The 2015 EU‐Africa joint Valletta action plan on immigration: A parable of complex interdependence
| Published date | 01 December 2022 |
| Author | Mahama Tawat,Eileen Lamptey |
| Date | 01 December 2022 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1111/imig.12953 |
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International Migration. 2022;60:28–42.
wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/imig
Received: 14 Septe mber 2020
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Revised: 27 Septem ber 2021
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Accepted: 23 Novemb er 2021
DOI: 10.1111/imig.12953
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
The 2015 EU- Africa joint Valletta action
plan on immigration: A parable of complex
interdependence
Mahama Tawat1 | Eileen Lamptey2
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© 2021 The Author s. International Migration published by John Wil ey & Sons Ltd on behalf of In ternational Org anization for
Migration
Parts of th is article were w ritten while a t the Higher Scho ol of Economics , Moscow.
The author s are grateful to Pi eter Bevelande r, Sofia Pagliari n, Daniela de Bon o and partici pants at semina rs at the Malmö In stitute for the S tudies of
Migration , Diversity an d Welfare and Bam berg Graduat e School of Socia l Sciences.
1Malmö Instit ute for the Study of Migr ation,
Diversity a nd Welfare, Malmö Uni versity,
Malmo, Sweden
2Akrofi- Christaller Inst itute of Theology,
Mission and Cul ture (ACI), Akropo ng-
Akuapem, G hana
Correspondence
Mahama Tawat, Malm ö Institute for the
Study of Migrat ion, Diversity a nd Welfare,
Malmö Univer sity, Nordenskjol dsgatan 1,
205 06, Malmö, S weden.
Email: mahama.tawat542@gmail.com
Abstract
In 2015, as the “refugee cr isis” unfolded, the European
Union negotiated deals respectively with Turkey and many
African count ries to stem the infl ux of asylum seekers. But
little comparativel y has been said about its Afr ican deal, the
Joint Vallet ta Action Pla n (JVAP) and its impact. Using mi-
gration policy theori es, this article shows that the African
deal, embodied in the concept of “share d respo nsibility,”
amounts to a special kind of interes t, complex interdepend-
ence. Specifically, while parties held onto their interest s
(territorial integri ty for the Europeans and economic devel-
opment for the Africans), there was a new sense, especially
on the part of th e Europe ans, tha t both par ties ne eded ea ch
other's he lp (cooperation) to advance these interests. As a
result, concr ete measures such as the EU Emergency Trust
Fund were formulated. Looking at their “effects,” these
measures have been positi ve in most policy domains.
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