Links between migration management, development and integration

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Erdal, Marta Bivand; Mathias Hatleskog Tjønn; & Ahmet İçduygu (2021) Links between migration management, development and integration, MIGNEX Background paper. .

​Migration management, development processes in countries of origin, and integration in societies of settlement are intertwined components of social change. To understand the links between them, a holistic approach to migration as integral to social change across nation-state borders is needed. But what does such an approach mean, and what is lost without it?

​There are links between migration management, development and integration – but also disconnects. Separation of policy fields exacerbates such disconnects. 

Different legitimate but competing interests need to be recognised and balanced to boost positive migration effects. This is a challenging yet necessary task for policy-makers. 

The temporal frames applied to understanding links between migration management, development and integration are important: from colonial ties through to electoral cycles.

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Authors

Marta Bivand Erdal

Marta Bivand Erdal

Research Professor in Migration Studies

Mathias Hatleskog Tjønn

Mathias Hatleskog Tjønn

Research Assistant

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