Discussion Paper EU return sponsorships: High stakes, low gains? EPC Discussion Paper 01/2021 Download Olivia Sundberg Diez, Florian Trauner The concept of ‘EU return sponsorships’ is one of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum’s central and most novel proposals. It may also...
Policy Brief How do immigrant concentration and local socioeconomic contexts shape public attitudes to immigration in Europe? MEDAM Policy Briefs 12/2020 Download Rezart Hoxhaj, Carolina Viviana Zuccotti Key Messages The link between the spatial concentration of immigrants and attitudes toward immigrants is an important concern when...
Discussion Paper Fear and lying in the EU: Fighting disinformation on migration with alternative narratives EPC Issue Paper 11/2020 Download Alberto Horst Neidhardt, Paul Butcher This Issue Paper examines nearly 1,500 news articles from four EU member states (Germany, Italy, Spain and the Czech Republic)...
Policy Insight Migrant Integration Policies at the Local Level in Belgium CEPS Policy Insight 09/2020 Download Ahmad Wali Ahmad Yar, Nadzeya Laurentsyeva This paper aims to understand the drivers of immigrant integration at the local level: why are some areas more successful at...
Policy Brief Free movement in West Africa: Juxtapositions and Divergent Interests MEDAM Policy Briefs 06/2020 Download Franzisca Zanker, Leonie Jegen, Kwaku Arhin-Sam ... The coronavirus pandemic has brought international movement to a standstill, including in West Africa. In reality, however,...
Policy Study Covid-19 Impact on International Migration: Upheaval in the Short Run, but Few Lasting Effects Kieler Beiträge zur Wirtschaftspolitik 06/2020 Download Matthias Lücke Border measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 through international travel such as mandatory tests or quarantine requirements will...
Policy Study Emerging from Covid-19: Scenarios for Africa Kieler Beiträge zur Wirtschaftspolitik 06/2020 Download Kacana Khadjavi , Tobias Heidland, Rainer Thiele Summary African countries have imposed harsh lockdowns to stop the spread of Covid-19. These lockdowns immediately worsen the...
Policy Study Socio-economic impacts of refugees on host communities in developing countries PEGNet Policy Studies 05/2020 Download Claas Schneiderheinze, Matthias Lücke The study reviews existing research on the impact of refugees on residents’ livelihoods in host communities in developing countries. ...
Discussion Paper The upcoming New Pact on Migration and Asylum: Will it be up to the challenge? EPC Discussion Paper 04/2020 Download Alberto Horst Neidhardt, Olivia Sundberg Diez The paper highlights the challenges in meeting the Commission’s objective of building consensus between member states. ...
Policy Brief Migration Policy Scoreboard: A Monitoring Mechanism for EU Asylum and Migration Policy Migration Policy Centre Policy Briefs 03/2020 Download Mikkel Barslund, Mattia Di Salvo Abstract Managing migration across the EU’s external border requires a comprehensive policy response. For policies to be effective,...
Policy Study Evaluation des Punktebasierten Modellprojekts für ausländische Fachkräfte (PuMa) Forschungsbericht | Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales 01/2020 Bernhard Boockmann, René Kalweit, Günther Klee ... With the “Points-based Model Project for Foreign Skilled Workers” (PuMa) in Baden-Württemberg, a points-based immigration system has...
Policy Brief Challenges in EU-African Migration Cooperation: West African Perspectives on Forced Return MEDAM Policy Briefs 12/2019 Download Judith Altrogge, Kwaku Arhin-Sam, Leonie Jegen ... Cooperation on the return of migrants is partially employed strategically by governments in the Gambia, Nigeria, Niger, and Senegal,...