New Publication

Migration, Integration and Citizenship: A Challenge for Europe's Future

Edited by Hildegard Schneider

Forum Maastricht 2005

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Contributors:

Iveta Alexovičová, Stefaan van den Bogaert, Saskia Bonjour, Sergio Carrera, Monica Claes, Sjoerd Claessens, Caroline Forder, Michał Gondek, Gerard-René de Groot, Anne Pieter van der Mei, Demetrios Papademetriou, Hildegard Schneider & Tessa Theele

Intensifying international migration movements, a major phenomenon worldwide, present societies with major political dilemmas. As most migrants have differing cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds, how can they be integrated into the host societies, balancing cultural identity and minority rights with the state’s interest in an integrated population?  Moreover, since the mid-1990s the legal position of third country nationals, principally economic immigrants, refugees or asylum seekers, has become an important issue on the European agenda. Since the Treaty of Amsterdam and the Tampere European Council in 1999, the European Union has started to construct an EU migration and asylum policy.

This timely volume, published on the occasion of Forum Maastricht 2005 “Migration and Integration: Towards a European Policy”, addresses current, contentious issues concerning the position of migrants, their integration in the host societies as well as their access to citizenship in Europe. The book is divided in two parts. Part one concerns mainly the position of European citizens and their family members, their fundamental rights to move freely and settle in the different Member States, their access to social and educational benefits, the recognition of their diplomas as well as the access to European citizenship by acquisition of the nationality of a Member State. Part two presents an overview of developments regarding the position of third country nationals in the European Union. It addresses especially the political and legislative steps set between the Tampere conclusions and the adoption of The Hague programme in the end of 2004. Contributions in this part of the book elaborate on the position of long-term residents and asylum seekers, their judicial protection and fundamental rights, family-reunion and integration requirements as well as the special position of Turkish migrants.

This book, the work of a Maastricht University research group contributes to the clarification and improvement of a European migration policy.  

Table of Contents:

VOLUME I: Free Movement Rights of European Citizens and the Nationality of the Member States

Towards a European Nationality Law - Free Movement of Workers and the Nationality Requirements - The Right of Citizens of the Union and their Family Members to move and Reside Freely within the Territory of the Member States - Union Citizenship, Freedom of Movement and the Fear for ‘Social Tourism’ - The Recognition of Diplomas: Current Developments - Freedom of Movement for Students: In Search of a More Satisfactory Balance between the Goal to Promote Student Mobility and the Need to Protect Education Systems - Conditions for Acquisition of Nationality by Operation of Law or by Lodging a Declaration of Option.

VOLUME II: The Position of Third Country Nationals

Towards a European Migration Policy: Developments since the Treaty of Amsterdam - Judicial Protection in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: Passing the Hot Potato? - ‘Integration’ as a Process of Inclusion for Migrants? The Case of Long-Term Residents in the EU - The Family-Reunification Directive - Family Rights and Immigration Law: a European Perspective - Rights of Turkish workers on the Basis of the EEC/ Turkey Association Agreement - Explaining Ambition: The Elaboration of the Working Program for the European Asylum Policy, 1996-1999 - The Emerging European Asylum Law: between Protection and Rejection