Following up on the UK-France Channel Crossing Forum held on Nov. 7, this document compiles several comments in view of channelling scientific-informed conversations into policy guidance.
Policy brief on the impact of narratives on policymaking at the national level
This Policy Brief focuses on how migration narratives shape and are deployed in political debate and policymaking. Drawing on research on migration narratives in six European countries, it outlines six key findings and sets out four recommendations for officials and stakeholders to encourage a calm and evidence-based debate on immigration.
Policy Brief on the impact of narratives on EU policymaking
This Policy Brief looks at the implications of migration narratives for European policy-making. It drafts recommendations for members and officials of European institutions that may contribute to shaping narratives for fairer, comprehensive, and balanced European policy responses to migration and asylum.
The impact of narratives in potential migrants’ decisions: a Policy Brief
This Policy Brief provides an analysis of the narratives of (potential) migrants of Gambian and Afghan origin. This brief focuses on how locally held narratives relate to the messages of EU-funded information campaigns, which usually aim at deterring irregular migration.
