Do asylum recognition rates in Europe respond to transnational terrorism? The migration-security nexus revisited

Avdan, Nazlı

doi:10.1177/1465116514534908

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“…Several states have tightened their immigration regimes as a counterterrorism strategy (Bandyopadhyay and Sandler ; Epifanio ). Avdan () reports that policy tightening with regard to asylum recognition has been most pronounced in directly affected states. Even the UN Security Council recommends effective border controls and controls on issuance of identity papers and travel documents in Resolution 1373 to prevent the movement of terrorists.…”

Section: How Terrorism Propagates Migration Concernsmentioning

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Can Terrorism Abroad Influence Migration Attitudes at Home?

Böhmelt

Bove

Nussio

2019

American J Political Sci

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This article demonstrates that public opinion on migration “at home” is systematically driven by terrorism in other countries. Although there is little substantive evidence linking refugees or migrants to most recent terror attacks in Europe, news about terrorist attacks can trigger more negative views of immigrants. However, the spatial dynamics of this process are neglected in existing research. We argue that feelings of imminent danger and a more salient perception of migration threats do not stop at national borders. The empirical results based on spatial econometrics and data on all terrorist attacks in Europe for the post‐9/11 period support these claims. The effect of terrorism on migration concern is strongly present within a country but also diffuses across states in Europe. This finding improves our understanding of public opinion on migration, as well as the spillover effects of terrorism, and it highlights crucial lessons for scholars interested in the security implications of population movements.

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Section: How Terrorism Propagates Migration Concernsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Can Terrorism Abroad Influence Migration Attitudes at Home?

Böhmelt

Bove

Nussio

2019

American J Political Sci

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“…Similarly, Avdan (2014) claims that policy tightening is more strongly given when states experience terrorist events on their own soil or against their citizens.…”

Section: Theory: Immigration As a Vehicle For Terrorism Diffusionmentioning

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Does Immigration Induce Terrorism?

Bove

Böhmelt

2016

The Journal of Politics

105

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There is a heated debate on whether immigration is associated with domestic and transnational terrorism. As of yet, however, we lacked rigorous evidence that could inform this debate. As a contribution to address this shortcoming, we report spatial-econometric analyses of migrant inflows and the number of terrorist attacks in 145 countries between 1970 and 2000. The results suggest that migrants stemming from terrorist-prone states moving to another country are indeed an important vehicle through which terrorism does diffuse. Having said that, the findings also highlight that migrant inflows per se actually lead to a lower level of terrorist attacks. This research significantly improves our understanding of international and domestic terrorism, and has critical implications for the scholastic approach to terrorism as well as for countries' immigration policies worldwide.

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“…Other studies show that European asylum decisions are vulnerable to security and economic concerns. Avdan (2014) shows that European countries respond to transnational terror incidences by reducing asylum recognition rates. Likewise, Micinski (2018) discusses increases in security screenings for Iraqi asylum-seekers in Sweden and the United States, suggesting that security and fears of terrorism influence asylum-decisions.…”

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The far-right and asylum outcomes: Assessing the impact of far-right politics on asylum decisions in Europe

Winn

2020

European Union Politics

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Despite decades of efforts to harmonize asylum procedures, large unexplained differences in asylum outcomes persist across European Union member states. Unfortunately, relatively little empirical literature has examined the causes of disparities in asylum recognition rates. In this paper, I suggest that domestic politics impact how asylum claims are adjudicated. I analyze origin-specific asylum recognition rates in 27 European Union member states from 2000-2018. The findings show that right-wing parties in government are associated with lower asylum recognition rates. This effect is strongest for far-right parties. When far-right parties gain legislative seats and cabinet positions, there is a substantive reduction in recognized asylum claims.

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Do asylum recognition rates in Europe respond to transnational terrorism? The migration-security nexus revisited

Cited by 22 publications

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Can Terrorism Abroad Influence Migration Attitudes at Home?

Can Terrorism Abroad Influence Migration Attitudes at Home?

Does Immigration Induce Terrorism?

The far-right and asylum outcomes: Assessing the impact of far-right politics on asylum decisions in Europe

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