The Changing Position of the E uropean Parliament on Irregular Migration and Asylum under Co‐decision
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7312547 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Esther Lopatin (Haifa Centre for German and European Studies (HCGES), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 740-755 |
| Publication date | 2013-02-07 |
| 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.12015 |
| OpenAlex | W2096073165 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 22 |
This article demonstrates that the European Parliament has increasingly voted with the Council for a more restrictive position on irregular migration and asylum since obtaining co‐decision authority in these areas in 2005, in contrast to its previous liberal position. Roll‐call votes in the fifth and sixth European Parliaments (1999–2009) in the field of irregular migration and asylum were analyzed, and it was found that an abrupt change in voting behaviour of many MEPs, particularly those members belonging to two of its main liberal‐leaning parties, the S&D and ELDR, is evidently linked to the change of authority of the EP. Apparently, there is an inverse correlation between the level of decision‐making authority and the freedom to vote for a liberal immigration and asylum policy. The author suggests several explanations for this behaviour, including the need for MEPs to be flexible in working with the Council in order to pass legislation
Economic geography · Economics · Freedom of movement · Immigration · Irregular migration · Law and economics · Legislation · Order (exchange · Parliament · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Sociology · Voting · European and International Law Studies · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 1,09 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |