Migration Interdependence in Europe and North America

• In Event: Migration Interdependence in World Politics

Abstract

Building on the authors’ previous work, the paper explores migration interdependence in Europe and North America with a focus on bilateral and multi-lateral migration governance in the two regions. The paper offers a structured comparison of US-Mexico and EU-Turkey migration management relationships, but also moving beyond to examine broader regional dynamics, the paper examines the historical development of regional migration diplomacy in areas such as border management, labour migration, and irregular and transit migration. Comparing mechanisms and foreign policy aims, the paper assesses how bargaining, issue linkages and leverage work across the two regions, in the process providing greater insights into the theory of complex interdependence and how migration interdependence can lead to cooperation and conflict.

Authors

• Fiona B. Adamson, SOAS University of London

• James F. Hollifield, Southern Methodist University