Regional Cooperation on Migration and Mobility: Insights from two African regions

Abstract

These questions are addressed by means of a framework of analysis for regional migration governance developed by the authors. The research uses a qualitative research design involving literature review, document analysis, expert interviews and observation. In the semi-structured interviews, the authors used an interview guideline derived from the categories and sub-categories of the mentioned framework of analysis. The interviews were analysed by means of a structured content analysis, also informed by these categories.The paper is structured as follows. The subsequent, second section elaborates on key migration patterns of our two case study regions. In the third section, the rational and key categories of our analytical framework are presented. The fourth section includes preliminary results from the application of the framework and in the last chapter a summary and outlook relating to aspects of policy implementation is provided.

Perpetuating Crises at the Source?: (Inter)Regionalism and Normative Incoherence for Sustainable Migration in Africa

“…The EU has invested billions of euros since 2015 in this logic, providing financial support for migration management programs established with the African Union, African RECs, and African states. Scholars of migration in Africa (see Dick and Schraven 2019) have illustrated how this development aid has undermined sustainable development on the continent through securitisation measures aimed at preventing migrants from coming to Europe. Consequently, this article draws upon Barry's perspective that migration policies should reflect the development needs of African citizens rather than polities.…”