Migrants with Irregular Status in Europe : : Evolving Conceptual and Policy Challenges.

• Superior document: IMISCOE Research Series
• Author: Spencer, Sarah.
• TeilnehmendeR: Triandafyllidou, Anna.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2020.; ©2020.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: IMISCOE Research Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (222 pages)

Table of Contents

Migrants with Irregular Status in Europe -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- Chapter 1: Migrants with Irregular Status in Europe: A Multi-faceted and Dynamic Reality -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Evolving Conceptual and Policy Challenges -- 1.3 Contents of This Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Understanding Irregularity -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 A Dynamic and Multifaceted Account of Irregular Migration -- 2.2.1 Definitions of Irregularity -- 2.2.2 Flows of Irregular Migrants -- 2.3 The Close Links Between Irregular Stay and Irregular Work -- 2.4 The Size of the Irregular Migrant Population in Europe -- 2.5 Remaining or Returning? -- 2.6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 3: Contradictions in the Moral Economy of Migrant Irregularity -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Beyond Methodological Dualism -- 3.3 Formal Incorporation (and Exclusion) -- 3.4 Why Incorporation? -- 3.4.1 Labour -- 3.4.2 Rights -- 3.4.3 Material and Civil Constraints -- 3.4.4 Governmentality -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: The Human Rights of Migrants with Irregular Status: Giving Substance to Aspirations of Universalism -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Universalist Orientation of Human Rights Law -- 4.3 Rights Universalism in Tension with the Hierarchical Approach of National Law -- 4.4 The Limits of Human Rights Law as It Applies to the Situation of Irregular Migrants -- 4.4.1 'External' Constraints -- 4.4.2 'Internal' Constraints -- 4.4.3 The Lack of Express Human Rights Standards Relating to Irregular Migrants -- 4.5 Dynamics of Dilution -- 4.6 Changing the Dynamic: The Potential of Human Rights Law -- 4.7 The Changing Dynamic: Municipalities as a Case Study -- 4.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: European Union and National Responses to Migrants with Irregular Status: Is the Fortress Slowly Crumbling? -- 5.1 Introduction.

5.2 The Evolution of EU and National Law and Policy on Irregular Migrants: Building the 'Fortress' -- 5.2.1 The Evolution of the EU acquis on Irregular Migration -- 5.2.2 The Evolution of National Responses to Irregular Migrants -- 5.3 Policies Enforcing Immigration Law: Increasing Restrictiveness and Decreasing Success -- 5.3.1 EU Aquis on Removals -- 5.3.2 European Policy and Trends on the Use of Pre-removal Detention -- 5.4 The Criminalisation of Irregular Migration -- 5.5 EU and National Responses to Irregular Migrants in the Social Domain -- 5.5.1 EU Policies in the Social Domain and Irregular Migrants: A Pattern of Exclusion -- 5.5.2 National Policies on Access to Services for Irregular Migrants: A Tradition of Exclusion Towards Increasing Inclusion -- 5.6 EU and National Policies on Access to Justice for Victims with Irregular Migration Status -- 5.6.1 EU Measures Facilitating Access to Justice for Victims with Irregular Status -- 5.6.2 National Measures on the Special Residence Permits for Victims of (Certain) Crimes -- 5.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: The Transnational Mobilization of 'Irregular Migrants' -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Situating 'Irregular Migrants" Mobilization -- 6.3 Defining Transnational Social Movements -- 6.4 Methods and Research Participants -- 6.5 The Emergence of the International Coalition of Sans-Papiers and Migrants and Their March in Europe -- 6.6 Doing Transnationalism: The Organization of the International Coalition of Sans-Papiers and Migrants and the 2012 March -- 6.7 Impact of the 2012 March -- 6.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Crackdown or Symbolism? An Analysis of Post-2015 Policy Responses Towards Rejected Asylum Seekers in Austria -- 7.1 Introduction , -- 7.2 Theorising Policies Towards Irregular Migrants and NRAS -- 7.3 Case and Methods -- 7.4 Inside the Deportation Gap in Austria.

7.5 Policies Against NRAS -- 7.5.1 Policies Before 2015 -- 7.5.2 Policy Responses Post-2015: Fixation on Return -- 7.5.3 Analysis -- 7.6 Discussion: Locating the Substantive and Symbolic Manifestations of the Post-2015 Policy Shift -- 7.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8: Irregular Migration and Irregular Work: A Chicken and Egg Dilemma -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 The Complex Relationship Between Irregular Work and Irregular Stay -- 8.2.1 Irregular Employment -- 8.2.2 Irregular Work and Irregular Migrants: Multiple Dimensions -- 8.3 European Labour Market Dynamics and the (Irregular) Migrant Work -- 8.3.1 A Steady Demand for Low-Skilled, Precarious and Cheap Workers Within a Restrictive Migration Environment -- 8.3.2 Irregular Migrant Work: A Sectorial Approach -- 8.4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 9: Emerging Reception Economies: A View from Southern Europe -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 EU Emergency Funding and Multi-level Governance: Introductory Remarks -- 9.3 Local Frameworks of Reception: Infrastructures, Professions, Labour Markets -- 9.3.1 Reception Infrastructure in Greece and Italy -- 9.3.2 Reception Services and Migration-Related Professions -- 9.3.3 The 'Refugeeization' of Some Local Labour Market Sectors -- 9.4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 10: Cities Breaking the Mould? Municipal Inclusion of Irregular Migrants in Europe -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Context for Municipal Service Provision to Irregular Migrants -- 10.3 Municipal Provision -- 10.3.1 Tensions in Multi-level Governance -- 10.4 Limits of Enforcement -- 10.5 Competing Policy Imperatives -- 10.6 Interpreting Inclusion at the Local Level -- 10.6.1 The Local State -- 10.6.2 Contributing to or Undermining National Policy Objectives? -- 10.7 Social and Economic Objectives -- 10.8 Explaining National Resistance -- 10.9 Cities Seeking Recognition.

10.10 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: Evolving Conceptual and Policy Challenges -- 11.1 A Structural Phenomenon - In Flux -- 11.2 Irregularity - Fluid in Forms and Implications -- 11.3 New Forms of Multi-polar, Multi-level Governance -- 11.4 Symbolic Responses -- 11.5 Evolving Balance of Exclusion and Inclusion in Policy Interventions -- 11.6 Moral Economy of Irregularity -- 11.7 Tension Between Universality of Human Rights and the Hierarchy in National Laws -- 11.8 An Evolving Research and Policy Agenda -- References.