The path of least resistance? EU cities and locally organised resettlement

Over recent years, local governments have gradually earned a prominent place in Europe's system of migration governance. This increased influence can be attributed to decades-long processes of decentralisation and the devolution of competencies across European countries. From providing housing...

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Published inForced migration review no. 63; pp. 38 - 40
Main Authors Sabchev, Tihomir, Baumgärtel, Moritz
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford Department of International Development 01.02.2020
Subjects
Access to education
Candidates
Cities
Collaboration
Community
Decentralization
Displaced persons
Governance
Housing
Housing authorities
Humanitarianism
Immigration
Labor market
Labor migration
Local government
Migrants
Migration
Political campaigns
Politics
Private sector
Protection
Refugee camps
Refugees
Relocation
Resistance
Sponsorship
Transnationalism
United Kingdom > UK
Europe
Italy
Germany
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Summary:Over recent years, local governments have gradually earned a prominent place in Europe's system of migration governance. This increased influence can be attributed to decades-long processes of decentralisation and the devolution of competencies across European countries. From providing housing to ensuring access to education and labour market integration, many aspects of migrants' everyday lives are today directly dependent on the capacity of municipal authorities and their public and private sector partners to effectively fulfil these tasks. Small-scale resettlement schemes based on Canada's Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program have been part of the international migration governance system for some time now. While many EU countries have pursued ever more restrictive approaches with respect to international protection, others (most notably Ireland, the UK and Germany) have demonstrated an unusual affinity towards this kind of bottom-up resettlement. With the support of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Sant'Egidio and its partners identify potential candidates for resettlement from refugee camps mainly in Lebanon, Jordan and Ethiopia.
ISSN:1460-9819
2051-3070