What is Sustainable Return Migration?

What is sustainable return migration? In this video, I discuss the different ways sustainable return is defined and used in practice as well as key factors influencing sustainable return and challenges that we see with sustainable return. 0:00 Introduction 0:33 Defining Sustainable Return 3:20 Sustainable Return In Practice 4:20 IOM's 3 Level Model For Sustainable Reintegration 5:40 Factors Influencing Sustainable Return 8:01 Challenges To Sustainable Return 10:44 Thank You For Watching References Black, R., Koser, K., Monk, K., Atfield, G., D’Onofrio, L., & Tiemoko, R. (2004). Understanding Voluntary Return. Home Office. http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/18179/ Directorate-General Home Affairs. (2012). Comparative Study on Best Practices to Interlink Pre-Departure Reintegration Measures Carried out in Member States with Short- and Long-Term Reintegration Measures in the Countries of Return. European Comission, Matrix Insight Ltd, ICMPD & ECRE. https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-d... European Commission. (n.d.). Sustainable Return. Migration and Home Affairs. Retrieved April 11, 2025, from https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/net... ICMPD. (2015). Evaluation of the Medium-Term Effectiveness of the Reintegration Measures of the Projects ‘Reintegration in Kosovo-Cooperation with Microcredit Institutions and the Economy’ (ReKoKO I-III). https://migrantprotection.iom.int/en/... IOM. (2015). Reintegration Effective Approaches. https://www.iom.int/sites/default/fil... Knoll, A., Veron, P., & Mayer, N. (2021). A sustainable development approach to return and reintegration: Dilemmas, choices and possibilities [Discussion Paper no 291]. Ecdpm. https://ecdpm.org/work/a-sustainable-... IOM. (2019). Reintegration Handbook - Practical guidance on the design, implementation and monitoring of reintegration assistance. https://publications.iom.int/books/re... Koser, K., & Kushminder, K. (2015). Comparative Research on the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration of Migrants. IOM. https://migrantprotection.iom.int/en/... Kuschminder, K. (2017). Taking stock of Assisted Voluntary Return from Europe: Decision making, reintegration and sustainable return : time for a paradigm shift [Working Paper]. https://cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/47064 Nozarian, N., Graviano, A., Wadud, J., & Götzelmann, A. (2017). Towards an Integrated Approach to Reintegration in the Context of Return. IOM. https://migrantprotection.iom.int/en/... OECD. (2020). Sustainable Reintegration of Returning Migrants: A Better Homecoming. OECD. https://doi.org/10.1787/5fee55b3-en Strand, A., Bendixsen, S. K. N., Lidén, H., Paasche, E., Kefale, L. A. W. A., Khadir, S., Kurdistani, A., & Sarwari, H. L. and A. (2016). Programmes for assisted return to Afghanistan, Iraqi Kurdistan, Ethiopia and Kosovo: A comparative evaluation of effectiveness and outcomes. CMI Report, R 2016:2. https://www.cmi.no/publications/5801-... Thank you to Júlia Puigdomènech Vidal for helpful research assistance. Video edited and animated by Sten Ritterfeld, Stenslens.com