Securitization or Securing Rights? Exploring the Conceptual Foundations of Policies towards Minorities and Migrants in Europe*

Sasse, Gwendolyn

doi:10.1111/j.1468-5965.2005.00591.x

Cited by 49 publications

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“…In the UK, there has been a moral panic over asylum seekers, who are regarded as unwanted 'others' that threaten social order and national borders (Cohen 1972;Finney and Robinson 2008). Asylum seekers have become tied into broader debates on general migration and race relations policies and are portrayed as a threat to national security, welfare security and national identity (Huysmans 2000;Sasse 2005;McLaren and Johnson 2004). Asylum and immigration legislation in the UK has reflected this in the progressive erosion of the rights of asylum seekers and refugees over the past 20 years (Sales 2005).…”

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Seeking Safety beyond Refuge: The Impact of Immigration and Citizenship Policy upon Refugees in the UK

Emma¹,

Mulvey²

2013

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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Western states are concerned about maintaining and securing national borders. Across Europe, one response has been to implement restrictive asylum regimes that prevent 'bogus' applicants and grant refuge only to the 'deserving'. Alongside these concerns, states are eager to encourage socially cohesive communities. One recent tool adopted by the UK government has been citizenship policy, including English language/life in the UK tests and citizenship ceremonies. By drawing upon in-depth interviews with refugees in Scotland (UK), this paper explores the impact of the current asylum regime and citizenship policies from the perspective of individual voices that are often absent from wider debates. It explores how temporary refugee status impacts upon individuals' everyday lives including employment and education, and impacts upon children. The data also question the reasons for refugees deciding to become British citizens (or not) and highlight instrumental reasons alongside less tangible factors such as gaining a sense of security. Taking the discussion forward, the study explores some unintended consequences of immigration and citizenship policies in the UK. The research suggests that not only do restrictive asylum policies negatively impact upon refugees and their integration but also serve to elevate fear and uncertainty, which can unintentionally spur individuals to seek naturalisation.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Seeking Safety beyond Refuge: The Impact of Immigration and Citizenship Policy upon Refugees in the UK

Emma¹,

Mulvey²

2013

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

100

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“…It would deepen the integration of migrant workers and their families by recognising that integration is most effective when it offers cultural recognition and participation in the polity's political and socio-economic activity. 105 Moreover, it could counter the rise of xenophobia in the EU because, as Smith observes, migration control justified on essentially racist grounds, will 'feed back to strengthen racist currents in society'. 106 Member states, however, may be unwilling to see EU citizenship given stand-alone rather than dependent status, because the EU would then compete with national identity for citizen loyalty, thus threatening national societal security, which itself could destabilise the Union.…”

Section: Visa and Asylum Policymentioning

confidence: 98%

The European Union and Migration: Security versus Identity?

Raf¹

2006

Defence Studies

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“…For instance, the OSCE has always been concerned with what Sasse (2005) has called the "security-rights" nexus. In the post-cold war era, the full range of actions undertaken under the umbrella of comprehensive security has grown dramatically.…”

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Embracing “embedded security”: the OSCE's understated but significant role in the European security architecture

Mosser

2015

European Security

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The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is perhaps the world's least-known major security organization. However, the same characteristic which puts the OSCE seemingly continually on the verge of irrelevance with respect to the other actors in European and global security is in fact what has allowed it to endure and is in fact its greatest asset. That is, the OSCE's distinct combination of modern and postmodern characteristics in both its composition and its activities allows it to create what can be called "embedded security". Tracing the evolution of one particular set of decision-making rules embedded within a normative framework which questioned the fundamental meanings of "security", and exploring present-day activities, this article reinterprets the OSCE in the light of this new model. In so doing, it re-contextualizes both the OSCE's origins and its contemporary relevance. Instead of a modernist, functional, rule-driven interpretation which situates the OSCE on the periphery in a crowded field, this explanation puts the OSCE at the centre of the postmodern and normative European security architecture.

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Securitization or Securing Rights? Exploring the Conceptual Foundations of Policies towards Minorities and Migrants in Europe*

Cited by 49 publications

References 26 publications

Seeking Safety beyond Refuge: The Impact of Immigration and Citizenship Policy upon Refugees in the UK

Seeking Safety beyond Refuge: The Impact of Immigration and Citizenship Policy upon Refugees in the UK

The European Union and Migration: Security versus Identity?

Embracing “embedded security”: the OSCE's understated but significant role in the European security architecture

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