Introduction: EU external migration policy and EU migration governance: introduction
In: Journal of ethnic and migration studies: JEMS, Band 49, Heft 12, S. 2965-2985
ISSN: 1469-9451
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In: Journal of ethnic and migration studies: JEMS, Band 49, Heft 12, S. 2965-2985
ISSN: 1469-9451
In: Journal of contemporary European research: JCER, Band 16, Heft 1, S. 51-64
ISSN: 1815-347X
Together with 6 universities in Germany, we organised a seminar on the inter-relations between crises in Europe and their effects on European foreign affairs. The seminar was conceptualised with regard to two dimensions: (1) weekly live-interaction between more than 150 students with a clear schedule for discussions and presentations, and (2) an e-learning portal that constituted the main reference for various elements of learning and information exchange. Within this framework, students in working groups across different universities critically developed problem-based assumptions and arguments on EU foreign affairs both live and through the e-learning portal. The projects thus included both synchronous teaching and blended-learning elements. Our aim was to particularly link students from different disciplinary and knowledge backgrounds who discussed current issues of EU studies/ EU foreign affairs. In this paper, we interrogate and reflect on this teaching experience by elaborating on its technical and didactical aspects, presenting its innovative character, outlining its strengths and weaknesses, and providing recommendations for colleagues.
In: Journal of common market studies: JCMS, Band 56, Heft 1, S. 3-22
ISSN: 0021-9886
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In: Journal of common market studies: JCMS, Band 56, Heft 1, S. 23-43
ISSN: 0021-9886
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In: Journal of common market studies: JCMS, Band 56, Heft 2, S. 420-438
ISSN: 0021-9886
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In: JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Band 56, Heft 2, S. 420-438
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In: Journal of common market studies: JCMS, Band 56, Heft 1, S. 23-43
ISSN: 1468-5965
AbstractInitial literature on the 'European refugee crisis' discerned intergovernmental tendencies in its management. This paper examines whether neofunctionalism may be able to explain a major case of 'European refugee crisis' policy‐making, the negotiations on the European Border and Coast Guard regulation. We argue, somewhat counterintuitively, that the theory considerably furthers our respective understanding. The crisis acted as a catalyst exposing the weaknesses of a system that pitted a supranational Schengen against a largely intergovernmental external border regime, notwithstanding a developing Frontex. These dysfunctionalities have been widely fostered by both national and supranational decision‐makers shrinking from the significant economic, political and sunk costs of Schengen disintegration, thus ruling out the possibility for spillback. Additionally, further integration was substantially nurtured by supranational agency, 'socialized' national civil servants, transnational NGOs and European business associations.
In: Journal of common market studies: JCMS, Band 56, Heft 1, S. 3-22
ISSN: 1468-5965
AbstractIn 2015/16, Europe faced the largest inflow of refugees since World War II. This inflow highlighted systemic deficiencies in EU asylum co‐operation which provoked a state of crisis. Together with the Eurozone crisis, this crisis has the potential to seriously damage the overall project of EU integration. The goal of this Special Issue is to provide a first systematic assessment of the crisis, applying and further developing key theoretical approaches to the sequence of events. In empirical terms, we advance original empirical evidence in order to deepen our understanding of the crisis and how it has been managed. In theoretical terms, we seek to (re)assess the usefulness and limitations of some important theoretical perspectives to European integration at a critical juncture of the EU's history. After presenting the sequence of events and assessing the EU's crisis response, the introduction will summarize our main findings and present avenues for further research.
In: Journal of common market studies: JCMS, Band 56, Heft 2, S. 420-438
ISSN: 1468-5965
AbstractIn their recently published JCMS article, Gezim Visoka and John Doyle have proposed the concept of 'neofunctional peace' as a means to conceptualize the EU's peacemaking practices in the case of the EU‐facilitated Belgrade‐Pristina dialogue. This article challenges the 'neo‐functional peace' on conceptual and empirical grounds. We critically discuss Visoka and Doyle's () reading of neofunctionalism and question parts of their empirical evidence given for the existence of a 'neo‐functional peace'. Going beyond a mere critique of the article by Visoka and Doyle and arguing that the authors may not have fully exploited neofunctionalism's potential for theorizing EU external policy, we stipulate a neofunctionalist logic for explaining integration in the area of EU external policy. Focusing on three spillover dynamics to explain the initiation of the Belgrade‐Pristina dialogue – functional discrepancies, supranational entrepreneurship and external spillover – we illustrate how neofunctionalism can be used to explain the extension of the scope of EU competences and action in the external policy realm.
In: Cambridge review of international affairs, Band 28, Heft 4, S. 523-535
ISSN: 1474-449X
In: Journal of European public policy, Band 22, Heft 2, S. 196-218
ISSN: 1466-4429
In: Journal of common market studies: JCMS, Band 53, Heft 5, S. 957-975
ISSN: 1468-5965
AbstractThis article examines how the EU's effectiveness as a mediator in peace negotiations can be appropriately conceptualized and analysed. Mediator effectiveness is analysed along two dimensions: goal‐attainment and conflict settlement. Investigation of the conditions of mediator effectiveness is structured around four key sets of variables: mediator leverage, mediation strategy, coherence and the conflict's context. In our empirical analysis of EU mediation between Serbia and Kosovo (Belgrade–Pristina dialogue) we find that the medium degree of EU effectiveness (both in terms of goal‐attainment and conflict settlement) can be explained by its great leverage vis‐à‐vis the conflict parties due to their EU membership aspirations and its strategy of a mix of manipulation and formulation that draws on this leverage to move parties toward agreement through the use of positive incentives. A limited degree of EU coherence and spoiler problems in Northern Kosovo seem to have had a constraining influence on EU effectiveness.
In: Journal of common market studies: JCMS, Band 53, Heft 5, S. 957-975
ISSN: 0021-9886
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In: Journal of European public policy, Band 22, Heft 2, S. 196-218
ISSN: 1350-1763
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In: Cambridge review of international affairs, Band 28, Heft 4, S. 523-535
ISSN: 0955-7571