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What role do diplomacy and the power play between states play in the development of migration policy? And how can turning our attention to the significance of foreign policy within migration governance help us in understanding the post-Brexit migration regime in the UK?

In this jam-packed episode, we consider how foreign policy and geopolitics shapes migration and mobility regimes. Catherine Craven explains what we mean when we talk about migration diplomacy. Fiona Adamson, Professor of International Relations at SOAS, invites us to think about how migration and diaspora feature in inter-state relations, with a particular focus on the EU. Through the discussion of the UK’s new humanitarian visas and the citizens’ negotiations, Nando and Michaela reflect on the relationship between migration diplomacy and the UK’s shifting position on the world stage after Brexit.

You can access the full transcripts for each episode over on our website Who do we think we are?

In this episode we cover …

Migration diplomacy and the geopolitics of migration
Hong Kong BN(O) and Ukraine Visa schemes
Brexit and the citizens’ rights negotiations

Active listening questions

What does ‘migration diplomacy’ mean?
What actors do and can engage in migration diplomacy?
What diplomatic instruments can states use to govern international migration?
Which new visa routes and trade and mobility agreements has Britain negotiated and/or implemented since Brexit?

Find more about …  

The uses of Migration Diplomacy in World Politics

Why migration deals such as the Rwanda plan are here to stay

How the UK’s exit from the EU turned the Mediterranean ‘refugee crisis’ into a British ‘border crisis’

Our podcast picks …

Explore background debates and concepts in International Relations theory more generally at Whiskey and International Relations Theory
Hong Kong BN(O) visa scheme
NPR’s Throughline on Hong Kong

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