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Migration Control in Europe After 9/11: Explaining the Absence of Securitization *
Author(s) -
BOSWELL CHRISTINA
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
jcms: journal of common market studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.54
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1468-5965
pISSN - 0021-9886
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2007.00722.x
Subject(s) - securitization , politics , terrorism , control (management) , political science , political economy , sociology , business , economics , financial system , law , management
Rejecting the predominant view that 9/11 encouraged a ‘securitization’ of migration control, this article argues that political discourse and practice in Europe have remained surprisingly unaffected by the terrorism threat. This finding challenges the critical securities literature, implying the need for a more differentiated theory of the political system and organizational interests.