Why go back? Assisted return from Norway
Type
Study
Country
Norway,
Afghanistan,
Iraq,
Ethiopia,
Russian Federation (the),
Kosovo/UNSC 1244
Region
European Economic Area,
Asia and the Pacific,
East Africa and the Horn of Africa,
South Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia,
Middle East and North Africa
Organization
Institute for Social Research
Year
2015
Language
English
Publication Series
Report 2015:08
Governments in reception countries embrace (voluntary) assisted returns for several reasons. Such returns are seen as more humane, less costly and they spark less controversy than forced returns. For the rejected migrants themselves, voluntary assisted return is often seen as one of several unappealing alternatives. This study is based on two sources of data: interviews with employees at reception centers and key informants (NGOs, civil servants), and register data encompassing 105,000 third-country nationals. This material opens for a combined quantitative and qualitative analysis.
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