The EU and immigration policies : cracks in the walls of fortress Europe? / Christof Roos, University of Bremen, Germany.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roos, Christof, 1979-

Series:

Transformations of the state

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union countries--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

European Union countries.

Emigration and immigration.

Government policy.

Physical Description:

ix, 245 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

The EU and Immigration Policies: Cracks in the Walls of Fortress Europe? explores how and why the EU and its member states define immigration policies. A comparison of EU negotiations on five EU immigration directives reveals interests of actors in EU integration and whether common policies aim at a restriction or expansion of immigration to the EU. The findings of the study suggest that some legal migration policies deviate to a certain extent from increased restrictions. Some member states were required to adapt their national laws to a more expansive EU policy. EU immigration policies actually define cracks in the walls of the 'Fortress Europe'. This development reflects a shift in immigration policy preferences among European countries from the late 1990s and early 2000s. The EU Commission used this window of opportunity and its power in policy framing to push member states toward EU integration. The book shows how the EU level could become the policy venue for member states' strategies on immigration regulation. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Regulation of Immigration by the EU: An Empirical Puzzle 1

2 Actor Preferences in EU Immigration Policies 20

3 Actor Interactions in EU Immigration Politics 48

4 Shifting Immigration Policies to the EU Level: Timing and Framing Policies 71

5 The Family Reunification Directive 88

6 The Long-Term Residents Directive 109

7 EU Directives for Migrant Students and Researchers 130

8 The Labour Migration Directive 152

9 Accounts and Prospects for Immigration Governance 180.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-237) and index.

ISBN:

9781137302557

1137302550

OCLC:

827256574