David Abraham (Miami): The Refugee Crisis and Germany: From Migration Crisis to Immigration and Integration Regime. Hugh Eakin on liberal, harsh Denmark: “The Danes may yet come through the current crisis a more stable, united, and open society than any of their neighbors. But they may also have shown that this openness extends no farther than the Danish frontier”. Oriane Sarrasin, Nicole Fasel, Eva Green and Marc Helbling on “Ivan S., rapist, soon to be Swiss” or when male migrants are pictured as a sexual danger. Jaume Marti Romero on the remarkable case of Spanish immigration.
Matija Kovacic and Cristina Elisa Orso (Ca Foscari): Why Do Some Countries Fear Immigration More than Others? Evidence from Europe. Adam Soboczynski on the communist roots of anti-refugee sentiment. Barbara Miltner (UC-Davis): The Mediterranean Migration: A Clash of Titans’ Obligations? Refugee crisis: Helena Smith on how Greeks opened their hearts to strangers. Liz Alderman on how smugglers prey on migrants desperate to find back doors to Europe. Merkel defends open borders for migrants amid German rift. Most Germans think the press is lying to them about refugees. Josh Rogin on how Russia is “weaponizing” migration to destabilize Europe.
Esther Yu-Hsi Lee on how the European Union is cracking down on refugees. Charlotte McDonald-Gibson on why the E.U.’s deal on migrants is immoral and illegal: An E.U. agreement with Turkey to send back refugees is against international law. A new framework for assistance that focuses on changing incentive structures for both refugees and hosts is needed. Looking beyond “the refugee crisis”, can migrants be the new agents of democracy? David Miller on how political philosophy helps us respond to Europe’s migration crisis. Detlef Gronenborn on how Europe is based on migration, cooperation and adaptation: A brief glance at long time scales.
