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Fundamental Rights, Accountability and Transparency in European Governance of Migration: The Case of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency Frontex

Lena Karamanidou - Glasgow Caledonian University | Bernd Kasparek - Göttingen University

This report analyses and interrogates the accountability and transparency regime of the European Union’s border agency Frontex. Frontex was established as a European Union agency in the field of border, migration and asylum policies in 2004 and began operating in 2005. Over the last 15 years, the mandate of the agency, originally tasked with coordinating the operational management of the European Union’s external border through support to the EU’s member states, has expanded significantly.

Consequences & ResponsesRESPOND Horizon2020July 31, 2020Glasgow Caledonian University, UK, Göttingen University, GermanyComment

Between Tokenism and Self-Representation: Refugee-Led Advocacy and Inclusion in International Refugee Policy

Haqqi Bahram | Linköping University

There have been increasing efforts at the international level to make migrants and refugees’ participation and inclusion in policy more meaningful. Yet, little is known on their perspectives about these possibilities and the outcomes of these efforts. Drawing on the case of one refugee-led initiative, the Network for Refugee Voice (NRV), in attending the drafting process of the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR), this paper describes the refugee-led advocacy approach to attaining meaningful participation and representation on high policy platforms, including the United Nations organizations.

Consequences & ResponsesRESPOND Horizon2020July 30, 2020Linköping University, SwedenComment

Integration Policies, Practices & Experiences: SWEDEN Country Report

Önver Cetrez, Valerie DeMarinis, Johanna Pettersson, Mudar Shakra with contribution by:

Rajon Arifuzzaman, Pauline Fritz, Ala Sivets | Uppsala University

This report explores the Swedish integration policies and practices as well as their implementation as experienced by newcomers. Integration refers to the permanent settlement period that sets in after the acquisition of a permanent residence permit, or when one starts mentally adapting to the host society. Through a multilevel governance approach, it highlights how legal, political, and institutional integration frameworks in Sweden affect integration outcomes. The latter refers specifically to the way newcomers establish themselves in the new society and negotiate their new social position.

Integration PoliciesRESPOND Horizon2020July 20, 2020Uppsala University, SwedenComment

Integration Policies, Practices & Experiences: United Kingdom Country Report

Naures Atto, Catherine Hirst, Victoria Hall | University of Cambridge

This report provides an overview of the legal and policy framework of integration policies in the UK and explains the main contours of immigrant integration. The report looks into policies (macro-level), practices of stakeholders (meso-level) and experiences of immigrants (microlevel) in five thematic fields: a) labour market, b) education, c) housing and spatial integration, d) psychosocial health and e) citizenship and belonging. The report draws on…

Integration PoliciesRESPOND Horizon2020July 15, 2020University of Cambridge, UKComment

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