Abstract

Information campaigns aim at discouraging potential migrants from leaving their countries irregularly. This article discusses how to analyse the impact of such campaigns by identifying different research lines in the literature. The impact of migration information campaigns may be explored by, firstly, focusing on transnational migratory data and inter-state relations (the macro-level); secondly, by investigating their impact on narratives within societies (the meso-level); and, finally, by investigating the micro-level of their influence on migratory decision-making. At each level, scholars face considerable methodological challenges to filter out the impact of campaigns. This article suggests that a promising research avenue is to analyse more widely the narratives and information sources upon which (potential) migrants rely. Opening up the research focus may avoid the risk of over-emphasising the impact of information campaigns by only looking at them. It allows to better understand which sources of information actually influence migratory behaviour.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)47-57
Number of pages11
JournalInternational Migration
Volume61
Issue number6
Early online date13 Apr 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2023

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The financial support of the Erasmus+ Programme is gratefully acknowledged (Project 621045‐EPP‐1‐2020‐1‐BE‐EPPJMO‐Chair).

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors. International Migration published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Organization for Migration.

Copyright:
Copyright 2023 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

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