‘The problem with refugees’: international protection and the limits to solidarity

Staples, Kelly

doi:10.1057/s41311-017-0140-y

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“…On the one hand, member states may try to retain firm control over EU policy activities to protect their national interest if they consider migration as a particularly sensitive political issue (Betts, 2003). On the other hand, this may represent an obstacle to solidarity with other member states and the EU institutions (Slaughter, 2005;Ekengren et al, 2006;Weber, 2007;Gilmore, 2019;Staples, 2019). EU directives 5. provide for further precise rules on the reception and integration of migrants to which member states are obliged to comply.…”

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“…In both cases, solidarity refers to the trade‐off between states’ ethical obligations (Welsh, 2004; Scholz, 2015) and national interest. This trade‐off is mainly due to the burden solidarity entails for states and the relative inclination (Betts, 2003) towards a firm control on states’ policy activities (Slaughter, 2005; Ekengren et al, 2006; Weber, 2007; Gilmore, 2019; Staples, 2019). States thus act as “ positive provider of whatever form of goods and wealth are needed by the state citizenship” (Bayertz, 1999: 4), and privilege national interest to the detriment of solidarity.…”

Section: Solidarity and Migration Crisesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Legal Perspectives on Solidarity Crime in Italy

Pusterla

2020

International Migration

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This article investigates the political and legal dimension of Italian policy management of migratory crises affecting the European Union and member states. It pays particular attention to the tightening of migrant reception measures from 2016 until 2019. In this dynamic, it argues that the 132/18 governmental legislation "Decree-Law on Immigration and Security" of 2018 (and the Decree-Law bis of 2019) represents a breakthrough. The article reveals the shift of solidarity crime from a political to a legal dimension. The unprecedented movement of migrants and refugees into the EU has led to widespread claims for a EU common migratory policy based on international cooperation and equitable sharing of responsibilities. As a frontline member state, Dublin III prescribes to Italy responsibilities in rescue, first safe of migrants, and refugee status determination. Italy's migration policy thus conflicts with its prior international legal commitments, and, for this reason, its concrete applicability is highly debated.

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Section: Solidarity and Migration Crisesmentioning

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Legal Perspectives on Solidarity Crime in Italy

Pusterla

2020

International Migration

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“…The recent migration studies have been shaped by the refugee crisis in Europe (Leurs & Smets, 2018), which has surpassed public expectative and preventions on how to deal with millions of Syrians and Africans trying to reach Europe. Actually, there is plenty of scholar production related with diverse aspects of this crisis from the digital activism in pro-migration and the conformation of collaborative networks to relief migrants' situations against the negative portrayals of migrants in the media and the study of xenophobic aptitudes in diverse European countries (Ferris & Kirişci, 2016) (Nshimbi & Moyo, 2016) (Staples, 2017) (Bennett, 2018) (Bock, 2018). Notwithstanding, there is a less known refugee crisis in Latin America that is starting to gain international concern (John, 2018).…”

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The media coverage of Venezuelan migration in Mexico and its impact on public opinion

Plascencia¹

2020

Estud. Mensaje Period.

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In 2019, about 4 million Venezuelans have left the country looking for a better landscape for them and their families. Thousands, even entire families, have arrived in Mexico, trying to regularize their situation and to stay permanently in the country. The purpose of this work is to analyze how the media portrays the Venezuelan migration in Mexico, and in what way this coverage influences people’s judgements about migration. Particularly to understand what kinds of arguments are used to justify hostility and xenophobic opinions. Data collection focuses on a textual analysis of online news generated by Mexican and international media. Final outcomes will show how the media serves to preserve a particular coverage based on traditional prejudiced stereotypes that serve to set a hostile ambient towards migrants and to justify violations to their human rights.

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Intermediation between International Society and World Society: The Pope and the UN Secretary-General on “the Figure of the Refugee”

Troy

2022

International Studies Review

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English School accounts of international relations always stressed some degree of interaction between political international society and ideational world society. Yet, English School research, relying on agential and structural premises, often misses how and where international society and world society interact. If intermediation between the two societies is identified, it often remains abstract. I argue that identifying agents and the standards defining their practices helps to understand intermediation between international society and world society. I suggest that likely candidates that practice intermediation are rooted in both international society and world society. This is because practices rooted in both realms are also defined by the standards of both realms. I argue that the Pope and the United Nations Secretary-General are likely intermediation instances between international society and world society. Both are equally footed in international society and world society. Given their organizational embedding in international society, both rely on practices informed by international society standards such as diplomacy. Yet, both also rely on world society standards such as their concern for humanity. Focusing on the sanctity of the individual rather than only on state-based interests and agendas of international society marks their concern and caring for refugees. I illustrate this argument with advocacy, an intermediation practice. Deprived of membership in a community, solutions for refugees in international society require political and moral theory from world society, relying on concepts such as humanity. Advocating for refugees on the grounds of world society's common humanity, the Pope and the United Nations Secretary-General are intermediation instances between world society and international society.

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‘The problem with refugees’: international protection and the limits to solidarity

Cited by 3 publications

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Legal Perspectives on Solidarity Crime in Italy

Legal Perspectives on Solidarity Crime in Italy

The media coverage of Venezuelan migration in Mexico and its impact on public opinion

Intermediation between International Society and World Society: The Pope and the UN Secretary-General on “the Figure of the Refugee”

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