Migration: The Challenge of European States

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In the US as well as in Europe, migration and migration policy is one of the top issues. This timely volume gathers distinguished authors from academic institutions throughout Europe addressing the growing importance of migration policy making and the refugee crisis that European Union member states and other countries are currently facing. By focusing on the most important effects that the migration from Third World countries has brought to the European Union, they provide a critical overview of the politicization, securitization, and social discourse of migration. The authors analyze the impacts on public administration and governance and also discuss the rise of the radical right in EU member states, the rise of populism, and the alienation of citizens from formal politics which is also caused by the growing interest in security and public safety. The pan-European character of the publication's scope is vested in its narration; the contributors cover the situation in Western Europe, the critical positions of the Visegrad countries as well as foreign policy making in Slovenia and the Western Balkans. Moreover, the authors address case studies from states such as Armenia and Moldova, including their labor migrants in the Western world. The collection is completed by contrasting and discussing the immigration policies of countries that are well-known for their open and liberal immigration activities such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. Content Foreword PART I: MIGRATION: THE EUROPEAN DISCOURSES 1 Politicization, Securitization, and Migration 2 Critical Views on the Current Migration Policy of the European Union 3 Immigration and Free Movement: Migration Discourses in the UK and the Visegrad Four PART II: MIGRATION: SOUTHERN EUROPE 1 Foreign Policy Analysis and Migration: Case Study of Slovenia and Western Balkans 2 Armenian Return Migration from EU States 3 Moldovan Labour Migrants in EU Countries: Status and Prospects (Based on Sociological Research in Germany, Italy, Portugal, UK) PART III: MIGRATION: CZECHIA AND SLOVAKIA 1 The Theory and Practice of Migration with a Focus on Czechoslovakia in the 20th Century 2 The Czech Extreme Right of the 21st Century at the Time of the Migration Crisis 3 Migration as an Issue in the 2017 General Elections in the Czech Republic 4 Impacts of Migration on Public Administration PART IV: MIGRATION: BEYOND EUROPE 1 Immigration Policy in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States REFERENCES ABOUT THE AUTHORS