Managing the borders: shifting responsibilities within and outside Fortress Europe

Abstract

This panel explores the management of the EU’s external border from the point of view of legal and moral obligations of the EU as well as of its Members States towards Third Countries. The panel includes papers evaluating the “Safe Country” approach, which is spreading from the EU to other countries worldwide, as well as contributions discussing the attempts to further securitize the Mediterranean border, focussing on both NGO activities and Frontex. The panel hence delves into the developments, actors involved and challenges in the progressive strengthening of “Fortress Europe”.

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Externalising Moral and Legal Obligations: Assessing the implications of the EU’s approach to border controls and asylum management	View Paper Details
Asylum regulations on the move: How safe country policies spread across the globe	View Paper Details
Administrative Burdens and Deception Attempts: a participant observation study at a Schengen visa consulate in West Africa	View Paper Details
Beyond Contestation: SAR NGOs in the Mediterranean Border Assemblage	View Paper Details
Strategic Migration Diplomacy: The Gambia's negotiations on migration controls before and after Democratisation	View Paper Details