Bitter Carrots: A Restrictive Migration Agenda
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of restrictive migration policies and explores alternative perspectives on migration and development.
Who is the anti-migration agenda actually serving, and what are the alternatives? We welcome experts from the six-year-long MIGNEX project, which gathered a range of perspectives to explore questions of migration and global develo Over recent decades, there has been a growing emphasis towards stopping migration to the EU. Policy tools that focus on return and readmission aim to control migration flows from non-EU countries while development aid in countries of origin is oriented towards preventing migration. Although early days, the aftermath of the European Parliament and UK elections suggest much of the same is yet to come; one case in point being the UK’s announcement to increase aid spending with the aim of reducing migration at source. But what are the (unintended) impacts of a narrow focus on the restriction of migration, on the EU, its member states, and countries of origin? And what implications does this have for migrants themselves? How does this focus impact other policy agendas or, for instance, the ability to fill EU skills and labour shortages? And ultimately, are these ambitions even realistic? Is the assumption that migration can be prevented reflected in the…
People in this episode
Guests: Jessica Hagen-Zanker, Leander Kandilige
Topics covered
- migration policy
- EU migration
- development aid
- migration restrictions
- global development
- labour shortages
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Overseas Development Institute, Centre for Migration Studies
Places: EU, UK
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