Roxana Barbulescu
Roxana Barbulescu is Associate Professor in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds. She received a PhD in Social and Political Sciences from European University Institute (Florence, Italy) in 2013 and completed an MA in at Jacobs University (Germany) in 2008. Roxana has completed her undergraduate studies in Craiova (Romania)) and Bielefeld (Germany). Before joining the School, Roxana has been Research Fellow at the University of Southampton, the College of Europe (Natolin Campus) and, the University of Sheffield.
Her dissertation investigates how states pursue the integration of immigrants in two new immigration countries Italy and Spain. Previous studies that have considered 'immigrants' a homogenous group and, hence the state integration strategy as singular. This dissertation distinguishes between co-ethnic migrants, migrants from non-EU countries and European citizens from the old and the new member states. It argues that two main strategies of integration are pursued in parallel: the first one targets the non-European citizens and it is assimilationist in character and based on interventionist principles according to which the government (be it national, regional or municipal) actively pursues the inclusion of migrants; the second one targets the EU citizens and is a laissez-faire scenario where foreigners enjoy rights and live their entire lives in the host country without the state or the local authorities seeking their integration.
Thus, there is a continuum of integration strategies, from less to more inclusive and from less to more demanding for different foreign groups that are simultaneously enforced within one single country. The thesis builds on empirical evidence from national immigration laws, EU directives on the rights of TCNs and EU citizens, national and European case law, international treaties on immigrants' rights and public policies for immigrant integration. In addition, a series of interviews were conducted with policymakers involved in designing the integration policy in both Italy and Spain. The data was collected across three levels of government namely national, regional and city across a period of over 25 years from 1985 to 2012.
Her current research interest are: state-driven immigrant integration in its voluntary and mandatory policy variants, aliens' rights, anti-discrimination, access to citizenship in European countries and European Union citizenship.
Together with Daniela Vintila, Roxana is co-editor of Migration News, a platform for daily news on international migration, citizenship, freedom of movement, asylum, border control and integration with a global focus.
Supervisors: Rainer Bauböck
Address: School of Sociology and Social Policy
Office 12.03, Level 12
University of Leeds,
LEEDS,
LS2 9JT
United Kingdom
Her dissertation investigates how states pursue the integration of immigrants in two new immigration countries Italy and Spain. Previous studies that have considered 'immigrants' a homogenous group and, hence the state integration strategy as singular. This dissertation distinguishes between co-ethnic migrants, migrants from non-EU countries and European citizens from the old and the new member states. It argues that two main strategies of integration are pursued in parallel: the first one targets the non-European citizens and it is assimilationist in character and based on interventionist principles according to which the government (be it national, regional or municipal) actively pursues the inclusion of migrants; the second one targets the EU citizens and is a laissez-faire scenario where foreigners enjoy rights and live their entire lives in the host country without the state or the local authorities seeking their integration.
Thus, there is a continuum of integration strategies, from less to more inclusive and from less to more demanding for different foreign groups that are simultaneously enforced within one single country. The thesis builds on empirical evidence from national immigration laws, EU directives on the rights of TCNs and EU citizens, national and European case law, international treaties on immigrants' rights and public policies for immigrant integration. In addition, a series of interviews were conducted with policymakers involved in designing the integration policy in both Italy and Spain. The data was collected across three levels of government namely national, regional and city across a period of over 25 years from 1985 to 2012.
Her current research interest are: state-driven immigrant integration in its voluntary and mandatory policy variants, aliens' rights, anti-discrimination, access to citizenship in European countries and European Union citizenship.
Together with Daniela Vintila, Roxana is co-editor of Migration News, a platform for daily news on international migration, citizenship, freedom of movement, asylum, border control and integration with a global focus.
Supervisors: Rainer Bauböck
Address: School of Sociology and Social Policy
Office 12.03, Level 12
University of Leeds,
LEEDS,
LS2 9JT
United Kingdom
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Barbulescu, Roxana and Angharad Beckett (2019). ‘The Girl from Aleppo: Nujeen’s Escape from War to Freedom’ in In G. Thomas Couser, & S. B. Mintz (Eds.), Reference Guide to Life Writing by Disabled Persons (1st ed.): Volume 2 South Carolina, U. S. A.: Layman Poupard Publishing.
Over the last decade, the EU has accrued a new set of competences in inte-
gration. This article argues that while it developed its role chiefly in technical
areas, the emergence of the EU as a decision-maker transforms immigrant
integration at its core. In a series of documents and regulations reviewed here,
the EU defines immigrant integration exclusively in relation with third country
nationals and it excludes the European citizens. This exclusion of the European
citizens from programmes of integration bears positive symbolic value as they
are thus, excluded from the ‘other’ category. Following the nation-state logic,
this exclusion is not justified because European citizens are not part of the
nation. The article claims that such redefinition of integration is a means for
constructing a cultural dimension and substantiating an identity for the European
project. In doing so, it advances the process of European integration. Finally,
the article discusses the challenges and characteristics of the ‘new’ integration
model consolidating at the EU level.
Full reference:
Barbulescu, Roxana and Angharad Beckett (2019). ‘The Girl from Aleppo: Nujeen’s Escape from War to Freedom’ in In G. Thomas Couser, & S. B. Mintz (Eds.), Reference Guide to Life Writing by Disabled Persons (1st ed.): Volume 2 South Carolina, U. S. A.: Layman Poupard Publishing.
Over the last decade, the EU has accrued a new set of competences in inte-
gration. This article argues that while it developed its role chiefly in technical
areas, the emergence of the EU as a decision-maker transforms immigrant
integration at its core. In a series of documents and regulations reviewed here,
the EU defines immigrant integration exclusively in relation with third country
nationals and it excludes the European citizens. This exclusion of the European
citizens from programmes of integration bears positive symbolic value as they
are thus, excluded from the ‘other’ category. Following the nation-state logic,
this exclusion is not justified because European citizens are not part of the
nation. The article claims that such redefinition of integration is a means for
constructing a cultural dimension and substantiating an identity for the European
project. In doing so, it advances the process of European integration. Finally,
the article discusses the challenges and characteristics of the ‘new’ integration
model consolidating at the EU level.
ethnic, religious, and linguistic minorities in the European and Canadian context. In particular, we are
interested in the similarities and differences between these sets of prejudice and their consequences in the
lives of the minorities. Public opinion, public policy and academic research have tended to conceptualize
questions pertaining to the Roma community disjointly from the wider and more general questions that
concern minorities. In public and political debates, there has been a tendency to focus on Roma as a group
distinct from other minority groups.
This workshop seeks to contribute to a better understanding of the ‘Roma question’ and to bridge the two
areas that have thus far been surprisingly isolated from each other. The workshop aims at bringing
together papers looking at the topic from different angles, from the viewpoint of different theories and
different methodologies.
It is organized by Roxana Barbulescu (College of Europe), Laurie Beaudonnet (Université de Montréal)
and Allison Harell (Université du Québec À Montréal), as part of the “Mapping Anti-Roma Prejudice in
the EU 28” (MARP) Project, with the support of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship
(CSDC, McGill University) and the European Union Center of Excellence (EUCE, Université de Montréal
– Université McGill).