MIGRATION IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTPOLICIES AN EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE

摘要

IN THE LAST DECADES THE VIEW ON MIGRATION IN RELATION TO INTERNATIONALDEVELOPMENT HAS SHIFTED FROM AN ISSUE THAT HAD TO BE TACKLED, TO A POSSIBLE TOOL INHELPING LOW INCOME COUNTRIES EVOLVE. MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT HAVE ALWAYSBEEN LINKED TOGETHER, BUT IN THE SENSE THAT MIGRATION HELPS DEVELOPED COUNTRIESAND 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 WHICHPOLICIES SHOULD BE CORRELATED BETWEEN THEM, AND WITH THE SHIFT IN PERSPECTIVEREGARDING MIGRATION AS A POSSIBLE VECTOR FOR DEVELOPMENT, LEAD TO THE INCLUSIONOF MIGRATION POLICIES INTO DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND A STRENGTHENING OFCOOPERATION BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS.WHILE WELCOMING THE IDEA THAT MIGRATION IS NOT SEEN ANY MORE AS A NEGATIVE FORDEVELOPMENT, THROUGH THIS ARTICLE WE TRY TO ANALYZE HOW THIS IS CAPITALIZED ANDUSED IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES, WITH A FOCUS ON THE EUROPEAN UNIONAND GREAT BRITAIN. WE ALSO TRY TO SEE HOW LONG TERM POLICIES ON POVERTY REDUCTIONSARE CORRELATED WITH MIGRATION INTERESTS AND IF THERE ANY CONFLICTING ISSUES THATSHOULD BE ADDRESSED.