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  1. 1. The Mediterranean Sea as a Site of Enforced Disappearances? - International Responsibility of European States in the Context of Migration

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Erika Josefsson; [2023]
    Keywords : public international law; migration; Mediterranean Sea; human rights law; enforced disappearances; ECHR; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the question of whether European States, with a specific emphasis on European Union (EU) Member States, can be held responsible for the enforced disappearance of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Following the migration crisis of 2015, EU policy and measures on migration revealed a strong focus on protecting the external border of the EU, rather than prioritizing the lives of migrants. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Spanish migration model : A comparative case study in La Coruña

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/REMESO - Institutet för forskning om Migration, Etnicitet och Samhälle; Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Willem van der Ende; [2023]
    Keywords : Spanish migration model; La Coruña; Favoritism; Mauropobia; Migration in the local context; Comparitive case study; Migration trajectories; Welfare state; Labour market;

    Abstract : Spain has an intricate relationship with their previous colonies. Relationships built up through centuries of intermingling have resulted in favourable integration trajectories for migrants from previous colonies in comparison with migrants from other countries. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Living Dead: Securing the (Eu)ropean Border : Frontex’s problem representation of migration and its institutional expansion

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Ivo Franz Hagström; [2023]
    Keywords : Frontex; EU; border control; migration; postcolonialism; feminism; corporeal research;

    Abstract : Since the 2015 migration crisis, Frontex has expanded and increased its information-gathering on migrants. This has led to controversial activities post-2015 despite the Agency’s self-perceived humanitarian identity. READ MORE

  5. 4. Favouritism in migration policy? : A discourse analysis on the rhetoric around Ukrainian refugees, as compared to other migrants and refugees, in the Swedish parliament

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Natalie Thelin; [2023]
    Keywords : Xenophobia; Swedish migration policy; Ukraine; Temporary Protection Directive; anti-immigration attitudes; refugees;

    Abstract : After the attack on Ukraine in 2022, the European Union member states have experienced a major migration wave. This gave the EU opportunity to activate the Temporary Protection Directive for the first time, a framework that was created due to the effects of the Yugoslavian civil war in 2001 and which gives refugees certain rights upon arrival in any EU member state. READ MORE

  6. 5. Externalization of Migration Management : Assessment of European Union Responsibility in Abuses of Migrants in Transit Countries

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Anugo Obiefuna; [2023]
    Keywords : European Union; Libya; Externalisation; Migration; Migrants’ abuse;

    Abstract : Since the early 2000s, the European Union evolved a policy of externalization of management of migration into its territory. The externalization policy makes migrant transit countries neighboring the EU a frontier of EU migration control. READ MORE