Spain’s Migration Policies

Building Bridges or Burning Them?

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ID24145992
AutoresIndhira García Belda (0009-0006-1636-6519, Universidad Loyola Andalucía), María Ángeles Alaminos (0000-0003-3694-7207, Universidad Loyola Andalucía), Gloria Fernández-Pacheco Alises (0000-0002-2193-3227, Universidad Loyola Andalucía)
Ano2026
Data de publicação2026-09-21
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0021-9096 • E-ISSN: 1745-2538
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00219096261479970
OpenAlexW7213908747
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas30

In the absence of a joint migration management system, Spain has sought to protect its external borders by building relations with African countries through different foreign policy frameworks. In a context where the European Union is tightening its external borders, we ask what the central axis structuring Spanish migration policies toward Africa is. The most recent foreign policy framework, the Spain-Africa Strategy 2025–2028, has been presented as a bridge between Europe and Africa, wanting to consolidate Spain as the interlocutor between both continents and as a reliable partner for African countries. But to what extent does it pursue a differentiated approach? Is it an effective policy instrument to establish equal partnerships? These are some of the questions that have been addressed through a qualitative document analysis. Aiming to contribute to the literature on Spain’s migration policies from a critical security studies perspective, we conclude that the Spain-Africa Strategy is not context-free and, as such, is dependent on larger foreign policy structures that are built around a security-development nexus, hence hindering the achievement of equal partnerships.

African studies · Bridge (graph theory) · Context (archaeology) · European union · Foreign policy · International relations · Structuring · African Studies and Geopolitics · China's Global Influence and Migration · Hispanic-African Historical Relations