The Europeanization of asylum policy: an assessment of the EU impact on asylum applications and recognitions rates

Multiple streams in member state implementation: politics, problem construction and policy paths in Swiss asylum policy

“…The current refugee situation also arguably has an extreme scope both regarding the amount of people seeking refuge, and the complexity and transboundary nature of its catalysts. Overall, this variation points toward persistent national differences despite some convergence (Toshkov and de Haan, 2013). So far, the CEAS has not proved to be resilient to crisis and no distribution mechanism of asylum related welfare costs is in sight.…”

“…The "asylum problem" triggered by the Kosovo war was perceived as extremely pressing in Switzerland fifteen years ago, and is very salient now in Europe due to the war in Syria. Switzerland only signed the Dublin Regulation in 2004 (entry into force in 2008) and hence constituted a second external frontier and possible place of refuge for asylum seekers whose application was rejected in the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) (Toshkov and de Haan, 2013).…”

Constructing Fortress Europe: Third Country Nationals As Unwelcome Guests

“…However, motions in low salient areas, such as intra-EU border controls and anti-discrimination, would more likely result in a rather expansive harmonization support. Toshkov and De Haan (2013) further note that the EU's salient policy area of asylum has had limited impact in national asylum policy outcomes. This is noted to happen as a result of the unequal allocation of asylum recognitions and applications in each member states.…”

Asylum policy: the EU’s ‘crises’ and the looming policy regime failure

“…Thus far research has primarily focused on aspects such as the Europeanisation of national asylum systems (e.g. Guild 2006;Lavenex 2001;Toshkov and de Haan 2013), the dynamics of decision-making and content of EU asylum law (e.g. Kaunert and Léonard 2012;Ripoll Servent and Trauner 2014;Zaun 2015), the role of EU in externalising asylum policy and the responsibility for refugee protection (e.g.…”