Towards A Common EU Asylum Policy: The Political Economy of Refugee Burden-Sharing
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چکیده
The European Union plays an increasingly influential role in the management of asylum-seekers and refugees in Europe. This paper addresses the question why European states have decided to cooperate in this policy area and why they have been prepared to give EU institutions an increasingly greater role in this process. It seeks to offer new insights into the motivation for international cooperation in this area, analyzing in particular how the EU has sought to address collective action problems that states are faced with when dealing with asylum seekers. EU asylum policies initiatives both before and after 9/11 will be scrutinized and assessed in view of their success in providing an effective and equitable regulatory framework for asylum and refugee policy in Europe. Paper prepared for the conference ‘Immigration Policy after 9/11: US and European Perspectives’, University of Texas, Austin, 2-3 March 2006
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