Regional Migration Governance

ANZ‐Pacific Migration Governance System

“…On the other hand, the provision of collaborative migration governance at the regional level is a different matter (for an overview and discussion of the regional‐level migration governance see Lavenex et al., and Lavenex, ). The EU experience is particularly instructive in this context.…”

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

“…This is related to the fact that regional migration regimes themselves constitute a rather recent phenomenon compared to regional trade or security arrangements notwithstanding a few exceptions (e.g. the EU and ECOWAS, view Lavenex et al 2016). They have developed against the background of a “significant broadening and deepening of existing forms of regionalism” (Börzel/Risse 2016: 11) on the one hand, and an increasing pluralization and transnationalization of migration governance, on the other (Angenendt/Koch 2017: 19).…”

“…The second, constructivist angle, places emphasis on the intrinsic logic, identity formation and normdiffusionist influence of the RO as autonomous actor, also towards its member states (Peters et al 2012: 14; Söderbaum/Hettne 2009: 10; Hartmann 2016). In this latter sense, the effects of regional migration norms on national and sub‐national policies and processes, an as yet rather understudied topic for almost all regions except Europe (Lavenex et al 2016: 23; de Haas/Czaika 2013: 41) are also of key interest.…”

“…Thereby, the scope of action of a regional organization vis‐à‐vis its member states and the agenda‐setting power of actors of the continental and international development and migration policy landscape is assessed. Normative approach: Against the background of competing international narratives on migration (e.g. free movement‐oriented, rights‐based, security‐focused, view Lavenex et al 2016: 4; Knoll/de Weijer 2016: 6), this category serves to understand the dominant explanatory and strategic approach pursued. It also sheds further light on competing interests and approaches between relevant internal and external actors. Transfer to policies and praxis: This category of analysis helps examining the degree to which stated regional policy preferences are translated into written (formal) policies and to what extent they are implemented in practice ‘on the ground', i.e.…”

“…Thus, the introduction of migration and forced displacement as additional topical fields of IGAD is strongly related to international policy initiatives on migration setting off at the time. Besides the RCP these were the 2006 African Union (AU) Migration Policy Framework, the 2006 Joint Africa‐EU Declaration on Migration and Development and the African‐EU Partnership on Migration, Mobility and Employment established in 2007 (RMMS 2013: 18‐19; Lavenex et al 2016: 19).…”