Research Article
BibTex RIS Cite
Year 2020, Volume: 25 Issue: 1, 35 - 60, 30.06.2020

Abstract

References

  • References are indicated in the article. References are indicated in the article.

Comparative Analysis of Migration Policies and Social Transformations in the MENA Region

Year 2020, Volume: 25 Issue: 1, 35 - 60, 30.06.2020

Abstract

This article explores the historical developments of migration in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries. It investigates the major turning points in the history of migration in the region, and some of the major policies and regulations that have been adopted in reaction to the inflow of migrants and the political and economic considerations that have motivated such polices. It argues that in some countries, improvised and exclusionary policy schemes necessitated by short-term political objectives and factors related to the interests of the political system have exacerbated the conditions of the migrant population and limited the prospects of integration. Hence, Saudi Arabia persistently adopts a populist purge against migrants by aggressively pushing for nationalizing various job sectors that were previously occupied by immigrants. Other countries in the region, and more specifically in North Africa, have taken a pragmatic attitude toward migration. They have consequently given up their exclusionary and highly securitized approach to migration and adopted national migration strategies that have opened the door for upward social mobility as well as social and political participation.

References

  • References are indicated in the article. References are indicated in the article.
There are 1 citations in total.

Details

Primary Language English
Subjects Political Science
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Mohammed Ouhemmou This is me 0000-0001-5988-6262

Mohamed El Amine Moumıne This is me 0000-0001-5098-1538

Publication Date June 30, 2020
Published in Issue Year 2020 Volume: 25 Issue: 1

Cite

APA Ouhemmou, M., & Moumıne, M. E. A. (2020). Comparative Analysis of Migration Policies and Social Transformations in the MENA Region. PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs, 25(1), 35-60.
AMA Ouhemmou M, Moumıne MEA. Comparative Analysis of Migration Policies and Social Transformations in the MENA Region. PERCEPTIONS. June 2020;25(1):35-60.
Chicago Ouhemmou, Mohammed, and Mohamed El Amine Moumıne. “Comparative Analysis of Migration Policies and Social Transformations in the MENA Region”. PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 25, no. 1 (June 2020): 35-60.
EndNote Ouhemmou M, Moumıne MEA (June 1, 2020) Comparative Analysis of Migration Policies and Social Transformations in the MENA Region. PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 25 1 35–60.
IEEE M. Ouhemmou and M. E. A. Moumıne, “Comparative Analysis of Migration Policies and Social Transformations in the MENA Region”, PERCEPTIONS, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 35–60, 2020.
ISNAD Ouhemmou, Mohammed - Moumıne, Mohamed El Amine. “Comparative Analysis of Migration Policies and Social Transformations in the MENA Region”. PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 25/1 (June 2020), 35-60.
JAMA Ouhemmou M, Moumıne MEA. Comparative Analysis of Migration Policies and Social Transformations in the MENA Region. PERCEPTIONS. 2020;25:35–60.
MLA Ouhemmou, Mohammed and Mohamed El Amine Moumıne. “Comparative Analysis of Migration Policies and Social Transformations in the MENA Region”. PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs, vol. 25, no. 1, 2020, pp. 35-60.
Vancouver Ouhemmou M, Moumıne MEA. Comparative Analysis of Migration Policies and Social Transformations in the MENA Region. PERCEPTIONS. 2020;25(1):35-60.