Here is a new article just published in Migration and Development co-authored with Lisa Andersson and Melissa Siegel. Abstract The purpose of this paper is to better understand the relationship between migration and multi-dimensional well-being in the context of Ethiopia. We investigate the differences in well-being between migrant, non-migrant and return migrant households. We then go a step further to understand the role of migrants destinations for well-being by disaggregating … [Read more...]
Afghan Refugee Journeys: Onwards Migration Decision Making in Greece and Turkey
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...]
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...]
Just Released: Reintegration Strategies
I am happy to announce that my book 'Reintegration Strategies' has just been published by Springer. This book critically examines and theorizes the process of how return migrants reintegrate into their countries of origin. The result is a new methodology for understanding the experiences of return migrants, or their 'reintegration strategies'. This approach demonstrates that reintegration strategies differ by type of return migrant, leading to variations in how far they are able to contribute to … [Read more...]
Interrogating the Relationship between Remigration and Sustainable Return
In this article just published in International Migration I argue that remigration is not a valid indicator to measure sustainable return and that policy and practice approaches to assisted voluntary return need to move beyond a focus on remigration as a definition of success. Assisted voluntary return is a central component of many countries managed migration policies. Within these programmes achieving a sustainable return is a common policy goal, which is often measured through remigration. … [Read more...]