Non-Western Migration Regimes in a Global Perspective - MARS

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According to the latest World Migration Report, 12 of the 20 top destinations for international migrants in 2020 were countries notbelonging to what are considered traditional (Western) migrant-receiving countries in North America, Western Europe, and Australia.Yet, despite these ever-growing migratory processes in non-Western migration locales, the mainstream literature remains largelyfocused on the study of migrants' experiences and immigration policies in the context of traditional Western liberal democracies. As aresult, major non-Western migration destinations elsewhere in the world remain underrepresented by existing theories andcomparative research within migration studies.The overarching objective of the MARS is to increase our scientific understanding about global, regional and national governance ofmigration and mobilities and thereby to contribute to the global and national efforts to facilitate safe, regular and orderly migration.This aim will be accomplished by conducting research and a staff exchange programme on non-Western migration regimes. Morespecifically, MARS is constructed around three interlinked goals, which are to 1) collect original empirical data on the interplaybetween migration governance processes and migrants' experiences in non-Western migration locales; 2) engage with and situateour research in relevant theoretical and comparative debates within migration studies and thereby advance scholarly discussion oncontemporary migration regimes (comparative migration studies) by developing new conceptual and methodological approaches tounderstanding migratory processes in non-Western locales; and 3) translate research findings into policy-relevant ways, includingpresentations and policy papers to provide strategic intelligence and policy insights for international organisations, developmentagencies, decision-makers, and practitioners inside and outside the EU on possible ways to improve migration governance practices.