Immigration - Favoured, Faced or Feared? a study of the influence of economic calculations, to do the right thing and politics of insecurity, together with EU influence, in the shaping of Spanish immigration policies
(2007)Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- This is a study of Spanish immigration policies, the changes they have gone
through over the past years, and more importantly, why. Three theoretical
approaches are central to this thesis, namely: economic calculations, to do the
right thing, and politics of insecurity. Through these approaches, different events
and considerations that affect policy-shaping are highlighted and analysed. This
study also examines the influence asserted by the EU on Spanish immigration
policies. It is a qualitative case study, based primarily on second hand material.
The findings of this thesis are that Spanish quota systems, regularization
processes, and third country agreements, have been strongly influenced by
economic considerations of labor... (More) - This is a study of Spanish immigration policies, the changes they have gone
through over the past years, and more importantly, why. Three theoretical
approaches are central to this thesis, namely: economic calculations, to do the
right thing, and politics of insecurity. Through these approaches, different events
and considerations that affect policy-shaping are highlighted and analysed. This
study also examines the influence asserted by the EU on Spanish immigration
policies. It is a qualitative case study, based primarily on second hand material.
The findings of this thesis are that Spanish quota systems, regularization
processes, and third country agreements, have been strongly influenced by
economic considerations of labor demand, and by the wish to do the right thing,
with consideration to norms, democratic values and identity. Restrictive border
controls and repatriation measures can be explained by pressure from the EU, but
also largely by a presence of politics of insecurity, affected by the event in El
Ejido, 9/11, the attack in Madrid 2004, and irregular immigration in Ceuta,
Melilla, and the Canary Islands. Spanish media has also shown to have had a
prominent role, although indirectly, in the shaping of the political climate
regarding immigration, and thus in policy-shaping. (Less)
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- author
- Sjöberg, Marie
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2007
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Immigration Policy, Politics of Insecurity, Spain, European Union, Immigration, Political and administrative sciences, Statsvetenskap, förvaltningskunskap
- language
- English
- id
- 1319302
- date added to LUP
- 2008-01-07 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2008-01-30 00:00:00
@misc{1319302,
abstract = {{This is a study of Spanish immigration policies, the changes they have gone
through over the past years, and more importantly, why. Three theoretical
approaches are central to this thesis, namely: economic calculations, to do the
right thing, and politics of insecurity. Through these approaches, different events
and considerations that affect policy-shaping are highlighted and analysed. This
study also examines the influence asserted by the EU on Spanish immigration
policies. It is a qualitative case study, based primarily on second hand material.
The findings of this thesis are that Spanish quota systems, regularization
processes, and third country agreements, have been strongly influenced by
economic considerations of labor demand, and by the wish to do the right thing,
with consideration to norms, democratic values and identity. Restrictive border
controls and repatriation measures can be explained by pressure from the EU, but
also largely by a presence of politics of insecurity, affected by the event in El
Ejido, 9/11, the attack in Madrid 2004, and irregular immigration in Ceuta,
Melilla, and the Canary Islands. Spanish media has also shown to have had a
prominent role, although indirectly, in the shaping of the political climate
regarding immigration, and thus in policy-shaping.}},
author = {{Sjöberg, Marie}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Immigration - Favoured, Faced or Feared? a study of the influence of economic calculations, to do the right thing and politics of insecurity, together with EU influence, in the shaping of Spanish immigration policies}},
year = {{2007}},
}