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An unprecedented number of people is currently on the move seeking refuge in Europe. Large parts of European societies respond with anxiety and mistrust to the influx of people. Nationalist, anti-migrant parties from Slovakia over Germany to the UK have g

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Fortress Europe? Challenges and Failures of Migration and Asylum Policies

Fortress Europe?

Annette Jünemann · Nicolas Fromm Nikolas Scherer (Eds.)

Fortress Europe? Challenges and Failures of Migration and Asylum Policies

Editors Annette Jünemann Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg, Germany

Nikolas Scherer Hertie School of Governance Berlin, Germany

Nicolas Fromm Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg, Germany

ISBN 978-3-658-17011-0  (eBook) ISBN 978-3-658-17010-3 DOI 10.1007/978-3-658-17011-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017935813 Springer VS © Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Editor: Jan Treibel Printed on acid-free paper This Springer VS imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH The registered company address is: Abraham-Lincoln-Str. 46, 65189 Wiesbaden, Germany

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Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Annette Jünemann, Nicolas Fromm and Nikolas Scherer The kaleidoscope of migration. Theoretical perspectives and conceptual considerations 

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VII

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Migration: Legal, economic and political determinants Parastou Hassouri Challenging established categories and exploring intersections. A critical assessment of common notions in migration discourse 

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Mehdi Lahlou Pourquoi part-on de façon irrégulière d’Afrique ? La pauvre Afrique vs l’opulente Europe  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

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Ummuhan Bardak Root causes and changing patterns of migration in the Mediterranean  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

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Gerasimos Tsourapas The politics of Egyptian regional migration. Examining autocratic cooperation processes in the Arab world  . . . . . . 

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EU migration policies: An ambiguous picture of “Fortress Europe” M