Migration Governance Through Funding: Theoretical, Normative, and Empirical Perspectives.

Abstract

This special issue explores migration governance through funding while providing unique empirical insights into its design, rationale, use and implications. We embed the rise of funding as a governance tool within the broader debate on the externalization of migration control and the role of conditionality in inter-state relations. We then inductively identify three distinct types of migration governance through funding: earmarking, conditionality, and the whole of government approach. Finally, we explore the impact of governance through funding on migration governance and on diplomacy more broadly, highlighting three dimensions: accountability, transparency, and effectiveness.