The Influence of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership on migration in the Mediterranean region
Author
Saarinen, Hanna-Maija
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2008
Pages
133
Abstract
Efter den kolde krig blev sikkerhedsbegrebet udvidet fra primært militære trusler til også at omfatte politiske, økonomiske, samfundsmæssige og miljømæssige forhold. For de sydlige EU-lande betød det en voksende bekymring for stor migration fra Nordafrika som følge af politisk ustabilitet, fx i Algeriet. Migration blev opfattet som en trussel mod den samfundsmæssige sikkerhed – samfundets sammenhængskraft og identitet – og det argumenteres for, at migration gennemgik en proces af sikkerhedsliggørelse, hvor opfattelsen af migration som et sikkerhedsspørgsmål blev bredt accepteret. Som følge heraf rettede EU opmærksomheden mod Middelhavet og etablerede Euro-Middelhavspartnerskabet for at fremme dialog, udveksling og samarbejde med målet om fred, stabilitet og velstand. Afhandlingen stiller spørgsmålet: I hvilken grad har Euro-Middelhavspartnerskabet påvirket migration i Middelhavsregionen, og hvorfor? Den undersøger årsager og konsekvenser af migration fra Middelhavspartnerlandene til EU, de aktiviteter i partnerskabet der vedrører migration, samt udviklingen på migrationsområdet i Marokko. Analysen konkluderer, at Euro-Middelhavspartnerskabet kun har haft begrænset indflydelse på migration. Hovedforklaringen er forskellige interesser mellem EU og partnerlandene og også mellem de enkelte EU-lande. Partnerskabet er formet af EU-landenes skiftende prioriteter, og migration er først i de senere år blevet prioriteret. Derfor kan der indtil videre kun spores en begrænset effekt.
After the Cold War, the idea of security broadened beyond military threats to include political, economic, societal, and environmental issues. For southern EU Member States, this meant growing concern about large-scale migration from North Africa due to political instability, for example in Algeria. Migration came to be seen as a threat to societal security—the cohesion and identity of communities—and it is argued that it went through a process of securitisation, where treating migration as a security issue became broadly accepted by the public. In response, the European Union turned its attention to the Mediterranean and created the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership to promote dialogue, exchange, and cooperation with the goal of peace, stability, and prosperity. This thesis asks: To what extent has the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership influenced migration in the Mediterranean region, and why? It examines the causes and consequences of migration from Mediterranean partner countries to the EU, the Partnership’s migration-related activities, and developments in the field of migration in Morocco. The study concludes that the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership has had only modest influence on migration. The main reason is the differing interests between the EU and the partner countries, and also among individual EU Member States. The Partnership has been shaped by the changing priorities of EU Member States, and migration has only recently become a priority. As a result, its impact on migration remains limited so far.
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