Integration Impossible? Ethnic Nationalism and Refugee Integration in Bulgaria

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In the past several years many Western European countries have introduced stricter entry regimes both for third-country nationals, as well as for asylum-seekers and refugees. More recently, since the mixed migratory influx of 2015, the figure of the foreigner has become more and more visible on a national level sparking debates on the future of the European Union (EU), European and national identities. The reception of asylum-seekers and refugees has not been much different in Central and Eastern Europe, if not more problematic. Bulgaria as an external border of the EU is an interesting case in point. Stuck between politics of ethnic nationalism and multiple responsibilities under international legal regimes, it has introduced a laissez-passer integration model for refugees which is in stark contrast with integration policies in Western Europe. This paper looks at the reasons for the preference for such an approach and claims that ethnic nationalism is still alive, albeit well disguised. Engaging with theories of othering and otherness from a historico-legal perspective, it aims to illustrate that despite insurmountable differences between East and West, the increased mixed migratory flows of 2015 onwards have paradoxically contributed to more cohesion in response to migration and integration on a European level.
Originalspråkengelska
Titel på värdpublikationEuropean Societies, Migration and the Law
Undertitel på värdpublikationThe ‘Others’ amongst ‘Us’
RedaktörerMoritz Jesse
UtgivningsortCambridge
FörlagCambridge University Press
Kapitel12
Sidor230-246
Antal sidor16
ISBN (elektroniskt)9781108767637
ISBN (tryckt)9781108487689
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StatusPublished - 2020 nov.

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