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  Borders and the mobility of migrants in the EU and TurkeyParaschivescu, Claudia  ; Nienaber, Birte ; Oesch, Lucas E-print/Working paper (2019) This comparative report investigates the ways in which the mobility of applicants for international protection, beneficiaries of international protection and irregular migrants intersect with the borders ... [more ▼] This comparative report investigates the ways in which the mobility of applicants for international protection, beneficiaries of international protection and irregular migrants intersect with the borders encountered during their trajectories before, during and after their arrival in six EU countries (Greece, Hungary, Germany, Luxembourg, France and Spain) and Turkey. After defining the concept of borders, this study contextualises the securitisation of EU external and internal borders, and it provides some background information on the CEAS and the Dublin Regulation, which are central to this research. Moreover, it engages with the legislative framework in place in the field of asylum in the seven countries on which this report draws. Based on qualitative interviews with a total of 96 asylum seekers, refugees and irregular migrants, as well as 94 state and non-state actors and ethnographic observation, the empirical part of the study explored the following aspects: experiences and conceptualisations of borders; mobility patterns and trajectories; the interplay between the Schengen zone and the Dublin system; the shortcomings of CEAS; as well as policies and experiences in the fields of housing and employment. The main finding of this comparative report is that while territorial borders cannot always impede human mobility, they are recreated within countries as administrative borders, which can encourage secondary movements. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 102 (9 UL)Borders and the mobility of migrants in FranceParaschivescu, Claudia ; Nienaber, Birte ; Oesch, Lucas E-print/Working paper (2019) This country report investigates the ways in which the border as a site of control interferes with asylum seekers’ and refugees’ mobility trajectories before, upon and after arrival in France. The ... [more ▼] This country report investigates the ways in which the border as a site of control interferes with asylum seekers’ and refugees’ mobility trajectories before, upon and after arrival in France. The interplay between borders and mobility plays a key role in the Common European Asylum System, the Schengen area and the Dublin regulation, which all have been affected by the 2015 so-called migration crisis. Based on in-depth qualitative interviews with thirteen migrants and ten institutional actors in the city of Metz, the overarching finding indicates that migrants’ movements evolve from geographical trajectories in order to reach a country of destination, to administrative trajectories, in order to become regularised in the host country. Furthermore, while physical borders have interfered with some informants’ migratory journeys, they have done so only by changing their trajectories, and, at times, the initial country of destination. Thus, they did not deter the migrants from reaching a safe country of destination. Once in Metz, the migrants become subject to administrative borders performed by state agents, such as the Préfecture and the French Agency for Immigration and Integration (OFII), as well as by private actors from the employment market. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 91 (8 UL)Borders and the mobility of migrants in LuxembourgParaschivescu, Claudia ; Nienaber, Birte ; Oesch, Lucas E-print/Working paper (2019) This country report sought to explore the border as a site of control and the ways in which it interferes with migrants’ (asylum seekers, refugees and rejected asylum seekers) trajectories before, upon ... [more ▼] This country report sought to explore the border as a site of control and the ways in which it interferes with migrants’ (asylum seekers, refugees and rejected asylum seekers) trajectories before, upon and after arrival in Luxembourg. To this end, it explored, through qualitative interviews with a total of 29 state and civil society actors and migrants, as well as ethnographic observation at Findel airport, Luxembourg’s only external border, the multiple conceptualisations and experiences of borders. It has identified that the suppression of internal controls within the Schengen area has been accompanied by a surge of controls within the member states, either at the stage of lodging an asylum claim, or at the street level, where migrants can be stopped and searched by police officers. Furthermore, the data showed that the migrants interviewed not only did they experience bordering practices during their interactions with public actors, but they were also subject to bordering during their interactions with private actors from the housing and employment market. The principal finding of this research with regards to the interplay between borders and the mobility of migrants is that cross-border mobility is commonplace, the migrants’ mobility practices reflecting the movements of the local population. As such, borders do not represent efficient mechanisms of control which can prevent migrants’ mobility trajectories. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 101 (11 UL)BORDERS IN THE LIVES OF ASYLUM SEEKERS & REFUGEES IN LUXEMBOURG & METZParaschivescu, Claudia E-print/Working paper (2019) Detailed reference viewed: 106 (8 UL)Class, Race and Inequality in Northern Towns; ; et al Report (2019) Detailed reference viewed: 107 (9 UL) Asylum seekers and refugees’ lived experiences of borders and (im)mobility. The Case of LuxembourgParaschivescu, Claudia ; Oesch, Lucas ; Nienaber, Birte Scientific Conference (2019) The mobility of people influences the (re)creation of borders through bordering practices. Conversely, borders and bordering practices affect the management of mobility and thus peoples’ migratory ... [more ▼] The mobility of people influences the (re)creation of borders through bordering practices. Conversely, borders and bordering practices affect the management of mobility and thus peoples’ migratory trajectories. Based on in-depth qualitative interviews with refugees conducted for the H2020 project CEASEVAL, this paper explores the ways in which borders at various levels (spatial, legal, economic and social) influence migrants’ mobility before, during and after arrival in Luxembourg. As such, by focusing on the interrelations between border studies and mobility studies, it brings together two fields which have rarely been studied together, particularly when focused on refugees. This is of particular interest both empirically (given the multiple flows of people arriving in Luxembourg) and conceptually (as bordering practices relate to both practices of mobility and border making, as well as border crossing, from an institutional and experiential perspective). With 2,322 asylum applications in 2017, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is home to one asylum application per 254 people. This is far more that the EU-28 average, which is one application for every 787 people. Despite this, academic research depicting the everyday experiences of refugees in Luxembourg is lacking. This paper will first provide an overview of the Luxembourgish context with regards to asylum seekers and refugees. It will then analyse how bordering practices are experienced when carried out by traditional actors such as border agents. Lastly, it will shed light on the participants’ everyday experiences of borders by (non) traditional actors, such as ‘citizens’ and housing/labour market agents. It seeks to explore the ways in which the Luxembourgish politics of belonging influence the respondents’ feelings of belonging, which can further affect their (im)mobilities. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 167 (18 UL)Luxembourgish implementation of the Common European Asylum System: Insights from a small-scale countryParaschivescu, Claudia ; Oesch, Lucas ; Nienaber, Birte Scientific Conference (2018) Within the so-called migration crisis, the focus of media and research has been mainly on Mediterranean countries, which were the first impacted by the arrival of refugees, as well as big recipients of ... [more ▼] Within the so-called migration crisis, the focus of media and research has been mainly on Mediterranean countries, which were the first impacted by the arrival of refugees, as well as big recipients of asylum seekers such as Germany. Less attention has been directed toward small-scale countries such as Luxembourg, where the number of registered refugees arriving has more than doubled in 2015 and 2016 compared to 2014. In 2016, Luxembourg had 3582 registered first time applicants, which represents one of the highest numbers relative to its population in the European Union. Against this background, this presentation will focus on how Luxembourg has dealt with the implementation of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) and the ways in which it has been affected by the so-called migration crisis. This paper will particularly focus on the question of reception of asylum seekers and refugees. Given the large number of applicants relative to the small size of the country, and the limited number of administrative levels, how was reception implemented, and what are the lesson to be learned? It will do so by mapping the main actors involved in the refugee scene. It will then move on to the contextualization of the reception of refugees in the housing and employment market. Finally, it will critically examine the stakeholders’ involvement in order to find the gaps in the asylum seeker/refugee reception. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 142 (22 UL)H2020 PROJECT CEASEVAL. Evaluation of the Common European Asylum System under Pressure and Recommendations for Further DevelopmentNienaber, Birte ; Vianelli, Lorenzo ; Paraschivescu, Claudia et alPoster (2018) Within CEASEVAL, the University of Luxembourg leads Work Package 4 (WP4) on “Borders and the Mobility of Migrants”. The aim of WP4 is to develop a framework to analyse the interactions between borders and ... [more ▼] Within CEASEVAL, the University of Luxembourg leads Work Package 4 (WP4) on “Borders and the Mobility of Migrants”. The aim of WP4 is to develop a framework to analyse the interactions between borders and the mobility of migrants (asylum seekers, refugees and irregular migrants), thus also addressing the relation between asylum systems and Schengen regime. In order to do so, WP4 investigates the functioning of the internal and external EU borders in the governance of migrants’ mobility by looking specifically at the ways in which bordering processes are implemented when confronted with the mobility of migrants. The research draws from an extensive empirical study in 7 different countries: France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Luxembourg, Spain and Turkey. Qualitative interviews with migrants (asylum seekers, refugees and irregular migrants) and institutional actors (border agents, policymakers, representatives of institutions, etc.), as well as ethnographic observations of border agencies and border points are conducted in these case studies. The objectives of this qualitative fieldwork are to identify mobility trajectories, understand how these are shaped by border policies, and compare bordering processes. The work package will result in 7 country reports (one for each case study), a comparative report, a policy brief, and an online interactive map. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 122 (16 UL)Migration and the Search for Home. Mapping Domestic Space in Migrants’ Everyday Lives (Book review)Paraschivescu, Claudia in Migraciones (2017), (42), 151-153 Detailed reference viewed: 85 (7 UL) Longitudinal study of LLC student destinations. Phase One: Motivations, experiences and outcomes in the lives of LLC studentsParaschivescu, Claudia Report (2017) The report investigates the daily experiences of mature students at the University of Leeds, UK. Detailed reference viewed: 57 (2 UL)Political belonging and fantasies of inclusion. Romanians in London and Paris.Paraschivescu, Claudia in Age of Human Rights Journal (2016), (7), 120-140 Detailed reference viewed: 156 (5 UL) Is migration a problem for EU member states? What role can the EU play in ‘managing’ migration?Paraschivescu, Claudia in Romanian Journal of Sociology (2013) Detailed reference viewed: 56 (3 UL)Social Protection and Economic Security of North African Migrant Workers in FranceParaschivescu, Claudia in The Romanian Journal of Sociology (2013) Detailed reference viewed: 56 (0 UL)The European Union and the protection of the Roma minority in the fields of education and housingParaschivescu, Claudia in Romanian Journal of Sociology (2012) Detailed reference viewed: 63 (3 UL)Divided by Borders: Mexican Migrants and Their Children (Book review)Paraschivescu, Claudia in Journal of Social Research and Policy (2012), 1(3), Detailed reference viewed: 99 (5 UL)How new technologies can be adapted and used to reach out to migrants.Paraschivescu, Claudia in Bottomline (2011) Detailed reference viewed: 72 (5 UL)How do the Romanians live the process of Transnationalism? Canada and the UK Compared.Paraschivescu, Claudia in Romanian Sociology (2011), 2(IX), 28-50 Detailed reference viewed: 78 (2 UL)Importing Poverty? Immigration and the Changing Face of Rural America (Book review)Paraschivescu, Claudia in Journal of Social Research and Policy (2011), 2(2), Detailed reference viewed: 62 (3 UL) |
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