The EU and Immigration Policies: Cracks in the Walls of Fortress Europe? (Transformations of the State)

This book explores how and why the EU and its member states define immigration policies. A comparison of EU negotiations on five EU immigration directives reveals interests of actors in EU integration and whether common policies aim at a restriction or expansion of immigration to the EU. The EU and Immigration Policies : Cracks in the Walls of Fortress Europe? explores how and why the EU and its member states define immigration policies. A comparison of EU negotiations on five EU immigration directives reveals interests of actors in EU integration and whether common policies aim at a restriction or expansion of immigration to the EU. The findings of the study suggest that some legal migration policies deviate to a certain extent from increased restrictions. Some member states were required to adapt their national laws to a more expansive EU policy. EU immigration policies actually define cracks in the walls of the 'Fortress Europe'. This development reflects a shift in immigration policy preferences among European countries from the late 1990s and early 2000s. The EU Commission used this window of opportunity and its power in policy framing to push member states toward EU integration. The author shows how the EU level could become the policy venue for member states' strategies on immigration regulation This Book Explores How And Why The Eu And Its Memberstates Define Immigration Policies. A Comparison Of Eu Negotiations On Five Euimmigration Directives Reveals Interests Of Actors In Eu Integration And Whethercommon Policies Aim At A Restriction Or Expansion Of Immigration To Theeu. Cover; Contents; List Of Tables And Figures; Acknowledgements; List Of Acronyms; 1 The Regulation Of Immigration By The Eu: An Empirical Puzzle; 2 Actor Preferences In Eu Immigration Policies; 3 Actor Interactions In Eu Immigration Politics; 4 Shifting Immigration Policies To The Eu Level: Timing And Framing Policies; 5 The Family Reunification Directive; 6 The Long-term Residents Directive; 7 Eu Directives For Migrant Students And Researchers; 8 The Labour Migration Directive; 9 Accounts And Prospects For Immigration Governance; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index. Includes Bibliographical References. Front Matter....Pages i-ix The Regulation of Immigration by the EU: An Empirical Puzzle....Pages 1-19 Actor Preferences in EU Immigration Policies....Pages 20-47 Actor Interactions in EU Immigration Politics....Pages 48-70 Shifting Immigration Policies to the EU Level: Timing and Framing Policies....Pages 71-87 The Family Reunification Directive....Pages 88-108 The Long-Term Residents Directive....Pages 109-129 EU Directives for Migrant Students and Researchers....Pages 130-151 The Labour Migration Directive....Pages 152-179 Accounts and Prospects for Immigration Governance....Pages 180-198 Back Matter....Pages 199-245 This book explores how and why the EU and its memberstates define immigration policies. A comparison of EU negotiations on five EUimmigration directives reveals interests of actors in EU integration and whethercommon policies aim at a restriction or expansion of immigration to the EU-- Provided by Publisher