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Role of Regional Consultative Processes in the lead up to the Negotiations of Global Compact on Migration: The Case of Africa
Author(s) -
Maiyegun Olawale
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international migration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.681
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1468-2435
pISSN - 0020-7985
DOI - 10.1111/imig.12604
Subject(s) - negotiation , gcm transcription factors , normative , politics , constructive , position (finance) , political science , process (computing) , development economics , political economy , sociology , law , business , economics , general circulation model , climate change , geology , computer science , finance , oceanography , operating system
Abstract Regional consultative process was part of the preparations for the negotiations of the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM). In Africa, the process was managed by the AU, UNECA and IOM and produced the Continental Report that fed into the global report of the UN Secretary General and the Common African Position (CAP) to the GCM. They were endorsed at the highest political level and guided the African states during the compact's negotiations. The article examines the regional consultations and development of these two documents, and highlights their history and normative contents that reflected on the performance of Africa during the negotiations and contributions to the outcome of the GCM. The African member states negotiated as a group, they spoke with one voice and made constructive alliances. Through process‐tracing, the article determines that Africa impacted and made significant contributions to the outcome of the GCM.