Hierarchical Governance and the Refugee Compact in Central America: Host States, Containment, and the Absence of International Resettlement

Central America is experiencing rapidly-accelerating displacement crises. 400,000 have fled to neighboring states, and 500,000 throughout the Americas. In response, the international community implemented the Global Compact on Refugees through the MIRPS regional mechanism (Marco Integral Regional de...

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Published in:Journal of immigrant & refugee studies 2023-10, Vol.21 (4), p.581-596
Main Author: Smith, Craig Damian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Governance
Hierarchies
International relations
Power structure
Refugees
Regions
Social response
State
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Summary:Central America is experiencing rapidly-accelerating displacement crises. 400,000 have fled to neighboring states, and 500,000 throughout the Americas. In response, the international community implemented the Global Compact on Refugees through the MIRPS regional mechanism (Marco Integral Regional de Protección y Soluciones). Though framed as a platform for responsibility-sharing, MIRPS focuses narrowly on host states, and ignores resettlement or regularized mobility pathways. This article uses an International Relations lens to argue that the absence of regional governance means the scope for responsibility-sharing is dictated by hierarchical power dynamics and extraterritorial containment agendas, with regional states complying through coercion or allying.
ISSN:1556-2948
1556-2956
DOI:10.1080/15562948.2023.2179150