MIGRATION IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES. AN EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE
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28 March 2026
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15 July 2015
Abstract
IN THE LAST DECADES THE VIEW ON MIGRATION IN RELATION TO INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT HAS SHIFTED FROM AN ISSUE THAT HAD TO BE TAC KLED, TO A POSSIBLE TOOL IN HELPING LOW INCOME COUNTRIES EVOLVE. MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LINKED TOGETHER, BUT IN THE SENSE THAT MIGRATION HELPS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND LEAVES POOR COUNTRIES WITHOUT THE MUCH NEEDED HUMAN RESOURCES. AS A RESULT, IN TERMS OF POLICIES, THEY WERE SEEN AS ACTING IN DIFFERENT FIELDS. WITH THE RECENT PARADIGM CHANGE TOWARDS A HOLISTIC SYSTEM APPROACH IN WHICH POLICIES SHOULD BE CORRELATED BETWEEN THEM, AND WITH THE SHIFT IN PERSPECTIVE REGARDING MIGRATION AS A POSSIBLE VECTOR FOR DEVELOPMENT, LEAD TO THE INCLUSION OF MIGRATION POLICIES INTO DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND A STRENGTHENING OF COOPERATION BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS. WHILE WELCOMING THE IDEA THAT MIGRATION IS NOT SEEN ANY MORE AS A NEGATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT, THR OUGH THIS ARTICLE WE TRY TO ANALYZE HOW THIS IS CAPITALIZED AND USED IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES, WITH A FOCUS ON THE EUROPEAN UNION AND GREAT BRITAIN. WE ALSO TRY TO SEE HOW LONG TERM POLICIES ON POVERTY REDUCTIONS ARE CORRELATED WITH MIGRATION INTERESTS AND IF THERE ANY CONFLICTING ISSUES THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.
Keywords
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
MIGRATION
POLICY
AID
EUROPEAN UNION
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