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Harnessing the Potential of Migration and Return to Promote Development: Applying Concepts to West Africa Forced Migration Online (24276783) Migration, asylum and refugee law FORCED MIGRATION ONLINE RETURN MIGRATION RETURNEES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LABOUR MARKET REMITTANCES The purpose of this paper is to provide a state-of-the-art literature review and to stimulate discussions around some of the most salient issues concerning the relationship between migration, return, and development. It outlines the operational framework and research strategy that will be used to investigate this relationship in an ongoing research project focused on West Africa. The paper presents an overview of the contemporary trends in international migration regarding this geographical region. It then discusses the consequences that such migrations can have on domestic labour markets, the effects of migrant remittances, and the brain drain phenomenon. The return of migrants and the developmental impacts of potential capital transfers occurring with return, and particularly the transfer of financial, human, and social capital, are also discussed. Finally, this paper presents elements for a meso-level approach to study these issues in order to achieve an improved understanding of the highly complex relationship between international migration, return, and development. 2026-09-30T11:57:50Z Text Online resource 10.25446/oxford.33359616.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/Harnessing_the_Potential_of_Migration_and_Return_to_Promote_Development_Applying_Concepts_to_West_Africa/33359616 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0