SECURITIZATION OF MIGRATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION – BETWEEN DISCOURSE AND PRACTICAL ACTION
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28 March 2026
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15 March 2017
Abstract
LEGAL AND ILLEGAL MIGRATION IN EUROPE PRECEDING THE END OF THE COLD WAR IS THE HIGHLIGHT FOR RESEARCHERS, THE MEDIA, POLITICIANS, ECONOMISTS AND SOCIOLOGISTS, BOTH BY THE EFFECTS IT HAS ON A SOCIO -ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC LEVEL, BUT ALSO BY THE DIRECT ONES ON SOCIETAL SECURITY. THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THIS PAPER IS TO CAPTURE THE INTERDEPENDENCE CONNECTION BETWEEN MIGRATION AND SECURITY AT A EUROPEAN LEVEL AND TO EXAMINE THE WAY IN WHICH THE EU APPROACHES AND MANAGES THE ISSUE OF SECURITY IN TERMS OF LEGAL AN D ILLEGAL MIGRATION, WHICH IS THE SOURCE OF POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIETAL SECURITY. THE FIRST PART OF THIS ARTICLE MAKES A REVIEW OF THE SPECIALIZED LITERATURE IN RELATION TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF MIGRATION -SECURITY RELATIONSHIP WITHIN EUROPE. THE SECOND PART ANALYZES EU’S INTEGRATED MEASURES IN APPROACHING SECURITY, FROM LEGAL ISSUES, TACKLING OF THE ISSUE IN THE UNION TREATIES AND POLITICAL DISCOURSES TO THE EFFECTS OF EU’S IDENTITY CONSTRUCT PROCESS. HOW DID MIGRATION BECOME A SECURITY ISSUE? TO WHAT EX TENT HAVE TRADITIONAL SECURITY APPROACHES/TOOLS BECOME USELESS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND THE PROVISION OF SECURITY AT EUROPEAN BORDERS? TO WHAT EXTENT IS THE NEW SECURITY AGENDA OF THE EU AN INTEGRATED RESPONSE TO THE CURRENT MIGRATION FROM AND TOWARDS EUROPE? THESE ARE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE WILL TRY TO ANSWER THROUGH OUR ANALYSIS.
Keywords
MIGRATION
SECURITY
EUROPEAN UNION
SECURITIZATION
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