Migration [What Think Tanks are thinking]

Written by Marcin Grajewski,

At the European Council meeting on 18 October, European Union Heads of State or Government vowed to step up the fight against illegal migration, by intensifying efforts to crack down on smuggling networks, protect external borders and cooperate with countries of origin and transit. The EU’s southern borders remain under pressure from irregular migrants escaping poverty and conflicts in the Middle East and Africa, although the leaders noted that illegal border crossings into the EU have declined by 95 % from their peak in October 2015. The leaders also said in their conclusions that a joint task force should be established at Europol’s European Migrant Smuggling Centre. The European Commission is to propose a comprehensive set of implementation measures by December, and the leaders urged the European Parliament and Council to examine promptly the recent proposals on the Return Directive, the Asylum Agency and the European Border and Coast Guard.

This note offers links to commentaries and studies on migration by major international think tanks. Earlier papers on the same topic can be found in a previous edition of ‘What Think Tanks are Thinking’, published in June 2018.

Reforming Europe’s refugee policies: Austrian-Danish plan will not work
Centre for European Policy Studies, October 2018

Creating legal pathways to reduce irregular migration: What we can learn from Germany’s Western Balkan Regulation
German Marshall Fund, October 2018

More for less? Europe’s new wave of ‘migration deals’
European Council on Foreign Relations, October 2018

Migration is in the eye of the beholder
Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale, October 2018

The impact of refugees on the labour market: A big splash in a small pond?
Centre for European Policy Studies, October 2018

EU migration policy and regional integration in Africa: A new challenge for European policy coherence
Istituto Affari Internazionali, October 2018

Vom Notfall zum Regelfall: Der EU-Treuhandfonds für Afrika
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, October 2018

Tech jobs for refugees: Assessing the potential of coding schools for refugee integration in Germany
Migration Policy Institute, October 2018

Die Zukunft von Schengen
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, October 2018

Jobs in 2028: How will changing labor markets affect immigrant integration in Europe?
Migration Policy Institute, October 2018

Socio-economic challenges in Morocco: Migration, education, and employment
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik, October 2018

Sea arrivals to Italy: The cost of deterrence policies
Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale, October 2018

10,000 border guards for Frontex: Why the EU risks conflated expectations
European Policy Centre, September 2018

Libya: Getting serious about negotiations
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, September 2018

Offshoring asylum and migration in Australia, Spain, Tunisia and the US: Lessons learned and feasibility for the EU
Centre for European Policy Studies, September 2018

Prioritising people: A progressive narrative on migration
Federation for European Progressive Studies, September 2018

Migration et développement: Trois graves erreurs
Institut des relations internationales et stratégiques, September 2018

The governance of migration and border controls in the European-North African context
Istituto Affari Internazionali, September 2018

Halting ambition: EU migration and security policy in the Sahel
European Council on Foreign Relations, September 2018

Sex and populism
Centre for European Policy Studies, September 2018

Is Europe afraid of migration?
Carnegie Europe, September 2018

Migratory management in Morocco: What do the stakeholders think?
Istituto Affari Internazionali, September 2018

On Europe’s external southern borders: Situation report on migration management
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, August 2018

Centres contrôlés et plateformes régionales de débarquement: Vers une percée dans la solidarité entre États membres?
Jacques Delors Institute, August 2018

Deciding which road to take: Insights into how migrants and refugees in Greece plan onward movement
Migration Policy Institute, August 2018

Libya between conflict and migrants: Rethinking the role of militias
Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale, August 2018

The EU’s new migration partnership with Mali: Shifting towards a risky security migration development nexus
Egmont, College of Europe, August 2018

Analysing migration policy frames of Lebanese civil society organizations
Istituto Affari Internazionali, August 2018

Why access to energy can empower refugees
Chatham House, August 2018

Migrations: L’Europe à l’épreuve de la crise italienne
Institut français des relations internationales, July 2018

Profiteers of migration? Authoritarian states in Africa and European migration management
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, July 2018

The oranges in Europe taste better
Heinrich Böll Stiftung, July 2018

EU policies for refugee protection and immigration: Why we need productive engagement with our neighbours, not border fences
Center for Social and Economic Research, July 2018

Read this briefing on ‘Migration‘ on the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

Visit the European Parliament homepage on migration in Europe.