An Assessment of Principal Regional Consultative Processes on ...

ContentsAcknowledgements..........................................................................................3List <strong>of</strong> Acronyms .............................................................................................7Executive Summary.........................................................................................91. Introduction ..............................................................................................11RCPs defined..........................................................................................122. Assessing What and How?........................................................................15The governance process.........................................................................15Methodology and caveats ......................................................................16Which RCPs?.........................................................................................183. The Effects <strong>of</strong> RCPs on the Migration Governance Process.................19(i) Agenda setting & issue definition......................................................19(ii) Consensus building and position convergence.................................22(iii) Changes in migration law, policy and practice ..............................274. Lessons Learned: When RCPs Work Best..............................................33Knit your networks.................................................................................33Manage your numbers ...........................................................................34Gather data.............................................................................................34Take the lead...........................................................................................35Send the right people..............................................................................35Create a two-level structure ...................................................................36Respect confidentiality...........................................................................37Own your process...................................................................................38Choose the issues carefully ...................................................................39Find a middle way between informality and formality..........................40Flowers on graves: letting RCPs die......................................................415. Conclusion..................................................................................................43Endnotes.........................................................................................................47References.......................................................................................................495