Posts in WP5/Return agreements
AU-EU Cooperation on Returns: Understanding Transregional Dialogues and Contesting Regional Mobility Agendas

Several studies on return diplomacy focus on how the EU and its member states use their power  and resources to shape negotiation outcomes and control migration by developing bilateral,  regional, and inter-regional mechanisms and through international organizations. As a result, studies on return (migration)…

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Between Discipline and Biopolitics: The Role of IOM and UNHCR in the Return of Crisis-Affected Populations

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) return crisis-affected populations as part of their humanitarian interventions under the assumption that return represents a solution to the initial displacement. This assumption raises the question of…

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