Europe and Arab States’ Migration-related Instruments with Africa: Dilemma of Soft Power and Conflictual Interests
Edward Akpomera
Abstract:The national and regional interests of the European Union, oil-rich Gulf Cooperation Council and Africa are conflictual in addressing international labour migration. This underscores the structure and ineffectiveness of bilateral migration instruments. The European Union canvasses for migrants’ returns, readmission and outsourcing of national border controls; Arab states show reluctance to stop the predominant employer–sponsorship system that curtails labour migrants’ human rights, while African states detest … Show more
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