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Approaching Southeastern Europe from Brussels: Migration Policies as Security and Stability Instruments for the EU

Ruth Ferrero-Turrión (Madrid)

Beginning:
Thursday, 21 November 2024 14:15

On 21 November 2024 we will welcome Ruth Ferrero-Turrión to our Regensburg Research Colloquium. She will give a lecture on "Approaching Southeastern Europe from Brussels: Migration Policies as Security and Stability Instruments for the EU". The lecture will be held in English.

Abstract:

European migration policies have primarily focused on two main issues: control and security. As early as 2003, with the adoption of the Solana Strategy, migration was introduced onto the EU's political agenda as a security concern. In the years that followed, a comprehensive system of securitization and externalization of migration policies was established. The recent Pact on Migration and Asylum is the latest in a series of political documents aimed at the same goal: controlling migration flows.

Southeastern Europe is no exception to this trend. While Croatia and Slovenia are already EU members, the countries of the Western Balkans are candidates for EU membership. This candidate status is a significant factor in their relationship with the EU, as migration has become a key issue in negotiations. In many cases, the handling of migration is seen as a trade-off to receive EU funding, while at the same time, it has become a reason for these countries' exclusion from the EU enlargement process.

Ruth Ferrero-Turrión:
She is a Professor of Political Science and European Studies at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and an Associate Researcher at the Complutense Institute for International Studies (ICEI-UCM). She specializes in migration, European Union policies, and Balkan studies, directing related programmes at UCM. She has held research fellowships at institutions like Columbia University and the London School of Economics and has served as a political advisor for the Spanish Government. Prof. Ferrero-Turrión is also a consultant for international organizations and a regular contributor to media outlets such as El Periódico and Esglobal.

Cooperation:
Leibniz ScienceCampus Europe and America in the Modern World

Venue:
GS OSESUR, Landshuter Straße 4, 93047 Regensburg, room 319 (3rd floor)

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