Abstract
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A host of irregular migrants currently live in de facto “limbo” conditions in Europe, with significant economic and human costs.According to registrations, less than 20% of all non-European nationals receiving an order to leave, voluntarily return to a third countryor are deported. Those not returning receive limited opportunities to regularize their stay, since states fear that regularization attractsirregular migration, and will not be supported by voters. FAiR promises to bolster EU return migration governance by addressing thelegitimacy deficits that plague policies on return and alternatives to return. FAiR complements dominant rational choice perspectives bysystematically assessing the importance of norms, frames and shared meanings for intergovernmental cooperation on return. Togetherwith stakeholders in EU+ and non-EU+ countries, FAiR pushes quantitative and qualitative research boundaries in the field, focusing on 5non-EU+ (Georgia, Iraq, Niger, Nigeria, Turkey) and 5 EU+ states (Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Switzerland). Specific contributionsof FAiR include: econometric models to reduce measurement bias in Eurostat return data; better measurements of Europe’s return policiesthrough a Migration Return Policy Index (MIREX); causal inference analysis for all EU+ countries on the effects of policy and nonpolicydrivers of enforced return; a large survey experiment in 10 EU+ countries on public support for alternatives to return policies;improved guidelines for the human rights monitoring of enforced return; and, a negotiation and implementation game that will helpinternational actors to reach agreement on return and readmission. FAiR offers multidisciplinary expertise and comprises a mix ofacademic, policy research, governmental and irregular migrant advocacy organisations, spanning Europe, Africa and the Middle East.FAiR targets objectives 1, 17, 21 and 23 of the Global Migration Pact, and 10.7, 16.8, 17.9, 17.16, and 17.18 of the SDGs.
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