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• The last peace process in the basque country: 14 months of hope

  6 October 2008, by Forero Alejandro, Rivera Iñaki, Rodríguez Fernandez Gabriela, Ubasart Gemma
  The present work shows the genesis and development of the last peace process that took place in the Basque Country from March, 2007, in the frame of antiterrorist excepcionalism. The paper focus on the origins of the Basque conflict - outlining the history of the movement ETA- and in the influence that both the diverse actors and a part of the Spanish written press (the newspapers El País, El Mundo and Gara) have had in the development of the events.

• Punitive management of urban space

  6 octobre 2008, par Acosta Maria, Cals Marta , Fernández Bessa Cristina, Masso (di) Andrés, Puig Marta, Roig Aura
  The reaction of several municipal authorities to the fear of crime, anti-social behaviour and the resulting City-dwellers’ intolerance is to produce legal instruments to deal with « incivilities » and to promote peaceful coexistence in the city. In the case of Barcelona, this instrument is the so called « Good Citizen’s Charter of Barcelona », which came into effect on 15th January, 2006. After one year of enforcement we have evaluated the consequences of the implementation of this by-law.

• Reinforcing the Surveillance of EU Borders: The Future Development of FRONTEX and EUROSUR

  26 August 2008, by Jeandesboz Julien
  This paper assesses the implications of the European Commission Communications on the evaluation and future development of FRONTEX (European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union) and the establishment of EUROSUR (European border surveillance system). It emphasises that the evaluation of the activities conducted by the EU’s external borders agency over the period 2006–07 fails to address the impact of such undertakings on fundamental rights and freedoms, solely focusing on technical issues and overall efficiency.

• Les violences policières au G8 de Gênes

  18 août 2008, par Palidda Salvatore
  Les faits qui se sont produits lors du G8 de Gênes (19-21 juillet 2001) ont fait l’objet de milliers d’images photo, de centaines de vidéos de témoins et de professionnels, de milliers de pages d’actes judiciaires, documents publics, reportages tv et articles des médias, de dizaines de débats et aussi de nombreuses publications. Cependant, il reste toujours forte la demande de compréhension en particulier de certains aspects.

• Violences policières et violences des pouvoirs

  18 août 2008, par Palidda Salvatore
  Avant de proposer quelques remarques concernant les problèmes de la recherche sur les violences policières (et tout d’abord l’absence –emblématique- de statistiques à ce propos), ce texte propose une perspective interprétative et d’analyse, donc quelques éléments de réflexion théorique et méthodologique. Il s’agit d’une tentative de comprendre les violences policières comme l’aspect des pratiques des agents des polices qui s’impose comme l’option de gestion violente du désordre aux dépens de la négociation pacifique.

• Contrôle et mobilité des personnes

  9 juillet 2008, par Bigo Didier
  L’usage croissant des échanges de données personnelles en matière de sécurité à l’échelle européenne et transnationale pose des questions centrales tant du point de vue des implications politiques de l’harmonisation des systèmes techniques de transmission de données que du point de vue des garanties légales et juridiques offertes aux citoyens et aux étrangers en matière de protection des données.

• THE EU’S MATURE COUNTERTERRORISM POLICY – A CRITICAL HISTORICAL AND FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT

  8 July 2008, by Bossong Raphael
  This paper takes stock of the EU’s response to international terrorism since 9/11. The first part provides a summary historical overview, which highlights the event-driven and contingent development of the EU’s counterterrorism policy. The second part presents a critical assessment of policy outcomes according to the objectives set out in the EU’s Counterterrorism Strategy. Measures ‘to pursue’, and ‘to protect’ against, terrorists seem to have grown substantially. In practice, however, they are undercut by a lack of focus and use at the operational level.

• The politics of subterfuge and EU JHA governance capacity

  8 July 2008, by Bossong Raphael
  This paper starts out from a puzzle: Why is EU JHA characterized by frustrations and blockades, while it is at the same time one of the most dynamic policy-areas? Posed in such general terms, this question is almost impossible to answer: Not only is EU JHA policy a highly diverse, but has also seen phases of ambitious agenda-setting contrasted by periods of stagnation. Therefore, a convincing answer to the above puzzle would require an extensive historical exposition of this policy area, which is beyond the scope of this paper.

• The European Security Vanguard? Prüm, Heiligendamm and Flexible Integration Theory

  8 July 2008, by Bossong Raphael
  The main purpose of this paper is to better understand the political importance of the so-called G6 group that unites the Interior ministers of the six biggest EU member states. Furthermore, some of the implications of the Prüm Convention will be discussed, as the group of Prüm signatories has been compared elsewhere to the G6. However, this paper also hopes to contribute to the wider discussion of the phenomenon of ‘flexible integration’ in area of Justice and Home Affairs. Thus, after a brief historical overview of this issue, a relatively unknown theory of flexible integration will be presented, and briefly applied to the case of the Prüm Convention.

• Development v. Terrorism — migrant remittances or terrorist financing?

  8 July 2008, by Vlcek William
  This paper discusses recent developments in the campaign to combat terrorist financing in Europe and the intersection of these with the flow of migrant remittances from the Members States of the European Union to Third Countries. New regimes of control within the European Union (EU) towards migration affect more than just those seeking entry to Europe. Migrants frequently leave behind families that they expect to support from their earnings once they secure employment at their final destination.

• Under Construction: ESDP and the ‘Fight Against Organised Crime’

  8 July 2008, by Berenskoetter Felix
  This paper discusses the phenomenon of ‘organised crime’ as a matter for EU foreign and security policy. Primarily aimed at searching for conceptual guidance, the first part draws on literature on criminology and policing, presenting two different theoretical perspectives for analyzing the phenomenon of ‘organized-crime fighting’, a utilitarian and a social constructivist one. Against this backdrop, the second part discusses how ESDP has developed and engaged the issue of organized crime.

• Democratic Governance in a Market Society: Socializing Security in the European Union

  1 July 2008, by Scandamis Nicholas
  A vast topic like this certainly needs to be delineated right at the outset mainly in terms of the task pursued. Indeed, democracy is a concept with a long history and today it shapes itself at many different levels. Unavoidably it must be approached through its essence, the forceful idea which keeps it alive and makes it still today a polemic concept. Its fundamental imprecision needs to be handled cautiously in view also of the difficulties arising from the peculiarities of the context of what is known to be European governance; a stand which makes problematic the very use of the word democracy

• The concepts of security and liberty in the framework of the European Union: the case of the EU’s external action

  1 July 2008, by University of Athens, University of Cologne
  The concepts of Liberty and Security, both in a theoretical perspective and in view of their role in the formulation and implementation of virtually all policies in a modern polity, acquire a special place in the framework of the European Union. Taking into account the rapid development of a variety of EU policies that revolve around these concepts, this special place merits extensive attention. This is particularly important for the analysis of the development of a distinct foreign policy/external action of the EU, in the framework of which the concepts of liberty and security acquire a significant role.

• Integration and Immigration: The Vicissitudes of Dutch ‘inburgering’

  24 June 2008, by Besselink Leonard F. M.
  The Netherlands has set an example to a range of other EU Member States in devising measures to integrate immigrants not only as a goal in itself, but as part of a restrictive migration policy. This essay describes the vicissitudes of ‘integration programmes’ (inburgering) in the Netherlands. It focuses on law, and we reflect in particular on the legislation through which these programmes were to be enforced.

• The impact of migration from the new European Union Member States on native workers

  17 June 2008, by Lemos Sara, Portes Jonathan
  Migrants coming to the UK from Eastern Europe have not caused unemployment or stopped UK workers from finding jobs, according to research published today. The research, ‘The impact of migration from the new European Union Member States on native workers’ concludes that new migrants have not had an impact on the numbers claiming unemployment benefits in the UK, or had a significant impact on wages.

• Security versus Justice? Police and Judicial Cooperation in the European Union

  4 June 2008, by Geyer Florian , Guild Elspeth
  One of the most dynamic areas of recent EU law has been cooperation in the fields of policing and criminal justice. This book enables readers to understand the changes that have taken place by examining how and why they occurred, along with the subsequent outcomes.

• Court of Justice of the European Communities Judgment of 3 May 2007, Case C-303/05, Advocaten voor de Wereld VZW v. Leden van de Ministerraad

  28 May 2008, by Geyer Florian
  Listening carefully, one might have heard the sigh of relief breathed in Brussels and other EU capitals on 3 May 2007, when the Court of Justice of the European Communities (ECJ or Court) eventually delivered its first judgment on the European arrest warrant (EAW), giving the green light to this flagship instrument of EU judicial co-operation in criminal matters.

• The Treaty of Lisbon and the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: Exceptionalism and Fragmentation in the European Union

  26 May 2008, by Carrera Sergio , Geyer Florian
  The Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ) constitutes one of the policies which will be more affected by the new institutional configurations that will be brought about by the Reform Treaty signed in Lisbon on the 13 December 2007 (Treaty of Lisbon). These policies, traditionally denominated as Justice and Home Affairs, have been subject to various criticisms calling for the need to reform and improve their current institutional, legal and procedural structures.

• El Tratado de Lisboa y un Espacio de Libertad, Seguridad y Justicia: Excepcionalismo y Fragmentación en la Unión Europea.

  26 de mayo de 2008, por Carrera Sergio , Geyer Florian
  El Espacio de Libertad, Seguridad y Justicia (ELSJ) se encuentra entre las políticas comunitarias más afectadas por la nueva configuración institucional que será introducida con la entrada en vigor del Tratado de Reforma firmado el 13 de Diciembre del 2007 en Lisboa (Tratado de Lisboa). Estas políticas, tradicionalmente denominadas como de ‘Justicia y Asuntos de Interior’, han sido objeto de sendas críticas poniendo de manifiesto la necesidad de reformar sus actuales estructuras institucionales, jurídicas y procesales.

• EC Visa Facilitation and Readmission Agreements: Implementing a New EU Security Approach in the Neighbourhood

  29 April 2008, by Kruse Imke, Trauner Florian
  With the Eastern Enlargement successfully completed, the EU is searching for a proper balance between internal security and external stabilisation that is acceptable to all sides. This paper focuses on an EU foreign policy instrument that is a case in point for this struggle: EC visa facilitation and readmission agreements. By looking on the EU’s strategy on visa facilitation and readmission, this paper aims at offering a first systematic analysis of the objectives, substance and political implications of these agreements.

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