In relation to our analysis of the International and European regulatory frameworks on the right ... more In relation to our analysis of the International and European regulatory frameworks on the right to housing we have identified challenges related to the different legal categorizations of immigrants which result in exclusion from the right to housing and in increased barriers to integration. From the analysis we conducted in the four countries we have gathered many interesting results. France, although has a rather centralized administration, presents a typical example of the local turn in migration policymaking in the sense that immigrant integration initiatives, including housing, take place increasingly at the subnational level. In Italy there is 5 MERGING-D7.1 a similar situation although it is notable how divergent responses occur at the different local contexts. In Spain the local level is also in the center of housing policies implementation. The big cities in Spain have been fostering their own approach and collaborating in providing refuge both with each other and with the ...
Given that access to adequate housing is a universal right and constitutes an important path towa... more Given that access to adequate housing is a universal right and constitutes an important path towards integration in host societies, this second Word Paquet aims to review and analyze inclusion policies, placing special emphasis on those that guarantee or favor access to housing. In order to achieve it, it has been divided in the following objectives: • Review international agreements that contemplate the right of access to housing within the United Nations. • Review the agreements of the European Union in which the right of access to housing refers • Analyze in the four partner countries of the project, to what extent access to housing for newcomers (immigrants and refugees) is considered and integrated into public policies at three levels: - State laws such as immigration laws, laws for the integration of immigrants, reception laws for asylum seekers, etc. - Regulations and norms established by regional governments that favor access to housing. - Analyze the existence of local gove...
The access to housing and accommodation constitute the primary objective in this review, but empl... more The access to housing and accommodation constitute the primary objective in this review, but employment, health, education, social participation are also taken into consideration. This literature review is devoted to inclusion policies in France, Italy, Spain and Sweden, as they relate to civil rights, health, training, accommodation, and persistent barriers to inclusion. Migrant entrepreneurship initiatives and the impact of civil society initiatives on inclusion are also analysed in the literature. Finally, the role of the NGOs as well as the administration and the private sector are scrutinized.
Out of the policy initiatives that emerged in the aftermath of the "Refugee Crisis", none is more... more Out of the policy initiatives that emerged in the aftermath of the "Refugee Crisis", none is more elusive that the hotspot approach. Our aim in this article is to shed light upon what kind of policy output the hotspot approach entails, by conducting a framing analysis of key Euro-pean Commission (EC) documents. We draw on discursive institutionalist approaches which focus on the policy process. Within the policy process, we focus particularly on identifying policy frames as organizing principles and key ideas, in order to trace the representation of the problem and solutions to it. Our findings show how the hotspot approach, in incarnating both the problem and the solution to migration as primarily a concern for management, represents another string in the long-standing tensions of the harmonisation of the EU asylum and migration policies.
Since the 2015 refugee crisis the European asylum regime has been
under critique for its shortcom... more Since the 2015 refugee crisis the European asylum regime has been under critique for its shortcomings. In order to shed light on the effects of the implementation of the European asylum regime at the border islands, where 80 % of all refugee arrivals took place, I focus on Lesvos, the main island entry point, between 2015–2017. Based on empirical material and secondary sources I trace the evolution of the situation on the island from the increased arrivals of 2015 to the creation of a ‘prison island’ within two years. I operationalize the European asylum regime by looking at three aspects, namely, control, reception and protection. In doing so, I provide a periodization which captures the state of affairs when the arrivals started increasing, the course of events during the peak, and the consolidation of the new architecture of asylum at the island after the EU-Turkey statement. The article demonstrates how the prioritization of control, through confinement at the island, has been serving the goal of identification and registration while raising disproportionally the barriers to access international protection and leading to inhumane reception conditions.
In relation to our analysis of the International and European regulatory frameworks on the right ... more In relation to our analysis of the International and European regulatory frameworks on the right to housing we have identified challenges related to the different legal categorizations of immigrants which result in exclusion from the right to housing and in increased barriers to integration. From the analysis we conducted in the four countries we have gathered many interesting results. France, although has a rather centralized administration, presents a typical example of the local turn in migration policymaking in the sense that immigrant integration initiatives, including housing, take place increasingly at the subnational level. In Italy there is 5 MERGING-D7.1 a similar situation although it is notable how divergent responses occur at the different local contexts. In Spain the local level is also in the center of housing policies implementation. The big cities in Spain have been fostering their own approach and collaborating in providing refuge both with each other and with the ...
Given that access to adequate housing is a universal right and constitutes an important path towa... more Given that access to adequate housing is a universal right and constitutes an important path towards integration in host societies, this second Word Paquet aims to review and analyze inclusion policies, placing special emphasis on those that guarantee or favor access to housing. In order to achieve it, it has been divided in the following objectives: • Review international agreements that contemplate the right of access to housing within the United Nations. • Review the agreements of the European Union in which the right of access to housing refers • Analyze in the four partner countries of the project, to what extent access to housing for newcomers (immigrants and refugees) is considered and integrated into public policies at three levels: - State laws such as immigration laws, laws for the integration of immigrants, reception laws for asylum seekers, etc. - Regulations and norms established by regional governments that favor access to housing. - Analyze the existence of local gove...
The access to housing and accommodation constitute the primary objective in this review, but empl... more The access to housing and accommodation constitute the primary objective in this review, but employment, health, education, social participation are also taken into consideration. This literature review is devoted to inclusion policies in France, Italy, Spain and Sweden, as they relate to civil rights, health, training, accommodation, and persistent barriers to inclusion. Migrant entrepreneurship initiatives and the impact of civil society initiatives on inclusion are also analysed in the literature. Finally, the role of the NGOs as well as the administration and the private sector are scrutinized.
Out of the policy initiatives that emerged in the aftermath of the "Refugee Crisis", none is more... more Out of the policy initiatives that emerged in the aftermath of the "Refugee Crisis", none is more elusive that the hotspot approach. Our aim in this article is to shed light upon what kind of policy output the hotspot approach entails, by conducting a framing analysis of key Euro-pean Commission (EC) documents. We draw on discursive institutionalist approaches which focus on the policy process. Within the policy process, we focus particularly on identifying policy frames as organizing principles and key ideas, in order to trace the representation of the problem and solutions to it. Our findings show how the hotspot approach, in incarnating both the problem and the solution to migration as primarily a concern for management, represents another string in the long-standing tensions of the harmonisation of the EU asylum and migration policies.
Since the 2015 refugee crisis the European asylum regime has been
under critique for its shortcom... more Since the 2015 refugee crisis the European asylum regime has been under critique for its shortcomings. In order to shed light on the effects of the implementation of the European asylum regime at the border islands, where 80 % of all refugee arrivals took place, I focus on Lesvos, the main island entry point, between 2015–2017. Based on empirical material and secondary sources I trace the evolution of the situation on the island from the increased arrivals of 2015 to the creation of a ‘prison island’ within two years. I operationalize the European asylum regime by looking at three aspects, namely, control, reception and protection. In doing so, I provide a periodization which captures the state of affairs when the arrivals started increasing, the course of events during the peak, and the consolidation of the new architecture of asylum at the island after the EU-Turkey statement. The article demonstrates how the prioritization of control, through confinement at the island, has been serving the goal of identification and registration while raising disproportionally the barriers to access international protection and leading to inhumane reception conditions.
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under critique for its shortcomings. In order to shed light on the
effects of the implementation of the European asylum regime at the
border islands, where 80 % of all refugee arrivals took place, I focus
on Lesvos, the main island entry point, between 2015–2017. Based
on empirical material and secondary sources I trace the evolution of
the situation on the island from the increased arrivals of 2015 to the
creation of a ‘prison island’ within two years. I operationalize the
European asylum regime by looking at three aspects, namely, control,
reception and protection. In doing so, I provide a periodization
which captures the state of affairs when the arrivals started increasing,
the course of events during the peak, and the consolidation of
the new architecture of asylum at the island after the EU-Turkey
statement. The article demonstrates how the prioritization of control,
through confinement at the island, has been serving the goal
of identification and registration while raising disproportionally the
barriers to access international protection and leading to inhumane
reception conditions.
under critique for its shortcomings. In order to shed light on the
effects of the implementation of the European asylum regime at the
border islands, where 80 % of all refugee arrivals took place, I focus
on Lesvos, the main island entry point, between 2015–2017. Based
on empirical material and secondary sources I trace the evolution of
the situation on the island from the increased arrivals of 2015 to the
creation of a ‘prison island’ within two years. I operationalize the
European asylum regime by looking at three aspects, namely, control,
reception and protection. In doing so, I provide a periodization
which captures the state of affairs when the arrivals started increasing,
the course of events during the peak, and the consolidation of
the new architecture of asylum at the island after the EU-Turkey
statement. The article demonstrates how the prioritization of control,
through confinement at the island, has been serving the goal
of identification and registration while raising disproportionally the
barriers to access international protection and leading to inhumane
reception conditions.