ADDRESSING TRANS-SAHARAN IRREGULAR MIGRATION TO EUROPE: THE ROLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM) IN GHANA.
Author
Botchway, Benjamin
Term
4. term
Publication year
2019
Submitted on
2019-05-30
Pages
70
Abstract
This thesis examines how the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Ghana contributes to preventing trans-Saharan irregular migration from Ghana to Europe. Framed by Human Security theory and Cooperation theory, the study situates IOM’s work within broader civil society roles, partnerships, and state–intergovernmental dynamics. Based on a research design that combines primary and secondary data (with specific details not provided in the excerpt), the thesis analyzes the nature and scope of irregular migration, the underlying socio-political, economic, ecological, and demographic drivers, and IOM’s strategic and specific interventions in Ghana. Documented areas of action include awareness-raising, sensitization and advocacy; support to legislative processes; contributions to economic development; capacity building of relevant institutions; and the development of strategic plans. The analysis also identifies key challenges to IOM’s efforts, including poverty and economic hardship, porous borders and harbors, corruption, limited political will, local socio-cultural practices, difficulties in case identification, and weak coordination and funding constraints. The thesis underscores the need for comprehensive, multi-stakeholder approaches that integrate prevention, protection, prosecution, and partnership in addressing irregular migration. (Note: The excerpt does not provide details on sampling, sample size, or concrete measures of effectiveness.)
Denne afhandling undersøger, hvordan International Organization for Migration (IOM) i Ghana bidrager til at forebygge transsaharisk irregulær migration fra Ghana til Europa. Med udgangspunkt i teorien om menneskelig sikkerhed og samarbejdsteori placerer studiet IOM’s arbejde i en bredere forståelse af civilsamfundsorganisationers roller, partnerskaber og statsligt-supranationale relationer. På baggrund af et forskningsdesign, der kombinerer primære og sekundære data (med nærmere detaljer ikke angivet i uddraget), analyserer afhandlingen arten og omfanget af irregulær migration, bagvedliggende socio-politiske, økonomiske, økologiske og demografiske drivkræfter samt IOM’s strategiske og specifikke interventioner i Ghana. De dokumenterede indsatsområder omfatter oplysning, sensibilisering og advocacy; støtte til lovgivningsprocesser; bidrag til økonomisk udvikling; kapacitetsopbygning af relevante institutioner; og udvikling af strategiske planer. Analysen identificerer samtidig centrale udfordringer for IOM’s arbejde, herunder fattigdom og økonomisk pres, porøse grænser og havne, korruption, begrænset politisk handlekraft, lokale socio-kulturelle praksisser, vanskeligheder ved at identificere sager samt utilstrækkelig koordinering og finansiering. Afhandlingen peger på behovet for helhedsorienterede, tværsektorielle partnerskaber, der integrerer forebyggelse, beskyttelse, retsforfølgning og partnerskab i indsatsen mod irregulær migration. (Bemærk: Uddraget indeholder ikke detaljer om udvælgelse, stikprøvestørrelse eller konkrete effektmål.)
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