Publications

Event: Roundtable Alternatives to Return Policies

Please note: this event is by invitation only. This roundtable, organised under Task 6.2 of the FAiR project, aims to advance dialogue and mutual learning among key stakeholders at both…

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Publications

2025-05-21

Working paper: Mapping bilateral return agreements

Deliverable D3.2 Authors: Carmine Conte, Migration Policy Group, Başak Yavçan, Migration Policy Group, Marianna Gorgerino, Migration Policy Group., Shabnamsadat Khezri, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Return policies are at the top of…

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Policy brief

2025-05-08

Policy Brief: Returnee Voices Matter – Towards More Inclusive Return Policies

Authors: Nazanine Nozarian (ICMPD), Madeleine Hoeld (ICMPD), Sabeth Kessler (ICMPD), Nassim Majidi (Samuel Hall), Juliette Samman (Samuel Hall), Lisa Pfister (Samuel Hall), Marta Rocha (Samuel Hall), Daniel Provost (Samuel Hall)…

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Guidelines

2024-12-20

Improved Return Monitoring Guidelines

Authors: Mădălina Lepşa-Rogoz (ICMPD), Anna Makarenko (independent expert), Alexis McLean (ICMPD), Marzia Ferraro (ICMPD) Contributing Authors Andrew Hallan (independnet expert), Laura Cleton (EUR), Ana Maria Torres Chedraui (EUR), Antonella Patteri…

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Policy brief

2024-09-30

Policy Brief: Introducing human rights monitoring

Author: Antonella Patteri, Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences (INP PAN) This Policy Brief seeks to draw attention to the necessity of introducing EU coordinated HRM mechanisms built-in…

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Policy brief

2024-09-30

Working Paper: Legal Review of Fundamental Rights in Return Processes

D7.2 - Work Package 7 contribution to D9.4 The present study examines the level of protection of the fundamental rights of irregular migrants (such as the prohibition of torture and…

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Working Paper

2024-09-30

Working Paper: Inventory of existing alternative to returns policies

Work Package 6 contribution to D9.5 & D9.4. This working paper explores existing alternatives to return policies implemented and practiced where return does not occur, due to various reasons, and…

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Working Paper

2024-09-30

Working Paper: EU Return Policy since 2000

This report has provided an overview of the developments in EU Return Policy since its inception in the early 2000s until present-day operation under the New Pact on Migration and…

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Working Paper

2024-09-30

Working Paper: Policy Stances and Legitimacy of Returns

Work Package 4 Contribution to D9.4 & D9.5: Policy Stances and Legitimacy of Returns Migration narratives can be categorised into two distinct types: narratives by migrants and narratives about migrants.…

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Working Paper

2024-09-30

Working Paper: Migration discourses and enforced return policies

Perspectives from the global south and diaspora communities Migration discourses in the Global North typically emphasize themes such as security, economic impacts, and cultural assimilation. These narratives, heavily influenced by…

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