European policy on immigration

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 401-415
Author(s):  
Carlota Solé
Keyword(s):  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
European Identity ◽  
European Policy ◽  
Immigration Control ◽  
Integration Policies ◽  
European Immigration ◽  
Southern European Countries

This article deals with European immigration control and integration policies as public policies. Control and integration are the two main drivers of immigration policy. From a comparative perspective, the distinction between economic and political migration is made and the occupational and labour situation for northern and southern European countries is presented. Some of the differences between European countries in the interplay of control and integration policies are analysed in relation to transnationalism and the construction of a European identity.

scholarly journals Portuguese Labour Market Governance in Comparative Perspective

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Afonso
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Female Employment ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Private Regulation ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Employment Conditions ◽  
Market Governance ◽  
High Level ◽  
Southern European Countries

Abstract. This chapter analyses the core characteristics of labour market governance in Portugal in a comparative perspective, analyzing the interplay of public and private regulation in the setting of wages and employment conditions. The chapter describes the main characteristics of the Portuguese employment model within the European context and how it departs from other Southern European countries, notably when it comes to female and low-skilled employment. The chapter argues that the power relationships that emerged out of the transition to democracy favoured a more liberal employment regime than in Spain, resulting in a lower threshold of unemployment but also higher income inequalities and lower wage protections. The models have tended to converge in recent years, and income inequality in Portugal has diminished. The chapter highlights the high level of female employment since the 1960s, a characteristic that departs significantly from other Southern European countries. It is explained by specific contextual factors, notably the legacy of the colonial war and high rates of emigration.

“Crisis” and Reality in European Immigration Policy

2015 ◽  
Vol 114 (770) ◽  
pp. 89-94
Author(s):  
Adam Luedtke
Keyword(s):  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Immigration Control ◽  
European Immigration

[N]ationalism drives public impulses to crack down on immigration, yet the only effective way to increase immigration control is to cooperate with other nations—that is, by pooling resources and sovereignty… .

Wspólnotowy wymiar polityki imigracyjnej Unii Europejskiej w obliczu wyzwań związanych ze zwiększonym napływem imigrantów w 2015 r.

2017 ◽  
pp. 82-107
Author(s):  
Michał Skorzycki
Keyword(s):  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Refugee Crisis ◽  
Member States ◽  
European Immigration ◽  
New System ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Crisis Situations

The article comprises the overview of the essential legal, administrative and financial means that the EU has at its disposal in case of rapid influx of immigrants, as well as a selection of major obstacles to the use of these tools, based on observation of the activities of the EU and its member states taken up to deal with the aforementioned situation which took place in 2015. Using the abovementioned observation and an analysis of relevant documents, it is argued that the refugee crisis of 2015 has revealed the necessity of a profound institutionalisation of the European immigration policy as the most effective way to overcome difficulties in response to such situations. The analysis leads also to the conclusion that the EU is caught in a dilemma of either suspending the Dublin system in crisis situations or creating a new system of intensive support for border member states.

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