The GAPs Data Repository provides an overview of available qualitative and quantitative data on national return regimes by structuring them into five main categories: profile, legislation, infrastructure, international cooperation and…
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Neither return migrations nor politics of return are new. Nonetheless, as Russell King (2000, p. 7) pointed out, 'return migration is the great unwritten chapter in the history of migration'…
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The economic perspective on the return of asylum seekers, refugees, and other migrants is an important aspect to consider in the overall debate. Returnees may contribute to the economic progress of their countries of origin through various avenues…
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Although the general literature on return migration studies has increased in recent years, there still needs to be more clarity regarding definitions, concepts, and terminology. The same ambiguity remains for the terminological definitions of and conceptual approaches to return-related matters, including the term 'return itself', particularly in international law…
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This review paper outlines the history of anthropological research on return migration, first as a 'natural' homecoming experience and then in terms of more critical work on forced return and refugee return. The paper progresses from a focus on anthropology as a disciplinary approach to address interdisciplinary work (including anthropologists, sociologists…
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The overall aim of the GAPs project is to decentre the dominant, one-sided understanding of 'return policymaking' by bringing multiple perspectives into play and studying the complex…
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