This article entitled 'Afghan Refugee Journeys: Onwards Migration Decision Making in Greece and Turkey' has just been published in the Journal of Refugee Studies. This article is an output of the 'Understanding Irregular Migrants Decision Making Factors in Transit'. Please see the abstract below and the article is available free here. This article contributes to the lack of research on refugee journeys by examining the factors influencing Afghan refugees’ plans to stay in Greece or Turkey or … [Read more...]
Government Authority on Migration Kosovo Training on Irregular and Transit Migration
On 14-15 December, I had the pleasure to work with ICMPD and deliver a training on irregular and transit migration to the Government Authority on Migration in Kosovo funded by the Swiss Development Cooperation under the MIMAK Kosovo project. This was a fantastic group, knowledgeable in migration issues and grappling with several challenges in irregular migration of emigrants and return. The training concluded with developing a roadmap for improving irregular migration policy in Kosovo. The … [Read more...]
New Book Chapters in ‘A long way to go: Irregular migration patterns, processes, drivers and decision making’
'A long way to go: Irregular migration patterns, processes, drivers and decision making' Edited by Marie McAuliffe and Khalid Koser has just been published by ANU Press. This is a great collection of papers on irregular migration decision making that were funded under the Australian Government Irregular Migration Research Programme. The book is available as a free download here. I have contributed to two chapters. The first with Khalid Koser entitled '“Assisted voluntary return and … [Read more...]
Panel Debate on Voluntary Return Policy as a Tool for Migration Management
On 21 November I had the honour to participate in a panel debate organized by the College of Europe and funded by the Swiss Mission to the EU on Voluntary Return Policy. The debate was active in discussing several different elements of return. My intervention was framed around three central recommendations: Dearth of research and evidence in this field, particularly in understanding post-return conditions. Post-return monitoring is severely lacking and should become an integrated … [Read more...]
EUI Times Opinion Piece on Debunking Misconceptions about Return Migration Myths
Debunking misconceptions about return migration Written by Katie Kuschminder on 8th November 2017. Posted in Current opinions, Opinions Every day thousands of people return to their home countries and communities after having migrated to another country or city. While much has been written about migration and integration processes, far less light has been shed on what happens when migrants return home, and attempt to reintegrate into society. In this piece, I will point out three … [Read more...]
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