This research aims to extend the not so much emphasised but nevertheless direly needed philosophical reflections on the topic of migration. Indeed, this latter is extensively studied from political, economic, socio-cultural, legal, demographical, historical, geographical and psychological approaches but it is quite rare to encounter philosophical dialogues on it. Nevertheless, such philosophical discussion on migration is also another lens that can inform us on the causes and consequences of human mobility, including migration. This paper aims thus to make a profound re-examination of migration causes that would allow to understand and deconstruct its ideological mechanisms in the aim of building fairer political, social, ecological and economical relationships between countries, people and nature. Such re-examination would ultimately help the construction of societies more at peace with themselves and with others. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate the hidden, unspoken and subtly active exercise of the ideologies of colonialism and capitalism -illustrated by the concept of ‘development’- as ultimate causes (push factors) and driving forces (pull factors) of international migration movements. This research paper will make a comparative and theoretical analysis of a set of twenty-seven pre-selected academic articles and two institutional reports tackling the topic of migration and development. Peace studies’ structural theory of imperialism and decolonial theory of the coloniality of power will be used for the analysis, as well as a philosophy for peace’s European-based methodology (Martínez Guzmán, 2001) integrating decolonial studies. Finally, constructive solutions to shifting the current paradigm will be proposed.

Authors:
Irina Charlotte Ranaivosoa, Universitat Jaume I, Spain

About the Presenter(s)
Irina Charlotte Ranaivosoa is a doctoral student in the International Peace, Conflict and Development Studies programme at the Universitat Jaume I (Castellón de la Plana, Spain). Her research focuses on the nexus between France, identities and peace.

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