Centers of Migration Power in World Politics
摘要
In the emerging polycentric and multilevel architecture of the world order, in addition to the supporting system of centers of power in their classical understanding, new subsystems of power are being built—in particular, migration. Centers of migration power can be defined as international actors, primarily major participants in migration processes, which can achieve foreign policy goals using migration tools and, under certain conditions, live up to potential. The difference in migration positions—recipient, donor, transit population, or combinations of these statuses—presupposes a variety of centers of power in the migration field depending on the role they play (immigration, emigration, or transit). The migration status of a country is reflected in a wide range and variability of the use of persuasion tools: from the weaponization of human flows and sanctions against migration to cooperation in the field of migration and the promotion of an attractive image of the country using liberal and inclusive migration policy measures. In addition to leading powers, centers of migration power may also include states that acquire leadership in the subregional migration space of foreign policy in the appropriate context and time interval, which determines the mobility and variability of the configuration of centers of migration power. The current development of migration and the strengthening of its connection with foreign policy processes indicate an expansion of the use of migration power and an increase in the role of centers of migration power in international relations.