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GAPS’ Working Paper Series ‘Decentring the Study of Migrant Returns and Readmission Policies in Europe and Beyond’ features recent research output by the team members of 17 partner institutions involved in the Horizon Europe GAPS project, and is open to all researchers working on similar topics.
We welcome proposals for Working Papers from researchers. Please contact: soner.barthoma@crs.uu.se
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This synthesis report is part of Work Package 3 of the GAPs ‘De-centring the Study of Migrant Returns and Readmission Policies in Europe and Beyond’ project. The report focuses on the concept of ‘Return Migration Infrastructures (RMIs)’, aiming to thoroughly study how return migration governance is put into practice at the everyday implementation level…
Read MoreTunisia, due to its geographic proximity to Europe and historical emigration trends, serves as a strategic case study to examine the Return Migration Infrastructures (RMI). The Tunisia RMIs include a wide range of institutions, actors, emerging technologies, and ad hoc procedures that govern and facilitate the return of Tunisian nationals abroad—both voluntary and coerced.
Read MoreIn recent years, return migration has become a crucial aspect of European migration policies. Located along the two main routes for irregular migration to Europe, Morocco has served – since the end of the last century - as a transit hub for migrants travelling via the Western Mediterranean route, connecting Morocco with the Spanish…
Read Morehis country dossier/report examines Turkey’s return migration infrastructure (RMI), with a particular focus on pushforward strategies and readmissions under the EU-Turkey Statement (EUTRS, 2016). It specifically investigates return movements from Europe to Europe, analysing how Turkish authorities manage migrant mobility through…
Read MoreThis study investigates public attitudes toward return migration in five European countries: Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden. Using survey data, it explores perceptions of return policies, the condition under which asylum seekers should return, and the social and personal factors shaping these opinions.
Read MoreThis study critically examines the tensions between state-led return migration policies and the responses of diaspora/migrant organizations (DO/MOs) in Sweden and Germany. While policymakers increasingly frame diasporas as “key partners” in facilitating voluntary…
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