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Development and Return Migration: from policy panacea to migrant perspective sustainability

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  • Marieke van Houte
  • Tine Davids

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This article focuses on the assumed relation between return migration, sustainability and development, in particular the role of NGO assistance and government policy herein. It is argued that a different approach to the relation between migration and development is needed both theoretically and policywise. Theoretically the need for a transnational approach based on the everyday epistemologies of refugees and their need for a sense of belonging is highlighted. Building on this, the article emphasises the importance of defining sustainability of return through the use of the concept of mixed embeddedness, and the different factors that influence this embeddedness. Policywise the current convenient application of the Siamese twins, Migration and Development, to involuntarily return is strongly criticised. In doing so the inconsistencies in governmental policy are emphasised. Lastly, the article calls for a more cautious way of linking migration and development, both by NGOs and governments.

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  • Marieke van Houte & Tine Davids, 2008. "Development and Return Migration: from policy panacea to migrant perspective sustainability," Third World Quarterly, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(7), pages 1411-1429.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ctwqxx:v:29:y:2008:i:7:p:1411-1429
    DOI: 10.1080/01436590802386658
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    1. Anna Odrowaz-Coates, 2021. "Definitions of Sustainability in the Context of Gender," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(12), pages 1-12, June.
    2. Cyrine Hannafi & Mohamed Ali Marouani, 2023. "Social integration of Syrian refugees and their intention to stay in Germany," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 36(2), pages 581-607, April.
    3. Feiwei Shen & Wenxin Ye & Cong Wang & Xianhong Huang, 2023. "Effects of Organizational Factors on Identification of Young Returnees from Urban Areas with Rural Societies – A Perspective of Adaptability," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 167(1), pages 363-390, June.
    4. Gabor Lados & Gabor Hegedus & Zoltan Kovacs, 2023. "The Role of Identity and Ontological (In)Security in Return Migration: an Empirical Perspective from Hungary," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 24(2), pages 445-464, March.
    5. Lorena Guzmán Elizalde, 2023. "Return to Mexico: Exploring Reintegration Experiences," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 24(2), pages 465-483, March.

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