Addressing the Root Causes of Migration through Development Aid as a Security-Development Nexus: A Case Study of Germany and Austria Cover Image

Addressing the Root Causes of Migration through Development Aid as a Security-Development Nexus: A Case Study of Germany and Austria
Addressing the Root Causes of Migration through Development Aid as a Security-Development Nexus: A Case Study of Germany and Austria

Author(s): Anna Paterek
Subject(s): Public Administration, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza KA AFM
Keywords: German development policy; Austrian development policy; in-donor refugee costs; official development assistance (ODA); the migration-development nexus; the security-migration-development nexus; compar

Summary/Abstract: This paper examines Germany’s and Austria’s merging of migration, security and development in the context of the European migrant crisis 2015/2016 through content and discourse analyses of key German and Austrian development policy documents. It argues that development aid is expected to manage long-term risks to the national security of donors by addressing the structural causes of forced and irregular migration. The concluding section synthesizes the key findings of the research paper.

  • Issue Year: XLII/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 133-152
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: English