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Migration and Integration. Common Challenges and Responses from Europe and Asia
Full text linkWith the signing of the ASEAN Framework Agreement for the Integration of Priority Sectors
(FA) in 2004, migration and integration issues gained significance on the agenda. Primarily
concerned with increasing economic growth, this framework excludes the integration of low
and unskilled migrant workers; instead, ASEAN efforts to address migration and integration
issues have been limited to Mutual Recognition Agreements for skilled labour and professionals.
After an analysis of migration policy in the region, we highlight specific barriers to the
integration of labour migrants in two priority sectors – nursing, which is highly regulated by
the state, and Information, Communications and Technology (ICT), which is typically selfregulated
and privately run. Despite a MRA for nursing allowing registered nurses to practice
in another ASEAN country under supervision of local nurses without registering with the
host country’s nursing regulatory authority, in practice, there are major barriers to the free
movement of nurses within ASEAN in terms of skills recognition, licensure requirements and
other protectionist measures. Although regulations governing the inflow of ICT professionals
are not as stringent as those for healthcare professionals, private costs associated with job
search and gaining foreign employment are higher in the ICT sector, largely due to limited
information on international mobility within the industry. Three sets of barriers to greater
integration are discussed. First, the economic and political diversity within ASEAN makes
integration more problematic than in the European Union. Second, the primary concern
with value-adding economic growth means that regional agreements are focused on skilled
and professional labour migration only. Third, the “ASEAN way” of doing things – via a
strong emphasis on consensus and non-interference with domestic policies – often means that
the FA provision for the free movement of labour is usually trumped by domestic policies that
do not reflect the same desire for labour integration
Heads buried in the sand: member states block solutions to the refugee crisis. EPC Commentary, 15 September 2015
Full text linkYesterday’s meeting of Interior Ministers demonstrated that the EU’s asylum and immigration policy remains incomplete. This is mainly due to the member states’ inability to plan ahead, their reluctance to adopt binding common rules – considered as a violation of their sovereignty – and their central position in the implementation of EU rules
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
EU migration policies after the US elections: pushing the limits? EPC Commentary 15 November 2016
Full text linkA new political landscape is emerging in Europe and the US, fostered by multiple insecurities and fears affecting the (potential) losers of globalisation. This new scene is enabling populists with protectionist, isolationist and anti-establishment policies to take power or to enhance their position in various countries
Schengen Anniversary - EPC Special Collection
Full text linkTo mark the 30th anniversary of the Schengen Agreement, the EPC has put together a special collection of EPC papers on Schengen's developments between 2011 and 2014. Signed by France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg on 14 June 1985, the Schengen Agreement has paved the way for the development of one of the EU’s most symbolic achievements: the freedom of movement without internal border checks. Although the agreement has been one of the EU’s biggest successes, the Schengen story has not always been a ‘long fleuve tranquille’, particularly in recent years. This year’s anniversary offers the opportunity to revisit the latest developments in the Schengen cooperation and look back at the accomplishments of this landmark agreement
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
The October 2015 European Council and migration: no news, good news? EPC Commentary, 19 October 2015
Full text linkThe October European Council meeting took place after an unprecedented sequence of actions, with the Luxembourgish
Presidency, the European Commission and the Council adopting and proposing a series of legislative and operational
measures (including inter alia relocation decisions, the establishment of “hotspots”, increasing funds, the modification of the
Dublin rules and the adoption of safe country of origins lists) to address the refugee crisis.
Some of these measures were on the European Council agenda, such as the future of the Dublin system, the role of
“hotspots” and the strengthening of the external borders. However, the meeting did not go as planned, with some items being
dropped off the agenda and replaced by other ones
EU labour migration policy by other means? The potential impact of EU economic governance reforms on labour migration policymaking. EPC Policy Brief, 13 February 2015
Full text linkOver the last 15 years, Member States have been quite reluctant to address labour migration issues at EU level. Will the forthcoming years reverse the tide and lead to the developement of ambitious and common actions in this policy field? There are currently no strong signs of such a move towards a greater management of labour migration policy at EU level. However, Yves Pascouau argues in this FIERI Working paper that the deadlock may be broken with the development of new policy tools taking place in the field of economic governance. More precisely, he underlines that recipes adopted to overcome the so-called ‘euro crisis’ may well have an impact on labour migration issues.As a consequence, this could initiate a coordination process which was not called for by home affairs decision-makers
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