The EU’s approach to migration management in ‘cooperation’ with Afghanistan narrowly focuses on short-term returns of migrants as a condition for development assistance. A more equitable and multidimensional approach is needed.
About the authors
Dr Marissa Quie is a fellow and director of studies in human, social and political sciences (HSPS) at Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge, and a lecturer in politics and director of studies in HSPS at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge. She is also an affiliated lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge.
Her work engages with the connections between migration, peace and security. She is interested in the motifs of participation and protection that characterize debates about people on the move, including refugees, internally displaced people, women and marginalized groups. She has an extensive track record of consultancy work for the United Nations and for the government of Afghanistan.
Twitter: @marissa_quie
Hameed Hakimi is a research associate in the Asia-Pacific Programme and the Europe Programme at Chatham House. His work focuses on politics and society in Afghanistan, regional connectivity, cooperation between Central Asia and South Asia, migration issues, and Muslims and refugees in Europe.
Prior to joining Chatham House in 2013, he held research roles at various institutions including the International Institute for Strategic Studies and the London School of Economics and Political Science. Between 2014 and 2015, he was an adviser on policy and capacity development working under a USAID-funded programme in Kabul to support international efforts during Afghanistan’s political transition. He holds an MSc in international security and global governance from Birkbeck, University of London, and is a doctoral candidate and member of Magdalene College, University of Cambridge.
Twitter: @hameedhakimi