Migration in and into EU takes different forms,

Migration in and into EU takes different forms,

The examination of this course includes two assignments,. Each assignment is graded independently. The assignments are not divided based on who has taught which part of the course.

ASSIGNMENT 1:

Words: 3000-3300 (excluding reference list)

Migration in and into EU takes different forms, and also is managed in different ways by Member States and EU depending on what kind of migration we study. Irregular migration as defined by Triandafyllidou in the book Irregular Migration in Europe: Myths and Realities (2010) is an area where we can study the interaction between state policies and actions and EU policy-making.

In this assignment your task is to pick two EU member states presented in Irregular Migration in Europe: Myths and Realities (2010) as case studies, and do the following:

• Present and argue for your choicesof cases briefly
• Present and highlight the most important aspects of each state’s perception, policy-making and the effect of the policies on irregular migration as presented in the chapters. (Avoid a too long summary; write in an effective and concentrated way)
• Present briefly how EU policy-making relates to the policy-making in the two states selected, and discuss actively and extensivelyhere the relationship between the national level, intergovernmental bargaining and the European Union institutions. Take into account changes over time (Treaty changes, changes in flows of migrants, Enlargements etc.)

The written presentation of your results should include a clear introduction of the paper with a short presentation of how the author plans to organise the answer, and a short conclusion where the author reflects on the results of the study. Keep focus on the read thread through the paper, and to pass it is necessary to make use of a diversity of sources from the course literature beside Irregular Migration in Europe: Myths and Realities (2010)

ASSIGNMENT  2:

Words: 3000-3300 (excluding reference list)

The Treaty on European Union (Maastricht Treaty) encoded the principle of citizenship of the EU, which remains in the Treaty and carries with it certain rights and freedoms for EU citizens. Yet it is a derivative citizenship status (i.e., only open to and automatically granted to citizens of Member States), which means that the Member States remain the ultimate ‘gatekeepers’ of EU citizenship. Some scholars (such as Howard 2009) see a degree of convergence of citizenship policies among EU states over time, while others (such as Koopmans et al. 2012) dispute this.

In your essay, you should investigate whether pressures of Europeanisation and/or other factors have led to changes in the national citizenship policies of Member States over time, particularly with regard to the naturalisation of immigrants, and the granting of citizenship by ius solito second-generation citizens born to people of immigrant origin.

Choose two contrasting countries that are member states of the EU – one that has seen a significant liberalisation of citizenship policy over the past 20 years, and another that has seen little change. Using the information at your disposal, research the following factors of their citizenship

• The dominant citizenship formation (use the classification in Bauböck and Vink 2013)
• The amount of immigrant immigration to the state(s) in recent times.
• Policy debates in the state about citizenship over the past 25 years.
• Significant changes, or evidence of resistance to change, in the citizenship regimes in that period.
• The reasons behind this – Europeanisation, domestic or other factors?

You are welcome to use any reputable sources, but as a starting point, the following are suggested:

Course textbook:

• Howard, M.M. (2009), The Politics of Citizenship in Europe (Cambridge: Cambridge U.P.): ‘Citizenship Policy Index’

 

Other literature:

• Koopmans, R., Michalowski, I. and Waibel, S. (2012) Citizenship rights for immigrants: National political processes and cross-national convergence in Western Europe, 1980–2008. American Journal of Sociology 117(4): 1202–1245.
• Vink, M., and Bauböck, R. (2013), ‘Citizenship configurations: Analysing the multiple purposes of citizenship regimes in Europe’, Comparative European Politics 11: 621-48

Empirical sources:

• Bauböck, R. et al. (2012) – EUDO CITIZENSHIP OBERVATORY (http://eudo-citizenship.eu) including:
  • CITizenshipLAW index (CITLAW)
  • Country reports
  • Naturalisation figures

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