EU-Immigrationspolitik zwischen Abgrenzung und Entwicklung

Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Frage wie und warum Entwicklungs- und Migrationspolitik im Rahmen der sogenannten externen Dimension der EU-Immigrationspolitik bzw. in der Kooperation mit Herkunfts- und Transitländern miteinander verknüpft werden. Mittels einer Analyse aktueller Sekundärliteratur aus dem Fachbereich der interdisziplinären Migrationsforschung werden drei zentrale Bereiche europäischer Immigrationspolitik eingehend untersucht, nämlich (1) die Prävention von Immigration durch die Bekämpfung sogenannter „Root Causes“, (2) europäische Rückführungspolitik und Rücknahmeabkommen mit Drittstaaten sowie (3) das Wiederaufleben temporärer Arbeitsimmigrationsprogramme und Mobilitätspartnerschaften bzw. das Konzept der zirkulären Migration. Obwohl die wechselseitige Verbindung von Migration und Entwicklung auf EU-Ebene insbesondere im Hinblick auf potenzielle Vorteile sowohl für Sende-, wie auch Aufnahmestaaten heftig diskutiert wird, bleiben die genauen Prioritäten, Wirkungszusammenhänge, Implementierungsweisen etc. grundlegend umstritten. Der Hauptfokus von EU-Immigrationspolitik bleibt auf Kontrolle und Prävention irregulärer Immigration gerichtet, welche als zentrales Sicherheitsrisiko dargestellt und wahrgenommen wird. Die Verknüpfung von Entwicklungs- und Migrationspolitik dient entsprechend vor allem zur Durchsetzung migrationspolitischer Ziele bzw. als rhetorisches Gegengewicht zur Ausweitung restriktiver Maßnahmen und Kontrollpolitik auf Drittstaaten im Rahmen der Kooperation zur Bekämpfung irregulärer Migrationsströme.This thesis deals with how and why development and migration policies are linked in the context of a growing external dimension of EU-immigration policies, within the cooperation with countries of transit and origin. This will be undertaken by examining academic literature related to the branch of interdisciplinary migration studies concerning three policy fields which are central to current EU-immigration policies: (1) preventive approaches aiming at a reduction of migration pressures in the EU (root causes approach), (2) re-admission agreements and return policies and (3) new temporary migrant worker programs and mobility partnerships respectively, the concept of circular migration. The central argument is that although there is a lot of discussion about the potential benefits of linking development and migration policies for sending as well as receiving countries the exact priorities, implications, ways of implementation etc. of such a linkage are highly contradicted at a national as well as a European level. The focus of EU-immigration policies therefore remains on control and prevention of irregular flows due to the dominant framing of immigration as a security issue. Although there are ambitions to create more possibilities for legal migration with a certain development perspective these are very difficult to put into practice. Thus, development links are mainly used as a counterweight or a strategy to justify restrictive measures and the facilitation of control policies, especially to ensure the cooperation of third states regarding the fight against irregular migration flows

Claims analysis of newspapers in Austria, Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, 1995-2009

Claims analysis of newspapers in Austria, Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, 1995-2009. Random sample of days, all articles on immigration and integration. For the codebook, see Berkhout, Joost and Sudulich, Maria Laura, Codebook for Political Claims Analysis (2011)

Political Claims Analysis: Support and Opposition to Migration

Claims analysis of newspapers in Austria, Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, 1995-2009. Random sample of days, all articles on immigration and integration. For the codebook, see Berkhout, Joost and Sudulich, Maria Laura, Codebook for Political Claims Analysis (2011). SOM Working Paper No. 2011-02. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1990221. See related publications for a description of the data and technical details

Comparative Data Set of Immigration-Related Statistics 1995-2009

This database covers immigration-related demographic data for 7 Western European countries (Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and United Kingdom) between 1990 and 2009. A number of indicators are included to cover the following aspects: (1) a general overview about the immigrant population in the selected countries (2) information about numbers of immigrants entering and settling in the selected countries (3) information about the backgrounds of immigrants, such as countries of origin, religious backgrounds, gender and education. The data were collected as part of the FP7-funded project Support and Opposition to Migration (http://www.som-project.eu/

Legal and Policy Situation of Immigrants 1995-2004

Data on the policy and legal situation of immigrants. These data complement MIPEX for Austria, Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. MIPEX indicators were collected to cover the situation in 1995, 2000, and 2004 (for Switzerland). In addition, indicators on asylum seekers are included for 1995, 2000, 2004, 2007, and 2010 to complement the MIPEX indicators

Indicators of Asylum Policy

Data on the policy and legal situation of asylum seekers. Data were collected for Austria, Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, 1995, 2000, 2004, 2007, and 2010

Political Opportunity Structures - Parties

Data on the political opportunity structure (POS) in 7 Western European countries (Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and United Kingdom) between 1990 and 2009. A number of indicators are included to cover generic and issue-specific political opportunity structures (immigration-related) at the party level. The data were collected as part of the FP7-funded project Support and Opposition to Migration (http://www.som-project.eu/

Political Opportunity Structures - Countries

Data on the political opportunity structure (POS) in 7 Western European countries (Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and United Kingdom) between 1990 and 2009. A number of indicators are included to cover generic and issue-specific political opportunity structures (immigration-related). The data were collected as part of the FP7-funded project Support and Opposition to Migration (http://www.som-project.eu/