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Schengen Area - Fortress Europe?
[Schengenský prostor jako pevnost Evropa?]

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  • Markéta Novotná

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The aim of this study is to present the contemporary research of the Schengen area and to prove theoretically as well as empirically that the notion of Fortress Europe is only a misleading conception that the media may find attractive, but which does not depict the reality fully. The reason is, that he concept of a fortress evokes a contrast between the inside and the outside. Nevertheless, the empirical data show that the binary oppositions like 'inside - outside', 'security - free movement' or 'EU citizens - third country citizens' are simplified. Firstly, the paper focuses on the Schengen area itself. Secondly, the contemporary research in the field of the Schengen co-operation is presented. Thirdly, the study aims at the analysis of the current situation and links it to the context of the contemporary research. It presents quantitative as well as qualitative data. This is the main contribution of the paper since the current development is not very well explored.

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  • Markéta Novotná, 2014. "Schengen Area - Fortress Europe? [Schengenský prostor jako pevnost Evropa?]," Acta Oeconomica Pragensia, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2014(3), pages 29-44.
    • Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlaop:v:2014:y:2014:i:3:id:435:p:29-44
    DOI: 10.18267/j.aop.435
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    Keywords

    Schengen area; free movement of persons; fortress Europe; third country foreigners; Arab Spring; re-imposing of border controls;
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    JEL classification:

    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
    • F5 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy
    • F60 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - General
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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