descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Preprint 12 Feb 2019Publisher:Center for Open ScienceJournal:Ethnic and Racial Studies, volume 43, pages 351-370 (issn: 0141-9870, eissn: 1466-4356,

Authors: Tsourapas, Gerasimos;

doi: 10.31235/osf.io/265fg , 10.1080/01419870.2019.1585558

The Long Arm of the Arab State

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Under what conditions do authoritarian states exercise control over populations abroad? The securitisation of cross-border mobility has been a common theme in examining immigration policies in the Global North. The securitisation of emigration and diasporas in non-democratic contexts remains neglected; this is particularly true with regard to Arab states’ extraterritorial authoritarian practices. This article argues that authoritarian states develop a range of migration policies that are driven by the contradictory pressures of economic and political imperatives or, put differently, an "illiberal paradox": if a state does not expect economic gains from cross-border mobility, it is more likely to securitise its emigration policy; otherwise, it is more likely to securitise its diaspora policy. The article illustrates this trade-off via a most-similar comparison of Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, and Morocco. Drawing on Arabic and non-Arabic primary and secondary sources, it sketches a novel area of research on migration and security.

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