Are there alternatives to the permanent crisis mode of German migration policy, and what might they look like? This analysis seeks answers—and solutions—within the multi-level and multi-stakeholder infrastructure that implements migration and return policy in Germany. Drawing on empirical research, it traces its inherent and politically induced lines of conflict, which revolve around objectives and target groups, the legitimacy of means, the necessity of legal certainty, around…
Read MoreThis policy report analyses Türkiye’s “Go-and-See Visits” as a distinctive mechanism within the country’s evolving return-migration governance for Syrians under Temporary Protection. It relies on rounds of desk research and interviews conducted in Gaziantep and Hatay between January and June 2025. The fieldwork combined site-level observations with consultations involving NGOs, UN agencies, and other humanitarian stakeholders. The aim was to understand the changing humanitarian landscape, new implementations (such as “go-and-see visits” and…
Read MoreThis policy brief draws on research conducted within the Horizon project “GAPs – Decentring the Study of Migrant Returns and Readmission Policies in Europe and Beyond”. It presents key findings and policy recommendations concerning Greece’s three Return Migration Infrastructures (RMIs): forced returns, pushbacks, and the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) program implemented by the IOM…
Read MoreThis policy brief is the result of a meticulous analysis of the key findings in country dossiers (Germany,Greece, Poland, Sweden, and the Netherlands) and the Horizon Europe GAPs project - WP2 Comparative Report on Legal and Policy Infrastructures of Returns in the EU. The country dossiers systematically examine regulations, policies, and statistics on the return and readmission in each country, relying on legislative documents, reports, and other relevant secondary...
Read MoreThis working paper provides empirically supported background on the possibilities and risks of return and reintegration of refugees to Syria. Based on recent qualitative interviews, it differentiates between the experiences of refugees returning to regime-controlled areas mainly in Southern, Central and Western Syria from Lebanon and Jordan as well as those returning from Turkey and Northern Iraq to Northern Syria…
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