One step forward, two steps back: the ambiguous role of Germany in EU Asylum policies

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Drawing on the Core State Power framework, this paper assesses Germany’s ambiguous role in EU asylum policies from signing of the Maastricht Treaty to the present. It demonstrates that Germany has neither taken on the role of a leader nor pursued any consistent course regarding the institutional setup or content of EU asylum policies. However, this does not mean that Germany does not have any preferences in this area. Overall, German governments have supported whatever policy would decrease the country’s share of asylum-seekers vis-à-vis other European countries, in order to achieve two core goals: first, to avoid the material costs resulting from high numbers of asylum-seekers, a preference that is common among state elites; and second, to avoid audience/electoral costs resulting from the comparatively restrictive preferences of the public, especially when these are mobilised by right-wing populist parties.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftJournal of European Integration
Jahrgang43
Ausgabenummer2
Seiten (von - bis)157-174
Anzahl der Seiten18
ISSN0703-6337
DOIs
PublikationsstatusErschienen - 2021
Extern publiziertJa

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