States as Gatekeepers in EU Asylum Politics
Explaining the Non‐adoption of a Refugee Quota System
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6282452 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Natascha Zaun (0000-0002-0436-6275, London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 44-62 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9886 • E-ISSN: 1468-5965 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jcms.12663 |
| OpenAlex | W2769921495 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 112 |
| References cited | 21 |
Building on Moravcsik's Liberal Intergovernmentalism, I offer an explanation of the non‐decision on permanent EU refugee quotas. Some traditionally influential Member States in EU asylum politics, such as Germany, Austria and Sweden, received large numbers of refugees and faced strong domestic pressures to engage other Member States in responsibility‐sharing. Yet, governments of Member States with small application numbers (among whom several Eastern European governments were particularly vocal) had incentives to undercut responsibility‐sharing to avoid similar pressures. Having a better alternative to the potentially negotiated agreement, these governments successfully blocked the introduction of permanent refugee quotas. Besides explaining the absence of an effective response to one of the root causes of the asylum crisis (unequal strains) through asymmetrical interdependence, the article further develops Liberal Intergovernmentalist arguments and shows how national electorates influence positions taken by governments at the EU level when they are mobilized by right‐wing populist parties
Economics · European union · Incentive · Intergovernmentalism · International economics · Market economy · Member states · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Refugee · Refugee crisis · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
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