Citizens, immigration and the EU as a shield

Autor: Vincenzo Memoli, Danilo Di Mauro, Nicolò Conti
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Health (social science)
business.industry
media_common.quotation_subject
EU-level coordination has proved problematic due to the nested interests of the member states. This article addresses the problem of public support for an integrated EU immigration policy. Using data from the EUENGAGE project
Immigration
we explore citizens’ attitudes towards EU-level coordination of immigration
Public opinion
In recent years
In recent years
the number of immigrants reaching the EU has grown dramatically. The migration crisis and its political repercussions have been felt with different intensity across Europe. In this critical situation
EU-level coordination has proved problematic due to the nested interests of the member states. This article addresses the problem of public support for an integrated EU immigration policy. Using data from the EUENGAGE project
we explore citizens’ attitudes towards EU-level coordination of immigration
and we introduce a set of theoretical arguments that aim to explain their attitudes. We show that those subjects who are more frightened by immigrants and who demand stricter policy and greater protection from unwanted migration are keener to delegate policy competence to the EU in this field
Politics
Immigration policy
Political science
Political economy
the number of immigrants reaching the EU has grown dramatically. The migration crisis and its political repercussions have been felt with different intensity across Europe. In this critical situation
Political Science and International Relations
and we introduce a set of theoretical arguments that aim to explain their attitudes. We show that those subjects who are more frightened by immigrants and who demand stricter policy and greater protection from unwanted migration are keener to delegate policy competence to the EU in this field
business
Demography
media_common
Zdroj: European Union Politics. 20:492-510
ISSN: 1741-2757
1465-1165
DOI: 10.1177/1465116519834648
Popis: In recent years, the number of immigrants reaching the EU has grown dramatically. The migration crisis and its political repercussions have been felt with different intensity across Europe. In this...
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