In person icon Migration, Borders, and Political Bargains: The EU’s Evolving Governance of Mobility

Abstract

Migration remains a central political and policy challenge for the European Union, shaped by economic structures, diplomatic negotiations, and border management strategies. This panel examines how EU policies, third-country engagements, and domestic political shifts influence migration governance. Contributions explore the democratic tensions in migrant political participation, the role of EU trade policies as migration push factors in West Africa, and Türkiye and Hungary’s strategic use of migration diplomacy to extract concessions from the EU. Further, the panel assesses the return of internal borders and the evolving political foundations of Schengen, as well as the lived experiences of Bangladeshi migrants in Italy, focusing on their navigation of precarity and personal agency. By integrating perspectives from political economy, security studies, and migration governance, this discussion provides a comprehensive analysis of how migration is reshaped by political, economic, and institutional forces in Europe

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