Migration Changes and Integration Challenges in the Moroccan Case

Summary, in English

The changing nature of the migration phenomenon has influenced the Moroccan context in a different way and has transformed it into a transit and destination country for sub-Saharan migrants. This chapter analyses the evolution of migration trends in Morocco, considering the relation between migration and development in more marginalised areas of the country, such as the Rif region. Moreover, it considers the impact of the increasing flow of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa on the institutional, political and social dynamics in Morocco. In this context, the role of Europe is seen to be crucial in influencing the evolution of migration policy, and financing aid to support Moroccan institutions in migration management. Particular attention is given to the programme Mediterranean City-to-City Migration, financed by the European Trust Fund for Africa, due to its bottom-up approach, in order to identify positive and replicable models of positive coexistence.

• Author: Altea Pericoli
• Editor: Elena Maestri; Annemarie Profanter
• Publishing year: 2021
• Language: English
• Publication/Series: Politics of Citizenship and Migration
• Links: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-75626-0_4
• Document type: Book chapter
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Topic: International Migration and Ethnic Relations
• Status: Published