 1. Introducing safe migration PART I SITUATING SAFETY IN MIGRATION 2. From traffic to safety: The allure of safe migration 3. Omnipresence and nothingness: Lao and Myanmar migrants compared PART II MODALITIES OF INTERVENTION 4. Departures: Technologies of anticipation 5. State-centric safety and biometric economies: documents and recruitment chains 6. Destinations: hotlines and safety nets PART III SAFETY MEDIATED 7. On Humanitarian spaces 8. Brokers, migrants and safety 9. informal Assistance 10. Conclusion