Migrations and Revolutions: Reflections on the Recent Events in North Africa from an International Relations Perspective
The promise of democracy enshrined in the "Arab Spring" has been accompanied by significant developments in migration flows across North Africa and to Europe. With political turmoil sweeping across North Africa and the Middle East, hundreds of thousands of persons, mainly from Libya, have been displaced since January 2011.
In this article, Emanuela Paoletti proposes a reflection on the relationship between putative changes in the international arena and evolving migration trends and policies in the Euro-Mediterranean region between January and September 2011.
To what extent have political upheavals across North Africa affected migration trends and policies in the Euro-Mediterranean context? And, how can we understand the relation between the gradual repositioning of international dynamics and broad migration trends between the European Union, its Member States, and individual North African countries?
This paper is part of the "Migration policies and international relations" publication series:
The impact of international migrations on the relations between states has been the focus of an extensive body of research and literature over the past two decades (e.g. on border control, labor market issues, transnational ties, etc.). Less an object of attention is the impact on international relations of states' responses to such issues - readmission agreements, visa policies, expulsions, etc. This program proposes to produce a series of on-line publications and public seminars on this issue.
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Migrations and Revolutions: Reflections on the Recent Events in North Africa from an International Relations Perspective
