Return Migration and the Problem of Reintegration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9954095 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Oladele O Arowolo (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 59-82 |
| Publication date | 2000-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Migration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7985 • E-ISSN: 1468-2435 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-2435.00128 |
| OpenAlex | W2064249557 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 51 |
This article proposes a programme approach for achieving the social and economic reintegration of all categories of return migrants. As former exiles who have returned to their country of origin are no longer refugees, some government agencies need to organize the reception of, and provide assistance to, returnees. But without long‐term planning, ad hoc committees are unable to be effective facilitators of the reintegration process. The article suggests a list of major elements necessary for an effective reintegration programme, and argues that governments should focus on the institutional mechanism of programme management, including the creation of a responsible agency or agencies. The management structure should be based in the National Planning Ministry of government. Establishment of an effective mechanism would be likely to inspire donor confidence; and ‘homecoming’ would no longer be a nightmare for potential returnees trying to reintegrate
Agency (philosophy · Business · Christian ministry · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Homecoming · Political science · Public relations · Refugee · Sociology · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Public Administration
Decided Return Migration
Stay or Return
Socio-Economic Realities of Returned Immigrant Reintegration in Ghana
Livelihoods and survival strategies pursued by international return migrants in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Between migration and cross-border mobility
Beyond Dutch Borders
Sufrimiento social y migraciones de retorno
(Non-)Return
Labour Force, Occupational Changes and Socioeconomic Level of Return Emigrants in India
Employability Assessment of Emigrant Gulf Returnees
Reconstructing identity during migratory transitions
The Covid-19 Pandemic and Reflections on the Importance of Reintegration Strategies for Returnee Migrant Workers
I don’t want to have a separated home’
Rethinking Trust in the Refugee Resettlement Process
Regional Disparities in Returnee Support, Stigmatisation and Reintegration in Nigeria
Comparative Analysis of Reintegration Policies
Back and Forth
The Human Capital Characteristics and Household Living Standards of Returning International Migrants in Eastern and Southern Africa
The reliability of recall measurement in assessing migrant reintegration
Migration linguistics
Returnees and the Dilemmas of (Un)sustainable Return and Reintegration in Somalia
What happens post-deportation? The experience of deported Afghans
Return migration, failed reintegration and tragedy in Achebe’s Things Fall Apart
Producing scientific knowledge on migration
Life in the post-return period
Does International Mobility Pay Off? Comparing Labour Market Success of Recent German Remigrants and the German Stayer Population
After Returning to the Rural
Economic reintegration postreturn—examining the role of return voluntariness, resource mobilization and time to prepare
Who reintegrates? The constituents of reintegration of displaced populations
The Road Back Home is Never Long
Introduction
Back Home? Refugees' Experiences of their First Visit back to their Country of Origin
Returning from greener pastures? How exposure to returnees affects migration plans
Come Home, Be Professional
Migration Dynamics, Entrepreneurship, and African Development
Back to Square One
Return migration of Americans
Pilgrimization of the return and re-acculturation of the returnee
Talking across Borders
Returnees' Perspectives on Their Re‐migration Processes
Ageing of returnees to Morocco
Economic Reintegration of Ethiopian Women Returned from the Middle East
Migration, Return, and Development
The Quagmire of Return and Reintegration
Connecting Return Intentions and Home Investment
Kinship construction variability among Nigerian international migrants
Linking return visits and return migration among Commonwealth Eastern Caribbean migrants in Toronto
Return visits and belonging to countries of origin among young people from refugee backgrounds
Deportation Stigma and Re-migration
Will friends and family still be there after you have left? Evidence from return migrants in Colombia
Deportation and Re-integration
| Unique citing works | 51 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,13 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2025 (24) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 51 |