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1 Int'l Migration Rev. 3 (1966-1967)

handle is hein.journals/imgratv1 and id is 1 raw text is: Editorial Migration is an international fact, before it becomes an international problem. Geographical and social mobility are at the root of that universal process of change forcing contemporary societies, not only to be open for new institutions, but to be ready to institutionalize mechanisms for a continued process of change. Across international borders or boundaries of metropolitan areas, we can watch a massive flow of people moving after goals of economic stability, professional promotion, and political and religious freedom. The new dimensions of such unprecedented geographical and social mobility are reflected in the farmers' exodus from agriculture, in the increasing urbanization of the world, in the plea of refugees, in automa- tion and retraining for new jobs, and in the consequent problems of culutral integration and assimilation into new communities. In this modern context, The International Migration Review takes its place and finds its meaning. The change of title from the former International Migration Digest needs only a word of explanation. Neither the approach of a basically humanistic understanding of the problem of migration has been changed, nor have the means, i.e., the apport of human sciences for a realistic view of this problem, been modified. In fact, an interdisciplinary cooperation in the field of migration is indis- pensable. If demography, economy, sociology, history, psychology, may give us an insight concerning the origin and the development of the phenomenon of migration, statistics, ecology, and human geography may complete the analysis of the significant variables of the same phenomenon. The new title, on the other hand, implies a more original effort of analysis and clarification of issues. Voluntary agencies, like the Society of St. Charles that has been active in the field of migration in different countries since 1887 or the American Committee on Italian Migration (ACIM-NCRC) that has established a foundation for our publication, and governmental and supranational agencies, all are carrying on an invaluable work. This work, however, must be integrated with scientific knowledge as a guide and stimulus. The agencies realize that good will for social assistance cannot cope alone with the growing problems of industrial and urban centers that are attracting from the hinterland and from abroad a more 3

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