This report focuses on the legislative and institutional frameworks, as well as the procedural infrastructure related to the return of rejected asylum seekers and other unauthorised migrants from Germany between 2015 and 2023…
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The present Country Dossier discusses the legal and institutional framework governing returns in Greece and highlights a number of gaps in terms of legal certainty, consistency and guaranties. The legal…
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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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