Much Ado About Very Little? Migration-Linked Development Assistance — the Cases of Poland and Norway

Written by

Patryk Kugiel

Senior Analyst, PISM

Ed.

Summary:

In response to the migration management crisis that peaked in Europe in 2015-2016, the EU institutions and some European states promised to address the “root causes of migration”, with development assistance seen as an important tool in that respect. By comparing the development cooperation policies of Poland and Norway, this paper shows how the development-migration nexus has been implemented in practice by new and traditional donors alike. Despite important differences at the rhetorical level, neither state has substantially changed their development cooperation to link it directly to migration interests. This demonstrates the limited usefulness of the “root causes of migration” approach.

Published year: 2021
Publisher: Polish Institute of International Affairs
Page count: 11
Language: English
Journal: PISM Strategic File
URL 1: https://pism.pl/publications/Much_Ado_About_Very_Little_MigrationLinked_Development_Assistance_the_Cases_of_Poland_and_Norway
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