Migration Policy

Forum

The reception system for asylum seekers: are civil society organisations still free to pursue their mission?

Published on August 16, 2022 The impact of a management approach in line with market logic is increasingly felt, including in migrant aid schemes. This is what Giorgia Trasciani explains...

Giorgia Trasciani

Editorial Focus

The cause of migrants at threat from the rise of nationalisms: what path for international solidarity organisations?

Co-editor of this issue’s Focus with Boris Martin, Editor-in-Chief

Clara Egger

Perspectives

Humanitarian aid as a deterrent in Greece

Humanitarian aid has often been instrumentalised by States. But more recently, it may have been employed as a tool to manage the “refugee crisis” in Europe’s frontline Member States. Taking...

Arjun Claire

Editorial Focus

Forced migrations: a necessary humaneness

We have discussed what would be the added value of Humanitarian Alternatives’ contributing to the abundant debate over migrants and moving populations. First and foremost, the migrant crisis constitutes a...

Jean-Baptiste Richardier - Serge Breysse

Focus

Variations of nationalism in Ecuador: NGOs and the inclusion and exclusion of Colombian and Venezuelan exiles

Ecuador has long presented itself as a host country that is particularly favourable to migrants. Over the past ten years or so, however, “inclusive nationalism” has been transformed into “exclusive...

Lucie Laplace

Focus

The principles and challenges of the interplay and dual commitment between research and humanitarian action

The author’s career perfectly illustrates the hybridisation at work between the worlds of humanitarian action and research. Drawing on her experiences and various projects carried out in Laos, Pascale Hancart...

Pascale Hancart Petitet