Externalities of the EU Immigration and Asylum Policy: The Case of Ukraine

Externalities of the EU Immigration and Asylum Policy: The Case of Ukraine

Since the 1990s, the EU has been gradually transferring to neighbouring countries parts of the burden of securing its internal order from illegal migrants, terrorists, criminal groups and other “threats.” It has done so using policy transfers and foreign relations mechanisms. The European Union, seeking to create an “area of freedom, security, and justice” in the region, exports the burden of migration management to its neighbouring countries and thus creates security threats – if not real then perceived – for these countries. The case of Ukraine demonstrates that EU policies of shifting the burden of international migration management to its neighbours can destabilize the societal security of countries that lack the experience and instruments to effectively deal with migration. Rather than shifting the burden of responsibility to the neighbouring states, the EU should prioritize co-operation and assistance to expand the area of freedom, justice and security on the European continent.
Full text available at: https://doi.org/10.22215/rera.v2i2.169

Zhyznomirska, Lyubov

Canadian Journal of European and Russian Studies; 2006: RERA V2:2 The European Union External and Security Relations (backfile abstracts)

2562-8429

10.22215/cjers.v2i2

Centre for European Studies, Carleton University

2006-06-01

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Peer-reviewed Article