scholarly journals International Migration Diversification: A New Perspective to Migration Management

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia A. Bulley ◽  
Peter Quartey
Global Jurist ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martino Reviglio

Abstract The externalization of migration management to third countries is becoming a recurrent phenomenon in international migration management. Soft law instruments emerged as an important strategy to externalize migration management to third countries through international migration agreements. In particular, in the last years the European Union and some member states have adopted bilateral and multilateral migration agreements in order to diminish the arrival of migrants in Europe. These agreements in the form of soft law instruments are problematic because do not follow the ordinary process of law making and thus it is difficult to assess their legal effectivity. The memorandum of understanding signed in February 2017 between Libya and Italy represents an illustrative case of the process of externalizing migration management through soft law. From a critical discussion of the memorandum, many problems in relation to its legal and material validity follow. In particular, the protection of migrants’ human rights in Libya is not guaranteed as the many international organization and NGOs reports indicate.


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 593-613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Flynn

Global migration challenges are reinforcing long-standing trends that involve shifting immigration control measures beyond national borders and incorporating new actors into detention systems. Proposals to shape migration management policies — including discussions on developing a Global Compact for Migration — recognize the need to involve a range of actors to implement humane and effective strategies. However, when observed through the lens of immigration detention, some policy trends raise challenging questions, particularly those that lead to increasing roles for non-state actors in migration control. This article critically assesses a range of new actors who have become involved in the deprivation of liberty of migrants and asylum seekers, describes the various forces that appear to be driving their engagement, and makes a series of recommendations concerning the role of non-state actors and detention in global efforts to manage international migration. These recommendations include: • ending the use the detention in international migration management schemes; • limiting the involvement of private companies in immigration control measures; • insisting that the International Organization for Migration (IOM) actively endorse the centrality of human rights in the Global Compact for Migration and amend its constitution so that it makes a clear commitment to international human rights standards; and • encouraging nongovernmental organizations to carefully assess the services they provide when operating in detention situations to ensure that their work contributes to harm reduction.


2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-28
Author(s):  
Helen Baykara-Krumme

This paper explores the consequences of international migration on family relationships of elderly migrants from a new perspective: It compares intergenerational relationships among migrants from Turkey who live in Europe with those among non-migrants who never went abroad and, as a third group, transnational families. This study draws from the international LineUp Survey “Migration Histories of Turks in Europe”. Dependent variables are the frequency of contact, mutual support exchange patterns and family values as reported by the adult children. Findings indicate more intense intergenerational relationships in migrant families as compared to families in Turkey, but lower agreement with norms on intergenerational solidarity among the former. Whereas differences in behavior can be explained almost completely by compositional differences, multivariate analyses suggest persisting divergences in attitudes. Transnational families show the lowest degree of intergenerational solidarity which can be explained by the large spatial distance. By tendency, the findings indicate a change in values, but overall continuity in behavior patterns in the course of an international migration. Zusammenfassung Dieser Beitrag nähert sich der Frage nach den Auswirkungen einer internationalen Migration auf die Generationenbeziehungen älterer Menschen aus einer neuen Perspektive: Verglichen werden die Beziehungen in türkeistämmigen Familien in Westeuropa mit Familien in der Türkei sowie, als dritte Gruppe, transnationalen Familien. Die Datengrundlage bildet die internationale LineUp- Studie „Migration Histories of Turks in Europe“. Zielvariablen sind familienbezogene Werteinstellungen sowie Kontakthäufigkeit und gegenseitige Unterstützungsleistungen aus Sicht der erwachsenen Kinder. Migrantenfamilien zeigen in den Verhaltensmustern intensivere Beziehungen als Familien in der Türkei, allerdings stellen diese Unterschiede nahezu vollständig Kompositionseffekte dar. Unterschiede in den Werteeinstellungen, mit geringerer normativer Solidarität in Migrantenfamilien, bleiben dagegen auch in multivariaten Analysen tendenziell bestehen. Transnationale Familien weisen die geringste Generationensolidarität auf, was auf die große Wohnentfernung zurückzuführen ist. Die Befunde geben tendenziell Hinweise auf einen Wertewandel in der Migration bei weitgehender Kontinuität der Verhaltensmuster.


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