Greece’s response to the European refugee crisis: A tale of two securitizations

Stivas, Dionysios

doi:10.1080/13629395.2021.1902198

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“…As a result, Greek policymakers shifted towards closer co‐operation with the EU on matters of migration, while strengthening an already highly securitized refugee policy (Lazaridis and Skleparis, 2016; Dimitriadi, 2017, pp. 91–116; Stivas, 2021). This included the creation of Migrant Detention Centres, in Amygdaleza and elsewhere, the construction of a wall barrier along the Evros river on the land border with Turkey, and the introduction of Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration Programmes (Nestoras, 2015).…”

Section: Greece Forced Migration and The European Migrant Crisismentioning

confidence: 99%

Leveraging the European Refugee Crisis: Forced Displacement and Bargaining in Greece's Bailout Negotiations

Tsourapas

Zartaloudis

2021

J of Common Market Studies

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How does forced migration feature in EU member states' foreign policy and how does it affect their bargaining strategies? While the literature highlights EU‐level policies aiming to manage forced migration flows, we examine how Greece sought to leverage its response to the 2015–16 European migrant crisis. We propose a theoretical framework that explains why the SYRIZA–ANEL government sought to leverage Greece's position as a refugee‐host state via an issue‐linkage strategy tying the management of forced migration to economic aid over the Third Economic Adjustment Programme. Initially employing a ‘blackmailing’ strategy focused on threats, Greece shifted to a ‘backscratching’ strategy of co‐operation after March 2016, once its geopolitical importance and numbers of asylum seekers within its territory were reduced. We provide the first detailed analysis of Greece's foreign policy response to the European migrant crisis, demonstrating the importance of forced displacement in the international politics of EU member states.

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Section: Greece Forced Migration and The European Migrant Crisismentioning

confidence: 99%