The European Union's migration management aid: Developing democracies or supporting authoritarianism?
| Published date | 01 August 2023 |
| Author | Kelsey P. Norman,Nicholas R. Micinski |
| Date | 01 August 2023 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1111/imig.13075 |
1Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA
2University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA
Correspondence
Nicholas R. Micinski, University of Maine,
Orono, Maine, USA.
Email: nicholas.micinski@maine.edu
Abstract
The European Union and its member states have invested
billions of euros in migration management programs that
purport to promote “good migration governance” around
the world. But what is the impact of migration manage-
ment aid on governance outside of the EU? In this article,
we theorise the impact of migration management aid on
governance in recipient countries by analysing the key policy
areas of intervention. To do so, we focus on the effects of
the European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa and
draw on data collected from policy and government docu-
ments, in addition to secondary literature, to understand
how migration management aid negatively impacts institu-
tions of governance in recipient countries. While migration
management aid may build the capacity of states to monitor
borders and prevent irregular migration, we argue that this
fails to account for negative externalities including human
rights abuses and increased surveillance for migrants and
citizens alike.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
The European Union's migration management
aid: Developing democracies or supporting
authoritarianism?
Kelsey P. Norman1 | Nicholas R. Micinski2
DOI: 10.1111/imig.13075
Received: 26 March 2022 Revised: 5 September 2022 Accepted: 16 September 2022
INTRODUCTION
Over the last 20 years, more than $130.5 billion in foreign aid went to control, regulate, or manage migration in
developing countries. Migration management aid has increased more than 350 per cent from $2 billion in 2002 to
over $12 billion in 2017. 1 The European Union is one of the top donors to migration management aid, including the
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