How can the responsibility for refugees be distributed more fairly—globally and within the EU? And how can we curb irregular migration while expanding legal immigration to the benefit of all concerned?

The study reviews existing research on the impact of refugees on residents’ livelihoods in host communities in developing countries.

International student flows from emerging and developing countries have grown tremendously over the last decades.

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 prove to be the most controversial. At its core, this proposal put forward by the European Commission introduces...

This paper uses geographically disaggregated data to investigate the role of foreign aid as a pull factor for internal migration in Malawi over the period 1998-2008.

Cooperation on the return of migrants is partially employed strategically by governments in the Gambia, Nigeria, Niger, and Senegal, though mostly on a bilateral level rather than on an EU level.

Since 2014, Nigeria has outlined several initiatives on migration, including a National Migration Policy, strategies on labor migration and diaspora matters, and a coordinating framework to reform migration governance.

Many development researchers think that foreign aid most likely leads to more emigration because, with higher incomes, more individuals can afford to migrate.

The coronavirus pandemic has brought international movement to a standstill, including in West Africa. In reality, however, implementation of the free movement protocols has long faltered.

Abstract Regional migration within Africa and other developing regions is vital for the economic development of countries of origin and destination