The European Union as a Gated Community: The Two-faced Border and Immigration Regime of the EU Henk van Houtum and Roos Pijpers argue that the European Union is less a fortress and shows more resemblance with a gated community - an intricate system based on fear, judging on economic reasons who is allowed to enter- and who to stay out.
About the Dossier Border Politics - Migration in the Mediterranean The articles in this dossier shed critical light on several related sites of Euro-Mediterranean border management. They look at the “border within” as well as the effects of the exterritorialisation strategy in the Libyan example and show both the deadly and the “productive” aspects of the border regime.
Mobility Partnerships: Rationale and Implications for African-European Relations Jean-Pierre Cassarino analyses the rationale and impact of Mobility Partnerships and questions how far developmental goals have supplanted the security-orientation.
From Blame Game to Cooperation - Coping with the “Migration Crisis” in the Central Mediterranean Derek Lutterbeck looks at how the countries in the Central Mediterranean and the EU have been ready to shift blame on each other for the “migration crisis”.
Migration von Afrika nach Europa - „Eine Ehe ist die einzige Möglichkeit zu bleiben“ In her interview, Yayi Bayam Diouf relates the lack of economic opportunity in her fishing region and her group’s activities to keep young men and women from leaving the country.
Das Sterben an den EU-Außengrenzen – die Normalität in der Abnormalität Johannes Krause shows how discursive means allow governments and EU institutions to portray the death of thousands of migrants as “normal”.
Gazing Northward: African Impacts of European Immigration Policy and Practice “Gazing northward” Loren Landau points out that migration within Africa is more important than towards Europe – but European policies and practises still have an immense impact.
The ‘Fortress Within’: Restriction of Movement and Refugee Self-Organisation Sunny Omwenyeke writes on the “Fortress Within”, the repressive conditions undocumented migrants and refugees have to live under – and struggle against.
The social challenges of immigration in the Canary Islands. The special case of Colombians Manuel Ferrer Muñoz calls for a better understanding of the reasons for migration and the conditions in which migrants live, illustrated by case of the Colombians in the Canary Islands.
Policies & Impacts The issue of migration from the South into Europe extends beyond bilateral diplomacy, and also beyond the daily drama in the (Central) Mediterranean. Besides causing the humanitarian failures of the border management, within and beyond the EU’s borders, the continued security orientation of migration policy weakens the rare examples of partnership and cooperation.
