Michela Ceccorulli
Biographic Data
| ID | 4075128 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michela Ceccorulli |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michela |
| FAMILY NAME | Ceccorulli |
| SIGNATURE | CECCORULLI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bologna |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9805-4087 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 58 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Schengen bittersweet anniversary: EU integration and the persistence of internal border controls
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Schengen Agreement, a landmark in European integration. This year has also seen the long-awaited full inclusion of Romania and Bulgaria, extending Schengen to 29 members. However, celebrations will be clouded by an undeniable reality: the European Union is a bordered space. Since the ‘refugee crisis’ of 2015, borders have been reintroduced more than 400 times, and some states have kept them unrelentingl…
Geopolitics and migration: The European Union’s misstep
In recent years, the European Union (EU) has increasingly emphasised a strategic dimension of migration. This strategic framing has facilitated the adoption of two novel instruments in EU migration governance: measures to address the so-called instrumentalisation of migration and a mechanism to ensure mandatory solidarity among Member States. Both measures were incorporated into the 2024 Regulation addressing situations of crisis and force majeur…
Ontological insecurity and securitization dynamics: The co-constitution of borders between Italy and the EU after the refugee crisis of 2015
Italy plays a performative role in constructing the (Southern) border of the European Union (EU). The actions of Italy affect and are simultaneously affected by the European border and its connotation. Offering an original contribution from International Relations theory, this article looks at how ontological (in)security affects bordering dynamics in a context of recurrent co-constitution between the European Union and the state. Italy is analyz…
From Ukraine to the Mediterranean: Italy and the governance of migration
The Russian military invasion of Ukraine of late February 2022 caused the largest displacement of persons since the end of the Second World War, testing the European Union’s and its member states’ resilience. In an unprecedented move, the European Union adopted an exceptional measure, the Directive on Temporary Protection, a provision to cope with crises as old as the first massive inflow the EU had experienced back in 2001 during the Balkan wars…
An illiberal power? EU bordering practices and the liberal international order
The relevance of bordering practices and dynamics for the European Union has significantly increased in recent years, ranging from Brexit to the open-border policies towards Ukrainians fleeing Russia's military aggression, through the crises in the Schengen area due to migration and COVID-19. In its attempts to respond to these challenges, the EU has been widely criticized in particular for its approach to migration; it has been alluded to as bei…
The government of change? Migration and defence policy under Giuseppe Conte’s first cabinet
In 2018, a fully populist government, without any mainstream parties, was formed in Italy. Some authors expected to see a considerable degree of policy change, while others predicted a limited – and mainly symbolic – transformation. However, few studies have investigated the impact of the new government on migration and on defence policy. To what extent did the ‘Yellow-Green’ government foster policy change with respect to traditional approaches …
Triangular migration diplomacy: The case of EU–Italian cooperation with Libya
Between 2016 and 2017, inflows along the central Mediterranean peaked, increasing pressures on the southern European border. Coordination with Libya to reduce departures has been possible thanks to the role played by Italy, backed by the Union. The diplomatic effort exhibited mainly through 2017 crafted a framework aimed at simultaneously ensuring Libya's interest in regaining full control of its sovereign prerogatives and addressing the EU's des…
‘I’ll take two.’ Migration, terrorism, and the Italian military engagement in Niger and Libya
In January 2018, the Italian parliament approved a new military operation in Niger and an extension to the existing deployment in Libya. Italian leaders explicitly cast this as a ‘pivot’ to Africa, a ‘relocation of troops’ from Afghanistan and Iraq to the Sahel and Northern Africa. What factors underlie this strategic shift? Despite the importance of this question, to date, little analysis of the decision-making process underpinning the recent ch…
Back to Schengen: The collective securitisation of the EU free-border area
This article considers how a major influx of migrants from North Africa and \nthe Middle East during 2015 led to an EU-initiated collective securitisation of \nthe Schengen space. The events of 2015 represented an internal crisis for the \nEU. This was not simply because migration stretched host country facilities \nand created political division within and between the member states. The \nuncoordinated reintroduction of border controls by some m…
Nato’s demographic paradox
Russia, cyberterrorism, Da’esh are among the most quoted challenges to NATO mentioned in the organizations’ documents, specialized literature and newspaper articles. How about a subtler, less striking but real challenge like demographic change? Demographic trends are increasingly recognized as relevant in understanding international politics and particularly international security, but only seldom taken into consideration when dealing with NATO’s…
Stick to the plan? Culture, interests, multidimensional threats, and Italian defence policy
The international context seems to be increasingly exposed to multidimensional and transnational challenges, ranging from irregular migration and piracy to the violation of basic human rights. Rather than excluding a potential role for the military, many European states rely on it to face a complex security scenario. What are the reasons behind this activism? Taking Italy as a case study, this article works out two main arguments (ideational fact…
Italy’s military interventions and new security threats: The cases of Somalia, Darfur and Haiti
Recently, Italy has employed the military instrument abroad to deal with new, multidimensional and transnational challenges, ranging from irregular migration and piracy to the violation of basic human rights. What has pushed the country to intervene specifically through armed forces? Through three main arguments (strategic culture, domestic interests and international norms) emerging from the interplay between internal and external dynamics, the …
Europe's “depopul-ageing” bomb
For a long time International Relations did not pay much attention to population studies and it took the end of the Cold War to find new attention to global phenomena even included global demographic trends and their implications. Yet such an attention is still limited in academia and fails to find its place in the pages of many leading reviews of the discipline. This is rather surprising given the relevance of demographic trends on the overall f…
Multidimensional Threats and Military Engagement: The Case of the Italian Intervention in Libya
The military operation in Libya (2011) is aparadigmatic case regarding the growing interaction of new security challenges: regional instability, transnational organized crime and illegal immigration. The main aim of the paper is to answer the question: Why has Italy employed aspecifically military instrument to tackle transnational and non-military threats? Through process tracing the research looks at the political debate over the decisionmaking…
The EU, Migration and the Politics of Administrative Detention
The editors – a contemporary historian and a political scientist – have tried to react to and redirect the ongoing scientific debate on administrative detention centres for migrants: hence the idea behind gathering scholars from different disciplines and from different countries, and experts on different European national cases, in order to increase understanding of the divergences in approaches in the South and the East. These are scholars who s…
Back to Schengen: The collective securitisation of the EU free-border area
This article considers how a major influx of migrants from North Africa and \nthe Middle East during 2015 led to an EU-initiated collective securitisation of \nthe Schengen space. The events of 2015 represented an internal crisis for the \nEU. This was not simply because migration stretched host country facilities \nand created political division within and between the member states. The \nuncoordinated reintroduction of border controls by some m…
Multidimensional Threats and Military Engagement: The Case of the Italian Intervention in Libya
The military operation in Libya (2011) is aparadigmatic case regarding the growing interaction of new security challenges: regional instability, transnational organized crime and illegal immigration. The main aim of the paper is to answer the question: Why has Italy employed aspecifically military instrument to tackle transnational and non-military threats? Through process tracing the research looks at the political debate over the decisionmaking…
Triangular migration diplomacy: The case of EU–Italian cooperation with Libya
Between 2016 and 2017, inflows along the central Mediterranean peaked, increasing pressures on the southern European border. Coordination with Libya to reduce departures has been possible thanks to the role played by Italy, backed by the Union. The diplomatic effort exhibited mainly through 2017 crafted a framework aimed at simultaneously ensuring Libya's interest in regaining full control of its sovereign prerogatives and addressing the EU's des…
Italy’s military interventions and new security threats: The cases of Somalia, Darfur and Haiti
Recently, Italy has employed the military instrument abroad to deal with new, multidimensional and transnational challenges, ranging from irregular migration and piracy to the violation of basic human rights. What has pushed the country to intervene specifically through armed forces? Through three main arguments (strategic culture, domestic interests and international norms) emerging from the interplay between internal and external dynamics, the …
Geopolitics and migration: The European Union’s misstep
In recent years, the European Union (EU) has increasingly emphasised a strategic dimension of migration. This strategic framing has facilitated the adoption of two novel instruments in EU migration governance: measures to address the so-called instrumentalisation of migration and a mechanism to ensure mandatory solidarity among Member States. Both measures were incorporated into the 2024 Regulation addressing situations of crisis and force majeur…
From Ukraine to the Mediterranean: Italy and the governance of migration
The Russian military invasion of Ukraine of late February 2022 caused the largest displacement of persons since the end of the Second World War, testing the European Union’s and its member states’ resilience. In an unprecedented move, the European Union adopted an exceptional measure, the Directive on Temporary Protection, a provision to cope with crises as old as the first massive inflow the EU had experienced back in 2001 during the Balkan wars…
An illiberal power? EU bordering practices and the liberal international order
The relevance of bordering practices and dynamics for the European Union has significantly increased in recent years, ranging from Brexit to the open-border policies towards Ukrainians fleeing Russia's military aggression, through the crises in the Schengen area due to migration and COVID-19. In its attempts to respond to these challenges, the EU has been widely criticized in particular for its approach to migration; it has been alluded to as bei…
The government of change? Migration and defence policy under Giuseppe Conte’s first cabinet
In 2018, a fully populist government, without any mainstream parties, was formed in Italy. Some authors expected to see a considerable degree of policy change, while others predicted a limited – and mainly symbolic – transformation. However, few studies have investigated the impact of the new government on migration and on defence policy. To what extent did the ‘Yellow-Green’ government foster policy change with respect to traditional approaches …
Stick to the plan? Culture, interests, multidimensional threats, and Italian defence policy
The international context seems to be increasingly exposed to multidimensional and transnational challenges, ranging from irregular migration and piracy to the violation of basic human rights. Rather than excluding a potential role for the military, many European states rely on it to face a complex security scenario. What are the reasons behind this activism? Taking Italy as a case study, this article works out two main arguments (ideational fact…
Ontological insecurity and securitization dynamics: The co-constitution of borders between Italy and the EU after the refugee crisis of 2015
Italy plays a performative role in constructing the (Southern) border of the European Union (EU). The actions of Italy affect and are simultaneously affected by the European border and its connotation. Offering an original contribution from International Relations theory, this article looks at how ontological (in)security affects bordering dynamics in a context of recurrent co-constitution between the European Union and the state. Italy is analyz…
Europe's “depopul-ageing” bomb
For a long time International Relations did not pay much attention to population studies and it took the end of the Cold War to find new attention to global phenomena even included global demographic trends and their implications. Yet such an attention is still limited in academia and fails to find its place in the pages of many leading reviews of the discipline. This is rather surprising given the relevance of demographic trends on the overall f…
The EU, Migration and the Politics of Administrative Detention
The editors – a contemporary historian and a political scientist – have tried to react to and redirect the ongoing scientific debate on administrative detention centres for migrants: hence the idea behind gathering scholars from different disciplines and from different countries, and experts on different European national cases, in order to increase understanding of the divergences in approaches in the South and the East. These are scholars who s…
Europe's “depopul-ageing” bomb
For a long time International Relations did not pay much attention to population studies and it took the end of the Cold War to find new attention to global phenomena even included global demographic trends and their implications. Yet such an attention is still limited in academia and fails to find its place in the pages of many leading reviews of the discipline. This is rather surprising given the relevance of demographic trends on the overall f…
Multidimensional Threats and Military Engagement: The Case of the Italian Intervention in Libya
The military operation in Libya (2011) is aparadigmatic case regarding the growing interaction of new security challenges: regional instability, transnational organized crime and illegal immigration. The main aim of the paper is to answer the question: Why has Italy employed aspecifically military instrument to tackle transnational and non-military threats? Through process tracing the research looks at the political debate over the decisionmaking…
Italy’s military interventions and new security threats: The cases of Somalia, Darfur and Haiti
Recently, Italy has employed the military instrument abroad to deal with new, multidimensional and transnational challenges, ranging from irregular migration and piracy to the violation of basic human rights. What has pushed the country to intervene specifically through armed forces? Through three main arguments (strategic culture, domestic interests and international norms) emerging from the interplay between internal and external dynamics, the …
Nato’s demographic paradox
Russia, cyberterrorism, Da’esh are among the most quoted challenges to NATO mentioned in the organizations’ documents, specialized literature and newspaper articles. How about a subtler, less striking but real challenge like demographic change? Demographic trends are increasingly recognized as relevant in understanding international politics and particularly international security, but only seldom taken into consideration when dealing with NATO’s…
Stick to the plan? Culture, interests, multidimensional threats, and Italian defence policy
The international context seems to be increasingly exposed to multidimensional and transnational challenges, ranging from irregular migration and piracy to the violation of basic human rights. Rather than excluding a potential role for the military, many European states rely on it to face a complex security scenario. What are the reasons behind this activism? Taking Italy as a case study, this article works out two main arguments (ideational fact…
Back to Schengen: The collective securitisation of the EU free-border area
This article considers how a major influx of migrants from North Africa and \nthe Middle East during 2015 led to an EU-initiated collective securitisation of \nthe Schengen space. The events of 2015 represented an internal crisis for the \nEU. This was not simply because migration stretched host country facilities \nand created political division within and between the member states. The \nuncoordinated reintroduction of border controls by some m…
‘I’ll take two.’ Migration, terrorism, and the Italian military engagement in Niger and Libya
In January 2018, the Italian parliament approved a new military operation in Niger and an extension to the existing deployment in Libya. Italian leaders explicitly cast this as a ‘pivot’ to Africa, a ‘relocation of troops’ from Afghanistan and Iraq to the Sahel and Northern Africa. What factors underlie this strategic shift? Despite the importance of this question, to date, little analysis of the decision-making process underpinning the recent ch…
The government of change? Migration and defence policy under Giuseppe Conte’s first cabinet
In 2018, a fully populist government, without any mainstream parties, was formed in Italy. Some authors expected to see a considerable degree of policy change, while others predicted a limited – and mainly symbolic – transformation. However, few studies have investigated the impact of the new government on migration and on defence policy. To what extent did the ‘Yellow-Green’ government foster policy change with respect to traditional approaches …
Triangular migration diplomacy: The case of EU–Italian cooperation with Libya
Between 2016 and 2017, inflows along the central Mediterranean peaked, increasing pressures on the southern European border. Coordination with Libya to reduce departures has been possible thanks to the role played by Italy, backed by the Union. The diplomatic effort exhibited mainly through 2017 crafted a framework aimed at simultaneously ensuring Libya's interest in regaining full control of its sovereign prerogatives and addressing the EU's des…
From Ukraine to the Mediterranean: Italy and the governance of migration
The Russian military invasion of Ukraine of late February 2022 caused the largest displacement of persons since the end of the Second World War, testing the European Union’s and its member states’ resilience. In an unprecedented move, the European Union adopted an exceptional measure, the Directive on Temporary Protection, a provision to cope with crises as old as the first massive inflow the EU had experienced back in 2001 during the Balkan wars…
An illiberal power? EU bordering practices and the liberal international order
The relevance of bordering practices and dynamics for the European Union has significantly increased in recent years, ranging from Brexit to the open-border policies towards Ukrainians fleeing Russia's military aggression, through the crises in the Schengen area due to migration and COVID-19. In its attempts to respond to these challenges, the EU has been widely criticized in particular for its approach to migration; it has been alluded to as bei…
Ontological insecurity and securitization dynamics: The co-constitution of borders between Italy and the EU after the refugee crisis of 2015
Italy plays a performative role in constructing the (Southern) border of the European Union (EU). The actions of Italy affect and are simultaneously affected by the European border and its connotation. Offering an original contribution from International Relations theory, this article looks at how ontological (in)security affects bordering dynamics in a context of recurrent co-constitution between the European Union and the state. Italy is analyz…
Schengen bittersweet anniversary: EU integration and the persistence of internal border controls
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Schengen Agreement, a landmark in European integration. This year has also seen the long-awaited full inclusion of Romania and Bulgaria, extending Schengen to 29 members. However, celebrations will be clouded by an undeniable reality: the European Union is a bordered space. Since the ‘refugee crisis’ of 2015, borders have been reintroduced more than 400 times, and some states have kept them unrelentingl…
Geopolitics and migration: The European Union’s misstep
In recent years, the European Union (EU) has increasingly emphasised a strategic dimension of migration. This strategic framing has facilitated the adoption of two novel instruments in EU migration governance: measures to address the so-called instrumentalisation of migration and a mechanism to ensure mandatory solidarity among Member States. Both measures were incorporated into the 2024 Regulation addressing situations of crisis and force majeur…
Political science (14 works) · Political economy (11 works) · Economics (10 works) · Law (10 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Law (7 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (7 works) · Development economics (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Global Peace and Security Dynamics (6 works)