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From Guest Worker Recruitment to “Remigration”: Tracing the Origins of Germany’s Post-War Politics of Return
From Guest Worker Recruitment to “Remigration”: Tracing the Origins of Germany’s Post-War Politics of Return

This blog post examines the evolution of Germany’s politics of return migration after World War II. It shows that migration discourses and policies, driven by changing coalition governments and contexts of economic crisis, have transitioned from accommodating guest workers to advocating for deportations of the ‘foreign Other…

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Refugee Returns as Political Symbolism? Unpacking the Consequences of Syria’s Readmission into the Arab League
Refugee Returns as Political Symbolism? Unpacking the Consequences of Syria’s Readmission into the Arab League

In May 2023, the League of Arab States (heretofore the Arab League) – a regional, intergovernmental organisation – readmitted Syria after 12 years of absence, signalling a return to a political ‘business as usual’ approach towards the country. Through that, member states hope to reach an Arab solution to the refugee crisis and pursue various strategies related to…

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GAPs Kick-off Meeting
GAPs Kick-off Meeting

GAPs had its official kick-off meeting on 8-9 March 2023 with a public panel event on 10 March 2023, the agenda of which can be viewed here. The majority of the team members, members of our advisory board and our ethics…

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PRESS RELEASE : A New Horizon Europe Project on Migrant Returns and Readmission Policies
PRESS RELEASE : A New Horizon Europe Project on Migrant Returns and Readmission Policies

GAPs is a new Horizon Europe project, awarded a grant from the EC to conduct a comprehensive multidisciplinary study on the drivers of return policies and barriers and enablers in international cooperation on returns.

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Welcome to the Official INSIDE GAPS Blog!
Welcome to the Official INSIDE GAPS Blog!

The goal of this blog is to share information about research on migration governance conducted as part of GAPS, GAPs: Decentring the Study of Migrant Returns and Readmission Policies in Europe and Beyond,…

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