Transit Migration and “Valve States”
The Triggering Factors of the 2015 Migratory Wave
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11101751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Theodor Tudoroiu (Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, The University of the West Indies at St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, [email protected], corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 302-332 |
| Publication date | 2017-11-14 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Southeastern Europe (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-4467 • E-ISSN: 1876-3332 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/18763332-04103002 |
| OpenAlex | W2770226487 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 19 |
This article introduces the concept of a “valve” state as an instrument in the study of transit migration. A “valve” state is defined as a transit state that, due to its geographical position, to a specific regional political and geopolitical configuration and to key changes in its migration control policies, can play a decisive role in significantly shaping regional transit migratory flows. The case study of the 2015 Balkan migratory wave is used to show that this phenomenon was triggered by policy changes in two “valve” states, Greece and Macedonia, that challenged the externalisation and securitisation policies of the European Union. Developments in the first part of 2016 are also taken into consideration in order to show the role of “valve” states in putting an end to the migratory wave. Critically, this was due to the creation of a new “valve” state, Turkey, as part of Brussels’ regime of influence
Business · Economic geography · European union · Geography · Geopolitics · International trade · Order (exchange · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Public transport · State (computer science · Transit (satellite · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration
The Politics of Insecurity
I rregular M igration
M igration M anagement at the O utposts of the E uropean U nion
Theories of International Migration
The case for the international governance of immigration
Critical approaches to transit migration
Rethinking transit migration in Turkey
Transit migration
Security and the democratic scene
Smuggling into Europe
International migration, border controls and human rights
Work, Refuge, Transit
The Formation of Morocco's Policy Towards Irregular Migration (2000–2007)
The European Union and the Securitization of Migration
Islands and Undesirables
The Politics of International Migratory Regimes
Dynamic Migration Intentions and the Impact of Socio-Institutional Environments
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |