Refugees, security and the European Union /

"This book analyses the extent and the modalities of the securitization of asylum-seekers and refugees in the EU. The book argues that the development of the EU asylum policy, far from 'securitizing' asylum-seekers and refugees, has led to the strengthening and codification of several...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Léonard, Sarah, 1978- (Author), Kaunert, Christian (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019
London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019
Series:Routledge/UACES contemporary European studies series
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • A new securitization framework
  • Asylum, migration and border controls in Europe : the historical context
  • Asylum, migration and border controls in the EU : the institutional context
  • The development of the common European asylum system (CEAS) : the absence of securitization in the EU asylum policy venue
  • The securitization of irregular migration at the EU southern borders
  • Terrorism and the securitization of asylum seekers and refugees