ABSTRACT
Through the study of a policy instrument, the Mobility Partnership (MP), our chapter demonstrates the significant role played by the European Union (EU) in the production and diffusion of knowledge related to the management of migration, with the aim to control migration flows in the spaces located outside of its external borders. By analysing the implementation of the MP in the Republic of Moldova, we have examined how the EU proceeds to fulfil institutional and cognitive transfers in order to harmonize not only the policies and practices related to migration management, but also the normative and cognitive frameworks of the national authorities involved. Although we could consider these efforts as illustrative of justice as non-denomination, since it appears that the EU is supporting the Moldovan authorities to strengthen their capacities, our analysis has demonstrated that instead of considering Moldova as an equal partner, the EU consistently applies “arbitrary interference” as it seeks to export its own models for managing migration in order to meet, above all, objectives relating to the internal security of its territory. In this dynamic, the transposition of European knowledge and know-how on migration management may appear as non-negotiable to third-country partners seeking rapprochement with the EU.
