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Ian Goldin

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Professor @Oxford University. Website iangoldin.org

Ian Andrew Goldin is a South African-born British professor at the University of Oxford in England, and was the founding director of the Oxford Martin School.

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Ian Goldin @iangoldin.bsky.social · 21d

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Can We End Global Poverty? 🌍💰 - with Former Nelson Mandela Advisor Ian Goldin

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Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford @casbsstanford.bsky.social · Aug 16

DAY 13 introducing members of the 2025-26 CASBS class

So awesome CASBS is the place @iangoldin.bsky.social will formulate an interdisciplinary synthesis of trends shaping global risk management during this time of rising complexity

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Ian Goldin @iangoldin.bsky.social · Jul 18

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Tariffs, Trade & Globalization w/ Ian Goldin & James Fraser | Talks of the Trade Ep. 3 | J.P. Morgan

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Forum New Economy @forumneweconomy.bsky.social · Jun 23

The Berlin Summit 2025 interviews are online! 🎬
Watch the full playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis... With @adamtooze.bsky.social, @isabellamweber.bsky.social, @sdullien.bsky.social, @beyond-ideology.bsky.social, @joswinson.bsky.social, @iangoldin.bsky.social, @ceciliarikap.bsky.social and many more!

Berlin Summit 2025 – Winning back the future - YouTube

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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · Jun 19

Our latest podcast is live! We talk the #science of #migration with @iangoldin.bsky.social. Listen here scienceofthetimes.transistor.fm/episodes/the... and please like, subscribe and share if you enjoy it.
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Science Of The Times | The Good the Bad and the Migrant

Migration is in the news continuously and everyone has an opinion. What does the science of migration reveal? Tim and Syma talk to Ian Goldin, an expert on the pros and cons of migration and migran...

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Tim Coulson @timcoulson.bsky.social · Jun 15

Next Science of the Times podcast on Thurs 19th is about human migration, a nuanced subject. Here's a taster. Migrants bring economic positives to the lands they settle, but are often despised. #Migrants #Science #humanity SUBSCRIBE scienceofthetimes.transistor.fm/subscribe @iangoldin.bsky.social

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David Storey @davidstoreygeog.bsky.social · Jun 10

A Moving History:
@iangoldin.bsky.social presents a very, very short history of migration
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A Moving History

Migration has propelled human progress for hundreds of thousands of years

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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · Jun 9

Migration has propelled human progress for hundreds of thousands of years - Ian Goldin, author of The Shortest History of Migration, writing for the IMF's Finance & Development Magazine. @iangoldin.bsky.social www.imf.org/en/Publicati...

A Moving History

Migration has propelled human progress for hundreds of thousands of years

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Ian Goldin @iangoldin.bsky.social · May 15

Podcast interview by @skollfoundation.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

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How to navigate an entangled future, with Ian Goldin - The Web of Us

"Developing a mindset which prepares us for this entangled future is the intellectual journey that we all need to go on," says the founding director of the Oxford Martin School, Ian Goldin on The Web ...

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Ian Goldin @iangoldin.bsky.social · May 15

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What's the Key to a Balanced Immigration System?

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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · May 14

'If you're not a migrant, your ancestors were.' - Ian Goldin interviewed on The Agenda with Steve Paikin about his book The Shortest History of Migration. Out now in paperback. @iangoldin.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=exdN...

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The Rundown | TVO Today @tvotoday.bsky.social · May 13

Migration is essential to human survival, says @iangoldin.bsky.social (@oxmartinschool.bsky.social, @ox.ac.uk), author of "The Shortest History of Migration" — but there is also a migration bargain between immigrants and society. Tonight at 8/11pm with @spaikin.bsky.social

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ArtsNScience @borgalerp.bsky.social · Apr 11

Really enjoyed The Shortest History of Migration- drawing on published research, spanning earliest known human history, across empires, conflicts, & colonialism up to the current data, politics, and practices in 2024.
Dense and fast paced.
@iangoldin.bsky.social @torontopubliclibra.com @tdsb.on.ca 📚

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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · Apr 1

Some tickets are still availablefor Ian Goldin's talk at the Oxford Literary Festival this Saturday. @iangoldin.bsky.social

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Ian Goldin - The Shortest History of Migration

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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · Mar 17

'This succinct, at times provocative, book feels very timely... It’s a valuable history lesson.' TEDDY JAMIESON in @heraldscotland.bsky.social on Ian Goldin's The Shortest History of Migration @iangoldin.bsky.social @teddyjamieson.bsky.social

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Christos Chamos @hamos1977.bsky.social · Mar 7

I highly recommend this concise and informative book on migration, by @iangoldin.bsky.social.

It makes the very compelling case that migration has been an integral part of humanity, and that it benefits the countries that receive immigrants.

#booksky #booklover

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Kieron Connolly @kieronconnolly.bsky.social · Mar 4

Happy paperback publication day to Ian Goldin's The Shortest History of Migration - the book to read if you want to understand the trends, the numbers, the benefits and the costs of migration around the world. @iangoldin.bsky.social

'Cuts through the rhetoric to look at the facts' FINANCIAL TIMES

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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · Mar 3

Ian Goldin, author of The Shortest History of Migration, will be taking the long view on migration, exploring longterm trends, benefits and costs. Jewish Book Week, London, 9 March. @iangoldin.bsky.social @jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events/the-s...

The Shortest History of Migration - Jewish Literary Foundation

Throughout human history, the ability to journey across vast distances and adapt to new environments has been essential to our survival. Yet today, this deep migratory impulse faces unprecedented chal...

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Andrew Keen @ajkeen.bsky.social · Feb 19

Few books are timelier than Ian Goldin's new The Shortest History of Migration. the Oxford based Goldin explores the when, why and how humans move - from the prehistoric peopling of the planet to today and tomorrow’s migrants

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Episode 2242: Ian Goldin on the past, present and future of migration

The Shortest History of Migration: When, why and how humans move

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Ian Goldin @iangoldin.bsky.social · Feb 12

My Shortest History of Migration is published in North America today and its good to see this coverage: bigthink.com/the-present/...

Numbers vs narratives: Unraveling the truth behind today's global migration statistics

Migration statistics should be regarded with wariness as they are difficult to analyze properly and easily manipulated for political gain.

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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · Feb 11

22 facts on why immigration benefits all of us. From Ian Goldin, Professor of Globalisation and Development at Oxford, author of The Shortest History of Migration
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Here's 22 facts that prove migration benefits all of us

Looking past the deliberate, often inflammatory rhetoric that the media and certain politician apply to migration for the facts.

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CERC Migration @cercmigration.bsky.social · Feb 7

📖 In 'The Shortest History of Migration', @ox.ac.uk professor @iangoldin.bsky.social unpacks 300,000 years of human mobility. In this interview, he discusses historical insights, Canada’s migration landscape and why getting migration right is crucial for the future: www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati...

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Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing.bsky.social · Jan 29

The UK edition of Ian Goldin's The Shortest History of Migration is out now in hardback. @iangoldin.bsky.social

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Richard Branson @richardbranson.bsky.social · Jan 29

@iangoldin.bsky.social's deep dive into the history of migration provides essential context to one of today’s most polarizing debates. The Shortest History of Migration is engrossing & instructive – a must-read for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the topic: iangoldin.org/books/the-sh...

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Thomas L Friedman @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social · Jan 28

This great new book by @iangoldin.bsky.social is a must read for our times. It provides a powerful antidote to the harmful rhetoric around immigration and shows why migrants are essential. Pre-order now: theexperimentpublishing.com/catalogs/win...

The Shortest History of Migration

We are a species in motion—from the first steps of Homo sapiens across Africa to America’s “melting pot.” And when we move—in search of better things, or against our will—our beliefs and skills cla…

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Arianna Huffington @ariannahuff.bsky.social · Jan 17

As @iangoldin.bsky.social writes, “thriving economies naturally attract more migrants, who, in turn, boost productivity and fuel economic growth..." theexperimentpublishing.com/catalogs/win...

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Arianna Huffington @ariannahuff.bsky.social · Jan 17

Migration might be a polarizing issue at the moment, but as
@iangoldin.bsky.social writes in his terrific new book, “The Shortest History of Migration,” humans have always been on the move. Goldin shows the many ways in which migration strengthens countries and drives growth.

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Project Syndicate @projectsyndicate.bsky.social · Jan 10

The disconnect between the economic reality of migration and rising anti-immigration sentiment is striking, especially since surveys show little correlation between a country’s migrant intake and public attitudes, notes @oxmartinschool.bsky.social’s @iangoldin.bsky.social. bit.ly/4fQrstZ

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Ian Goldin @iangoldin.bsky.social · Dec 17

Good to discover that my @bbc HardTalk interview with @stephensackur.bsky.social on #migration has been broadcast globally

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Centre for Future Generations @cfg-thinktank.bsky.social · Dec 11

Fascinating fireside chat with @iangoldin.bsky.social at the #cfgFlagship:
What can we learn from history about disruptive technologies?
- They can amplify ideas, for better or worse (e.g., the Gutenberg press).
- They often create wealth but deepen inequality.
- They face resistance

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